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Congratulations @Awesome55 ! You’ve been selected as the winner of our iD Mobile Community Huawei P30 Pro competition.

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A huge thank you to everyone who entered, there were some great hints and tips!

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To me, the two things everyone should know about that will have the biggest impact in the photos they take is knowing the basics of composition and lighting.

Most camera apps have the ability to enable “grid lines” which adds lines that split the camera view into 9 rectangles. Instead of putting your subject of interest bang in the centre, try instead centring the subject where one sett of horizontal and vertical lines meet. This technique is called the rule of thirds, where our brains focus on any of the for intersections and is probably one of the easiest photography ‘tricks’ to understand. While you are ‘framing up’ your subject in one of those intersections, why not try experimenting with taking the photo from a higher or lower angle (standing on something or crouching down). Because we are not used to looking at the world from these angles, it can add drama and interest to the photo.

A simple tip for lighting with shots of the family on a bright sunny day is to find some shade. Bright light might seem light great light for a photo, but can be too harsh and cause light colours to ‘blow out’. No-one wants white cheek highlights and a white top blinding everybody! Shade can also help avoid people squinting, which isn’t a flattering look!

Finally, be bold! Even if your phone doesn’t have the ‘best’ camera, doesn’t mean it can’t take a great photo if you use it carefully. Don’t believe me?
https://www.androidauthority.com/professional-photographer-cheap-smartphone-camera-967007/

Here is a great article on composition:
https://www.ephotozine.com/article/9-top-photography-composition-rules-you-need-to-know-17158

And for lighting:
https://www.canva.com/learn/beginners-guide-natural-light-use-take-great-photos/

My tip: Don't be scared of taking too many photos - digital photography allows us to do this and then sort through afterwards. This is especially important in capturing 'that moment' at an event - you'll never forgive yourself if you miss it.

My top tip for taking photos is to always try and use natural light instead of flash.

The good list for taking good pics!
1. natural light for the best colouring
2. Arms close for better stable bility
3. Make sure you test the different setting om ur phones camera to find the best one to for the environment

My top tip is:
Most phones have a feature where you press and HOLD the capture button and it takes multiple photos quickly one after another.

E.g I can press and hold for two seconds on my phone camera and it takes around 20 photos.

This is great for capturing kids and pets jumping and running around, sport events, wildlife moving etc!

Then simply delete the rubbish photos and keep the amazing action shots. 🙂

My tips,

See if there is a gcam mod for your phone (i.e. the Google Pixel camera app) - then you too can use the awesome Nightsight feature plus HDR+

Also, if you have a reasonable space on your phone or you can add an SD card, don't forget to take lots of shots to help you get the one killer shot - some phones will let you continuously shoot by tapping and holding the screen, so use it!

Make sure the lens is clean. A greasy lens can give you some interesting effects but it's usually better to have a clear image.

Hold your phone close and with both hands to keep it steady. Movement of the phone can blur the image. One exception is for fast moving subject, like cars. You can get great action shots by perfectly tracking the subject (keep it in the same place in the viewer) so that only the background blurs.

It used to be the case that having your back to the sun gave the best chance of a decent shot, but with todays clever phones you can often get stunning shots with the sun in the picture. it costs nothing to try, so experiment.

And always remember to snap it before you forget it
Beautiful memories with ease

I agree with what many have already said: photos on mobile are digital so capture as many as you like and sort through them afterwards. Modern phones are already great at making your shots look good/excellent.

My top tip to get good photos would be to know what the quickest way to get your camera's app is! Whether it's a button press or gesture the quicker you can get to taking your photos the more likely you'll capture the best shot.

make sjure you have good lighting and try different angles to get the perfect shoot and never take photos of the most obvious thing, look deeper .