Julie Powell is a photographer, writer and educator, offers unique photographic opportunities and inspirational ideas to help YOU become the photographer you wish to be.
All in Mobile Photography
I’m a firm believer in capturing the action of behind-the-scenes videos. Whether it’s portraits, macro, product shoots or portraits a behind-the-scenes (BTS) video can tell so much of the story. Even landscape photographers can benefit from BTS video, allowing their audience to see what goes on behind the lens, and the effort we as creative went to, to capture the shot. Even with all my fancy camera gear, I still catch most of my BTS video on my trusty mobile phone.
Yes, you read that correctly — you can use your mobile phone to shoot macro photography (even if you don’t have a fancy new iPhone). While it’s not super duper magnified, you can still get fairly close to your subject. I used my Samsung S21 and the Lightroom mobile app. Here’s what I did.
Regardless of what you shoot with and where you shoot, there may come a time when a light meter may come in handy, and if you have your smartphone, you can use that.
I am sure that there are loads of apps around, both free and paid options, but I thought I would just mention these two. They just work and for me, that’s what’s important.
Mobile phones are so great these days — the use and functionality of them are far superior to in the past. Recording video with your smartphone is accessible to everyone, but these five handy hints may help make your videos even better.
Did you know that by using the display options in Lightroom Mobile, may help with straight horizon lines and composition?
