2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44
In terms of photography, modern smartphones have long grown out of children's pants and in skillful hands are capable of real miracles. Therefore, it is high time to leave a little disdain for mobile photography and take it seriously. And useful tips from this article will help you with this.
1. Wipe dirty lenses
No, I'm serious. You have no idea how many ingenious shots were ruined due to the fact that a fingerprint or a crumb adhered to the eye of the smartphone camera. Just make it a rule to clean the lens with a tissue or soft cloth every time you shoot.
2. Use the light correctly
From the point of view of physics, we photograph light and thanks to light. Keep this in mind and pay close attention to the number and location of light sources. The peculiarity of mobile photography is that smartphones still have much more modest technical capabilities, so the issue of illumination is of particular importance. Try to keep the source behind or above you, do not be lazy to change the shooting point if necessary.
3. Consider the layout
A good shot should not only have an interesting subject and the right lighting, but also a thoughtful composition. To do this, you will need to familiarize yourself with the basic principles of framing. When shooting, you need to decide in advance on what you want to focus the viewer's attention, and place this object in the most advantageous place. Special horizontal and vertical lines will help you a lot with this, the display of which can be turned on in the camera settings.
4. Click, click, click
Never limit yourself to the number of photos. Even professionals do not know exactly which shot will turn out to be successful and which will not. Sometimes photos taken from the same point with a difference of a few seconds can be strikingly different from each other. Therefore, try to shoot as much as possible, changing angles, layout, lighting, objects. Then you can always choose the best from the set of frames, and delete the rest.
5. Use the correct shooting mode
Smartphone cameras contain many preset shooting modes that are tailored to specific photography conditions. Don't shoot everything automatically. Taking pictures of the sunset? Select the appropriate mode. Want to take a portrait? Use special preset settings. They were invented for a reason, and with the right mode you will usually achieve the best results. Of course, this advice is worth using until you have mastered all the fine settings and learned how to shoot completely in manual mode.
6. Don't use magnification
Digital zoom is evil. Evil is absolute, eternal and merciless. Never use it. It is only for one purpose - to ruin your shot. If you want to enlarge something, then you can do it later in the digital editor.
7. Don't overuse flash
The quality of LED flashes in smartphones is getting better every year, but still does not allow you to get high-quality pictures. Therefore, try to use it only in those situations when you are afraid to get a black Malevich square instead of a picture. In all other cases, it is better to turn off the flash.
8. Make friends with a photo editor
Even professional pictures taken with high-quality equipment are almost always processed in a photo editor. What can we say about a picture taken with a smartphone, in which literally everything requires adjustments. Adjusting levels, color, exposure, and white balance lets you turn a mediocre shot into a good one and a good one into a masterpiece.
9. Find a good program for shooting
In one of the previous articles, we found out that the difference in the quality of images obtained using different programs, although insignificant, is still there. And even more important is the number of shooting modes provided in the program, its functionality and user-friendliness of the interface. So do not be lazy to find the most suitable one for yourself among the many different cameras.
10. Patience is everything
The last item on this list is the most important. If you strive to hit the shutter as quickly as possible and race on, then your photos will never go beyond your Instagram and Facebook profiles. Therefore, we study, analyze, experiment, shoot, and then start over again.
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