Top Tip - Improve Mobile Photography Skills

Capture The Moments With Mobile

Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still
- Dorothea Lange

We are living in a time where ‘convergence’ is everywhere. Gone are the days when a camera was a camera, a MP3 player was an MP3 player, a phone was a phone….

Here are few points to work to improve your mobile photoshoots:

1. Light the Subject Well

Try that the subject to be captured should have ample focus of light. The better the light the brighter and cleared is the image.

If you’re turning on lights in a room to add extra light to your shot be aware that artificial light impacts the colour cast in your shots and you might want to experiment with white balance to fix it.

2. Minimize the Distance from the Subject

The distance has a direct effect on the size and clarity of the image captured.fill up your view finder with your subject to save having to zoom in on the subject in editing it later (which decreases quality even more). But in some mobile phones, getting too close to the subject creates distortion. So adjust the distance accordingly.

3. Keep Still

The more steady your camera phone the more clearer is the image.

4. Avoid Using the Digital Zoom

As tempting as it might be to zoom in on your subject when taking your picture if the zoom is a ‘digital zoom’ it will decrease the quality of your shot to use it.

Plus you can always edit your shot later using photo editing software on your computer. Some camera phones are beginning to hit the market with ‘optical zooms’ – these are fine to use as they don’t enlarge your subject by enlarging pixels.

5. Experiment with White Balance

White balance allows you to modify colour balance in your images based on shooting conditions. Read your manual to find out how it works on your phone.

6. Shots and Experiment

Camera phones are particularly good for experimenting with new angles and perspectives – shoot from down low, up high, close up etc and you’ll end up with interesting and fun shots. Plus you get better and better every time you shoot.

7. Follow Composition Rules to Break them

Learn some basic rules for composing a photograph. Like the Rule of Thirds (place your subject squarely in the middle of your frame).

Remember that the beauty of a camera phone is its ability to break all conventions – some of the best shots around break all the rules. So shoot whatever you feel like.