Your phone spends a lot of time in and out of your pocket where it can come into contact with dust, grease and pick up fingerprints. Cleaning your camera lens will allow you to get the clearest pictures possible.<\/p>\n
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2. Try Panoramic Shots<\/strong><\/h2>\nIf your outdoor activities take you to some amazing landscapes, the best way to capture them is through panoramic shots. Panorama modes are available on most modern smartphones and work by taking multiple photos and stitching them together to get very wide angle shots, perfect for capturing those rolling hills and sunny beaches.<\/p>\n
![\"Iphone](\"https:\/\/www.mountainwarehouse.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/panoramic-landscape-2381388_1920.jpg\")
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A Panoramic Shot<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
3. Avoid Zooming<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe zoom on your smartphone is likely to be a digital, rather than optical zoom. In basic terms, a digital zoom will crop the image as you zoom in, which can dramatically reduce image quality. To get a better image, it\u2019s best to either move closer to your subject, or crop your photo later on.<\/p>\n
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4. Look Out For Leading Lines<\/h2>\n
Leading lines is a technique perfect for outdoor photography. Leading lines allow you to create depth and draw the viewer from the foreground to the background of the photo by using lines, visible in nature and in the city, as the focus of your image. Great examples include footpaths, ski runs and the lines of trees through forests, as seen in the example below.<\/p>\n
![\"Iphone](\"https:\/\/www.mountainwarehouse.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/forest-1246631_1280.jpg\")
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A Forest Photo Using Leading Lines<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
5. Use Manual Focus<\/strong><\/h2>\nMost phones will automatically focus but to get the best picture, you should always focus manually. On the majority of Smartphones and iPhones, focusing is as simple as tapping on the screen at the part of the image you wish to focus on.<\/p>\n
![\"iPhone](\"https:\/\/www.mountainwarehouse.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Manual-Focus-2-1024x685.jpg\")
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Tapping the Screen to Focus\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
6. Use Burst Mode for Action Shots<\/strong><\/h2>\nWhilst hiking or skiing you may come across animals or other moving subjects you want to photograph. It can be tricky capturing fast moving subjects so try using burst mode. Burst modes take a series of photos in quick succession, which allows you to capture the moving subject and pick the best photo later. Burst mode can be activated in different ways depending on manufacturers but it\u2019s often achieved by holding down the shutter button.<\/p>\n
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7. Utilise the \u2018Golden Hour\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe golden hour, as it’s known by photographers, is the hour just after sunrise or the hour just before sunset. This is the time of day perfect for taking landscape and cityscape photos as the light is softer, giving your images a golden glow. Try getting up early next time you\u2019re camping and take your own spectacular landscape photos.<\/p>\n
![\"iPhone](\"https:\/\/www.mountainwarehouse.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Golden-Hour-Photography-1024x526.jpg\")
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3. Avoid Zooming<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe zoom on your smartphone is likely to be a digital, rather than optical zoom. In basic terms, a digital zoom will crop the image as you zoom in, which can dramatically reduce image quality. To get a better image, it\u2019s best to either move closer to your subject, or crop your photo later on.<\/p>\n
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4. Look Out For Leading Lines<\/h2>\n
Leading lines is a technique perfect for outdoor photography. Leading lines allow you to create depth and draw the viewer from the foreground to the background of the photo by using lines, visible in nature and in the city, as the focus of your image. Great examples include footpaths, ski runs and the lines of trees through forests, as seen in the example below.<\/p>\n
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A Forest Photo Using Leading Lines<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
5. Use Manual Focus<\/strong><\/h2>\nMost phones will automatically focus but to get the best picture, you should always focus manually. On the majority of Smartphones and iPhones, focusing is as simple as tapping on the screen at the part of the image you wish to focus on.<\/p>\n
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Tapping the Screen to Focus\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
6. Use Burst Mode for Action Shots<\/strong><\/h2>\nWhilst hiking or skiing you may come across animals or other moving subjects you want to photograph. It can be tricky capturing fast moving subjects so try using burst mode. Burst modes take a series of photos in quick succession, which allows you to capture the moving subject and pick the best photo later. Burst mode can be activated in different ways depending on manufacturers but it\u2019s often achieved by holding down the shutter button.<\/p>\n
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7. Utilise the \u2018Golden Hour\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe golden hour, as it’s known by photographers, is the hour just after sunrise or the hour just before sunset. This is the time of day perfect for taking landscape and cityscape photos as the light is softer, giving your images a golden glow. Try getting up early next time you\u2019re camping and take your own spectacular landscape photos.<\/p>\n
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5. Use Manual Focus<\/strong><\/h2>\nMost phones will automatically focus but to get the best picture, you should always focus manually. On the majority of Smartphones and iPhones, focusing is as simple as tapping on the screen at the part of the image you wish to focus on.<\/p>\n
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Tapping the Screen to Focus\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
6. Use Burst Mode for Action Shots<\/strong><\/h2>\nWhilst hiking or skiing you may come across animals or other moving subjects you want to photograph. It can be tricky capturing fast moving subjects so try using burst mode. Burst modes take a series of photos in quick succession, which allows you to capture the moving subject and pick the best photo later. Burst mode can be activated in different ways depending on manufacturers but it\u2019s often achieved by holding down the shutter button.<\/p>\n
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7. Utilise the \u2018Golden Hour\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe golden hour, as it’s known by photographers, is the hour just after sunrise or the hour just before sunset. This is the time of day perfect for taking landscape and cityscape photos as the light is softer, giving your images a golden glow. Try getting up early next time you\u2019re camping and take your own spectacular landscape photos.<\/p>\n
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6. Use Burst Mode for Action Shots<\/strong><\/h2>\nWhilst hiking or skiing you may come across animals or other moving subjects you want to photograph. It can be tricky capturing fast moving subjects so try using burst mode. Burst modes take a series of photos in quick succession, which allows you to capture the moving subject and pick the best photo later. Burst mode can be activated in different ways depending on manufacturers but it\u2019s often achieved by holding down the shutter button.<\/p>\n
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7. Utilise the \u2018Golden Hour\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe golden hour, as it’s known by photographers, is the hour just after sunrise or the hour just before sunset. This is the time of day perfect for taking landscape and cityscape photos as the light is softer, giving your images a golden glow. Try getting up early next time you\u2019re camping and take your own spectacular landscape photos.<\/p>\n
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The golden hour, as it’s known by photographers, is the hour just after sunrise or the hour just before sunset. This is the time of day perfect for taking landscape and cityscape photos as the light is softer, giving your images a golden glow. Try getting up early next time you\u2019re camping and take your own spectacular landscape photos.<\/p>\n
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![\"iPhone](\"https:\/\/www.mountainwarehouse.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Keep-Phone-Steady.jpg\")
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