Category: Smartphone

German engineers remove camera bump from phones with new design

Dunja Djudjic

German engineers are developing a new concept that might change the design of smartphones and the concept of smartphone photography. In an attempt to avoid camera bump, they have created a prototype of the phone which has the camera that slides from the side of a device. With smartphone cameras, there’s always an issue of space. […]

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German engineers remove camera bump from phones with new design

Dunja Djudjic

German engineers are developing a new concept that might change the design of smartphones and the concept of smartphone photography. In an attempt to avoid camera bump, they have created a prototype of the phone which has the camera that slides from the side of a device. With smartphone cameras, there’s always an issue of space. […]

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How to build a super-strong light for a phone that needs no batteries

Udi Tirosh

Raise your hand if you’ve been in this situation before. You are out at night. No camera, just a phone. You want to take a photo of something more than a meter away, and the light is just not there. Even if you turn on the tiny phone light. I know that phones are always […]

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11 Tips to Improve Your Photography TODAY!

Rob Lim

Want to take better photos, like, NOW? And how about doing that without having to dig into technical settings? Even better, what if you could do all that, without needing any new gear – using whatever camera you currently own (even a smartphone?). Cool beans, right? Today I’m going to give you 11 super-practical tips to […]

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This 3D printed Bat-Signal is a DIY Light Blaster for your smartphone

Gannon Burgett

If you frequent DIY Photography, you’ll know we’re big fans of the Light Blaster, a speedlight accessory that allows you to cast shapes and designs onto a subject or background. Today, we have for you a fun DIY project that does essentially the same thing, except for your smartphone’s camera flash. Created by Dalek, this […]

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DIY: How to make your own ‘Centriphone’ bullet-time rig

Gannon Burgett

A few weeks ago, we shared a video from professional skier Nicolas Vuignier wherein he used a clever DIY setup to capture bullet-time video using only his iPhone. The resulting footage was both incredibly unique and absolutely mesmerizing. Today, we get an inside look at how Vuignier created the rig that holds his iPhone in […]

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How to take better photos with your iPhone (or any other smartphone)

Gannon Burgett

Smartphone photography might seem straightforward. But the truth of the matter is there are plenty of people out there who could benefit from learning at least the basics involved in capturing quality images with a smartphone. Here to break down those basics is MacRumors in a four minute video aptly titled, ‘How to take Better […]

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Oppo claims to have developed the world’s first, smallest sensor-based OIS for smartphones

Gannon Burgett

Yesterday, Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo announced it has developed a SmartSensor, a smartphone sensor Oppo claims contains ‘the world’s smallest optical image stabilization technology.’ Teaming up with smartphone camera innovators MEMS Drive, Oppo has created a 3-axis sensor-based image stabilization system. Much like the systems found in Olympus and Sony mirrorless cameras, the SmartSensor compensates […]

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6 Tips for Taking the Best Smartphone Pictures

Eric Reagan

Whether you are taking pictures with a $2,000 DSLR or your smartphone, there are some basic steps you can follow to ensure crisp and memorable pictures. With a modern smartphone, you have a camera that is capable of taking amazingly sharp pictures, but you need to understand how to find the right conditions (contrast, focus, […]

Hey Vogue, This Is Why Couples Should Hire Professional Wedding Photographers

Liron Samuels

Vogue magazine caused quite a bit of rage among photographers, along with copious amounts of ridicule, when it recently published a list of 10 wedding “rules” to which it recommends brides-to-be say “I don’t”. The reason for this was the magazine’s statement that couples shouldn’t hire professional wedding photographers, and should rather rely on the […]

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