{"id":206446,"date":"2024-07-22T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digital-photography-school.com\/?p=206446"},"modified":"2024-07-23T03:50:56","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T17:50:56","slug":"creative-phone-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digital-photography-school.com\/creative-phone-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Phone Photography: 8 Tips for Artistic Mobile Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This article was updated in July 2024 with contribution<\/em>s from Megan Kennedy and Jaymes Dempsey.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once upon a time, in the not-so-distant past, phone cameras were practically useless. They suffered from a slew of problems: low resolutions, poor low-light performance, blurry lenses…Basically, if you were a serious photographer, you used an interchangeable lens camera, and if you were a beginner, you might work with a point-and-shoot model, but you would never even consider taking “quality” photos with your smartphone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That is no longer the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, smartphone cameras have improved so spectacularly that some professional photographers today only <\/em>shoot with their phones. (The same is true for certain videographers.) Even fine-art photographers who built their reputation on laborious, large-format film processes have completed entire projects using nothing but a smartphone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The landscape has changed, nearly all smartphones boast high-quality cameras, and it’s possible for anyone <\/em>to use their phone to create great images. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But here’s the problem: Every camera comes with connotations and stereotypes. Even if you’re a seasoned photographer, it can be tough to break away from a “snapshot” mindset and start taking images that are truly creative<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So in this article, we’ll take a look at some tips to help you capture creative phone photography. Specifically, I’ll share:<\/p>\n\n\n\n