On a trip, why photograph with your smartphone?

On a trip, a smartphone is enough to take very beautiful photos. This is great news for those who want to travel light.

Here are some useful tips to shoot like a pro with your smartphone.

A clean smartphone

To ensure beautiful travel photos, remember to regularly clean your smartphone's lens. It seems obvious, but we do it too rarely. Dust and fingerprints often spoil the image's sharpness. So armed with a soft cloth, clean your smartphone's lens once a day.

An agile smartphone

Due to its size and format, a smartphone fits easily everywhere. Easier to pull out than a traditional camera, easier to store in your pocket or backpack, easier to handle! So, it is the most suitable photo accessory for backpackers! Because it is easily manageable, it will allow you to be more creative. An original viewpoint, a fleeting street scene, a surprising selfie. In short, lots of creative shots are within smartphone reach!

Choose the background wisely

Be careful, your smartphone is designed to maximize depth of field. It will try to capture as many sharp elements as possible in the background. So, to avoid spoiling your photos, always be careful in choosing your backgrounds.

Some essential settings

For photos close to what your eye perceives, don't forget to use the HDR mode for better rendering. This setting will allow you to succeed in your photos even in cases of violent contrasts or lack of light.

In addition, avoid using the flash. On a smartphone, the flash often proves too strong and will only illuminate the foreground. In short, you risk getting an overexposed photo with no depth.

Avoid using your smartphone's zoom as it is a digital zoom. As a result, you will lose a lot of photo quality and see pixels appear. A disaster!

Edit your shots

To improve the photos taken with your smartphone, nothing beats using the various applications designed for this purpose. They will allow you to modify, enhance, and correct the brightness, contrast, and framing of your shots. So, don't hesitate to use these tools. But in moderation, of course!