Take Better Photos with Your Smartphone: Focus, EV - Part 6
๐๐๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ - ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐จ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐๐
This week I am explaining basic concepts in photography. I am a self-taught and amateur photographer since 2012.
All concepts are explained super easily and with accessible language. You can read Parts 1 to 5 Below. ๐๐ You can read the full blog article here NOW: https://www.theprincientist.com/smartphone-camera-settings/
Take Better Photos with Your Smartphone: Manual Mode - Part 1
Take Better Photos with Your Smartphone: Aperture - Part 2
Take Better Photos with Your Smartphone: ISO - Part 3
Take Better Photos with Your Smartphone: Shutter Speed - Part 4
Take Better Photos with Your Smartphone: White Balance - Part 5
๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐ - ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ & ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐
๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐? Exposure Value setting makes the photo darker or brighter.
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐? Open your camera. Select PRO Mode. It is usually identified as โEVโ.
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ฌ? Exposure Value can be adjusted by using a slider. The default value is 0. When you adjust the slider to the โ+โ side the brightness will increase and when you move the slider to the โ-โ side the picture will be darker.
๐ ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ? Focus refers to how sharp a photo is. A photo that is focused shows the object in detail with good resolution and contrast. Pictures out of focus are usually blurred.
If the light is good your phone will focus automatically. You can also manually choose where to focus by tapping on the object of interest before shooting. A circular or square mark will appear on the screen in the area you want to focus on.
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐? Open your camera. Select PRO Mode. It is usually identified by the letter "F". When you select it a slider will appear on the screen that allows you to shift focus as you please. You move the focus by adjusting a slider.
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ฌ? Focus highlights whatโs important in the photo and what isnโt. What is focused on draws more attention
๐๐๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ? To be honest, auto-focus works fine. It is quick and accurate. Manual focus is useful when the light is low and auto-focus may not work so well. In the end, your decision will be determined by how much time you have to adjust your focus and the light conditions you have available.
Hope this series of articles helped you better understand these photography concepts.
This article is informational only. I am not a professional photographer so the knowledge presented is from my experience, books I've read and websites I've researched.
All references are available in the original blog post - https://www.theprincientist.com/smartphone-camera-settings/
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