Trivia How to Shoot Outstanding Smartphone Street Photography

[Professora Akira]

Shoot from your Hip
It can be challenging to hold the smartphone at the hip and take street photography but you can practice it.

• Pro Tip: pretend your texting or playing a game then take the shot.

Ae /Af lock
When taking smartphone street photography focus is vital. Knowing what to focus on and how to lock the exposure will improve your photos. AE/AF lock stands for auto exposure and focus. The auto exposure adjusts the brightness of the image. The auto-focus adjusts the sharpness of a photo. Locking the focus means that you are setting the focus and exposure to a specific point. Enhance your smartphone street photography by capturing the shot in the exact moment. You won’t have to risk missing out on the shot because you were figuring out where to focus.

Take note of the conditions when subjects are still. The picture may be blurry and affected by changing conditions in light or activity. You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. is important if you are taking images in low light or there is high contrast in light conditions. When you have locked the focus you shouldn’t change the distance between the subject and the camera. Then your image will be blurry.

How to use Ae/Af lock

1. Open up the camera from the camera app
2. Tap the screen to focus and expose your image
3. Hold on your focal point until you see an AE/AF Lock banner on the screen, to lock exposure and focus.
4. Press the shutter button to take a photo
5. To unlock, tap anywhere on the screen

Build a story
Creating a story includes the ability to capture an engaging photo. A photo story includes structure and depth. To Find your story look around to see details that might not be obvious at first sight. You can also call the story as photojournalism. Think of the images you see when you hear of a big news event. The images are dynamic and show real experiences.


Capture Emotion,humanity and spirit
Candid emotion of people in everyday lives relates to our hearts and can bring deep emotions. Take a moment to stop and wait till you can capture the magic in the eyes.Notice your surroundings and then stop and take the shot.


Go into s†éálth mode with shutter release button
If you want to not be seen doing smartphone street photography use a shutter release button. This way you can take stunning candid shots without anyone noticing. (Just remember to turn off the shutter button).


Always have a theme
for instance,it can be captured city or streets ,beach,bus stop ,parks.



Urban landscape
This is a shot of the view of the landscape of a city. This can be a streetside or a shot from high up of a city. You can take a shot of the highest location to show expansive the view of skyscrapers.You can capture its details.





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[FluffyKitty]

Thanks for the tips ma'am

 

[Deleted member 1954679]

mahilig pa naman ako mag picture-picture date gamit yung debattery na kamera... salamat sa tips TS heheh

 

[Professora Akira]

Thanks for the tips ma'am

You're welcome po

mahilig pa naman ako mag picture-picture date gamit yung debattery na kamera... salamat sa tips TS heheh

yup ,you can practice and try it

 

[Dismal]

Salamat sa mga tips na ito

 

[Notice404]

Thanks