iPad Photography

I tend to have a camera somewhere to hand most of the time. This won't always be my digital SLR camera and as I've discussed before, mobile telephone photography can be very effective.

I took the following picture on my iPad when trying to hunt down some of the cats for their regular flea treatment. It was an opportunity to capture an image which I did not want to miss, but had I taken the time to set up my digital camera, I suspect the cat would have found another hiding place. The photograph still captures the catch lights in the eyes and the depth of field means the cat is in focus while the foreground is blurred.

A tip for new iPad users still getting used to the camera function ... the iPad will focus for you but if you touch the screen gently where you would like to focus specifically, the image will adjust accordingly, changing the exposure to adapt to the main area of focus.

Another function which can be useful is the ability to a sequence of images by keeping your finger on the shutter button. Some of the resultant pictures may be blurred but you will generally find some nice sharp ones, even if the subjects were in motion when photographed.