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Seven Tips to Help You Improve Your Camera Phone Photos by Alan Dunne
It's really hard to keep up with technology at times, no longer do you simply buy an MP3 player or a digital camera with 'convergence' these days are long gone. Camera phones are the fastest growing segment within the digital market at the moment and with the rapid improvements in technology they are surreally impacting on the low end offerings of many digital camera manufacturers.
With the upsurge in higher mega pixels, better lenses and higher storage the camera phone is beginning to win market share and take away from the low end digital camera.The unfortunate things are many of the pictures taken with camera phones are poor quality which is the result of poor photographic technique.
Below you'll find the seven tips to help you improve your technique and get the most from your phone.
1. You'll need a well lit subject - This might sound simple but if you're indoors turn on lights this can really impact the image you get in a dramatic way, if you're phone has it you can experiment with the white balance. Some camera come with a built in flash or light if use this can really lift your shot and add clarity. If shooting outdoors you may also use the flash or light to help lift the subject and make sure to avoid bright light as you could end up with subjects that are silhouetted.
2. Keep The Lens Clean - This is common with all cameras but even more so with camera phones as they spend a lot of time in your pocket or at the bottom of a handbag. As a result they can get dirty and can be easily damaged. If you don't have a cover over the lens fingerprints can be one of the biggest issues that will help to loose quality in your pictures. From time to time try to clean the lens using a soft cloth this will help to maintain quality.
3. Experiment with White Balance - We touched on this in tip 1, but I just want to cover of a little bit more to help. A number of newer phones now come with adjustable white balance which lets you adjust or modify the colour balance. You can experiment with this feature to see if and what impact it has on your pictures. Remember all phones are different and this function will have different affects so check you manual to see what works best.
4. Keep it Still - Not much to say here really it's the same for all digital photography, you need to keep a steady hand. This is really important in low light as the camera needs a longer shutter speed. If the situation allows try lean against a solid object when taken pictures. I've found over the years that many camera phones have shutter lag which is the time taken from when you press the button to the camera actually taken the photo can be a second or two.
5. Keep all Photos - A lot of phones have small screens and you don't really get great quality, if you can hold onto all the photos until you transfer them to your computer. With software you can fix any changes that are required really easily.
6. High Resolution - On some phones you can choose the resolution you wan to take the photos and of course the higher the resolution the better quality photo you'll get. One thing you need to remember is that file size's will also increase which means less will fit on the phone and if you're sending them by Bluetooth/MMS or USB they can take time to upload.
7. Close Up - This is a key tip and is a common mistakes when using a camera phone, always try fill the screen with your subject the last thing you want is a small tiny object in the distance and then try fixing it later on a PC by zooming in (you loose quality). But, also getting to close can be cause issue so it's a fine balance, get this right and you'll produce wonderful photographs.
About the Author
About the Author
Alan Dunne is a successful freelance writer providing advice for consumers on purchasing a variety of products which includes
Mobile Phones in Ireland and and more! His numerous articles provide a wonderfully researched resource of interesting and relevant information.
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