Smartphones for business photography
Do you use your smartphone when taking business photography?
On the 21st of March, I completed a webinar on ways to improve the process of using your smartphone.
During this webinar, I will cover the following topics:
Unlock your phone’s camera settings
Get the most out of your environment’s natural and artificial lighting
Ways to use your smartphone to take great photos (Composition techniques to consider).
Consider smartphone lenses, apps and ring lights
Apps and editing on your smartphone
Upload images and edit or use images on the web/laptop
DURING THE WEBINAR, I WILL BREAK DOWN THE AREAS LISTED ABOVE!
Phone settings
Explain how to use the different camera options from Pano to time-lapse video
Introduce the use of settings like f-stop, exposure, and other similar camera settings with your phone's camera.
Lighting options
Use exposure compensation in portrait mode and explain lighting options.
Introduce ways to use phone flash & continuous lighting/natural lighting
How to take an excellent smartphone picture
Photography compositions using
Add the rule of thirds grid, via the camera phone settings
Explain colour theory and how effective this can be in taking an excellent picture
Background per image
Angles to use when shooting with a mobile device.
AFTER THE WEBINAR I WILL ADD THIS SECTIONS FULL DETAILS TO THIS SECTION OF MY BLOG, FOR YOU TO READ AND REFLECT ON WHEN NEEDED A REFRESH.
Tripods, apps and accessories for smartphones
Accessories you can buy -
Mobile Phone Camera Lens Kit Phone Lens With Fish Eye Lens + Macro Lens + Wide Angle Lens
Ring light for your mobile phone
You can buy a wide range of tripods for your phone
Tabletop
Remote control and tripod
MINI tripod
DJI OM 4
Phone Tripod, Tabletop Travel Portable and Flexible Camera Stand Holder with Wireless Remote and Universal Clip
VSCO, formerly known as VSCO Cam, is a photography mobile app. The VSCO app allows users to capture and edit photos in the app, using preset filters and editing tools.
VISUALS FROM LIGHTROOM APP
Lightroom app is perfect for editing, organising, and sharing photos on your iPad, iPhone, or Android device. Changes sync seamlessly, so they are available in your Lightroom desktop app and your Lightroom account on the web.
PHOTOSHOP APP
This app helps take picture through it and edit the photos
AFTERLIGHT APP - This is perfect for mobile photography, and this app helps simplify this process.
Apple Photos - which is a way to edit your images if you have an IPhone
Snapseed is a photo-editing application for iOS and Android that allows users to enhance photos and apply digital filters.
Summary:
This blog explores how smartphones can be used effectively for business photography. It covers the key topics discussed in a webinar on improving smartphone photography skills, including:
Unlocking phone camera settings for better photos (e.g., f-stop, exposure).
Maximizing natural and artificial lighting for optimal results.
Composition techniques, such as the rule of thirds and using different angles.
Using smartphone lenses, apps, and accessories like tripods and ring lights to enhance photography.
Editing photos directly on smartphones using apps like VSCO, Lightroom, Photoshop, Afterlight, and Snapseed.
Additionally, the blog includes information on smartphone accessories that improve the photography process, such as lens kits, tripods, and remote controls. The author also promises to provide a detailed breakdown of the webinar content for future reference.
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