Taking Better Photos on Your Iphone | The Number One Tip

This is the only photo tip I’ve ever given that’s gotten me a kiss on the cheek from an old woman, IT’S THAT GOOD! 90 Seconds to Better Photos, here we go, watch the video below that I took in my hometown, Palisade, Colorado at the base of Mt Garfield, in the dark…

0:15 Me in the Desert Taking Photos in the Dark

0:38 Manually Control Exposure

0:52 Screen Recording of How to Manually Control Exposure

1:55 Low Battery Warning Comes on (I click it off)

2:36 Wind Noise

2:41 I Notice My Hair is Sticking Up

2:50 General Fumbling Around

Comment on this post, email at Bryan@bryanrupp.com or DM me on social if you have any questions, any tips you need, or any good jokes/memes.

For this video I used my iPhone XS, Smove Mobile Gimbal, Videoleap + Rotate Flip Video, the audio was just recorded on my iPhone XS (which is why it’s not incredible, but it’s good enough) for lighting I used the headlights on my car, because it was the only light source I had.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Bryan

Caldwell Family Photos

It has been an amazing November in Boise. I can’t believe how warm it’s been, I’ve been out on multiple photo/video shoots feeling the sunshine on my shoulders and thinking to myself, “you should eat a burrito outside, this could be the last warm day for a good while…” . And themn I think the same thing the next day, and the next day, and run way over my monthly burrito budget, but happiness is priceless, and eating a burrito outside on a sunny day is happiness. Correct me if I’m wrong.

The reason for the above rambling, is because Courtney told me that she wanted to get her families photoshoot in before it got cold, and I was so excited when we had a beautiful sunny evening in Mid-November out in Caldwell on Courtneys dad’s farm.. The light was gorgeous. I definitely consider myself a minimalist when it comes to photography, I don’t want a bunch of extra gear bogging me down at shoots, I’m much more focused on capturing moments as they’re happening, versus picking up lights and umbrellas that blow over in the wind (because they do ALL THE TIME…."). One awesome thing about shooting out on this farmland was that all the light-colored grass and dirt reflects light beautifully. Since I don’t carry reflectors or lights with me for these types of shoots, I’ve learned to look for and utilize natural reflectors (things that naturally reflect light), and this shoot was full of them.

Also this family is wonderful. I could tell they really enjoy each other and find adventures around every corner. The boys made fun of every setting we used and they pushed it to the limits (climbing on top of the wood pile, kicking the piles of dirt, climbing and jumping out of the tree, whacking each other with sticks, etc….) . Thank you M family for hiring me to take these photos, and giving me a little glimpse into your life.

Boise Train Depot Photos | Jenna

I had a blast hanging with Jenna and her dad, we had a beautiful Saturday morning in Boise, we started out shooting near Hull’s Gulch, one of my favorite places to shoot in Boise, and then we finished up at the Train Depot in Boise, an iconic Boise location that gets used for lots of photoshoots.

We also played it cool (tromped into the train depot like we knew what we were doing) in hopes that people would think we were vendors for an event that was setting up there….and we succeeded.

When I think of high school seniors, I don’t think of the most mature beings on the planet, but Jenna is clearly very mature beyond her years, and she plans to go to college to be a nurse, which is super cool. I’ll let the photos do the rest of the storytelling, but thanks Jenna and Travis for having me take these photos, and for spending a Saturday morning with me.

Bryan