Use Live Photo Effects to Capture Firework Action Photos with iPhone or iPad

Use Live Photo Effects to Capture Firework Action Photos with iPhone or iPad

Use Live Photo Effects to Capture Firework Action Photos with iPhone or iPad

Use Live Photo Effects to Capture Firework Action Photos with iPhone or iPad

Action shots can be some of the more difficult to capture moments for photographers, but the feature on iPhone and iPad makes the job easier. Plus with the help of the new Live Photos Effects capabilities, you can add a looping or bouncing effect to the images, which makes the task of capturing some memorable action imagery simpler than ever. The Live Photos Effects feature can be particularly great for taking interesting pictures of fireworks too, since fireworks can pose a unique challenge to photographers.

Weve covered some other as well as , so check out those tips as well. Read on to learn how to use the Live Photos Effects feature with an iPhone or iPad camera. Youll need to have Live Photos enabled while taking pictures on the iPhone or iPad to be able to use the Live Photos Effects. So before getting started dont forget to toggle the feature back on, particularly if you had for whatever reason. Were going to focus on the two action shot oriented Live Photos Effects here, though the third option is is also great but perhaps less relevant for this style of photography. Play around with both effects to see which you like best for the photo.

Thats all there is to it! The effect takes a moment to render and then you can watch it repeatedly. You can change it again at anytime however by swiping back up on that Live Photo and switching the effect to another, like Bounce, Loop, or even the Long Exposure option. Its fun to experiment with the Live Photos Effects, I personally prefer the Bounce effect because I think it works a bit better overall, but the Loop effect is also pretty great. It really just depends on the action you are snapping and what the subject is.

Use Live Photo Effects to Capture Firework Action Photos with iPhone or iPad

Try out both, and don't forget to though Long Exposure tends to work best with something like moving water or moving cars. If you share the Live Photos Effects image in Loop or Bounce mode, it will either send as a Live Photo to the recipient, or as a .mov movie file, or as an animated GIF, depending on how you send the image and who you share it with. If you dont want that ambiguous nature involved, you can always beforehand.

The Loop and Bounce effects look pretty great for any action shot, whether its a person or animal jumping around, participating in sports or any other kind of movement, and even for more mundane scenes like people smiling or pulling a goofy facial expression since it will loop the sequence. Loop and Bounce Live Photos Effects also work great and look great with many firework photographs too, so if youre capturing a celebration for Independence Day, or any other event, youll have a neat way of capturing the moment. Have fun! And if you have any other tips or tricks for using Live Photos Effects with the iPhone or iPad camera, share them with us in the comments below.

Use Live Photo Effects to Capture Firework Action Photos with iPhone or iPad