Several Way To Take A Good Pictures

How to Take Good Pictures With Your Phone

Written by Lindsay Kolowich

In order to take a great photo, you used to have to buy a fancy camera and editing software for your desktop computer. Then, you had to invest some serious time and energy into learning how to use them.
Thanks to smartphones and editing apps, we can now take high quality photos and edit them without any bells and whistles.
But taking a great photo on your smartphone is not as simple as pointing and shooting. There are plenty of bad smartphone photos out there -- I'm sure you've seen one or two of them.
So, what's the secret to taking great pictures with your smartphone? Turns out there are a few of them. Check out these tips below to improve your smartphone photography game.

    1. Turn on gridlines to line up your shot 

One of the easiest and best ways to improve the photos you take on your mobile device is by turning on gridlines so you can properly set up your shot. It superimposes a series of lines on the screen of your smartphone's camera app that are based on the "rule of thirds" -- one of the most well-known principles of photographic composition.  
The rule of thirds says to break an image down into thirds, both horizontally and vertically, so you have nine parts in total. The theory is that if you place points of interest in these intersections or along the lines, your photo will be more balanced and will enable your viewer to interact with the image more naturally. 

To switch the grid on :

• iPhone: Go to "Settings," choose "Photos & Camera," and switch "Grid" on.
•  Samsung Galaxy S5: Launch the camera app, go to "Settings," scroll down and tap "Gridlines on."

  2. Focus on one subject.

  Many of the best photos include just one, interesting subject. Plus, it's usually easier to get the composition right when your photo only has one subject. Spend some extra time setting up the photo, tap the screen of your smartphone to focus the camera on your subject, and capture away. Use negative space (i.e. empty space) to your advantage here to make your subject stands out even more.
  Pro Tip: Once you've taken your photo, open it in the Snapseed photo editing app and use its "Selective Adjust" tool to make your subject even more vivid. Using that tool, you can pinpoint your subject and adjust the brightness, contrast, and saturation of that single point in the photo. 
  
  
  
  
  
  

   3. Embrace negative space.

  Speaking of negative space ... it looks good. Real good. "Negative space" simply means the area around and between the subjects of an image. When it comes to composing great photos, use simplicity to your advantage. When you include a lot of empty space, your subject will stand out more and evoke a stronger reaction from your viewer. Oftentimes, negative space is a large expanse of open sky, water, an empty field, or a large wall, as in the examples below.
  
  
  
  

   4. Find interesting perspectives.

  One great way to make your photo memorable is to take it at a unique, unexpected angle. This can create a cool illusion with the subjects in your photo.
  Most photos taken on mobile phones nowadays are taken either straight on or from a bird's eye view. Try taking a photo straight up and playing with the sky as negative space, like in the first photo below. Or, you can try taking it at a slight downward angle.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  5. Play with reflections.

Another cool idea for making your smartphone photos memorable? Look for opportunities to play with reflections. There are plenty of other sources for great reflection photos: puddles, larger bodies of water, mirrors, sunglasses, glass, metallic surfaces, and more.

   6. Keep an eye out for repetitive patterns.

Repetitive patterns are another pleasing subject to photograph. They appear whenever strong graphic elements are repeated over and over again, such as lines, geometric shapes, forms, and colors. These patterns can make a strong visual impact. Sometimes, simply photographing a beautiful, tiled floor can be enough to create a striking image. Other times, it's more fun to keep an eye out for where they appear naturally.

images credit :http://blog.hubspot.com

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