Hey guys - trying to get into this whole cell phone photography movement - these were what I have...

[G+_Emil Chetty]

Originally shared by Emil Chetty

 

Hey guys - trying to get into this whole cell phone photography movement - these were what I have been able to achieve with my Galaxy S3 ...

 

I buy very much into this whole the best camera is the one you have with you philosophy and being a college student having to carry around laptops and books and such carrying around my dlsr isn't the best option -

 

3 questions - 1) have you guys got any recommendations for camera and editing apps for Android - these were taken using standard camera app and edited using standard editor but those are a lot less powerful than what I would like and have seen other people so.

2) I am upgrading in the next couple of weeks and would like some input in ideally android phone with a good camera - iPhone from what it seems has lack of manual controls - but if you guys have a fix for that lemme know

3) lastly just any advice or recommendations on getting the best out of a cellphone camera would be amazing

 

Thanks guys - any help here would be appreciated - thanks for the podcast and the community guys =)

[G+_Jay Rodas (dtom2444)]

1. I've been using Snapseed for years now and it was folded into the Google Photos app that comes with the Google+ app so I'd highly recommend it. I think its still the best photo editor on Android for everything but filters, since there are tons of apps for applying filters.

 

2. Most recently released Android phones have great cameras. I've used the Samsung Galaxy S5's camera and it was great. I currently have the LG G3 and love the camera. The G3's camera + the XCam app (which gives you the manual controls you were asking about) are what I use as my day-to-day camera and haven't touch my DSLR in months. I'd say if you go with any current flagship device, you should be fine.

 

3. One piece of advice would be don't be afraid to use different camera apps. The Google camera app provides the ability to shoot Photo Spheres and Lens Blur photos which you can't get with most stock camera apps. Other camera app, like Camera ZOOM FX and Paper Camera, let you shoot with live filters so you can see what the photo will look like with certain filters applied in real time. Other than that, don't forget your basic rules of photography: keep a steady hand (take a few shots of the same picture to be sure you get the sharpest picture), avoid high ISOs, avoid blowing out your pictures by overexposing a shot, etc.