The first thing that comes to mind when we hear mobile
photography is most often subject shooting (flatlay), right?
But what else can you take pictures on your phone?
Technically, mobile devices now have very good
characteristics that allow you to shoot different scenes in a wide variety of
conditions.
You need to understand that the basics of photography are
the same for both a smartphone and a camera.
Clear focus, proper
exposure, composition and, of course, atmosphere are important.
If you want to create really interesting photos, you should
familiarize yourself with the basics of photography in more detail.
There are special
applications for professional photography on the phone.
They allow you to more finely control the camera settings -
change the shutter speed, photosensitivity and other parameters.
With insufficient light, you can increase photosensitivity,
make the shutter speed shorter, and this will help to avoid motion blur in the
photo.
Changing the aperture will determine whether the background
is blurry (open aperture, portrait) or the entire frame will be sharp (closed
aperture, landscape). By learning to understand the basics, you can take good
pictures in completely different lighting conditions.
Also, such
applications allow you to take photos in high resolution.
Usually we take pictures in jpeg format, but shooting in raw
format gives more opportunities when processing a picture.
In the same way as in professional photography with a
camera.
Pictures in raw format will "weigh" more and
require more memory in the phone to store them.
I’ll talk more about these formats in the next article.
So, back to the topic of this article.
What can I take pictures on the phone?
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Architecture
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People: portrait, children, family stories.
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Street shooting
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Scenery
Subject shooting, comments for profile in social networks
Each item has a number of features when shooting on a
mobile.
I will share with you a few simple recommendations that will
help you get used to this type of shooting faster and take your first shots.
Try to try yourself in different directions of photography.
And choose the one that is close to you.
Architecture photography has its own puzzles:
First of all, remember that a photograph should have a mood,
atmosphere, character.
Take advantage of light and shadow. Light is the most
important element in photography, with it you can create amazing effects when
shooting, for example, the silhouette of a building in sunset. Emphasize
volume, catch reflections, reflexes.
Do not freeze in one place, try to look for an interesting
angle. This can be shooting from below, shooting from afar and from above.
Follow the rules of composition. You can include rhythmic
objects in the composition: trees, a fence, lampposts, etc. All these objects
are able to create rhythm in the photo and add volume. For example, you may
have a foreground: the wall of a neighboring building, a fence, and this object
can occupy half the frame, and the huge building, which is located behind, will
actually be small in the frame. It is an interesting story.
Remove Symmetry
Use guide lines. Guide lines in the image look from one part
of the frame to another. Guide lines help create a sense of depth. They are
also useful for drawing the viewer's attention to the main subject.
Your task as a photographer is to see something unusual in
everyday things and make something beautiful, your own out of it.
Experiment, train attention. Before shooting, look for references, try to repeat the tricks on
ready-made pictures.
As an example of
compositional solutions, the following are photographs.
Photos taken from Pixabay
The object of street photography is mainly people in public
places. I attribute this direction to reportage shooting.
The main elements of a street photo: spontaneity,
observation. When viewing such a picture, it feels like the shot was not
planned.
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