Start Taking Better Landscape Photos With Your Smartphone Camera

The best camera is the one you have with you. And, a lot of times, you will find yourself equipped with just your smartphone. So, why not use these simple tips to improve your landscape shots instantly?

In the current situation, most of us only have a brief window of free time to enjoy before returning to our homes. So, it's very likely that you will have your smartphone on you when you go for your daily walk instead of a full camera kit. This does not mean that you can't take pleasing images of the scene you see, and this might just give you a reason to learn more about shooting with your smartphone. Nowadays, they are capable of producing good quality photos that can also be edited either with a smartphone editing app or a desktop one. With smartphones being so lightweight, discreet, and quick to use, it's no wonder that many enjoy shooting with them on the go.

COOPH is presenting a brief visual guide on steps you can take to make your landscape photos look more appealing. If you're located near a picturesque location where your walks will give you beautiful natural scenery, you're already one step closer. However, if you are not so lucky, you can still implement these tips and focus on creating beautiful images of the type of landscapes that are at your disposal. Perhaps, this can even be a small project you can start during these quiet periods to work on your smartphone composition and shooting skills.

Will you bring your smartphone with you for your next walk? Do you enjoy shooting with it?

Lead image by Rex Jones.

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Anete Lusina is a photographer based in West Yorkshire, UK. You'll either find her shooting weddings, documentary, or street photography across the U.K. and Europe, or perhaps doing the occasional conceptual shoot.

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I agree 90%
but:
the last picture with a man standing there and looking somewhere just to stand there does not make a better landscape picture for me. Did you ever saw someone standing in the landscapes from for example Ansel Adams? It would be much different with a fisherman standing.
IQ:
if your smartphone offers RAW, shoot in RAW and do the best post processing, you can
panorama:
try a wider view by using the panorama function of your phone, but than you get only JPG