Do you love flowers and enjoy taking pictures with your smartphone? Then smartphone flower photography is the perfect combination for your camera roll. Here are 12 tips to help you take stunning pictures of flowers on your smartphone. Try Shooting In Portrait Mode Portrait mode is now available on most smartphones. It can give you more high-end, professional looking results in some shooting situations. This feature is great for taking pictures of people. But it can also give you refined, professional results with still life subjects because it works so well for close-ups. Portrait mode will help you get shallow
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10 Foolproof Steps To Take Good Pictures
The biggest question for new photographers is ‘how to take good pictures?’ If you were to attempt to learn how to use everything on your camera in one sitting, you’d end up completely lost. Cameras are complicated and take time to fully understand and get to grips with. Take my advice and start with these 10 easy steps. You’ll soon pick up the rest along the way. Start taking better photos today. Learn Manual Mode Like most people, I struggled to see the point in this when I bought my first digital camera. Why couldn’t I just leave it on
7 Essential Portrait Photography Equipment You Need To Get Started
Technically, you can take nice portraits with any camera and zero accessories – but if you want to level up your images, there are a few simple gear items you should buy. That’s what this article is all about; I share the seven pieces of portrait photography equipment I highly recommend for beginners, and I give tips for how to use each item, too. By the time you’re done, you’ll have a clear list of portrait essentials (and you’ll be ready to nail your next portrait photoshoot!). Let’s dive right in. A Standard Zoom Lens Every portrait photographer should have
Newborn Photography – The Basics Of Camera Setting
Infant photography pauses the rapid growth in the first few months of a child’s life in pixels. Nothing quite makes a person wish for the ability to freeze time like holding a newborn baby. But while pausing the space-time continuum isn’t possible, freezing that moment is = you just need a camera. But what are the best camera settings for newborn photography? How do you keep the photo sharp, but the background blurred? The best baby photography settings blur out the distractions. They freeze any movement for sharp memories of those first few months of a child’s life. Here’s what
All You Need To Know About Basic Camera Settings
Still, stuck on auto mode? It is the fastest way to take a photo. But it offers little in the way of flexibility and creative control. For that, you need complete control over the camera settings. Camera settings play a role in several factors, from the blur in a photograph to the color. Photography settings include exposure, white balance, focus, drive mode, file type, and many more. EXPOSURE SETTINGSIn auto mode, the camera chooses the settings for you. But the computer in your camera doesn’t have the same creative vision that exists in your mind. To turn that vision into
Lenses And Gears For Different Types of Photo Shoots
Have you ever wondered if there is specific photography gear that you will need for different types of photoshoots? It has now been over a decade since I started shooting professionally. Over the course of that time, I have often been asked for advice on what camera to buy to take professional images. Now, if you’re into photography, I think you’d agree with me that this is the wrong question to ask. There are far more important factors to consider when taking an amazing image rather than the latest shiny camera. My answer to the above question is always the
11 Best Cameras That – When Combined With The Right Lens – Offer Outstanding Macro Photography Results
Looking for the best camera for macro photography? In this article, we reveal our 11 favorite macro cameras, including models that feature fixed lenses, as well as body-only cameras that – when combined with the right lens – offer outstanding macro shooting capabilities. Of course, there are multiple types of macro photographers, each with different needs and budgets, so I’ve added something for everyone. Below, you’ll find point-and-shoot cameras, mirrorless cameras, DSLRs, and even smartphones. What each camera has in common is the ability to focus up close to capture stunningly detailed shots of tiny objects. Each camera also offers
Cameras And Lenses – The Basics Of Photography By Tony Gale
Tony Gale is an award winning portrait photographer shooting for a range of advertising, editorial and corporate clients. Tony was raised in Bellingham, Washington (90 miles north of Seattle) and spent most of his time as a child exploring the woods behind his parents house. At 19 after visiting Bruce Lee’s grave in Seattle, and taking his first photo with a disposable camera, he bought his first camera. He promptly broke it and bought his first SLR. At 21 he moved to Seattle to pursue photography and in fall of 2000 moved to NYC, the center of the world. Tony
Dedicated Cameras Are Better Than Smartphones For Photography – Here Is Why?
Modern smartphone cameras are amazing! They have facilitated an explosion in photography that shows no signs of stopping. Mobile phone cameras, apps, editing, and sharing have given people access to creative outlets that were unthinkable a mere 15 years ago. If the best camera is the one you have with you, then 9 times out of 10, the best camera is right in your pocket! Despite the advances in smartphone cameras, there are still few things smartphone cameras lack. So, in this article, we’ll explore why dedicated cameras are better than smartphones for photography. In other words, there are some
Don’t Have DSLR? Here Are 12 Tips To Use Smartphone For Fashion Photography
People don’t normally think of using smartphones for fashion photography shoots. However, with the high-resolution cameras, these devices feature these days, they’re now more than capable of producing breath-taking images. With these few simple smartphone photography tips and tricks, you might not even need that DSLR for your next #OOTD. Develop A Theme When planning for your smartphone fashion photography shoot, feel free to collect pictures online and use them to create a mood board. Just think of it as a scrapbook where you keep everything that inspires you. The most popular online tools for creating a mood board include
Lenses For Wedding Photographers: You Don’t Need A Huge Collection Of Lenses, These 5 Are Enough
Have you ever wondered which lenses for wedding photographers are best? There is a plethora of choice when it comes to lenses, and lens companies come up with new products all the time. Many photographers are attracted to these bright and shiny things and end up with a huge collection of lenses, many of which hardly see the light of day. But if you have to pare back to the absolute necessities and are allowed five lenses in your wedding photography bag, these are the ones that I would recommend. I have been a professional wedding photographer for seven years
Pet Photography: How To Take Amazing Pet Portraits With Your Smartphone
Today’s smartphones have advanced cameras that we can use to take outstanding smartphone pet photography. Having a camera and a pet isn’t enough, though. This article is both for the professional pet photographer and the beginner who wants to show off their adorable puppy on Instagram. It’s important to be familiar with a few pet photography skills. Use Photography Apps It’s very likely that your smartphone camera isn’t giving you all the features you deserve. An advanced camera app will give you control over exposure, ISO, focal points, and other important features. Using these tools, you’ll be able to take
