What advice do you have for getting the best shot from a phone?
"Avoid things that are really contrasty, because of the dynamic range of the phone. I tend to go for simple scenes, simple compositions. The nice thing is, because you're doing it on a phone, you have a reasonable sized preview -- if an image works at that size, you're onto something.
"It's very easy for the lens to get dirty when you're taking it out of your pocket, so make sure you give it a wipe with a cloth -- that's basic, but it's important. Always keep the horizons horizontal. You can correct that in apps, but you'll lose quality to crop in.
"Try not to burn out any highlights. I try to make sure that the lightest part of the scene is exposed for. You can press on different parts of the scene to vary the exposure to make sure the highlights aren't burned out.
"I do the editing on
Snapseed -- apart from the phone's own camera app, that's the only app I use. I want to keep it simple. Some people will use three or four apps and stack the effects.
"I shoot with the phone's own app to get the largest file size. I then import that into Snapseed, and then export it back to camera roll. That way you retain the largest file size. The originals have always been the best quality and once you put them through apps like Instagram that crops the image, you lose quality."
