Anyone can pick up a mobile phone and take a photo, but it takes a more skilled photographer to create a truly great image. It's long been said that the best camera is the one you have with you. So if you know HOW to be a great photographer and know what to look for, you will be able to take amazing pictures with almost anything.

1. mobilemore than just a #selfie

2. “I’m bad at telling
stories, so I’m
capturing stories.”

4. mobile

5. unintimidating

6. lightweight
/ portable

7. ease
of use

8. easy
panorama

9. easy
editing

10. immediate
images

11. narrate

12. your hand

13. your vision

14. storyyour

15. what is your
purpose in
taking this
photo?

16. what are you
trying to say?

17. how can you
tell that story
in the most
effective way?

18. guide

19. clean your
lens
1

20. zoom with
your feet
2

21. set the focus,
adjust
exposure
3

22. rule of
thirds
4

23. take multiple
shots
5

24. lighting;
soft & harsh
6

25. timing
7

26. looking for
patterns &
colors
8

27. change your
perspective
9

28. capture

29. overview /
landscape

30. traveling

31. repetition

32. flat lay

33. architecture

34. portrait /
human interest

35. street
photography

36. symmetry

37. juxtaposing

38. chasing
the light

39. play with
shadow

40. your turn!

41. edit

42. eliminate
clutter
1

43. negative
space
2

44. composition
3

45. over
4
under
4

46. vscosnapseed instagram

47. crop
perspective
healing / brush (if needed)
tune image
details

48. filter
exposure
contrast
saturation
highlights
shadows
temperature
tint
skin tone
vignette
grain
fade

49. lux
brightness
contrast

50. expect the
unexpected

52. dank jewndprtm