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RNI Films App Subscription

RNI Films App Subscription

One of the best film emulation photo apps, RNI Films, was upgraded recently but it didn’t quite go according to plan, where does this leave Really Nice Images and should you look elsewhere for retro-inspired photo filters on the iPhone? The RNI Films app is available on iPhone and...

by Cian
Halide Macro Mode First Look

Halide Macro Mode First Look

Having tried out the new Macro Mode in the Halide app, though it takes some patience, the results are good, admittedly this is on an iPhone 13 Pro, with the latest camera tech, but the feature is available on previous iPhone models too. My first impression on using Macro in...

by Cian
Is Halide worth it?

Is Halide worth it?

If you saw the news about Halide bringing a Macro Mode to all iPhones, then you looked at the price, you may have been confused, after reading six pages of comments on MacRumors there were lots of different opinions, many of them seem to misunderstand what the app was about....

by Cian
iPhone Macro with Halide on all models

iPhone Macro with Halide on all models

Macro photography is now available with all iPhones using the latest Halide 2.5 update, so even if you don't have an iPhone 13 Pro, which recently introduced a macro feature built-in, with Halide, you can now take macro shots on any iPhone model! What is Halide though and what...

by Cian
iPhone 13 Pro Diary - Macro Magic

iPhone 13 Pro Diary - Macro Magic

The Macro feature is one of the most interesting options in the new iPhone 13 Pro, certainly, after a few days I am still trying it out in different ways even before some of the other new features which I still haven't got to yet. It's simple, you just get...

by Cian
iPhone 13 Pro Diary - Telephoto and More Macro

iPhone 13 Pro Diary - Telephoto and More Macro

Let's take a closer look at the iPhone 13 Pro telephoto lens, which has a 3x zoom, including a comparison between the main camera and the telephoto across a number of images. Some bonus Macro shots too! These photos were taken in Primrose Hill today, there was some lovely weather,...

by Cian

Ghost Blog Notes

While I have started to write a few posts here, I have not done much with the site itself, which is running Ghost. Things like email and membership I have to look at further as well as themes and default pages, but I did spot an issue when viewing my...

by Cian
iPhone 13 Pro Diary - Macro

iPhone 13 Pro Diary - Macro

One of the more interesting aspects of the iPhone 13 Pro is Macro Photography. You just get really close to the subject and the Camera App switches into the ultra-wide lens and then you frame your photo, shoot, bingo you have a Macro photo. You don't have control in the...

by Cian
iPhone 13 Pro Diary - Got it!

iPhone 13 Pro Diary - Got it!

I picked my iPhone 13 Pro from the Apple Store this morning, it was easy enough, join the queue, show the reservation QR code, then my photo ID, then they grab the new phone, even offering a bag, which was nice and that's it. It must have been no more...

by Cian
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