Five fantastic tips for fabulous phone photos

(It’s easier than you think!)

Daniela Bowker

TELL YOUR STORY

What’s all this then?

Waiting

GET CLOSER

Closer is definitely better

But do avoid digital zoom

LOOK FOR THE LIGHT

Coming from behind the photographer and to the left, and shot during the ‘Golden Hour’.

Shade can be your friend.

Light from behind your subject gives a silhouette.

COMPOSE YOURSELF

Don’t cut your scene in two across the middle.

Don’t centre the subject – use the rule of thirds.

Look for patterns.

Square crops are different.

UNWOBBLE YOUR WHITE BALANCE

From bluey-white to white-white

From purple to pink

Thank you!

• Remember to clean your lens

• And to hold your elbows in to your body

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