Mobile Camera Tricks

Imagine yourself taking a little break in your balcony, sky gazing and there’s…a big blue moon! That is a great sight! And you want to capture it but all you have is your smartphone. You want to take that shot anyway but all you got is this….a white dot.  And no matter how you zoom in your camera or change your position, you still got the same white dot. Wish you have a better picture to show? But there’s a little trick for that. I think no smartphone can capture the moon that big yet, maybe, because it needs better, bigger lenses. I had a similar incident like that before, though it was not a blue moon. On the same month of October last year, the news spread about the sight of the red moon, some people called it blood moon or hunter’s moon. We did saw that beautiful moon with our bare eyes but since we were still at work, we didn’t have the chance to take a picture. We want to remember that moment anyway so we decided to do moon gazing after work, though the moon had gone ...

Even when I was still a teenager, I was already envious to people who could capture pictures beautifully with their high-end cameras. I wished I could own one too. Later I thought, “Do you really need these expensive stuff just to get a good picture?” That’s when I start experimenting with my Asus Zenfone Go. It’s not even the latest model but I was glad I had it in my hand. After diligently reading stuff online, asking friends and explore some tools, I found my shots gratifying enough to get featured. If you just started photography, maybe you don’t need to buy expensive DSLRs yet, though you may have that option. My Zenfone Go’s camera is just 8 megapixel but so far I have taken a lot of good pictures with it. Aside from that, the other trick is your picture editors. If the mobile doesn’t have much in its camera settings, you can always lean on to your good friends. I mean someone like snapseed, vsco, etc. They’re really good friends!   So far, I have what I need in my...