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If you have a new(ish) smartphone, then you probably have portrait mode. This feature came out a few years ago and has made taking portraits on your phone so much more fun.

Taking a portrait in portrait mode on your phone can give you that blurry background appearance that used to be only possible with DSLRs.

Do you have a great shot you really love but think something is missing?

Too much blue?

Too much yellow?

Maybe it lacks intensity?

You can enhance your photos with easy one-click filters that most smartphones are equipped with.

Apps like Instagram and Facebook also have filters that you can easily use to change the mood of your photos or fix colors.

In photography, one of the most common mistakes that people make is not aligning the horizon line. Nothing says amateur like a crooked horizon line!

When shooting a landscape, make sure to align the horizon correctly. It’s pretty easy to do if you are shooting a seascape.