How to Take Long Exposure Photos on iPhone?

Long exposure photos have set a new trend on the internet. You can easily capture a long exposure photo from your iPhone that can get you millions of likes on Instagram. Slow-shutter photography reduces the shutter speed of a camera which creates a trail behind any moving object in a picture. When you use long exposure on iPhone, any moving object’s photo will look good. You might have seen photos on the internet where the headlights of a car create a long trail. Such long exposure images can also be captured using an iPhone. In this guide, we will show you how to take long exposure photos on your iPhone.

How to Capture Long Exposure Photos on iPhone?

Capturing long exposure photos on any iOS device is as easy as it gets. You can use your iPhone’s camera app to capture a Live Photo and then convert it to a long exposure photo or, you may use third-party camera apps on your iPhone that support long exposure photography. We will talk about both of these methods in detail below:

Method 1: Take Long Exposure Photos on iPhone’s Camera App

1. Open the Camera App on your iPhone.
2. Tap the ‘Live Photo’ icon at the top.
3. Tap the ‘Clock’ icon.
4. Set the timer for 3 to 10 seconds.
5. Place your iPhone on a tripod or any surface where it does not move at all.
   Note: Your iPhone needs to stay still or else the photos may end up getting worse.
6. Capture a Live Photo using the ‘Shutter’ button.
7. Now, open the Photos app on your iPhone.
8. Open the Live Photo that you captured previously.
9. Swipe up on the photo. This will bring up a tray of different effects that you can apply to a photo on your iPhone.
10. Scroll through the list of the effects and select ‘Long Exposure’.
11. Now, save the photo.

This is how you can get long exposure photos on your iPhone.

Method 2: Use Third-Party Camera Apps

While it is true that you can take long trail pictures on your iPhone, some users would appreciate some of the extra features that they can get using a third-party camera app. So, here’s a list of a few functional camera apps that you can use on your iPhone to take long exposure photos:

• Camera+ Legacy
• Slow Shutter Cam
• Shutter Stop
• ProCamera
• Camera+ Pro

You can download these apps from the App Store on your iPhone. Using these apps to take long exposure photos with your iPhone will be easy for you. Also, you may get some additional features with these apps that the stock iPhone camera may lack.

This is everything that you need to know to take long exposure photos on your iPhone. Long trails bring life to an otherwise boring image. Use your iPhone to slow down the shutter speed and take stunning long exposure photos. Check out some other guides on similar topics: How to Use Both Cameras on iPhone at the Same Time and How to Create a Loop Video on iPhone.