Sometimes, photo opportunities present themselves in unexpected situations. I hit the Pittman Wash Trail in Henderson this morning for a jog. It was late spring and the flowers were in full bloom. I did not have my camera gear handy. So I tried to make the most of my Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphone camera.
Composition is very important with cell phone photography as you don't have much control on the other aspects like shutter speed, aperture, etc. In the photograph above, I tried to use the trail to lead the eye towards the center of the photograph. Below are some more examples of the same technique.
Background blur, although difficult with the small apertures of cell phone camera, are no doubt possible as the image above illustrates. You need to place the subject as close as possible to the cell phone camera. You have to be careful though, I got many pictures out of focus while trying to do this, despite ensuring the focus rectangle turned green before the click.
If the background is uninteresting, try to fill the frame with the subject like this one:
Sometimes, you can use the sky as a background, but be watchful of overexposure:
Whether you shoot with a DSLR or a cell phone, good composition will ensure your pictures are eye-catching.
Composition is very important with cell phone photography as you don't have much control on the other aspects like shutter speed, aperture, etc. In the photograph above, I tried to use the trail to lead the eye towards the center of the photograph. Below are some more examples of the same technique.
Background blur, although difficult with the small apertures of cell phone camera, are no doubt possible as the image above illustrates. You need to place the subject as close as possible to the cell phone camera. You have to be careful though, I got many pictures out of focus while trying to do this, despite ensuring the focus rectangle turned green before the click.
If the background is uninteresting, try to fill the frame with the subject like this one:
Sometimes, you can use the sky as a background, but be watchful of overexposure:
Whether you shoot with a DSLR or a cell phone, good composition will ensure your pictures are eye-catching.
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