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Do you like to take wide angle photos? The newest phones now offer wide angle lenses that let you take some pretty amazing landscape photographs. But what if you don’t have a wide angle lens on your phone?  Here’s a simple tip to create a wide angle photo without a wide angle lens. Set your camera to PANO Turn your phone to LANDSCAPE Shoot your photo! Did you like this tip? Join our Facebook page Shoot Like a Pro With Your Phone, share your photos with like-minded people and get more tips and tricks. Also, participate in our weekly photo...

Put your best face forward! Selfies! Practically everyone has snapped a selfie (or several hundred!) Some people seem to be pros at taking great selfies all the time. But let’s face it, most of us have to snap quite a few before getting one that we are pleased with. One way to help with getting better selfies is to position your phone correctly. Straight on selfies or selfies taken from below are generally not flattering.  So, what’s the best position for the best selfie?  Simply place your phone slightly above your head and angle your face to the side. Voila!...

Look for this photo opportunity! There are so many photo opps that surround us daily. Sometimes we are simply too busy or too distracted to notice them.  One fun photo opp that is readily available is shadow photography. Shadows are everywhere and create very interesting photo opportunities.  Take the time to observe shadows and see how they transform as the light changes. Play with composition and even convert your shadow photo to black & white for a more dramatic effect. Did you like this tip? Join our Facebook page Shoot Like a Pro With Your Phone, share your photos with...

Did you purchase a new iPhone13 recently? Apple released the 13 series with some pretty cool new camera features! One of the best features is Cinematic Mode. It’s the greatest camera feature to come out since they introduced Portrait Mode on the iPhone 8+. Simply put, Cinematic Mode is the video version of Portrait Mode. The camera spots the objects in your frame and smoothly shifts the focus and depth of field as you move your phone and when new objects come into the shot.  Cinematic Mode automatically blurs the background or foreground objects sending the viewer's eye directly to...

Do you know what the most used Instagram filter is? We all use filters sometimes to make our photos look better. Sometimes you can tell that a photo has a filter added to it and sometimes you can’t.  The most used filter on Instagram is Clarendon. It over saturates the look of your photo and adds a high-contrast effect. The Clarendon filter also adds an overall cool tint to your photo, but skin tones normally remain warm and natural. Photo without filter. Photo with Clarendon filter.  Double click on the filter to adjust the effect. Did you like this tip?...