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For the professional source about how to shoot on your phone, I read the book<<超简单!手机摄影技巧大全>>(Super simple! Mobile photography skills) this book was written by Jing Nei net.I chose a few chapters that I think will help me.

Familiar with the camera function of the mobile phone

Accurate focus to ensure that the subject of the picture is clear:

Choose the accurate focus places, the distance between the phone and the object needs to be suitable.

Use composition lines to assist in framing and composition:

Open the grid model,the composition lines will divide the screen into 9 parts equally.it can help to make the picture more balanced .

Use the flash correctly:

Use the flash when the light is not strong enough or in the night.when you use the flash,the object will be more light but the background will be dark.so if you also want to show the background ,then you need close the flash.

The exposure and focus lock in iphone system :

You can first lock the area you want to lock(use the technique in the video “How to Film+Edit on Your Smartphone”)when the prompt “auto exposure / auto focus lock”show on the screen,then re-compose the picture again and shoot.

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How to keep your object clear

Keep your phone stable :

Use the correct position when you shoot:hold both sides of the phone with both hands, the left and right thumbs are responsible for the focus position, and the right thumb is responsible for pressing the shutter button.

Pay attention to the effect of light on the picture:

The influence of light mainly refers to the backlight, and the backlight will darken the object. you can aim the metering point at the subject to meter,but the background will be overexposure. We should try to keep the object on light or side light to shoot.

Pay attention to accurate exposure:

Pay attention to the metering of your phone and the light when you shoot.Follow the principle of “rather underexposed ,don't overexpose”.the underexposed picture can be adjusted by post production.the accurate exposure will show more detail of the object.

Press the shutter after focusing:

Shoot after the phone finish the focusing.if the phone didn't finish the focusing,than the picture will very easy to be blurry.after the phone align the object,first choose the place you want to focu,than you should wait the object change from blurry to clean(finish the focusing)than you can press the shutter and shoot.

Avoid the picture clutter:

Shoot close to the object,clear the object,blur background. Change the shoot place,avoid cluttered objects,choose a clean place to shoot.Use chiaroscuro,hide clutter,make the clutter in the dark.use post production to cut the clutter,cut the picture to prominent the object.

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