Did you guys heard of Mobile Photography?

Before the days of smartphones if you can remember such a time taking a great photo was an intensive process. You'd have to buy an expensive camera and editing software for your desktop computer, and invest some serious time and energy into learning how to use them. But, thanks to our mobile devices and the editing apps that come with them, we can now take high-quality photos and edit them without too many bells and whistles all from the same device that we use to make calls.

 

How to Take Good Photos with Your Phone: Tips & Tricks

 

1. Use gridlines to balance your shot.

One of the easiest and best ways to improve your mobile photos is to turn on the camera's gridlines. A series of lines on the screen of your smartphone's camera that are based on the "rule of thirds"  a photographic composition principle that says an image should be broken down into thirds, both horizontally and vertically, so you have nine parts in total. According to this theory, if you place points of interest in these intersections or along the lines, your photo will be more balanced, level, and allow viewers to interact with it more naturally.

 

2. Set your camera's focus.

Today's phone cameras automatically focus on the foreground of your frame, but not every picture you take on your phone has an obvious subject. To adjust where you want your camera lens to focus, open your camera app and tap the screen where you want to sharpen the view.

 

3. Focus on one subject.

Many of the best photos include just one, interesting subject. So when taking a picture of one, spend some extra time setting up the shot. Some professional photographers say that the subject shouldn't fill the entire frame, and that two-thirds of the photo should be negative space that helps the subject stand out even more. But be sure you tap the screen of your smartphone to focus the camera on your subject that'll help to ensure that it's focused and the lighting is optimized.

 

4. Embrace negative space.

"Negative space" simply refers to the areas around and between the subjects of an image and it can take a photo from "good" to "great." When you include a lot of empty space in a photo, your subject will stand out more and evoke a stronger reaction from your viewer. And what does negative space looks like? It's often a large expanse of open sky, an empty field, a large wall, or water.

 

5. Find different perspectives.

Taking photos from a unique, unexpected angle can make them more memorable it tends to create an illusion of depth or height with the subjects. It also makes the image stand out, since most mobile photos are taken either straight -on or from a bird's eye view. Try taking a photo directly upward and playing with the sky as negative space, like in the first photo below. Or, you can try taking it at a slight downward