Using quality of light with cell phone photos

Cat Think Big program students Zack Petro, left, and Alex Hawkins do an engine run.

        Randy Rubley, right, shows students how use the Seal machine in     

        the Owens Cat Lab. (Photos by PHO 245/ Parth Pitroda) 

   I decided to write my blog post on the importance of getting quality light while using a cell phone camera. 

   I learned while researching the topic of cell phone photography that lighting gets tricky in bright sun, particularly when it comes to portraits. You want an evenly lit subject, and the ways to achieve that are by shooting on a cloudy day and placing your subject in an equally lit area during peak sun times.

   I also learned that panning is possible on cell phone cameras, which was interesting. I never thought you could pan using a cell phone camera. I feel that cell phone photography is a new realm of photography getting popular in this newer generation, but I would use a DSLR any day over cell phone camera because of quality issues.