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Food photography and smartphones go hand-in-hand like fish and chips or peanut butter and jam. Some people can’t help but feel compelled to take a picture when they see a plate of good food in front of them and share the photo with others. And what better way to do that than with a smartphone that’s always readily available? However, …
Usually, when people think about factors that contribute to great quality smartphone photos they think about the megapixels or sensor, and overlook one of smartphone photography’s unsung heroes– aperture. But, what exactly is aperture? Aperture is the opening in the camera lens through which light enters the camera. How dark or bright the photo that the camera produces will turn out is determined by the …
These days, when looking at smartphone camera specs, optical zoom has increasingly become a major talking point by phone manufacturers. That’s because in the past, phone cameras have only been able to use digital zoom, but now technology has made optical zoom a reality. For those who don’t know the difference, this can be confusing, and some have been left …
UPDATED: July 2020We’ve all been there before: Something cool is happening and you want to take a picture of it. You whip out your phone, take the picture only to realise that the photo is blurry and unclear. You try to take another shot but that moment has passed, never to be captured again. I’ve personally been in that situation before, so …
A big part of quality photography is getting the focus right. Missing the focus even slightly can turn a potentially great photo into a bad one. Despite their size constraints, smartphone cameras have gotten better and better with time. One aspect of this progress that doesn’t get talked about much is the auto-focus system.Other smartphone-related topics How To Make Your …
When taking pictures with our phones, most of us don’t even think about the actual size of the photos we’re taking. That is until the phone warns us we’re running out of memory. Only then we worry about how much space our photos occupy. How big are mobile photos? The size of a photo depends on many factors but mainly …
Ever since the camera became one of the biggest selling points on smartphones, a lot of emphases has been placed on the number of megapixels a phone packs in its camera. If you ask people what makes a phone camera great, the majority of them will probably say the number of megapixels it has. To be fair, they wouldn’t be wrong. Megapixels are …
This post may contain affiliate links Some of today’s top smartphones are said to be water-resistant. They are given a rating which indicates the extent to which the phone can keep dust out, and how long it can remain submerged underwater without any damage. The maximum rating a smartphone can get is IP68 which means it is dust-proof and can go …
Ever since cameras became the biggest selling point on smartphones, manufacturers have been putting a lot of effort into improving their quality. At some point, a lot of attention was given to the amount of megapixels a smartphone camera could pack. In recent years, a new trend has emerged－more cameras. Dual camera smartphones are becoming more and more common but …
When it comes to apps and websites where you can sell your smartphone pictures, there are plenty of options to choose from. One particular app that stands out for me is Foap. Its business model has seen many photographers earn some extra cash just from taking pictures with their phones. For easy to follow tips on how to increase your chances …