# Burak Taha Pekşen > Official app information, practical guides, and notes from the person who makes these apps. The links below provide plain-text Markdown versions of the published pages. Each includes its original HTML source URL. App names below may differ from their full App Store listing names; each app page links to the official listing. Current local prices and compatibility are available in the App Store. ## Apps - [GestureCam](https://buraktahapeksen.com/apps/gesturecam/index.md.txt): GestureCam is a free iPhone camera app for hands-free photos and video. Raise your palm to start a countdown, or with Pro, say “take photo” or just hold still. No remote. Free palm-triggered photos & video. Optional one-time Pro upgrade. - [My First Coloring & Drawing](https://buraktahapeksen.com/apps/kids-drawing/index.md.txt): My First Coloring & Drawing is a playful coloring app with brushes, fill tools, stickers, and an art gallery. Creative play works offline after download. Free pages to try. Optional lifetime unlock for premium pages. ## Guides - [Auto Capture not taking a photo? Reasons and fixes](https://buraktahapeksen.com/writing/auto-capture-not-taking-photo/index.md.txt): If GestureCam’s Auto Capture keeps showing “Hold still…” or doesn’t start, the reason is almost always one of a few simple things. Here is how to find and fix each one. - [Family photo poses that work when nobody is behind the camera](https://buraktahapeksen.com/writing/family-photo-poses-hands-free/index.md.txt): When the whole family is in the picture, nobody can direct the shot. These poses are easy to set up, easy to hold, and work with a timer, a hand gesture, or Auto Capture. - [How to take a professional headshot at home with your iPhone](https://buraktahapeksen.com/writing/self-portrait-headshot-iphone-at-home/index.md.txt): You need a new profile photo and nobody is around to take it. Here is a window-light setup, the right phone height, and a way to get dozens of takes without touching the screen. - [How to take outfit photos by yourself with an iPhone](https://buraktahapeksen.com/writing/outfit-photos-by-yourself-iphone/index.md.txt): Mirror selfies hide your face behind the phone and a timer gives you one rushed pose. This guide shows a full-length setup that takes a photo every time you settle into a pose. - [How to take couple photos yourself, without a photographer](https://buraktahapeksen.com/writing/couple-photos-without-photographer/index.md.txt): Asking a stranger rarely gets the photo you hoped for, and a timer rushes you both. Here is how to set up couple photos yourself and get several relaxed takes in one go. - [How to take solo travel photos of yourself with an iPhone](https://buraktahapeksen.com/writing/solo-travel-photos-iphone/index.md.txt): Travelling alone means coming home with landscapes and no photos of you. This guide covers a light kit, safe phone placement, and a hands-free way to get several good takes. - [How to take a group photo where everyone is actually ready](https://buraktahapeksen.com/writing/group-photo-everyone-ready-iphone/index.md.txt): Most group photos fail because one person was still talking, turning, or fixing their hair. Here is a setup where the camera waits until the whole group has settled. - [Meet Auto Capture: iPhone photos that take themselves when you hold still](https://buraktahapeksen.com/writing/auto-capture-iphone-photos-gesturecam/index.md.txt): GestureCam’s new Auto Capture takes a photo as soon as everyone in the frame holds still, then keeps taking more while you pose. No timer, no remote, no hand signal. - [How to take a photo on iPhone without touching it](https://buraktahapeksen.com/writing/take-iphone-photo-without-touching-it/index.md.txt): Six ways to take an iPhone photo without touching the phone, from the built-in timer to Voice Control, AirPods, Apple Watch, and a palm gesture. What each needs, and which one fits your shot. - [How to Take Holiday Group Photos When You’re the One With the iPhone](https://buraktahapeksen.com/writing/holiday-group-photos-iphone/index.md.txt): Every family has a photographer who is missing from the holiday pictures. Here is how to set up your iPhone, arrange the group, handle festive lighting, and join the photo yourself. - [Best iPhone Camera Apps for 2027: Picks for Every Shooting Situation](https://buraktahapeksen.com/writing/best-iphone-camera-apps/index.md.txt): The right iPhone camera app depends on the moment you want to capture. Here are six picks for group photos, travel, video, selfies, and everyday shots, what each one costs, and direct download links. - [How to take hands-free photos on iPhone](https://buraktahapeksen.com/writing/hands-free-iphone-photos-gesturecam/index.md.txt): Use the iPhone camera timer for a simple group shot, or raise your palm in GestureCam when you want to start the countdown from inside the frame. - [iPhone camera timer or GestureCam? Choose your photo setup](https://buraktahapeksen.com/writing/iphone-camera-timer-or-gesturecam/index.md.txt): A practical comparison for solo portraits and group photos: start a timer at the phone, or signal when you are already in the frame. - [Offline drawing activities for kids on iPad](https://buraktahapeksen.com/writing/offline-coloring-my-first-coloring-drawing/index.md.txt): Prepare a few coloring pages before a trip, then try three simple drawing prompts without Wi-Fi: invent a destination, decorate an animal, or build a picture together. - [5 creative activities for My First Coloring & Drawing](https://buraktahapeksen.com/writing/creative-coloring-activities-for-kids/index.md.txt): Turn one coloring page into a little story with five open-ended prompts: a tiny palette, a new season, a character, a texture, or a postcard. ## Tools - [App Store Connect report to CSV converter](https://buraktahapeksen.com/tools/app-store-reports/index.md.txt): Open tab-delimited Sales, Analytics, or financial reports, including compressed .txt.gz files. Search and sort locally, then download CSV. - [App Store character counter](https://buraktahapeksen.com/tools/app-store-character-counter/index.md.txt): Check app name, subtitle, keyword, promotional text, description, and What’s New lengths against App Store Connect limits, and remove wasted keyword bytes. - [Image and video resizer](https://buraktahapeksen.com/tools/image-video-resizer/index.md.txt): Resize images and videos to exact sizes in the browser, including App Store screenshot and app preview sizes, by keeping proportions, padding, or cropping. - [Image and video compressor](https://buraktahapeksen.com/tools/image-video-compressor/index.md.txt): Make images and videos smaller in the browser, by a percentage you pick or under a file size such as 1 MB, 16 MB for WhatsApp, or 25 MB for email. - [HEIC to JPG converter](https://buraktahapeksen.com/tools/heic-to-jpg/index.md.txt): Convert iPhone HEIC and HEIF photos to JPG, PNG, or WebP in the browser, one at a time or in batches downloaded as a zip. - [Code diff checker](https://buraktahapeksen.com/tools/code-diff/index.md.txt): Free online diff checker that compares two versions of code or text side by side, in your browser. ## About and support - [About Burak Taha Pekşen](https://buraktahapeksen.com/about/index.md.txt): The developer behind the apps. - [Contact and app support](https://buraktahapeksen.com/contact/index.md.txt): Support links and public contact information. ## Optional - [SelfieLight](https://buraktahapeksen.com/apps/selfielight/index.md.txt): SelfieLight brings a choice of screen colors to your selfie camera. Pick a shade, take a photo, or switch to video. Free download. Monthly and annual subscriptions available in the app. - [The joy of a blank canvas](https://buraktahapeksen.com/writing/the-joy-of-a-blank-canvas/index.md.txt): I originally made My First Coloring & Drawing for my nephew. That personal starting point shaped a little space for drawing, coloring, and play. - [Designing a camera that gets out of your way](https://buraktahapeksen.com/writing/designing-a-camera/index.md.txt): GestureCam began when I noticed that the iPhone camera lacked a palm-triggered shooting option I knew from Android. I wanted that option on iOS, so I built it. - [Good apps start small](https://buraktahapeksen.com/writing/good-apps-start-small/index.md.txt): Finding the small, useful idea at the center of an app. - [All apps](https://buraktahapeksen.com/apps/index.md.txt): App catalog, in display order. - [All writing](https://buraktahapeksen.com/writing/index.md.txt): Guides and personal notes.