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Mobile Photography

Explorer ,
Oct 18, 2024 Oct 18, 2024

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Hi, i recently started uploading my pictures which i take from mobile. i just wanted to know if some pro in this field could give me few tips on how i can improve my results of pictures. my main focus area is food & nature but i don't want to do too much editing and ultimately loosing the essence of natural feeling of the picture. for reference i am just putting up my pictures. thanks.

Note: i am yet to upload them.

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Oct 18, 2024 Oct 18, 2024

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The first phooto is cropped to near and the edge cropping is not smooth enough. The depth of field is also too shallow.

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Explorer ,
Oct 21, 2024 Oct 21, 2024

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thanks but i didn't understand a single thing, probably i need more time to learn. i can only guess from your comment that my photography is not just right?

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Community Expert ,
Oct 18, 2024 Oct 18, 2024

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This one is cropped too close, and the cutout work was not done well. The composition is rather odd too - what does the cake have to do with the potted plant?IMG_0850.jpeg

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Explorer ,
Oct 21, 2024 Oct 21, 2024

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i guess you are right. i am learning photoshop also so probably nor i am yet good at photography and also way behind in photoshop skills too.

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Oct 21, 2024 Oct 21, 2024

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If you're serious about Stock photography, start saving now for decent entry-level camera equipment, lenses, lights, a tripod and cleaning kit.  See below.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/buying-guide/entry-level-cameras-for-aspiring-photo...

 

I highly recommend enrolling in structured photography & post-editing classes.  You'll learn how to care for your equipment as well as essential camera techniques --- light/aperture, shutter speed, focal-distance, camera angles, composition, focus, and how to enhance your digital photos in post-editing.

 

Food photography is very challenging, even for experts. Food has to look appealing.  The best food shots incorporate other elements into the frame such as colorful dishes, wood boards, herbs/flowers, woven fabrics & baskets, and highly reflective utensils, which can create their own set of challenges.  No judgement, but food photography isn't for everyone.  It's a special talent.  For reference, look at what other Stock Contributors are doing in the Food keywords.

 

We can't teach you to be a Stock photographer from this user-to-user community.  You really need to enroll in courses and practice, practice, practice...  But if you stick with it, photography can be an immensely rewarding hobby that will last you a lifetime.

 

Best of luck.

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User, Community Expert & Moderator

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Oct 18, 2024 Oct 18, 2024

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Hello,

The focus is not that good and the cutout that you pasted onto a white background - you can see that it is a cutout and pasted - it looks rather bad.

The composition could also be a lot better. 

Food photography requires skill, you must have good lighting, composition and so on. This is the competition:

 

Food Photography Images – Browse 4,380,387 Stock Photos, Vectors, and Video | Adobe Stock

 

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Look at what is already available. Your photos have to be of that quality!

 

 

 

 

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Explorer ,
Oct 21, 2024 Oct 21, 2024

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thanks, these are toooo good. can this result be achieved via mobile photography?

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Oct 21, 2024 Oct 21, 2024

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Not impossible if you understand the limitations of your camera.  They're built for ease of use, not precision.  A 10-12 megapixel phone camera will never produce the same results as a 22-44 megapixel digital camera.  That's the physics of it.  But if your phone camera has manual settings, and you have a well-lit environment, and brace your mobile phone to a solid object, and at the proper distance & angle to your subject, you might get some decent shots. You'll need to experiment to see what works and doesn't work with your device.

 

In the end, all cameras are just a tiny hole in a box that allows light to come in. What goes on before you click the button is more important than the box itself.


Pinhole camera, made of carboard and tape.Pinhole camera, made of carboard and tape.

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User, Community Expert & Moderator

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Oct 22, 2024 Oct 22, 2024

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thanks

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Oct 18, 2024 Oct 18, 2024

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I guess I'm a little confused. You don't want to do much editing and lose the essence of the natural feeling of the picture, but then you cut out the pic and put them on white backgrounds. That's major editing. I'd much rather see these with well-composed backgrounds.

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Oct 21, 2024 Oct 21, 2024

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yeah you do have a point but i want to not colors or sort of filters type things. but do you think i can upload pictures without removing backgrounds?

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