Look at the dimensions. e.g. if the pixels are 1000×400, then you can’t print anything over a 4″x4″ photo. You can download free software like irfanview, double click the image and press “I” to view image size, camera make, etc. The pics you have on line are NOT enlargeable. You need the original from your [...]
Mar 272012
You think it is not possible to take very decent photos with a smartphone? Think again. Here is a shot of some Ahi tuna I made the other day. Look at the image and then read below as to why I think that this image works…
For one, the colors and sharpness are good. Your eye tends to go from the bottom left following the tuna up the frame and then down again past the asparagus to the mushrooms.
How did I take this photo? I used just ambient light, turned the flash off, placed the plate almost directly below the lights, held the phone on the edge of the plate…actually, pressing it on the plate so there is no camera shake, put the phone on self timer and just kept holding the camera still till the photo was taken. I pulled the photo up in an editor and made sure that the white balance and tones were OK. That was it!
Now it is your turn. Try this and let me know how it goes.
 Fix the exposure on smartphonesHave you had pictures tun out “too dark” when you think you are in bright light? For example, I recently took this of my family on a boat trip in Annapolis with my smartphone. The result- harsh shadows and glare! I saw this on the ‘preview’ (the 5 seconds that the phone showed me the shot) [...] |
 Smartphones I recommendPeople often ask me how to take good shots with a smartphone. My standard response has been that it is not the camera, but how it is taken. Granted, you have to keep these tips in mind, but still… there must be SOMETHING I look for in a smartphone when I want it as a [...] |
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 Here are a few tips to make images stand out!Lighting. Lighting. Lighting. The more unusual, the more it will captivate the viewer. Avoid DIRECT sunlight. FOREIGN BODIES: Elements in the frame that do not belong (e.g. background of your aunt’s picture has half a chair!). Indoor Photos: Do not use a flash indoors! Instead, stabilize yourself. Prop your elbows on a table, sofa or something that [...] |