Coral photography with phone

[David M.]

I have a LG G3 which supposedly has one of the best cameras on the market, yet I can't get good pics of my corals or tank. The light seems to overpower and wash everything out. Is there an app I could use to adjust the settings on the camera? Or edit pics after they're taken? Photos below of what I mean.

 

[SeaHaven]

I use snapseed to edit pictures and show true color. I also you a macro lens for my phone I got on Amazon.

 

[Brian Kim]

Taken with my galaxy s6 edge+. I'm also trying to find some sort of an app or film to get less blue shade

 

[Hausser]

Taken with iPhone 6

 

[David M.]

Those a great looking pictures, but how did you do it? Anything special?

 

[Brian Kim]

I use snapseed to edit pictures and show true color. I also you a macro lens for my phone I got on Amazon.

TY! Turns out they had snapseed for android, going to give it a try

 

[Hausser]

Nothing special for me, I think I just got lucky. Most of time my pictures are bad.

 

[twilliard]

Here is one quick shot from my Samsung s6

 

[David M.]

I'm gonna look into snapseed too thanks!

 

[Duke4Life]

I did this video entirely on my phone. It's actually rare for me to post a pic or vid not taken by my phone anymore due to the quality. LG G4

 

[Martyd]

There is an app called Camera + that lets you control the white balance. It works great. This was shot with my iPhone under Radions running at 18k.

 

[twilliard]

Quick edit from snapseed. Now you can see how dirty my glass is lol

 

[David M.]

@Duke4Life awesome feeding station!
@Martyd that's a beautiful picture, I'll try that app too

 

[David M.]

Anyone use Macro lenses from Amazon? If so which ones? I'm thinking of picking one up.

 

[kschweer]

I've had good success with the gel filters for my iPhone. Takes a little while to find the one that works with your tanks lighting. These are from my iPhone 6 and a gel filter.

 

[David M.]

I've had good success with the gel filters for my iPhone. Takes a little while to find the one that works with your tanks lighting. These are from my iPhone 6 and a gel filter.

Can you explain what a gel filter is? Never heard of it

 

[kschweer]

Can you explain what a gel filter is? Never heard of it

They are colored transparent pieces of plastic. They take a lot of blue out of the picture. Most for our use are orange or brownish. You need to experiment with a few different colors to see what works best with your phone and tank.

 

[David M.]

Interesting, I'll have to check that out thanks!

 

[Brian Kim]

I use snapseed to edit pictures and show true color. I also you a macro lens for my phone I got on Amazon.

Thank you so much for the information. I am still learning how to use snapseed but I see the potential. Here's a before and after.

 

[akma]

I have these gel filters.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00P8DVX9G/ref=ya_st_dp_summary