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- What is going on, guys?
Today we are talking about one of the most powerful tools
in photography and that is, a helicopter.
No, I'm just joking, obviously.
This is titled Mobile Photography,
that tool is a phone, and taking photos with your phone.
I'm also with my friends Becki and Chris
who actually own this helicopter.
More on that information later,
but they're also amazing photographers.
They're gonna be sharing some tips.
So we're just gonna have a fun day where it's a bit more
of like a vlog-torial kind of situation,
but you're gonna walk away learning some stuff
and also seeing some footage of a helicopter.
Obvi, all right, let's do it.
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Okay, so we just finished our helicopter ride.
That was amazing.
I got some incredible photos, but the first thing I did
before I went out and took photos while I was up in the sky
is that I cleaned my camera at the back.
These things live in our pockets,
they have oils from our fingers all over them.
So grab a microfiber cloth or grab your T-shirt,
clean the lens and your photos will look
(tongue clicks) that much better.
I also like how I snapped and made a click sound,
a (clicks tongue) (laughs).
Yes, so tip number one, clean your lens.
- What's up, guys?
I'm Becki, I'm 1/2 of the YouTube channel Becki & Chris.
The next tip is exposure.
You wanna make sure that if you're shooting on your phone,
your shots are properly exposed
so that your highlights aren't too bright
and your shadows aren't too dark.
So make sure you lock your exposure,
tap on your screen and use the slider
to make sure that your shot looks really good.
- [Host] That was dope.
Good, good. (laughs)
- 18 takes later. (laughs)
- It's so tough.
I always find like the first take is really good
and the last take is really good,
and everything in between is just like what happened there.
(laughs)
- It's like (tongue bobbles) that's not what I meant
to say at all. (laughs)
- No, you did so good. - Thanks. (laughs)
- Okay, it just started snowing.
Like, how nice is this?
This is really beautiful.
So my next tip is to use camera apps
that allow you to shoot raw.
My personal favorite and the one that I use
is the Lightroom Mobile CC app.
Now a lot of people are probably thinking like,
well Lightroom CC, isn't that just an editing app.
Well, actually, on your phone, the mobile version
of Lightroom allows you to also take photos too
and allows you to take raw photos.
Now if you're a photographer, you know what this means,
but if you're new to this, a raw photo
essentially gives you more flexibility and post.
There's more information there
to really make your images pop.
So I would recommend taking a photo with a raw camera app.
If you guys wanna download the Lightroom Mobile CC app,
I'll put a little link in the description.
It's also free, which is just dope.
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Okay, so midway through our flight,
this big storm just kinda developed
and we had to touch ground at a different airport.
So right now, we're kinda stranded at an airport
for the next few hours, hoping for this weather to pass.
The rest of this tutorial will at this random airport
in the middle of New York State. (laughs)
All right, let's jump into our next point.
Okay, so the next tip is to use a bunch of different angles.
I almost like fell there trying
to even use different angles by putting the camera low.
So, it kinda flows into our next tip.
This is the most boring angle in the world to shoot from.
So, bring your camera down low.
Bring it high.
Get on the ladder.
Try a bunch of different angles.
Get creative with your photography
'cause that's how you actually create good images.
Don't just do boring shots from your chest level
while standing up.
It's the most common angle, it's boring.
Get creative.
That's what photography's all about.
We're at this random airfield
and I was just doing that point
and this guy like came over (laughs)
and he's just walking by with a shovel.
He's probably like why is he talking
about camera tutorials right now,
this doesn't make sense.
We're at an airport in New York State.
The stuff we'll do for these vlogs, guys.
- Hey, I'm Chris, the other half
of the channel Becki & Chris,
and today we're gonna talk lighting.
We're gonna talk about, first of all, window light.
It's free, it's soft, it's flattering,
and it's readily accessible.
So we need to talk about positioning first of all.
So, a lot of time people will be back onto windows
like this.
(group laughing)
Then everything's blown out, everything's all white.
It's no good and I'm shadowed out
or it's all like over exposed in the background.
But if you slowly rotate this way,
you can see 90 degree light source, very dramatic.
Keep rotating.
And as the light source approaches the axis of the lens,
you get a more soft, flattering look.
So just changing the angle in which the window is facing you
will dramatically change how your photos look.
That's it.
(group laughing)
- Okay, so another way to bring your mobile photography
to the next level is to invent,
invent, you gotta invent some lenses. (laughs)
Okay, so obviously I meant invest not invent.
Invest.
Invest in some good glass.
You can go on Amazon, pick up one of those clip on lenses
for like $10, $15.
You can spend a little bit more money
on something like a Moment lens.
You know, they offer fisheye, telephoto,
and you can basically have an entire kit of lenses
in your pocket for your phone.
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- Okay, so we are back home in Toronto now.
Getting back from Buffalo was kinda complicated
because of the storm.
We had to land in like Rochester
and then we had to be back in Toronto for a specific time
so we had to take an Uber back to Buffalo
and then get back to Toronto.
So it was a couple hours, but now, we are back in Toronto.
Now I just wanna talk about another little tip.
This isn't so much about making your photos pop
but it's kinda just like a cool perspective,
specifically on cellphone cameras.
Now I think the smaller the camera,
the better the camera is.
Now, here's the theory in terms of why I mean by that.
I think when you take out a cellphone camera,
people are less intimidated by the camera,
so you're more likely to get a better photo
or a more genuine photo.
You can also bring a cellphone camera
into places that you really can't bring a big DSLR camera.
So you actually get more unique photos.
So you get more genuine and more unique photos.
So use that perspective and mentality
when you're going out and shooting photos.
This is just a little fun tip,
my philosophy, per se, on cellphone cameras.
Also, I'm gonna take this sweater off.
We're sitting inside, it's way too warm. (laughs)
All right, much better.
Less toasty.
And our last tip is editing your photos to make them pop
using editing apps on your phone.
Now my personal recommendation
is the Lightroom Mobile CC app.
I've been a big fan of Lightroom for a long time.
I use it to edit all my DSLR photos on my desktop.
Also, the desktop versions of Lightroom CC
also talk to Lightroom Mobile CC, which is super dope.
So if you guys have presets on your desktop,
they sync with your mobile version.
So now you got your presets in your pocket.
Presets in your pocket.
I like that alliteration.
You have all the same features
that you would have on your desktop version,
basically on your phone.
So, if you wanna add like gradients to the sky
and do like little exposure checks or do curves,
PS, a little pro tip,
if you guys want your photos to really pop,
do something called an S Curve,
where you pull the shadows down and then just go over
to the highlights and you bring them up.
And that generally will make your photos pop
just that much more and make them look really good.
I also find that it's very intuitive,
like using your fingers to edit a photo
versus using something like a keyboard and mouse
just feels a little bit more natural,
so I really like that element.
So just have fun, get creative with your editing,
and then export your photo, post on Instagram,
and just wait for all the likes to just shower you
because you got dope photos now.
So, yes, that is the end of our tutorial.
A big thank you to Becki and Chris
for sharing their knowledge
and also sharing the helicopter.
Because, who has a helicopter?
That's super dope.
If you guys wanna follow Becki and Chris, they are amazing.
Links are below.
If you like this channel,
more or less you're gonna like their channel too.
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Thank you so much for watching.
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