How to take the best photos at parties with your Android

December is a time of parties with unforgettable moments. In this sense, the phones Android They are the best tool to capture or record every second of happiness with friends or family. It does not make having the best camera on the market to take good photos. The key is to take advantage of the environment, the moment and your creativity.

The phone maker Vivo produced a guide called live x academy by filmmaker Brandon Li, photographers Francesco Gola and Emilio Henry, and the Mangos Street team. Let’s see what are those photography tips that can help you with your Android.

ANDROID | How to take better party photos

1. Before taking a photo for nets: Think of a photo or video style you’d like to do to upload to Instagram or Facebook. It is of vital importance, because creating multimedia content takes a lot of time and the scenarios are unique. In addition, it is important to consider that everything depends on whether the photograph or video is captured with the rear or main camera to position all the people within the frame well.

2. Choose the correct settings for your videos: open your smartphone’s camera app and choose your video resolution in video mode settings, eg 4K; as well as the frames per second that will be captured, in many cases 30 FPS is the best option for capturing regular motion speed. Also, you can select the level of stabilization, just remember that standard stabilization will keep the resolution level of your video higher.

3. Make your videos look more cinematic: study how traditional filmmakers use the camera and take notes. Film experts rarely shoot in portrait format and never use auto exposure, so it is recommended to lock the exposure level of your shot before shooting, so that the brightness of the image remains constant.

4. Seize the day with your smartphone: Francesco Gola, photographer and ZEISS ambassador, carries his smartphone with him during morning walks for the environment. According to the expert, the first step to a great image is to choose the right lens by selecting it, in the case of vivo, at the bottom of the photography function. Users can also select from different settings that will make their work easier, such as level meter, framing lines, and stabilization mode to ensure a properly framed image.

5. Play with light and with your models: photographer and filmmaker Emilio Henry suggests playing with natural light and asking the subject to pose at different angles to create shadows and achieve a Rembrandt lighting effect. By guiding your subject, you’ll help them relax and achieve a more natural look. Mango Street experts also recommend choosing outfits that contrast with the background and fit your theme so that each member of the family stands out.

6. Consider a good time for editing and retouching: once you’ve recorded or photographed, you may be surprised by the number of photos and videos of the same action. Therefore, the best videos should be selected and the remaining material discarded for better editing. In the case of photographs, it depends on the tastes and tones that one wants to convey. On the other hand, videos can be added titles, music and filters.

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