Five cheap ways to take professional quality photos with your phone
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WE’RE all photographers now we carry powerful cameras in our phones.
Gone are the days when you had to buy expensive equipment to take great pictures.
But if you want to learn how to take even better photos, here’s how to do so without spending a fortune.
P-HONE YOUR SKILLS: Camera phones have a dizzying number of features that never get used.
If you’ve got an iPhone, go to free workshops in Apple stores. Subjects include photo editing, how to take fun family portraits, and photography walks focusing in on architecture.
Go to to find out what’s on at your nearest branch.
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LOG ON TO LEARN: You can also pick up tips with Apple’s video tutorials online. These cover taking night-mode photos, pet portraits and powerful shots of people on your iPhone. See the web address above.
has an iPhone and android photography course you could complete during the free four-week trial the site offers — but be sure to cancel before the £49.99-a-month fee kicks in.
FLAWLESS FACES: Get rid of blemishes, add a make-up effect and remove background objects you don’t want with the YouCam Perfect app.
You can also use the app to cut something out from one image and add it on to another to make yourself an arty montage.
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CASH IN ON STOCKS: Once you start taking brilliant pics you can sell them.
Stockimo app lets you sell snaps for use by companies on adverts and websites as “stock images”. Make between 80p and £80 per picture sold.
GET CLIQUEY: Join a meet-up group to pick up skills and make new pals. You’ll often find that there are more experienced photographers happy to share their knowledge with beginners. Find one near you at .
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