Apple adds video iPhone tutorials on telephoto shooting & framing

By Roger Fingas

Apple on Tuesday added two brief video tutorials covering photography on the iPhone, teaching some of the very basics of shooting.

The first, "How to compose with telephoto camera on iPhone," only suggests tapping the zoom button on compatible iPhones to "simplify composition." Telephoto lenses are present on the iPhone 7 Plus, 8 Plus, and X.

"How to experiment with framing on iPhone" proposes using shapes to help frame a subject, but doesn't go into any other concepts such as the rule of thirds or leading lines.

Apple has bombarded its YouTube channel with similar tutorials, in fact releasing "How to experiment with color on iPhone" just yesterday.