Basics of Mobile Photography, Settings Needed and Best Tips

In the art of mobile photography, the person uses the mobile phone or smart phone for photography. Since your mobile phone always stays with you, there are many opportunities that you will find to click amazing pictures. So, art is always discreet and accessible, thanks to creative mobile photography. I still love DSLR and I would like to say that no smart phone can ever replace the charm that DSLR would have. But if you are a beginner then let me explain you details about mobile photography.

 Know about the smart phone camera basics

Learn the modes first

So, the first thing that you will have to do here is learn the smart phone camera modes well. If you are using a hi-tech phone then you should look into the different modes that are available. For example, you can check out the landscape mode, the portrait mode, burst mode, panorama and HDR. You should learn the different modes and see that how the results are with the different modes of amazing mobile photography!

Keep up with these settings for basic mobile photography

• Use high resolution

It is vital that you use high resolution. This is because, only then there would be better quality of image. If you feel like using the digital zoom, then avoid that because it will affect the quality of the image. A phone that comes with higher resolution will ensure amazing mobile photography.

• Download an app that reads RAW files

For a perfect professional mobile photography it is vital that you download the app that would read RAW files. This is because; only then the results would be great. JPEG files would have their own limitations. But using RAW for mobile photography is a good option. The RAW file would be large. But when it comes to editing the photos and get professional results, there’s nothing that works better than RAW.

• Check out which aspect ratio works

For different phones there would be different aspect ratio. So, just find out what works the best for your phone. Like if you are doing nature mobile photography then you may need ratio of 4:3. For other types of photography the aspect ratio would be different. So, just check what works best for your phone.

Best tips for creative mobile photography

Now, since you know what are the best settings that will work for your smart phone photography! It would be better to know a few tips too so that you can carry out mobile photography with complete ease.

• Use manual mode for mobile photography

It is good that you use auto focus. This is going to work for you. But at some times, there would be a different focus the one you actually expect. Hence, you should switch over to the manual mode. This would give you wonderful results.

• Use good micro fiber to clean the lens

Cleaning the camera lens will ensure that there would be good pictures. You should get rid of the dust and hence using a good micro fiber will really work wonders for you.

• Do not use the zooming feature

When you are going ahead with night sky mobile photography or for that matter any other type of mobile photography then you should get rid of the zooming feature. It would be better to avoid zooming as it would just reduce the quality of the image.

• Avoid using the flash

It is vital that you avoid the flash while taking up mobile photography. This is because; you will rarely get good effect with the same. It is better to shoot in HDR mode and this should yield you better results. Make sure that your camera is stabilized well when you are shooting in HDR mode. Check out how HDR photography in DSLR works.

Conclusion

I hope, you find the above information useful. If you really are going ahead with android photography then you will have to keep your camera steady and for that having a tripod will be an important thing.

When you walk around in nature or in the night or may be at the seaside, never feel guilty that you don’t have a DSLR. Since you have a super powerful mobile phone for mobile photography,  use the same and get the best feel!

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