{"id":11920,"date":"2020-08-21T14:01:09","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T14:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/?p=11920"},"modified":"2023-07-02T14:16:42","modified_gmt":"2023-07-02T14:16:42","slug":"try-these-3-things-right-now-to-improve-your-phone-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/try-these-3-things-right-now-to-improve-your-phone-photos\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Try these 3 Things RIGHT NOW to improve your phone photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can definitely take great phone photos these days. The technology has moved on massively since the early days, and the app software is truly amazing.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0There are probably dozens of phone photos tips you could give, but realistically these three things will make the biggest difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00a01 &#8211; Where is the light<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MG_7332-1024x546.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MG_7332-1024x546.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MG_7332-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MG_7332-94x50.jpg 94w, https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MG_7332-650x347.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MG_7332-1000x534.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MG_7332.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>photo &#8211; Setting sunlight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This may seem a bit of an odd question but have a look around you right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What is the main source of light where you are <strong>right now<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where is it coming from?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/0Q5A0244.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/0Q5A0244.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/0Q5A0244-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/0Q5A0244-75x50.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/0Q5A0244-650x434.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><figcaption>photo &#8211; Sunlight!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I would guess that you&#8217;ve either got&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>the cloudy sky above you if it&#8217;s overcast,\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>at the sun if it&#8217;s a bright day,\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>a window if you are inside\u00a0<\/li><li>or a ceiling-light if it&#8217;s dark outside<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/0038-Hannah-at-Black-Dyke-Mill-2020_02_02-by-McFade-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/0038-Hannah-at-Black-Dyke-Mill-2020_02_02-by-McFade-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/0038-Hannah-at-Black-Dyke-Mill-2020_02_02-by-McFade-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/0038-Hannah-at-Black-Dyke-Mill-2020_02_02-by-McFade-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/0038-Hannah-at-Black-Dyke-Mill-2020_02_02-by-McFade-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/0038-Hannah-at-Black-Dyke-Mill-2020_02_02-by-McFade.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption>photo &#8211; window lighting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is a secret,\u00a0 switch off the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/5-tips-for-off-camera-flash\/\" target=\"_blank\">flash on your camera<\/a> phone because it is always rubbish and unflattering\u2026.\u00a0 Use the ambient light instead, point 2 tells you how.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2 &#8211; Move whatever you are shooting to the light\u2026\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Arthur-Geldard-in-Leeds-2-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Arthur-Geldard-in-Leeds-2-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Arthur-Geldard-in-Leeds-2-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Arthur-Geldard-in-Leeds-2-1-75x50.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Arthur-Geldard-in-Leeds-2-1-650x433.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Arthur-Geldard-in-Leeds-2-1-1000x666.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Arthur-Geldard-in-Leeds-2-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>photo &#8211; Light falling on Arthur &#8211; dark background<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;I&#8217;m guessing you are probably photographing either&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>something you can put on a table or&nbsp;<\/li><li>a person.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So get them to move so that the light (from the sky, sun, window or light)&nbsp; is now falling upon&nbsp; their face,&nbsp; or maybe so they are at a slight angle so you get a small shadow across their face.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to photograph a plate of food,&nbsp; then choose a table by a window to put the plate on<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to shoot pretty much anything with which to create a meme, just move it towards a window and you will get lovely soft light falling over it, creating a beautiful photo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What you are doing is what Rembrandt used to do, and use the natural light available, wherever he was, to light his subjects.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But we are not quite there yet\u2026.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3 &#8211; What is in the background<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is usually how you can differentiate snapshots and crafted photographs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Snapshots may have busy distracting backgrounds, whereas, proper photographs will have backgrounds which have little influence or enhance the subject.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/0219-Andy-Taylor-Boocock-2020_07_14-by-McFade-1024x665.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/0219-Andy-Taylor-Boocock-2020_07_14-by-McFade-1024x665.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/0219-Andy-Taylor-Boocock-2020_07_14-by-McFade-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/0219-Andy-Taylor-Boocock-2020_07_14-by-McFade.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>photo &#8211; Clear background<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the phone photographer the easiest thing is to look for a plane background. Now this does not mean we take our subject away from the light source we found because we can&#8217;t find a plain background.&nbsp; keep the subject there but move the camera around. Try these<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>move the camera lower &#8211;\u00a0 <\/strong>if you are shooting upwards the background tends to be the ceiling or Sky which is almost always pretty featureless and a good background<\/li><li><strong>move the camera higher <\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0 if you point down,\u00a0 this is often very flattering for portraits and why the Instagram generation always hold the camera up high for selfies.\u00a0 But also floors tend to be dark and fairly featureless so could be an option<\/li><li>Move around the subject from left to right &#8211;\u00a0 leave your person or plate where it is and you do the lead work, \u00a0 hold your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/best-camera-kit-for-beginner-photographers-a-complete-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">camera phone in position to take a photograph<\/a> and then just walk around them looking at the back of the phone all the time to find the best background.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/0062-Andy-Taylor-Boocock-2020_07_14-by-McFade-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/0062-Andy-Taylor-Boocock-2020_07_14-by-McFade-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/0062-Andy-Taylor-Boocock-2020_07_14-by-McFade-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/0062-Andy-Taylor-Boocock-2020_07_14-by-McFade.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>photo &#8211; Low angle &#8211; puts Andy&#8217;s head in a plain background &#8211; the sky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/0593-Andy-Denise-Crosby-Wedding-2019_08_22-by-McFade-1024x496.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/0593-Andy-Denise-Crosby-Wedding-2019_08_22-by-McFade-1024x496.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/0593-Andy-Denise-Crosby-Wedding-2019_08_22-by-McFade-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/0593-Andy-Denise-Crosby-Wedding-2019_08_22-by-McFade-780x378.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/0593-Andy-Denise-Crosby-Wedding-2019_08_22-by-McFade.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>photo &#8211; High angle &#8211; just gets a concrete background, not the railings at the beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the vast majority of photos the best background is one which you don&#8217;t notice.\u00a0 So as soon as you find the blandest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/creating-depth-understanding-the-importance-of-foreground-middleground-and-background\/\" target=\"_blank\">background<\/a> take a shot,\u00a0 stay in that position and get them to pose or do whatever you like.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Try it RIGHT NOW<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There you go, 3 things you can try right now, grab a person, walk them to the window and give it a go!<\/p>\n<style>\r\n.lwrp.link-whisper-related-posts{\r\n            \r\n            margin-top: 40px;\nmargin-bottom: 30px;\r\n        }\r\n        .lwrp .lwrp-title{\r\n            \r\n            \r\n        }.lwrp .lwrp-description{\r\n            \r\n            \r\n\r\n        }\r\n        .lwrp .lwrp-list-container{\r\n        }\r\n        .lwrp .lwrp-list-multi-container{\r\n            display: flex;\r\n        }\r\n        .lwrp 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