4 Mistakes People Make When Taking Phone Photos
Many people ask me how I take so many great phone photos. Well, today I decided to share with you 4 mistakes that many people make when taking photos with their phones. They are pretty simple, however they make all difference to get a good picture. Are you ready? Take note, and shoot!
1. YOUR FLASH IS ON
The flash is a very strong light source produce by our digital devices. Many people use it when there is little or not light at all to capture a photo. However, the flash produces a very hard and direct light on objects, making them look very flat and unflattened.
A good advice is to always find a external light source, natural or artificial (example: lamps or a window) , that surrounds the items you want to capture. And for the love of God, never, NEVER use the flash to take a phone photos of the food.
2. YOUR GRID IS DISABLE
All cameras come with an installed grid that divides the screen in 3 x 3 (three equal parts horizontal and vertical). This can be activated in the camera settings. For iPhone, you must go to Settings -> Photos & Camera -> Grid and press the button to activate. (For other types of phones; search in the settings or preferences of the camera)
Having the grid enabled allows you to have better control of the composition and art direction; also will help you to alway get a straight lines, perfect for photos of landscapes, interiors or decoration.
3. FORGET ABOUT FOCUS
There is nothing worse than blurry phone photos. Remember that our smartphones work with touch sensors, so for better results you must touch and press on the screen until the focus frame appears (it’ll be a yellow or white outline square). The camera automatically will try to sharp the image, focusing on the objects you’ve tapped.
4. USING A LOW BRIGHTNESS SCREEN
I think this is the biggest mistake that people make when taking phone photos. We usually have our screen on low brightness to save battery of our electronic device. However, when taking phone photos everything will look darker than reality.
So I recommend you to increase the screen brightness to the maximum when you’re going to capture and edit your phone photos. Thus, you can have better control of light, contrast and colors.
So there you have it; 4 mistakes that many make when taking phone photos … Have you made them too? A good photograph requires several tools, however these are few tips will keep you on the right path!
What other mistakes have learned over time? Share them below!