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15 golden tips on how to make stunning photography smartphone in the journey
A Photo / / December 20, 2019
Smartphone - the easiest tool to capture the events and emotions of a journey. However, the quality of the images often leaves much to be desired. Cole Rice, photographer and traveler, reveals several mobile photography secrets that will help you bring back from a trip stunning images.
Rice Cole (Cole Rise) - a popular photographer, traveler and creator of Rise presets for Instagram. His photographs are characterized by the fact that even after treatment, they look natural. Cole shared his secrets on how to remove the mobile phone and edit photos so that the quality they were close to the pictures with SLR cameras.
1. Add the light shadows and darken the highlights
Most of the tools for photo editing options are for controlling light and shadows. And it should be used.
To improve a photo with a picture of nature, Cole balanced exposure, adding light and shadows slightly darkening highlights. There is also a photograph he used Winsy filter collection Litely applications to bring a warm tone image.
2. Add a vignette effect and shadow to make the picture brighter
vignetting effect adds a dark border around the perimeter of photos and lightens its middle. This is one of the favorite tricks of Cole. The original photo was too dark, so Cole increased the saturation and added a little sharpness to separate the balloon from the landscape. This will keep the picture a natural.
3. Edit the image, and then return all settings back to 50%
It is very important.
The trick is to make your photo look natural. Edit the image as you used to do it, and then return all settings back to 50%.
Last year, Instagram users finally have the opportunity to control the force of impact filters. To use these settings, simply select the filter, and then click on it again.
And one more tip: do not use the tool in the LUX Instagram. His task - to correct a lack of contrast that makes the picture unnatural.
4. Shoot people wherever possible
Photos published by Cole Rise (@colerise)
Landscapes look best when they have people. The man in the photograph is able to convey feelings. The best example of how people add personality snapshot - it works Haussmann Murad (Murad Osmann), who photographs himself, holding the hand of his girlfriend, in different parts of the world (photo series "Follow me").
Tip 5. People help convey the scale of the objects
Photos published by Cole Rise (@colerise)
It is the ruins of the ancient city of Jerash. If you remove the person from this photo, we do not feel the scale and grandeur of the building.
6. Try to take pictures, leaning out of car window
Photos published by Cole Rise (@colerise)
You never know in advance what you'll get. With the iPhone, simply hold down the shutter button and hold to take pictures in continuous shooting mode. On a smartphone running Android can enable continuous shutter shooting, the camera settings by selecting the appropriate mode (Burst Mode). Smartphones Samsung- it can be called a Burst Shot. When you create this image Cole used a Slow Shutter Cam, to add a blur effect.
7. To get an interesting shot, place the smartphone on roof of car
If there are clouds in the sky, their reflection on a car roof Add photos some zest.
8. Lower the gadget to the water's surface to create a sharp reflective effect
Photos published by Cole Rise (@colerise)
9. Keep your smartphone vertically when shooting for Instagram
Photos published by Cole Rise (@colerise)
To simplify your task, hold the camera vertically: it's easier to fit everything you need for a frame in a square area. And yet it is better to set up the camera to shoot only square images.
10. With landscapes press the volume button to release the shutter
Did you know that you can simply open the camera in the iPhone and press the volume button to take a picture? The same is true for the Android phones. The Samsung Galaxy S4 assign function shutter button volume control settings instead of the function approximation, which is installed by default. This reshuffle buttons allow convenient to pick up the phone to avoid the effect of "shaking hands" that can ruin a photo.
11. Get down close to the ground, if you want to make the object in the foreground
Photos published by Cole Rise (@colerise)
The camera smartphones poor depth of field, so you can resort to tricks. For example, lower the camera closer to the ground.
12. Do not attract attention and do not carry a backpack
Photos published by Cole Rise (@colerise)
Tourist hung with gadgets - it's a great lure for thieves. When traveling, Cole never wears clothes calling, keep your camera and the phone close to his home and always leaves a backpack. Before removing the trader or a person on the street, be sure to ask for permission. You'd be surprised how responsive people.
13. Bad weather = great photo
Do not run away when the rain or hail begins. This excellent conditions to make a good shot. Cloudy and cloudy days - it is an opportunity to capture the interesting patterns in the sky. Do not sit at home, even when the weather seems to be non-flying.
14. Be ready to shoot even in the most unexpected moments
Not always get the opportunity to thoroughly prepare for the shooting happen and unexpected moments. As an example, the frame with low overflying aircraft. Therefore, if you do not want to miss the excellent staff, learn the keyboard shortcuts of your phone. For example, the Samsung smartphones in the settings there is an option Camera Quick Access. And in the new Galaxy S6 has a built-in hot keys, just need to double-click the Home button.
15. In order to get the best shots, go further than others
Photos published by Cole Rise (@colerise)
The only way to discover the beautiful places - a force to examine himself. You want to get a non-standard frames? Move away from the more tourist areas.
In general, says Cole, live bright life, then there will be great photos themselves.
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