How To Take Great Pictures With Your Cell Phone
- February 7, 2008
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- Directed by Colin Rich
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Darcie Champagne
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Kyle Hildenbrand
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Writer
Kyle du Ford
You might not be composing award-winning photos, but if you cross paths with the right celebrity at the right moment, you’ll want to know how to make your shot a tabloid-worthy one.
You Will Need
- A camera phone
Step 1: Set your camera phone
Set your camera phone to take the highest quality (and largest file size) photo possible.
Step 2: Clean your camera lens
Make sure your camera lens is clean—and that you know exactly where it is!
Step 3: Arrange your subjects
Arrange your subjects or scene as you see fit.
Step 4: Make sure there’s plenty of light
Make sure there’s plenty of light. If you have a flash, turn it on, and stand with whatever other light source is around behind you, so it shines on your subject.
Don’t block the light with your own body, casting shadows on your subject.
Step 5: Get in close
Get in close so that the subject is in full-frame.
Step 6: Use the rule of thirds
Use the rule of thirds, framing your subject in either the left or right third of the frame, not dead center—creating a more interesting picture.
If you’re shooting a celebrity at a club, use the rule of fourths—if the bodyguard is four times your size, don’t take the picture.
Step 7: Keep the camera steady
Keep the camera as steady as possible—the less movement the better, so stabilize yourself as best you can.
Step 8: Snap your shot
Snap your shot and hope for the best—or the worst, as the case may be.
Both Sharp and Kyocera introduced the first camera phones in 1997.
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Comments (5)
This stuff is good advice. Very well done.
over 4 years ago by nickmather
Gr8 job.
i like how bill made trouble at the end...
over 3 years ago by lchaya
1 amendment to step 4, if you have an iPhone only take pictures when the light is to your back, otherwise the picture will come up dark! I realized this when I was taking sunset pictures in punta del este and the best shots were of houses where the windows were reflecting the sunset.
over 4 years ago by tlimongello
Love this!
over 3 years ago by Rosemarie_Lennon
I like the fun facts at the end haha
over 3 years ago by Samo
In the video I see that you were adjusting the photo size settings on the iPhone. I just went to do that and could not find how to change them to a larger file size.
over 4 years ago by joclark
Hi, Lindsay Campbell. Glad you found work. Lookin' &; doin' great! Good information piece. I needed that.
over 2 years ago by gki610
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