Step Up Your Instagram Photo Game With Apple's Free Photo Walks
Play tourist for a day with Apple, and learn a thing or two while you're at it.
By Tatiyana Emylia,
There's no shame in playing tourist in our own backyard every once in a while – there's some freedom in stepping out of the daily mundane and into a vacation fantasy, even if just for a moment. The next time you do, consider joining Apple's series of photo walks from this month.
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Back in full force since the start of the pandemic, the activity is a collaboration with SingapoRediscovers. Pick from one of the three designated trails around Emerald Hill, Marina Bay, and Jewel Changi Airport and explore the iconic landmarks in these spots from a new perspective – that is, through the lens of an iPhone.
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Each walk will take you on a guided stroll around the area, with staff from Apple sharing tips and tricks to bring your photography game to the next level. It doesn't matter if you don't own the latest iPhone – you'll be able to loan an iPhone 13 Pro or Pro Max for the duration of the walk. Towards the end, you'll be treated to a crash course on how to edit your photos on the photo app itself.
Scroll on for a taste of what's in store at each location. If you like what you see, sign up here.
Taking place at dusk, the photo walk at Marina Bay is focused on low-light photography. As you walk along the Waterfront Promenade, Apple's creative team will show participants how to adjust exposure, balance foreground and background in addition to setting up the best night shot with Marina Bay's iconic cityscape providing the subject. You could, for example, activate grid lines on the camera app to enhance photo composition. The walk begins at Apple Marina Bay Sands and is around 500m long, and routes are wheelchair accessible.
At Jewel Changi Airport, Apple's creative team will teach you how to take photos of both the modern architecture and tropical gardens using Portrait and Panoramic modes (for the uninitiated: Portrait mode enhances focus on the subject while blurring the background, and the Panoramic mode stitches multiple images for an elongated field of view). You'll also learn how to capture action with Live Photos — a mode that captures what happens 1.5 seconds before and after you take a picture — and compose a landscape shot with the Ultra Wide camera feature. The walk is around 500m long and is wheelchair accessible.
Here, discover the deep history and architectural details of Emerald Hill – a street across Orchard Gateway known for its vibrantly coloured shophouses. Participants will learn visual storytelling through enhancing composition with elements like colourful textures and shapes with the guidance of Apple's creative team. The walk is approximately one kilometre long and is wheelchair accessible.