Hey there beautiful people! Welcome back to Photo & Fashion. I’m so glad you’re here! Today I’m going to give you some basic photography tips. These will be specifically for taking photos on your phone. You do not have to be a professional photographer with an expensive camera to get the results you want by any means! These simple tips will turn your everyday photos taken on your phone from like to LOVE.
Tip #1
Clean your lens.
Yes! Something that sounds SO simple, people often forget. Time and time again I have taken a photo and then said to myself— What is off about this? Where did I go wrong? Then I realize my lens was dirty, roll my eyes at myself, and try again. Wipe off your lens before every photo, and thank me later. Believe me when I say a clean lens makes ALL the difference!
Tip #2
Balance your shot.
If your shot is not balanced, it will look “off” and have you scratching your head as to why. Shift your phone around a few times and see what looks the best to you. Yes, photography has basic “rules”— but of course you can break them if you’d like. In general, you want to see where the lines / content of your subject match up with the frame of your photo.
Tip #3
Lighting.
To me, lighting is possibly the most essential thing to a quality image. Before clicking the button to take a photo, tap around a few times on different areas of your screen. You will notice that this changes the exposure, and therefore you are able to choose how you’d prefer the lighting to be. It depends on the photo you’re taking, but if good natural lighting is involved, I’d aim to keep it as close to reality as possible. In cases where the content of your photo is too bright, or too dark, get to tapping and adjust accordingly!
Tip #4
Your personal style.
Discovering your aesthetic / preferred editing style is key to loving your images. I know it made such a huge difference for me when I began to edit my photos. You can always get a free editing app and just play around! Editing is meant to be fun and completely attuned to your personal style. We will definitely go more in depth on this later on— so stay tuned!
I hope these simple phone photography tips aide you in the beginning of your photo & fashion journey. I would love to be inspired by your work, so you can always tag me https://www.instagram.com/josephineadair/?hl=en on Instagram. Thanks so much for reading and I will see you again very soon!
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