Isn’t it incredible that we live in a time when we can use our smartphones to record every single moment of our lives? And I’m sure a lot of parents have their smartphones out, waiting for the perfect opportunity to snap a picture of their children. I’m sure I do! Using a phone to take pictures is fairly simple; it is not at all difficult. Digital photography for moms is a thing, which is why I put together this quick guide! Let’s talk about how to hold a phone properly while taking a photo, what counts, what factors to remember, and what to overlook in today’s lesson:
It’s Important to Know How to Hold Your Smartphone
This should go without saying, but when you’re a busy mom juggling a million things at once, it’s easy to forget that there’s a right and wrong way to hold your phone while taking a picture.
Since smartphones are small and thin, even a slight shlake can cause blurry results. You can use a phone holder to avoid blurry photos.
Remember that if a moment has passed, it has passed forever.
While mobile devices have image stabilisation capabilities, don’t rely on it too heavily. Don’t just pull out your phone and snap a snapshot on the spur of the moment, hoping for the best.
Apart from understanding the fundamentals of photography, consider how you hold your phone,
the composition, and the placements of each feature in a frame to create a photograph that you will cherish for a lifetime.
Who has the time to put together a tripod? Not in my case!
The first rule of digital photography for moms is to avoid using any fancy equipment.
That means no tripods are needed to avoid noise or blurs; simply keep your hands steady before taking a picture!
For added stability, I recommend keeping the phone in both hands and then holding your arms with your elbows pointed towards your feet.
To prevent shakiness when taking a photo across the room, prop your elbows on a flat surface, such as a table.
Before you take a frame, bear in mind that the image will get shakier the more your arms are in front of you.
Hold your arms close to your body and support your elbows against the sides of your body instead of stretching your arms to take a photo and having fuzzy pictures.
This will allow you to keep your camera more steadily and produce clearer images. When taking a picture, resist the urge to zoom in; this will result in a grainy, less detailed image.
For a wider canvas, hold your phone horizontally
Since we’re so used to keeping our phones vertically, if you’re like most people, you’re probably taking pictures with your phone held vertically. Don’t get me wrong:
keeping your phone in portrait mode works in certain cases (more on that later), but if you want a larger canvas, I recommend hold your phone in landscape mode.
This way, you’re not cramming everything into a small frame and losing out on important information that would have improved the picture.
As if you were texting
Since most people carry their smartphones in this manner, shooting in portrait mode is easier than in landscape mode. Hold your phone in the same way you would when messaging if you want to take a portrait photo.
Using your dominant hand to keep the phone steady, and use the other hand to support it even more.
You’ll have a stronger grip on the camera and be able to take sharper photos if your left and right hands are supporting the phone.
For instance, take the photo with your left hand and then support the phone with your right.
Big Phones Aren’t Designed to Fit in Small Hands
Who doesn’t appreciate a large screen, particularly while browsing or watching videos on their smartphone? Even though I adore large screens,
I can’t get a strong grip on the camera while taking a picture with these little hands. If I need to take a picture with a large smartphone,
I have to put down whatever I’m doing to take the picture because I can’t keep it in one hand. That works in some cases, but if you’re a busy mom,
you have far too many responsibilities to drop all for a picture.
With only one hand, a smartphone is much easier to hold.The edges are also smooth, allowing for sharper photography.
Hold your smartphone like this to keep the camera steady: stretch those three middle fingers on the back, let the pinkie hold the bottom-side, and keep the thumb on the camera button.
By pressing the shutter with your thumb, the phone will not move too much during the shot, preventing blur.
Now take a deep breath and hold it
Hold your breath before clicking the shutter, which might seem strange, but believe me, it works.
Breathing when taking a picture can cause slight changes that cause the image to become blurry.
Exhale, hold my breath, take a photo, then inhale. . Newer smartphones do not have a physical icon,
but if yours does, use it when taking images to minimise blur.
So try out some of these methods, put them to the test, and see what works best for you.
