Everyone with a smartphone is always using their camera to upload their photos for Facebook, Twitter, or other social media platforms. For someone who always using their camera, there maybe some tips to make that picture even better. Lifehacker got advice for those looking to improve that shot before the moment is gone.
- Use your flash but natural lighting is best when available. Always make sure your subject is facing the light source. Most phones suck in low-light situations.
- Don’t overuse the flash, not all situations call for it. Too much flash can ruin the shot.
- Try to always keep your lens clean.
- Try not to use your digital zoom as it will ruin the resolution of the shot and give you a crappy, grainy look.
- Tweak your camera’s settings before the shot. iPhone users can download apps like Camera + and Android users can download apps like CameraZOOM Fx. Lifehacker recommends these two but there are plenty of apps to use like Photoshop as well.
- Keep photos at the largest resolution for photos you wanna keep around and don’t plan on sending it via MMS.
- Turn the Stable Shot setting on if you have the ability, you can also check within your respected app stores for one as well.
- Give your phone a second or two to adjust to the white balance of the subject in a low-light setting. You can also adjust this manually by changing the white balance.
- You can beef up the exposure settings as well for an improved shot.
- Don’t forget your Black & White or Sepia color settings to get an impressive shot.
- For after transferring your photos from your phone to your PC/Mac, you can also use GIMP/Photoshop for post-editing to salvage mediocre/average photos.
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