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# Lightroom for iPhone & "RAW" Camera Photos
- URL: https://www.maxsidman.com/lightroom-iphone-raw/
- Published: 2017-04-29T06:49:15.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-02T04:55:41.000Z
- Description: Early tests of Adobe Lightroom Mobile's RAW camera mode on an iPhone 6s, with sample shots from Lake Merritt and the Grand Lake Farmers Market.
- Author: Max Sidman
- Tags: #Migrated-1749789291678, #sqs, #Import 2025-06-12 21:34

I started learning and using [Adobe Lightroom](http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-lightroom.html?ref=maxsidman.com) in earnest recently, and part of the deal with it is included apps for mobile devices. I was discussing some of the finer points of LR with a buddy who works at Adobe, and he told me that, on newer iPhone models, the native LR camera shoots in a "RAW" mode with quality that surpasses that of the phone's basic camera software, so I've been playing around with it a bit.

Here are a few of my favorite early experiments with LR on an iPhone 6s...

- Black and white shot, converted from color, with fairly high contrast, pretty smooth, and has some nice detail.
- Downtown Oakland, view from the east side of Lake Merritt just after sunrise on a clear morning. The light at that time, under those conditions, often casts a golden glow on the cityscape that's pretty bold, with a similar reflection on the lake. I think the LR camera captured the scene nicely, and I was able to make it pop a little more in LR while retaining a natural look.
- My favorite buskers at the Grand Lake Farmer's Market in Oakland. Shot in color, converted to black and white. Nice contrast, clean details.

![west-lake-04222017.jpg](https://storage.ghost.io/c/92/39/92391a3d-462d-47a6-b22a-3bcd39fe6d13/content/images/2025/06/west-lake-04222017.jpg)

![golden-oak-04282017.jpg](https://storage.ghost.io/c/92/39/92391a3d-462d-47a6-b22a-3bcd39fe6d13/content/images/2025/06/golden-oak-04282017.jpg)

![image-asset.jpeg](https://storage.ghost.io/c/92/39/92391a3d-462d-47a6-b22a-3bcd39fe6d13/content/images/2025/06/image-asset-jpeg-5.jpg)