iPhone Photography 101

There are 7 ways to open the camera on your iPhone. 

1. On your lock screen there are two haptic buttons at the bottom, (these can be modified, so it may not apply to you) by default your right one is your camera, long press on that and you are in.

2. Also on your lock screen, if you swipe from right to left, you will access the camera that way too. 

3. From your control center (swipe down from the top  right of your screen, by default, you will have a camera icon. This method can be used while using any app. 

4. Find the Camera app on your home page.

5. If you have an iPhone 15 or later, instead of the mute switch on the left side of your phone above the volume buttons, this is a custom button that can be changed to access the camera too. If set to this, long press on the action button and theres the camera. 

6. if you have an iPhone 16 or later, there is a shutter button on the lower right side of your phone. This can be used to toggle the camera app at any time, anywhere. This can also be used to take a photo and modify some settings. Click once (or twice if programed that way) to access camera. Tip, you can also access what apple calls Visual Intelligence by long pressing this button too. 

7. And finally, just ask Siri/Apple Intelligence to open the camera app. Unfortunately you still can't ask Siri to take a photo.