How to Shoot Raw Photos on Your iPhone (and Why You’d Want To)

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CreativePro Magazine Issue 5: Alternatives to AdobeThis article appeared in Issue 5 of CreativePro Magazine.

When photographers want more editing latitude with their images, they shoot in raw format, which is the untouched data recorded from a camera’s image sensor. Raw is great for working with landscape photos or portraits that benefit from a larger range of colors and editing possibilities in each image file.

Until recently, you needed a DSLR or midrange camera to shoot in raw, but now most smartphone cameras can also capture raw images, including the iPhone.

So why shoot raw on an iPhone, and how do you do it?

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Author and photographer Jeff Carlson (@jeffcarlson, jeffcarlson.com) writes for publications such as DPReview, CreativePro, and Macworld, and is a contributing editor at TidBITS (tidbits.com). He is the author of numerous books, including The Photographer’s Guide to Luminar AI, Take Control of Your Digital Photos, Take Control of Your Digital Storage, and Take Control of Apple Watch, among many other titles. He also co-hosts the podcasts PhotoActive and Photocombobulate, and leads photography workshops in the Pacific Northwest. He believes there's never enough coffee, and does his best to test that theory.
  • Walt says:

    Great article. Where do I find training videos on using Lightroom CC on the iPhone xs

  • Peter says:

    ‍♂️!

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