Smartphone cameras encode all sorts of information into a picture's metadata: the type of phone, the exact time, and even the GPS coordinates the photo was taken at. If you don't want to give up your location through your photo history, here's how to strip the geotags out of your pictures.
Your phone's camera may have many features and modes. If you see Pro or Manual among them, then you have a powerful tool you can utilize to take your mobile photography further. The settings give you DSLR-like adjustments over composition for more precise control over how you want the shot to look.
Every time your smartphone takes a photo, it does a lot of post-processing on the backend, but what if you were to take those matters into your own hands instead. That's the advantage of shooting in RAW, where you can use editing apps to work with pure unprocessed visual data to get the best possible image.
If you're looking to take a photo before you dig in to that sumptuous meal sitting in front of you, consider how you're going to compose that image. Good food photography takes some thought and good habits to make the dish look delicious, and they're not hard to follow whenever you want to truly capture a culinary delight.
You may take a lot of photos on your phone at any given time or situation, but you may not realize how poor some of them are because of common errors. Your smartphone's camera is probably capable of so much more, but to get there, you need to remember some fundamentals and make use of the tools available to you.
Night and low-light conditions are some of the most challenging to shoot photos in, and more often than not, you may end up with something between just okay or downright terrible. Don't give up just yet — there are ways to boost your phone's low-light photography to new heights.
Sony's new sensors put AI right into the camera hardware. When it's cheap enough and small enough, every phone can have a great camera.
Digital photo frames might sound so early 2000s, but they are making a comeback thanks to new features like remote app control and cloud connectivity. There are some truly cool new digital photo frames that are ideal for mounting on the wall, gifting to grandma, or setting up on your living room shelf so you can display many photos instead of just one.
Taking a selfie may be spontaneous or planned, but making it a good shot doesn't have to be as challenging when following a good set of rules to set it up. Wherever you go, and however you want to go about capturing yourself and your surroundings, a better way to do it is in your hands.
Every smartphone is equipped with an LED flash designed to help light up a scene when you need it while taking a photo, except this common feature is deeply flawed and limited in its ability. For a good photo, you'll be better off avoiding it altogether, or risk the likelihood of capturing something that looks washed out and unnatural.
Shooting portraits with your phone is easy enough to do, but making them stand out from others takes some thought. Making use of both your phone's camera features and the environment around you can help turn an otherwise standard photo into a striking image that draws emotion or tells a story.
On April 7, 2020, the stunning Super Pink Moon will make an appearance in the night sky. Here's how to take an incredible photo of it!
That smartphone you're holding not only has a camera, but it probably has a decent one capable of taking good photos. Getting better shots is a matter of knowing the camera you have and following some basic fundamentals wherever you are. With so many features and effective software increasingly helping get the job done, it still helps to know how to wield your device to capture images...
Anyone paying attention to smartphone specs in recent years may have noticed manufacturers upstaging each other by increasing the megapixel count on their devices. Bigger numbers, bigger sensors and bigger expectations, but all isn’t as it seems once you dig deeper.
One of the easiest things to do with a smartphone is capture a vista or faraway scene because you can just point and shoot. But with a few tweaks and adjustments, your landscape photos can come out looking better.
You're on the move and making memories on your mobile, but why not try and make those memories a little more permanent?
The Pixel 3 already has one of the best cameras in mobile, but it can get even better with some added accessories.
Phone cameras are perfect for viewing the pictures you take on an electronic display. Just try not to zoom in.
You don’t need a DSLR camera to shoot professional-looking photography — all you need is your Android phone and a reliable lens kit!
Google Photos is one of the best free services on the internet, allowing you to backup all of your photos and videos for free. But you can still run into local storage issues if you're not deleting your photos from your phone after you back them up.