Your phone’s camera may be your only camera these days. Even if it is just your snapshot camera, why not learn to use it to your best advantage? There are lots of obscure features and settings you should know about. This fun, interactive hour and a half will have you making better photographs than ever before with your phone.

TECHNIQUE

• Hand holding; elbows down, one hand holds the camera still and one hand does the settings/shutter, feet apart, maybe use a support
  

• In horizontal mode you can use 2 hands giving you control fingers
  

• Slow and Careful on the shutter button!
  

• You can use the volume buttons as the shutter, also on your earphones
  

• Tripod and holder for really still shots or videos
  
  

EXPOSURE

• Know how the meter works

• Black to white, the world averages out to a medium gray, the camera will try to expose the picture that way

• Know how to adjust on your camera plus & minus with the button or with a touch and hold spot

SHARPNESS

Touch to focus on different parts of the scene

Touch and Hold to lock focus

Closer is better

SCENE

• Composition is all important, rule of thirds, centering, perspective

• Zooming in and out is more possible now with newer cameras

• Vertical or Horizontal? Maybe both!

• Burst Mode on the volume button, hold down, catch the action

• Share your comp and lighting page: https://stevegandy.com/techclasses/DigitalPhotography/10-lighting_and_composition.html

Samsung Android Phone  Settings

To find these settings, touch "MORE", then experiment to see what you can do. The "PRO" button gives you the focus, exposure controls etc.

iPhone Settings

LET'S SHOOT SOME PICTURES!

Deeper Camera Settings...

Are often found in the Phone's preferences/settings/properties...

Here are some examples from an iPhone...

OTHER CAMERA APPS

Lightroom Mobile

Instagram and Facebook

Pro Camera

Halide

Focos

There are many others, some free, some with costs