Guides
Plain-English how-tos for LUTs, presets, and ProRAW on iPhone.
How to apply a .cube LUT to an iPhone photo
Most LUT advice for iPhone is about video. Here is how to get a .cube file onto your phone, apply it to a photo, and export at full quality.
Read guideiPhone RAW photo editor: edit ProRAW without a desktop
What an iPhone RAW photo editor actually has to do, the honest options from Apple Photos to Lightroom, and where RAWCraft fits when you own your looks.
Read guideHow to use Lightroom (XMP) presets on iPhone
Three ways to get .xmp presets working on an iPhone: Lightroom Mobile import, the old DNG conversion, and applying them straight to ProRAW.
Read guideHow to color grade iPhone photos
How to color grade iPhone photos: pick the look by the light, not the subject, push it to the right strength, and keep a whole shoot reading as one set.
Read guideWhat is a LUT? Look-up tables in photos and video
What LUT means in plain English: what a look-up table does to your colors, 1D versus 3D, why .cube is the standard, and video versus stills.
Read guideWhat is Apple ProRAW? And how to edit it on iPhone
What Apple ProRAW is in plain English: why the photos look flat on purpose, how to turn ProRAW on and shoot it, and how to edit and export it on the phone.
Read guideThe best iPhone camera settings for photos
The iPhone camera settings worth changing before you shoot: ProRAW, resolution, exposure, and the toggles to leave alone, so every photo can take an edit.
Read guideHow to add grain to iPhone photos: the film look
How to add grain to iPhone photos in Snapseed, VSCO, Lightroom or RAWCraft, why a LUT cannot carry grain, and the amount and size that read as film.
Read guideThe best iPhone photo editing apps in 2026
The best photo editing app for iPhone depends on the job: quick fixes, deep RAW edits, or your own LUTs and presets. An honest pick for each, with costs.
Read guideThe best LUT apps for iPhone photos in 2026
VideoLUT, LUT Studio, PeekLut, Lightroom and RAWCraft compared: which are free, which are one-time, which need a subscription, and which watermark exports.
Read guideiPhone photo editors with no subscription
The honest list of iPhone photo editors with no subscription: which are genuinely free, which are a one-time purchase, and which are subscription-only.
Read guideiPhone camera vs digital camera for photos
Where an iPhone shooting ProRAW genuinely matches a dedicated digital camera, where it honestly loses, and how much of the gap editing closes.
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