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Should you create albums? Like most people, your camera roll probably has hundreds (if not thousands) of photos. Your camera roll automatically saves your photos in chronological order.  You know those times when you’re telling someone a story and you tell them “Let me show you a photo!” You open your camera roll and start scrolling…and scrolling…and scrolling. You know it’s in there somewhere. Many times you don’t find the photo you were looking for. There’s a way to keep your photos neatly organized and easy to find.  Create folders and place your photos in these folders.  First, select a...

Do you know about the leveling tool? When taking shots from above, like food photography, for example, it’s important that the phone is parallel to the surface. Place your objects on a surface. Position your phone above. Look at the 2 ++. One is yellow and one is white. Move your phone until the 2 + line up and create one single yellow +  In this photo, the yellow and white ++ are not matched up. The photo is not level. In the following photo, both the yellow and white + are lined up and the photo is ready to...

Is it better to zoom or to crop? Our phones now have some pretty powerhouse cameras. The competing high-ranking phone brands have especially worked hard to make the camera features better over the years. The newer phones now have added macro lenses and wide-angle lenses to take more creative photos. One aspect of phone photography that is still lacking is zoom options. Photos are often grainy or shaky when the zoom feature is used.  The best way to get sharp “zoomed” photos is to take your photo regularly or as far as the zoom will let you without creating shake...

Subscribe to these phone photo YouTube channels  Do you like to watch YouTube videos? Did you know that you can learn a lot from watching YouTube channels that specialize in digital photography and phone photography? Here are some YouTube channels worth visiting and subscribing to. Fstoppers https://www.youtube.com/user/FStoppers/videos Fstoppers is a community of photographers, videographers, and other creative professionals focused on sharing reviews, photo tricks and tips, tutorials, and news. SLR Lounge | Photography Tutorials https://www.youtube.com/user/FStoppers/featured SLR Lounge is a photography community dedicated to providing photography tutorials, Lightroom Tutorials, Photoshop Tutorials, photography news and more!   iPhone Photography School https://www.youtube.com/c/EmilPakarklis/videos iPhone...

Do you know about the Live Mode feature on your camera? Most phones have the Live Mode feature now and it’s a great option to choose when shooting moving objects like sports, kids, and wildlife. Check out our photo of a blue-footed booby as an example.  The Live Mode feature was activated and a single photo was taken. Behind the scenes, the camera took 3 quick photos prior to pressing the shutter button and then 3 quick photos after the photo was taken. Activate the Live Mode feature. This was the initial photo taken.  Go to Edit and click on...