{"id":38512,"date":"2015-11-04T13:10:50","date_gmt":"2015-11-04T12:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/?p=38512"},"modified":"2026-02-17T15:27:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T14:27:48","slug":"focus-on-focus-quick-guide-to-independent-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/procamera-app.com\/en\/blog\/focus-on-focus-quick-guide-to-independent-focus\/","title":{"rendered":"Focus on Focus &#8211; Quick Guide to Independent Focusing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<a class=\"dt-single-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Beach-Jump-Lewis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignnone wp-image-38524 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Beach-Jump-Lewis-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Beach Jump Lewis\" width=\"386\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Beach-Jump-Lewis-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Beach-Jump-Lewis-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Beach-Jump-Lewis-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Beach-Jump-Lewis-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Beach-Jump-Lewis-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/><\/a><a class=\"dt-single-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/overexposed_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignnone wp-image-38519 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/overexposed_01.jpg\" alt=\"overexposed_01\" width=\"372\" height=\"389\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are very happy to welcome Nicki Fitz-Gerald as a guest author on our blog. Being\u00a0the founder of iPhoneographyCentral.com she is\u00a0an avid mobile photographer \u2013 and today she shares her personal view and outlines\u00a0the importance of independent\u00a0focusing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nProCamera app has been my choice of camera app pretty much from the beginning of my iPhone photography passion which started back in 2009. Back then the Apple Camera only had point and shoot and if you\u2019re coming from a DLSR background, like I am, you probably want to have a lot more control over creating your shot. ProCamera not only has great advanced features but they are very easy to use.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lock focus and exposure<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Without doubt \u2013 and probably the main reason why I started using ProCamera \u2013 was the ability to independently select focus and exposure. Being able to control focus and exposure independently allows you to really control the look of your photo. Controlling the focus gives you ultimate control over which part of the image you\u2019d like to be sharp and controlling the exposure greatly expands the creative possibilites over your photos. For example locking your exposure on the light background with a figure in the foreground can result in great silhouette shots.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"dt-single-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/silhouette-beach.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/silhouette-beach.jpg\" alt=\"silhouette beach\" width=\"1097\" height=\"617\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In this article I have concentrated\u00a0on the independent focus feature which ProCamera have recently expanded to include the brilliant Manual Focus option. This feature, which I use 99 per cent of the time to take my photographs, gives you fantastic control over which parts of an image you want sharp and in focus (usually your main subject) and the part you\u2019d like out of focus (or slightly blurred). This is typically known as creating a shallow depth of field in traditional photography \u2013 with a smartphone you can best achieve this by getting really close to your subject.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"dt-single-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/flower_focus_landscape.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38527 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/flower_focus_landscape.jpg\" alt=\"flower_focus_landscape\" width=\"1101\" height=\"735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/flower_focus_landscape.jpg 1101w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/flower_focus_landscape-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/flower_focus_landscape-1024x684.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1101px) 100vw, 1101px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Above shows the blue focus reticle. Tap and drag the reticle around the part of the image you would like to be the sharpest part of your image.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>So how does the independent focus and exposure feature work in ProCamera?<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">When you first open ProCamera, by default the autofocus and exposure are activated. This means that the lens will automatically focus and expose for whatever is in the central area of the screen making the subject in this area sharper.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Focus-Exposure-reticles-open_bkgrnd-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Focus &amp; Exposure reticles open_bkgrnd copy\" width=\"350\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Focus-Exposure-reticles-open_bkgrnd-copy.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Focus-Exposure-reticles-open_bkgrnd-copy-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Focus-Exposure-reticles-open_bkgrnd-copy-577x1024.jpg 577w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Focus-Exposure-reticles-black_bkgrnd.png\" alt=\"Focus &amp; Exposure reticles black_bkgrnd\" width=\"350\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Focus-Exposure-reticles-black_bkgrnd.png 640w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Focus-Exposure-reticles-black_bkgrnd-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Focus-Exposure-reticles-black_bkgrnd-577x1024.png 577w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>The focus tool is a great feature for creating a \u201cshallow depth of field look\u201d where the main subject is sharp and the background is blurred.\u00a0The focus and exposure reticles automatically appear together (pictured above, right) but they can be separated to give you even more control over the look of your image.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">You\u2019ll notice when you first open the app; a linear blue square and a yellow circle appears. (above, right)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The blue square is the focus reticle, so wherever the blue square is on the screen will be the sharpest area of your image. The yellow circle represents the exposure reticle and wherever the yellow circle is on the screen, this will be the point where the exposure reading is taken from. So, you can just point your camera in autofocus mode at something like this flower below and you\u2019re going to get the flower beautifully sharp and nicely exposed. Also, notice that the background is blurred creating that nice shallow depth of field look which draws attention to your main subject, the flower.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"dt-single-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/flower_focus_landscape1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38553 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/flower_focus_landscape1.jpg\" alt=\"flower_focus_landscape\" width=\"1001\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/flower_focus_landscape1.jpg 1101w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/flower_focus_landscape1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/flower_focus_landscape1-1024x684.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1001px) 100vw, 1001px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Selective focus.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Now this is great if your subject is in the centre but what if your subject is slightly off centre like the yellow flowers in this image below? You\u2019ll need to tell the camera where to focus and this is where ProCamera\u2019s advanced features \u2013 the independent focus and exposure really come into play. As clever as the iPhone camera is, it doesn\u2019t always know what part of the image you want to focus on<i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38529 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Focus-Exposure-flower-reticle.jpg\" alt=\"Focus &amp; Exposure flower reticle\" width=\"1011\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Focus-Exposure-flower-reticle.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Focus-Exposure-flower-reticle-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1011px) 100vw, 1011px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>In this scene above I want the flowers in the foreground on the left to be the sharpest part of the image but the autofocus isn\u2019t sure what I want to focus on and it automatically focuses on the middle of the frame &#8211;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>the scene behind &#8211; making my main subject, the flowers in the foreground, blurred.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Control which part the image you want in focus using the focus reticle.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">To force the focus on the flowers, we need to separate the focus and exposure reticles. By tapping, holding and gently sliding on the reticles on the screen you will see that the blue focus square and the yellow exposure circle separate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Set your focus<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38528 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/auto-focus-on-foreground2_landscape.jpg\" alt=\"auto focus on foreground2_landscape\" width=\"1022\" height=\"755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/auto-focus-on-foreground2_landscape.jpg 1101w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/auto-focus-on-foreground2_landscape-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/auto-focus-on-foreground2_landscape-1024x756.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>I have positioned and locked the focus reticle on the yellow flowers so that they become the sharpest part of the image. Notice how the background is now out of focus.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">You can now slide the focus reticle on to the main subject, in this case the foreground flowers on the left and they will instantly become sharp. Moving the reticle over a high contrast edge with a lot of contrast will help the reticle to focus. Once you\u2019re happy that you\u2019ve got your image nice and sharp, long press the reticle for to lock the focus. You\u2019ll notice a little padlock symbol appear in the top-right hand corner indicating the focus is now locked. This will ensure your image stays in focus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Manual Focus<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">If you\u2019re having trouble focusing on a subject, perhaps the subject is moving or your subject doesn\u2019t have enough contrast or is very small like water drops the manual focus feature is especially useful.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"dt-single-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Focus-Reticle-indoors.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38516 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Focus-Recticle-ProCamera.png\" alt=\"Focus Recticle ProCamera\" width=\"364\" height=\"646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Focus-Recticle-ProCamera.png 640w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Focus-Recticle-ProCamera-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Focus-Recticle-ProCamera-577x1024.png 577w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38531 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/drips-on-petals.jpg\" alt=\"drips on petals\" width=\"669\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/drips-on-petals.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/drips-on-petals-300x289.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>The manual focus feature is excellent for photographing tiny water droplets. Watch the very short video below demonstrating the manual focus reticle.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38538 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/drips-close-up_small.jpg\" alt=\"drips close up_small\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/drips-close-up_small.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/drips-close-up_small-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1200px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-38512-1\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/ProCamera-Manual-focus-copy.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/ProCamera-Manual-focus-copy.mp4\">https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/ProCamera-Manual-focus-copy.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">By default Manual focus is switched off. To turn on simply go to Settings&gt;Focus and Exposure&gt; Turn on \u201cManual Focus\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38534 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Manual-focus-setting.jpg\" alt=\"Manual focus setting\" width=\"430\" height=\"763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Manual-focus-setting.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Manual-focus-setting-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Manual-focus-setting-577x1024.jpg 577w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Manual focus is also great for creating images like the one below where you want to get the raindrops on the window in focus and the background blurred. To manually focus, simply lock focus and slide up an down to\u00a0adjust the focusing distance (+ optionally slide left\/right afterwards for finer adjustments). Don&#8217;t be limited by drops on the window. In the images below, I photographed the drops from the inside of a shower.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38517 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Focus-Reticle-indoors.jpg\" alt=\"Focus Reticle indoors\" width=\"1004\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Focus-Reticle-indoors.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Focus-Reticle-indoors-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1004px) 100vw, 1004px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38515 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Drops-on-glass.jpg\" alt=\"Drops on glass\" width=\"1001\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Drops-on-glass.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Drops-on-glass-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Drops-on-glass-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1001px) 100vw, 1001px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Some of my favourite photographs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I live just a few minutes walk away from Weymouth\u2019s beautiful beach and this area has become a constant source of inspiration to me. You don\u2019t have to wait long before a photo opportunity arises. Here are some of my favourite photos taken around the Weymouth beach area.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38520 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/PATROL.jpg\" alt=\"PATROL\" width=\"1003\" height=\"1003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/PATROL.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/PATROL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/PATROL-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/PATROL-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/PATROL-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1003px) 100vw, 1003px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Attracted to the large lettering and symmetry of the boats, I lay down flat with my iPhone resting on the pebbles to keep my the shot steady. The important thing here is that I used ProCamera\u2019s independent \u201cfocus\u201d reticle and locked it onto the far distance. You\u2019ll see that this gave soft focus to the foregraound drawing the viewer\u2019s eye to the sharper subject, the jogger, in the background.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38514 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Dave-and-Shirley-Punch-and-Judy-by-Nicki-Fitz-Gerald.jpg\" alt=\"Dave and Shirley, Punch and Judy by Nicki Fitz-Gerald\" width=\"929\" height=\"929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Dave-and-Shirley-Punch-and-Judy-by-Nicki-Fitz-Gerald.jpg 658w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Dave-and-Shirley-Punch-and-Judy-by-Nicki-Fitz-Gerald-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Dave-and-Shirley-Punch-and-Judy-by-Nicki-Fitz-Gerald-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Dave-and-Shirley-Punch-and-Judy-by-Nicki-Fitz-Gerald-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Dave-and-Shirley-Punch-and-Judy-by-Nicki-Fitz-Gerald-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 929px) 100vw, 929px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>The Punch and Judy hut against the beachscape in the background set the scene for this shot. I just had to wait for the characters to enter the stage &#8211; my lucky day!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38539 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Beach_womanDog.jpg\" alt=\"Beach_woman&amp;Dog\" width=\"929\" height=\"1238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Beach_womanDog.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Beach_womanDog-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Beach_womanDog-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 929px) 100vw, 929px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>With the image above,\u00a0I locked my focus and exposure on the area where this woman and her dog walked by. If I hadn\u2019t have locked the exposure, when she walked by, my iPhone would have tried to compensate for the lack of light and this picture would have been much lighter and overexposed in the background altogether losing the mood and atmosphere of the image<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"dt-single-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/overexposed_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38519 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/overexposed_01.jpg\" alt=\"overexposed_01\" width=\"1001\" height=\"1044\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>As well as using the focus feature in ProCamera, I love to play with the more advanced controls including the exposure and white balance. In the image above I used the manual exposure dial to overexpose the image, later increasing the saturation using ProCamera\u2019s excellent Filters to make the bright colours pop!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38524 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Beach-Jump-Lewis.jpg\" alt=\"Beach Jump Lewis\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Beach-Jump-Lewis.jpg 2448w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Beach-Jump-Lewis-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Beach-Jump-Lewis-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Beach-Jump-Lewis-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Beach-Jump-Lewis-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Beach-Jump-Lewis-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My teenage son, Lewis, is very energetic and loves to do somersaults on the beach using a half-buried gym\/fitness ball to give him some extra bounce. In action photography, it\u2019s hard to focus on the subject if it is moving very quickly \u2013 so lock your focus on the area where you anticipate the action will happen, in this case on the beach ball. Alternatively you could ask your subject to stand in the area where the action will take place and set your focus at that point.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In 2012 Weymouth &amp; Portland hosted the 2012 Olympics. This sculpture is carved from the famous Portland stone and is located at a great vantage point overlooking the incredible Chesil beach stretching from Portland to Weymouth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I\u00a0happened to be in the area on the Isle of Portland when the sun was setting.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>You can see the different effects of setting both under and over-exposing your photos in ProCamera. Also, I used the advanced WhiteBalance feature to change the colour temperature and add warmth to the image as I shot it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38522 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Seaside_01a.png\" alt=\"Seaside_01a\" width=\"1001\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Seaside_01a.png 1136w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Seaside_01a-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Seaside_01a-1024x577.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1001px) 100vw, 1001px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>I placed the exposure reticle on a brighter part of the image to avoid overexposing parts of the photo.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"dt-single-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Seaside_01b.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38523 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Seaside_01b.png\" alt=\"Seaside_01b\" width=\"1003\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Seaside_01b.png 1136w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Seaside_01b-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Seaside_01b-1024x577.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1003px) 100vw, 1003px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Advanced exposure controls on ProCamera give you a lot of creative control over your image. 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