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Do You Want Photos with your Cell Phone?
by Callum Perting
http://www.rqphone.com
When the cell phone was first made available to the general
public, people thought that this was the ultimate in
personal communication. Since then, however, upgrades have
caused these first devices to become classified as nothing
more than the communications fossils of the distant past.
Today, you can take a picture, call your friends and share
the photo with them all at the same time.
Although using a camera phone isn~t terribly difficult, the
taking of a good picture can be a bit challenging. Since
the device is small, there are things that need to be taken
into consideration that you may not have to think about
when taking a photo with a conventional camera. While
these devices aren~t intended to produce high-quality
prints, you~ll still want to be sure that your pictures
capture the moment in the best way possible.
When something presents itself that you feel should be
committed to ~film,~ take a variety of shots. That way,
you~ll have the option of going through the pictures and
choosing the ones that you like. You can always delete the
others, so there~s nothing to lose by taking several of
the same subject. The winners can be uploaded onto your
computer and either saved in an electronic photo album or
printed for inclusion in a hard copy collection.
Cell phone camera don't offer a zoom option on that your
other cameras may have. At least, at this point in time,
these phones don~t offer such a feature. You have to make
sure to stand close to the person or object that you are
photographing. You will lose quality and you will probably
not be able to see their features if you do not. However,
it will cause blurriness if you stand too close, so stand
about one or two feet from the subject.
It~s important to take the picture from eye level, when you
want to take a photo of a person or animal. You~ll
have a much better chance of capturing the true personality
of the individual and getting the correct resolution when
you shoot from this vantage point. You can lose some
very engaging shots and detract from overall quality if
you shoot from an angle, so make sure you get nice and
close to the subjects you are photgraphing.
Unless your camera phone has a built-in flash, you~re going
to have to be alert to light levels before you snap any
pictures. Insufficient light is the top cause of a bad
photo. Bright light is always best, when it reflects off
of the subject of the picture. Be sure to make the light
as bright as possible, if you~re planning to do your
photography indoors,
Since many camera phones will allow you to choose the
resolution that you prefer ~ low, medium or high ~ set to
it the highest level before attempting to snap any shots.
~High~ is equivalent to ~high quality,~ which is the
scenario that you want for all of your photos. Even if it
doesn~t appear to be any different on the camera phone~s
output, there will be a noticeable difference when you
upload it to your computer and view it on your screen.
Keep in mind that a plain background is best, so that the
subject of the picture is the main focus. You should also
be sure, too, that you don~t intrude upon someone~s
personal space. Always be courteous and obtain the
permission of the person whose picture you are taking.
A camera phone isn~t worth getting into trouble over, as
exciting as it can be to have the ability to snap pictures
at random.
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