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Week 23: Turn City Streets Into Art With Your iPhone
Published 22 days ago • 1 min read
LEVEL UP YOUR PHONE PHOTOGRAPHY
WITH GABRIELLE TOUCHETTE
•••
Welcome to Week 23 of 2025!
In today's e-mail, you'll get:
TIP OF THE WEEK: Turn City Streets Into Art With Your iPhone
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Dehazing Smoky Photos
RESOURCES YOU MIGHT LIKE: Cheap Camera Challenge!
TIP OF THE WEEK
Daytime Long Exposure Street Photography
Looking to capture some long exposure city photos with fast moving car trails? You don’t need fancy camera equipment to pull it off. Just your iPhone and a little creative technique.
Long exposure street photography is often thought of as a nighttime trick that only professionals with expensive cameras can pull off. But with the right tips, I will show you how you can capture similar photos with just your iPhone and Lightroom.
What you will need:
– an iPhone (ideally iPhone 12 or newer. I used an iPhone 14.)
Sadly, my province is affected by severe wildfires right now. Although my city is not directly under threat, we have been living under some smoky conditions for a few days. It makes outdoor photos look hazy and washes it with muted, golden daylight. Very strange. I have to say I've been using the Dehaze Tool a lot in Lightroom Mobile these days.
Downtown Winnipeg, May 30, 2025
RESOURCES YOU MIGHT LIKE
Cheap Camera Challenge with Street Photography
What happens when you give a pro photographer a cheap camera?
Hi I'm Gabrielle! I run a full time photography business in Winnipeg, specializing in portrait and commercial photography. This newsletter started with my passion for helping everyday people realize their full photography potential. With a bit of technical and creative help, you too can take better photos with the phone camera you already have.
Confident creativity starts with your phone. Simple, powerful ideas to help you grow your phone photography skills, tell visual stories that matter, and unlock your creativity in everyday life. One weekly e-mail at a time.
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