My Mobile Photography Journey

Inner Voice

05/30/2021

Raghu

I am not a professional photographer. But I am capturing the photos from more than 12-15 years. Back in days using parent’s 0.5VFX camera in Nokia basic Java phone to take photos. In bygone days, Nokia mobile cameras were better than reel camera photos. Size of the photos were not more than 5kb, max to max 10kb. Then I used my Samsung Qwerty keypad java phone. Camera quality is not so high. But the are best for beginners. (In those days cell phones were used for mainly for calls and text messages. Internet concept was not so developed for mobile phones those days)

After completing my graduation I travelled to Namma Bengaluru for my higher education (Chartered Accountant course) and I started to earn some money by working under a CA as a Article Assistant. Those earning called as Stipend. Only with that stipend it is hard to live in Bengaluru. I think Bengalurians can understand the cost of leaving in Bengaluru and CA students can understand the living in Bengaluru only with stipend. But I still managed to save some amount and purchased one good quality camera phone Micromax Unite 2. From here my official photography journey begins. Can someone says, with Filters and AI application anyone become photographer in these days. But my journey was not like that. I passionate on photography especially on mobile photography. After I followed Audi Photography page in Instagram. I become a big fan of him. With his tips, his way of taking photos, I captured little good photos compare to my previous photos. Means noob is little improved. When my 1st phone become useless, I purchased Moto E4+. Recently purchased a really really good phone that is Samsung M31. It have 64mp primary camera and 5Mp macro, For me this is one of the best phones I ever purchased in term of quality of phone, quality of camera. With less cost, this phone have some high feature and quality. Now I am having one Instagram page with 1k+ followers, you can check the same with the name "Rs Random Clickz".

    Samsung M31 Camera

For beginners with my experience I can give few hints and tips for mobile photography

**1. Rule of Third ** The principle of it is to break the image into thirds, both horizontally and vertically, leaving you with 9 frames. These frames serve as guidelines as to where you should place subjects of interest in your image, either at the intersections or along the lines. Visualizing these lines might be challenging in the beginning but you can use the grid view in most cameras’ Live View or Viewfinder – it’s also possible to use an overlaying grid while displaying an image you’ve captured. Placing the subject /person in particular block or intersecting points to take the attractive pictures are highlighting the subject the main objective of this rule. Once you learn this rule, for your creativity you can break the rule.

2. Asymmetrical A photograph is symmetrical if it has two (almost) identical sides with a central point of axis. Reflections in lakes, ponds or glass buildings can help you create symmetry in your photography. Symmetrical photos are always pleasing and balanced. They are also well-structured and convey harmony.