The team over at COOPH consistently come up with some great video tips. In this one, get 6 tips doing some creative low light smartphone photography.
Low Light Smartphone Photography Tips
Summary of the tips:
- Backlit portraits
- Light painting portraits
- Dark object photography
- Side-lit portraits
- Ghostly exposures
- Nighttime cityscapes
We have articles here on dPS covering those topics in more detail if you want to try them out with your smartphone or your regular DSLR or mirrorless camera.
- The dPS Ultimate Guide to Taking Portraits and Photographing People
- How to Create a Dynamic Light Painting Portrait
- Five Essentials of Doing Dark Food Photography
- Why You Should Make Dark Images
- 6 Portrait Lighting Patterns Every Photographer Should Know
- How to Take Unique Double Exposures Without Using Photoshop
- How to Create a Luminous Look for Your Photographs
- How to Find the Best Possible Time to Shoot Cityscapes at Blue Hour
- How to do Long Exposure Photography and Light Trails at Night
Want more info on smartphone photography? We got a few on that too:
- Equipment List for Making Better Smartphone Videos
- Tips for Better Smartphone Photography
- 9 More Great Apps You Need for Your Smartphone
- Review: Struman Lenses for Mobile Phones
- How to Use a Cell Phone for Dramatic Night Photography
- 8 Ways to Use Your Smartphone for Photography
- How to Get Stunning Macro Photos with Your Mobile Phone
Tell us, do you haul your main camera with you everywhere you go? Or do you use what you have on you at the time, your smartphone? Do you have any additional tips for better low light smartphone photography? Let us know in the comments below.
Table of contents
Smartphone Photography
- GENERAL
- PREPARATION
- SETTINGS
- GEAR
- ADVANCED GUIDES
- 6 Quick Tips for Low Light Smartphone Photography
- POST-PROCESSING
- BUSINESS
- INSPIRATION