When you long-press on a Live Photo in the Photos app or iMessage, iOS plays the three-second video clip. With iOS 11, Apple added Live Effects that let you apply effects like long exposure, loop, and bounce to Live Photos. To covert a Live Photo into a Long Exposure Photo on iPhone, follow these steps: ..
Steps to Covert Live Photo into a Long Exposure Photo on iPhone
- Open the Photos app on your iPhone or iPad.
- Tap the live photo you want to convert.
- On the pop-up menu, tap Convert to Photo.
- If you want to keep the live photo’s original dimensions, on the Size pop-up menu, choose Keep Original Size. Otherwise, choose one of the other options:
- If you want to add a text overlay to your photo, on the Overlay pop-up menu, choose Add Text Overlay. Then type in a caption for your photo and press Enter or tap Done. Open Photos and tap the live photo you want to convert
- Open Photos app on your iPhone or iPad
- Tap live photo you want to convert
- On pop-up menu, tap Convert To Photo
- If keep original size option is chosen then size of converted image will be same as live photo
- If overlay option is chosen then text overlay will be added with caption and pressed enter/tapped done ..
Select “Settings.” On the “Settings” page, tap “Live.” On the “Live” page, tap the blue button that says “Start Streaming.” ..
You can long exposure a photo by taking several shots at different exposures, then combining them to create a composite. This technique is often used to create photos that are more realistic or to capture an entire scene in one shot.
Final Words
To covert a Live Photo into a long exposure photo on the iPhone, you’ll need to first create a Live Photo album on the phone. Then, you’ll need to press and hold the shutter button for 2 seconds to record a video of your Live Photo. Once the video is recorded, you’ll need to open up iMovie and select “long exposure” as the “video” type. Then, you’ll need to adjust the " Exposure" slider until your Live Photo looks like it’s in focus. Finally, you can save your long exposure photo by pressing “Save As.”