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Calling all photographers!!

Whether you use expensive camera equipment or simply your phone we want your pictures! Whether you have training or enjoy photography as a hobby, we want your pictures! Our new website editor wants and needs pictures of our chapter, state/provincial, and regional campouts. He says pictures of children and furry camping friends are particularly fun. There is a link on our website for you to upload your pictures. As they say a picture is worth 1,000 words, so go out and snap some pictures.

 

There isn’t an official campvention photographer, so individuals taking pictures and sharing them with us is welcomed.

 

Here are some links to websites providing tips on how to take better pictures with your phone. The tips in the various sources are similar which emphasizes their importance in taking good pictures.. Each source has more detail and photographs within the website.

 

Techwonders.com 10 Tips to take better photos with your phone.

  1. Set your position before taking the shot.
  2. Clean the lens.
  3. Avoid zoom.
  4. Adjust lighting properly, use natural light when possible.
  5. Use HDR (High Dynamic Range) Mode.
  6. Adjust exposure and focus.
  7. Use grid to help frame picture.
  8. Use additional lens.
  9. Stabilize your phone.
  10. Editing.

Cnet.com Phone photography 101: CNET’s guide to taking better pictures – CNET: Phone photography 101 This site has many tips on how to take different types of photos.

Pcmag.com 10 Easy Tips and Tricks for better smart phone photos

  1. Start with a good phone camera.
  2. Look for the light.
  3. Adjust exposure.
  4. Turn on your grid.
  5. Learn your camera’s features.
  6. Try an add on lens.
  7. Focus close.
  8. Get a gimbal.
  9. Add a microphone.
  10. Edit your shots.

www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/how-to-take-good-photos-with-your-phone/Time.com

  1. Keep the lens clean.
  2. Try to use rule of thirds.
  3. Pay attention to lighting.
  4. Avoid using flash.
  5. Never use digital zoom.
  6. Camera modes HDR and RAW.
  7. Experiment with different editing apps and saving the photos.

 

Nerdymillenial.com  7 Tips for Taking Better Cell Phone Photos – Nerdy Millennial

  1. Try landscape position.
  2. Don’t use zoom.
  3. Use natural lighting.
  4. Hold your phone steady.
  5. Clean the lens.
  6. Change the focus.
  7. Post processing.