Taking Fabulous Cell Phone Photos
What takes a website from good to great? Pictures, of course! Visual elements can draw readers in by catching their eyes or breaking up long sections of text. Showing off the fun and innovative activities happening in your classroom or lab is easy to do with photos, and you can take great ones yourself using your camera phone and these simple tips. Some of the settings described in the following pages may not be available in your phone’s native camera application, but there are plenty of great apps you can download for added functionality. Choose a section below to get started, or download the full PDF guide.
Preparing Your Camera
- Practice, Practice, Practice
- Size and Resolution
- Stability
- Exposure and White Balance
- Choose a Subject
- Check the Camera
- Zoom and Flash: Just Say No
- Rule of Thirds
- Getting Started with Pixlr
- Resizing an Image
- Cropping an Image
- Other Pixlr Tools
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