How to Shoot Stunning Nature Photos with Your Phone (VIDEO)

Proper about now you’re most likely saying to your self, “No skilled panorama photographer can be out on the sector taking pictures with a smartphone.” And with a number of exceptions you’d be proper—except the camera’s battery died and there’s nary a spare in sight.

However the tutorial beneath from New Zealand-based landscape pro William Patino isn’t supposed for achieved panorama photographers, however quite for many who are out and about within the nice outside with out what some would name a “actual” camera.

In lower than 5 minutes Patino breaks down 4 important pillars of panorama pictures—discovering the right location, creating fascinating compositions, working with pure mild, and modifying the outcomes. He does this within the context of unlocking the facility of a smartphone to create “jaw-dropping” panorama pictures.

Whereas Patino’s prime suggestions received’t symbolize greater than a fast refresher for superior panorama shooters, they’ll be a revelation for many cellphone photographers. And the methods he describes work equally nicely for iPhone and Android house owners alike.

Location is the whole lot when it comes to panorama pictures, and Patino has a number of nice suggestions for the uninitiated. As he says, it’s vital to not simply be in a scenic place, however to take time absorbing the environment and narrowing down that grand view right into a smaller slice that makes an important {photograph}.

Equally, when it comes to composition, Patino explains that, “At the beginning it’s vital to slim down your subject material and base your composition round that.” He demonstrates a number of highly effective methods, together with using main strains to information the viewer’s eyes by means of the picture. A powerful foreground object additionally actually helps add depth to the shot.

Patino’s recommendation for utilizing mild to benefit is equally highly effective, whether or not you’re taking pictures at Blue Hour within the morning, Golden Hour on the finish of the day, and even when the solar is excessive within the sky. He wraps up the lesson with some easy suggestions for modifying the photographs in your cellphone.

There’s rather more to study panorama pictures on Patino’s instructional YouTube channel, so ensure to pay a go to when you have got time.

And take a look at one other tutorial we posted not too long ago (for photographers utilizing a camera), with a number of extra suggestions for these new to panorama pictures.