You’ll always have a few epic moments when you are traveling that you will just have to take a picture of. No matter where you are or what you are doing, if you get a good picture of it, the world will want to see it. It will start with friends and family commenting and liking your photos and then possibly sharing them for their friends and family to see and so on. Because smartphones now have the ability to take awesome pictures, you don’t have to have an expensive digital camera to take quality pictures.
Here are some Hacks for Taking Great Smartphone Travel Pictures
Don’t Zoom
Zooming in for your photos will just result in a photo that’s grainy. In order to get a pic that’s as clear as possible, get up close and personal with whatever it is that you are taking a picture of. You can always use the cropping feature on your phone to edit out any objects that you don’t want in it. If you have to zoom, try to zoom in as little as possible.
Think About Your Lens
One thing that many smartphone photographers don’t think about is their lens. It often ends up getting smudged from being touched when pulling it out of a purse or pocket. The end result is a pic that just doesn’t look right. Always clean your lens before you take a photo. If you are wanting to try something new with your phone, consider purchasing an external lens to clip onto your phone. These lenses will allow you more options like being able to shoot at wider angle.
Forget The Filters
Too many smartphone photographers use filters on their pictures when they just don’t need too. A lot photos don’t need a filter in order to look good. When taking pictures, make sure that no filter is pre-applied. After you see the shot you want, decide whether or not you should apply some sort of filter to it. Chances are that the untouched photo will look better than anything you could do with a filter.
Try Not To Use The Flash
The flash on your phone will often be too harsh and make the pic you take look washed out. If there’s natural light around, use it! Even other light sources, like a lamp, may give you a better result than the flash on your phone.
Frame Your Shot
Use the grid feature on your smartphone. Place people or landscapes along the intersection lines of the grid so that you are taking more interesting photos vs. centering everything in the middle.
