Taking Your Smartphone Photography to the Next Level :)

Below are five tips for taking pro-quality shots using features common on today's mobile device cameras ↵

1.    Invest time in learning the full range of your smartphone camera's features and functionality.  A surprising number of amateur smartphone photographers never fully explore all the features their device has to offer, such as depth-effect, portrait mode, or manually adjusting the ISO of a shot. Taking five minutes to watch a YouTube tutorial or read through your device manufacturer's user manual can help you discover features you never knew existed. 

2.    Opt for a device with OIS technology to take crystal clear pictures of fast-paced scenes. Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) is a technology that helps keep the subject you're shooting clean and crisp, even in low-light situations or, say, in a moving vehicle. Several devices on the market today feature this technology and, if you plan to shoot moving subjects frequently, may be worth investigating.

3.    Play around with shot composition. We're far beyond the days when a phone's camera storage only held 20 images. Most devices today are capable of storing hundreds or even thousands of photos, so try your hand at capturing multiple angles of the same scene. (Hint: getting down to the same level as your subject often provides an interesting point of view.) Your mobile device's built-in grid can also help you master common photography guidelines such as the rule of thirds, and can help you create interesting compositions typical of a trained professional eye.

4.    Keep your smartphone camera lens clean.  Using a microfiber cloth or specific lens cleaning kit, periodically (and carefully) clean your mobile device's camera. This lets your phone or tablet's lens work with 100 percent clarity, unimpeded by unsightly fingerprint smudges. 

5.    Experiment with translucent and transparent surfaces. Reflections, refractions, windows, mirrors, and even shooting underwater (made possible with an external, waterproof casing) provide new takes on common snapshot subjects like portraits or pet photos. Get creative with your phone's features for adjusting lighting, and play around with some of these cool new perspectives.

Source:- Mashable.com