How to: Take Marvelous Cell Phone Photos

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How to: Take Marvelous Cell Phone Photos

By Oleg Kagan

Who? What? Where? When? Cats.

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INTRODUCTION

Clean the lens

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BASICS

Hold the camera steady

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BASICS

Avoid flash

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BASICS

Crop instead of zoom

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BASICS

Don't use the front-facing camera

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BASICS

Let people be natural

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BASICS

Take multiple shots

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BASICS

Share only the best

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BASICS

Observe camera etiquette

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BASICS

Consider the light

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PHOTOGRAPHY FUNDAMENTALS

Deliberate over distance

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PHOTOGRAPHY FUNDAMENTALS

Angle for angles

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PHOTOGRAPHY FUNDAMENTALS

Follow the rule of thirds

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PHOTOGRAPHY FUNDAMENTALS

Use leading lines

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PHOTOGRAPHY FUNDAMENTALS

Note clutter

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Negative space isn't negative

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PHOTOGRAPHY FUNDAMENTALS

Frame your shots

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Textures and patterns are interesting

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Seek bold curves and diagonals

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PHOTOGRAPHY FUNDAMENTALS

Learn your device

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TECHNICAL STUFF

Focus first

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TECHNICAL STUFF

Fiddle with the settings

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TECHNICAL STUFF

Make simple edits

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TECHNICAL STUFF

Be wary of filters

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TECHNICAL STUFF

Use appsTECHNICAL STUFF

to share to edit to organize

Thank you!FIN

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