Mark Hemmings - Android Smartphone Photography For Dummies

Android Smartphone Photography For Dummies

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3. Chapter 3
4. Chapter 4
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Android smartphone photography continues to amaze me. Last night as I was looking up at the brilliant night sky, I was able to photograph the full moon with such magnification that I could see details in the moons impact craters! Of course the ability to photograph the moon close up is easily done with a larger DSLR or mirrorless camera, but for a smartphone to have advanced to such an extent that you can create decent astro-photographs is amazing.

The good news is that not only are the physical cameras on Android devices getting better each year, but the software that processes your photos within your smartphone also gets better with each software update. I encourage everyone to update their Android smartphones to take advantage of a better photography experience. No matter what kind of Android phone you have, you can create amazing images that you will be very proud of.

Maybe youre someone who has always found the technical side of things easy, but you struggle with capturing emotion, mood, metaphors, and heart in your photographs. Or maybe youre the opposite, where you feel and understand the soul of a particular place, but have a challenging time with the technical side of photography. Regardless of what your challenge is, this book is well-suited to help you both master the artistic and the technical side of Android smartphone photography.

Android Smartphone Photography For Dummies is a book written to help you navigate your phones incredible camera system and discover the heart and soul of smartphone photography. No matter what level of photography experience you have, the goal of this book is to get you excited about the possibility of seeing photo opportunities each day. As your Android smartphone is almost always with you, either in your backpack, purse, schoolbag, or back pocket, you almost always have access to a surprisingly good quality camera. This book offers you the creative and technical tools that will fuel your desire to photograph pretty much daily.

In this book, I show you how to

• Control light in its many forms to create the best-looking photos.
• Accentuate your images by applying the Rule of Thirds and other compositional tools.
• Initiate Burst mode for sports and street photography to ensure that you get the shot.
• Access and use the extra camera features, such as panoramas and selfies.
• Navigate your way around all of the Google Photos app settings and options.
• Take and edit your photos in the quickest and most accurate way possible.
• Create the best landscape, sports, family, travel, products, and street photographs.
• Edit, organize, and share your photos.
• Create smooth-looking videos.

I wanted this book to work perfectly for users of all Android makes and models. As of this writing, there are 1,300 brands that produce over 24,000 distinct Android devices. And each brand is able to custom design the look and feel of their Camera app and settings. As its impossible to create a book that addresses the exact options of all 24,000 Android devices, Ive been able to craft this book using the universal Google Photos app. The look of the Google Photos app is mostly consistent throughout all 1,300 Android brands. When the look of the Camera app differs slightly from manufacturer to manufacturer I make sure to explain that your own device may differ slightly in appearance to my examples. But not to worry! The differences are often as minor as the shape or color of an icon, and no more.