Mark Hemmings - Android Smartphone Photography For Dummies

Android® Smartphone Photography For Dummies®

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2021947170

ISBN: 978-1-119-82490-9 (pbk); ISBN: 978-1-119-82491-6 (ePDF); ISBN: 978-1-119-82492-3 (ePub)

1 Cover

2 Title Page

3 Copyright

4 Introduction About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here

5 Part 1: Using Your Camera Straight out of the Box Chapter 1: Introducing Android Smartphone Photography Becoming Familiar with Your Android Camera Taking a Look Around the Camera App Taking a Picture Viewing Your Photo Editing Your Photo Sharing Your Photo Chapter 2: Taking an In-Depth Tour of Your Camera Holding Your Phone Properly for Steady Photos Using Different Ways to Open Your Camera Zooming In to Your Subject Capturing Selfies with and without Background Blur Understanding When to Use (and Not to Use) the Camera Flash Photographing with the Camera Timer for Sharp Photos Chapter 3: Altering Your Camera’s Settings and Storing Your Photos Opening and Activating Google Photos Choosing Storage Options for Your Photos Being Mindful of Cellular Data Over-Usage Allowing Your Camera to Track Your Location Chapter 4: Taking a Deep Dive into the Camera App Preparing to Take Selfies Taking Selfies Considering Alternate Aspect Ratios Creating Panorama Photos

6 Part 2: Having Fun with the Fundamentals of Photographic Genres Chapter 5: Capturing the Perfect Landscape Photograph Camera Considerations: Levels and Exposure Lighting Considerations Gear Considerations Photography Tips for Your Next Outing Chapter 6: Shooting Sports Photography Camera Considerations: Using Burst Mode to Capture Motion Gear Considerations Lighting Considerations Photography Tips for Dynamic Sports Photos Chapter 7: Saving Memories through Family and Individual Portraiture Camera Considerations: Portrait Mode and Lenses Gear Considerations: Editing Tools for Better Compositions Lighting Considerations Photography Tips for Your Next Portrait Session Chapter 8: Photographing During Your Travels and Vacations Camera Considerations: Multiple Lenses and Exposure Gear Considerations Lighting Considerations Photography Tips for Your Next Trip Chapter 9: Creating Dynamic Still Life and Product Photography Camera Considerations: Creating Background Blur Gear Considerations Lighting Considerations Creating Beautiful Still Life Photos Chapter 10: Taking It to the Streets: Photographing Strangers Camera Considerations: Choosing Lenses and Locations Gear Considerations Lighting Considerations Tips for Your Next Street Photography Session

7 Part 3: Editing, Organizing, and Sharing Your Photos Chapter 11: Editing with the Google Photos App Using the Google Photos App Editing Tools Applying Filters Cropping a Photo Editing Your Photography Editing Your Portrait Photos Chapter 12: Organizing and Sharing Your Photos Like a Pro Understanding Post-Production Workflows Deleting Unwanted Photos Favoriting Photos with the Star icon Mastering Album Organization Exploring the Search Tools Sharing Your Photo Albums

8 Part 4: The Part of Tens Chapter 13: Ten Android Apps to Further Your Skills Adobe Photoshop Express Adobe Photoshop Camera Photo365 Foodie Prisma Photo Editor Facetune2 Canva VSCO TouchRetouch PhotoScan Chapter 14: Ten Tips for Creating Stunning Videos Accessing the Video Camera Properly Holding Your Camera for Videos Trimming the Length of Your Video Clip Reducing Video Shakiness Exporting a Still Frame Cropping Your Video Adjusting Your Video Applying Filters to Your Video Capturing Video Clips with Slow Motion Creating Time Lapse Video Clips Chapter 15: Ten Extra Google Photos Features Viewing the Memories Carousel Watching Creations Creating Auto Panoramas Adding a Partner Account Marking Up Your Photo Accessing Your Metadata Searching with Google Lens Buying Photo Books Creating Screenshots Clearing the Clutter

9 Index

10 About the Author

11 Advertisement Page

12 Connect with Dummies

13 End User License Agreement