*shot on mirrorless* When it comes down to it the guide posts I made for this are not the 'be-all-end-all' for what cell phone photography is. I really do enjoy taking pictures on so many mediums, but really at the end of the day the best camera is the one in your hands. Just sticking to what is most easiest for you. For me and most all of us, our cell phones are what is the easiest and most reliable. Just remember a few of the guidelines I have pointed out for you. 1) turn your grids on, you will see better pictures happen. This rule/ piece of advice I kind of equate to when we started learning to color. Our coloring books became better when we started coloring inside the lines. The same can be said for using our grids. You can see a better image or see what you want to see when you can see your lines. 2) Finding a subject is not easy. Although, most of us just see thing(s) that are appealing and snap a quick picture. It is so easy with our phones
*shot on Android* The last part of this quick guide to better cell phone images in my humble opinion is a lesson in zoom and candids. First part, I do not believe that a big zoom lens is ever needed. Or even zoom on a cell phone should be used. The reason for that is as follows: it decreases the quality of the image. Plain and simple if you have to pinch to zoom you will lose actual pixel quality in a image. This results in a softer picture, it will not be as sharp as you may like it to be. This takes away a lot. I get that for the most part you zoom because you are not close to the subject. However, the better alternative to this is just moving your feet. Like before, perspective adds a lot to an image. Moving your feet to get closer to the subject also helps you creatively too. Creativity is at times able to be measured and other times not. This distance however can be seen. Moving yourself closer makes better pictures. As you move in you can see the image grow