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How I Take and Edit Photos on My Phone

Dennis Cortés
9 min readJan 19, 2018

Volume 70 - nine minute read

Jan 19th, 2018

Photography has been one of my favorite hobbies for quite some time. I remember when Instagram first came out and I’d obsess over the filters and ability to share photos instantly with thousands of people. Although it has never been more than a hobby for me, I’ve learned more and more about the art of taking photos over the years.

Being that photography is just a hobby for me, I’ve never really considered putting much monetary investment into the hobby. While I do have a nice pocket-sized Sony α5100 Camera I use from time to time, it’s nothing compared to some of the cameras professional photographers have nowadays. Plus, as technology in our phones gets better and better, using my phone has been a more convenient option when an unexpected photo opportunity comes up.

After a few years of casually uploading these photos to places like Unsplash and Instagram, I’ve found questions about my photo process and requests come up constantly. I honestly don’t think my photos are anything that great, but I do think there are advantages to being able to improve your process and really step up your photo game with some small improvements. Today I’d love to casually take you along the process I take when taking photos on my iPhone 7 Plus. I’ll be using actual examples of…

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Dennis Cortés
Dennis Cortés

Written by Dennis Cortés

Head of Design @ Northstar, Musician, Content Creator, Software Tinkerer. I write about design, leadership, tech, and music.

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