PHONE PHOTOGRAPHY BASICS FOR YOUTH SPORTS PHOTOS
These recommendations are based on setting your camera to capturing the highest resolution images possible to
give us the most flexibility in editing your photos. You do not need to make exposure, color or cropping
adjustments to images on your phone if submitting photos to DIY PictureDay, let us do that!
Step 1: Set Your Phone Camera
ALWAYS CLEAN THE LENS!
UNDERSTAING PHONE CAMERAS: Most have two places that you adjust settings for the camera.
First, in the general “settings” menu under “camera” and then in in the Camera APP you open to take photos.
INSTRUCTIONS
Most iPhone and Android Models have similar features with slightly different menu choices which we note below.
FIRST: Open “Settings” and find “Camera”
A. FORMATS: Set to highest resolution
Depending on model: “ProRaw” or “Raw” (Android).
Advanced models: Enable ProRaw & Resolution Control with ProRaw Format set to Jpeg Lossless.
B. PRESERVE SETTINGS FEATURE iPhone
Live Photo: ON this allows you to turn off live photo in the Camera APP without it defaulting back to “on.”
C. GRID ON and LEVEL ON (Under “Composition Guide” for Android)
D. LENS CORRECTION OFF
E. VIEW OUTSIDE FRAME OFF
F. PRIORITIZE FASTER SHOOTING OFF
G. FUSION CAMERA OFF
Advanced iPhone models 28mm and 35 mm lens OFF
SECOND: Open your Camera APP
A. LIVE PHOTO (iPhone) \ MOTION (Android) OFF
B. FORMAT: chose Raw and 48mp (iPhone)
C. FLASH: On indoors for close up individual photos. Otherwise off.
D. STYLES: STANDARD or NATURAL (No special lighting features)
E. ZOOM: 1x
F. ASPECT: 4:3 is correct
G. EXPOSURE: Leave this at 0\0 (the middle of the bar or slider)
H. PORTRAIT MODE: OFF
STEP 2: Choose Your Pose (s)
1. Decide what pose you would like.
Click Here for Our Posing Page
Featuring traditional and creative or “attitude” poses for every major sport!
You can take several poses & make multiple orders. Have Fun!
See video about posing tips!
STEP 3: Choose Your Location
1. Outdoors in natural lighting is best. A backyard photo can be placed on a beautiful digital background!
2. Find a Full Shade location if possible to
avoid squinting and keep even lighting.
3. Do not let the sun hit your camera lens, this is the #1 problem in professional and DIY photography outdoors. Keep your camera shaded.
STEP 4: Take Some Great Photos
PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS:
1. Take Individual vertical with the
subject’s head in the upper third.
2. Subject’s head goes in the upper third of the image.
3. Take Photos from Eye Level to your Subject. Sometimes you need to bend your knees for small children.
4. Crop loose: Leave extra space! Leave extra space!
Our technicians will crop in properly!
