PodCamp NH: How to Take Better Cell Phone Photos

August 13, 2011 PCNH One comment

Proof I am awful at taking camera photos:

Bud Thorpe's Session at PodCamp NH

 Which is why I’m at Bud Thorpe’s “How to Take Better Camera Phone Images” session at PodCamp NH. Will be taking his rules to heart:

  • Set your camera to high res.
  • Use an app.
  • Turn off the stupid fake shutter sound.
  • Turn off the zoom.
  • Geotag.
  • Keep your elbows in. Steady.
  • Clean off your lens every time you take a photo. Every time.
  • Digital zoom = cropping. Stop zooming. Crop after the fact.

Camera phones in general have wide lenses. Get close to your subject. Be sneaky, even.

On lighting: When outdoors, go in the shade. It’s all about the light. Also: People shouldn’t be facing the sun. That = Squints McGee. The light will bounce off of the ground/pavement/photographer.