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Tips to take Diwali photographs from your smartphone
Gadgets Now Bureau03 Nov, 2021, 08:50AM IST
Play with exposure and brightness
To capture a good low-light photo, make sure to adjust the overall brightness of the frame. It’s Diwali and there’s always plenty of light around, so make sure to reduce the exposure manually a bit to make the photos look more vivid.
Getting your smartphone ready
The first thing to do is to get your phone ready. Start with cleaning up the lenses, free up space and charge your phone to sufficient level.
Get the basics right
Make the required changes to your smartphone camera’s settings: For instance, enable motion tracking feature, HDR mode, Grid lines, etc.
Use Night mode
Many people may not agree on this point, however, using Night mode not only eliminates the need of flash, it also at the same time illuminates the entire scene evenly for a better image.
When to use digital Zoom
Using digital zoom in smartphone photography is tricky. Use zoom only if there’s a dedicated telephoto sensor on your smartphone.
Try these mode to click firecrackers
To get a good firecracker shot, one key trick is to use Sports mode to increase the shutter speed. Or, some smartphones also feature a dedicated light trail mode or even firecracker mode. If nothing helps, try to use the Manual or Pro mode to manually increase the shutter speed.
Can try filters to add to the festive feel
You don’t want natural looking photos. Slightly saturated photos add to the festive season appeal and to get that, you can either use some filters or edit the photos a bit after clicking the picture.
Go for Manual mode
As mentioned, slightly warmer photos add to the appeal and Manual or Pro mode can help you get that right picture at the time of clicking the photo. It also allows you to adjust shutter speed and exposure of the photo.
Include surrounding while clicking selfies
To get a good Diwali selfie, try to add more surrounding to add the Diwali mood in the selfie. Use wide-angle mode, if available.
Can use diyas or decorative lights as prop
Using diya or decorative lights in a frame may add to the festive feel of pictures.
Slow motion can add more shots of fireworks
Use slow-motion or slo-mo features to add more character to the photos. The slow motion effect of the entire fire cracker bursting looks beautiful.