Coral photography with phone

[surfnsalt]

Don't know what settings I had on but I have a LG g3 and these are the best shots I ever got with the blues on. Now I never get good ones, gonna look into the gel filters thanks.

 

[SeaHaven]

Takes a little to get use to the program but once you figure it out, it's pretty awesome!

 

[sc8kv123]

When I take pictures on my phone the little box pops up that allows you to set the focal point of the image. I put the box over the brightest point of the image that I am taking. (usually the sand bed depending on the picture). This will adjust the white balance and brightness, keeping the image from getting to blown out. From that point the image is usually too dark in areas so I open it up in a photo editor and open up the shadows to bring back detail in the dark points. This method has worked for me on many different phones, I hope this helps someone out there!

 

[David M.]

Man I can't get the hang of snapseed. Might be cause I use LED, the blue is really intense. Can't get the colors of my corals to pop either.

 

[SeaHaven]

I use LEDs and use snap seed. Turn your blues slightly down. Then use snapseed to add "warmth" to the picture and it will get the true colored.

 

[Taz316]

Can you guys help me. After taking a picture with my Samsung s4 how do I post the pics. New to this site.

 

[Hausser]

Click the upload file next to post reply.

 

[Taz316]

I get a friend to show me. When I hit upload file nothing happens. A box comes up but that's as far as it goes

 

[sunshinereefer]

Interesting article - the filter are currently unavailable but sounds like something that I need to try !!

 

[Taz316]

 

[Taz316]

Yea I got it to work

 

[reesed5]

Yeah snap seed would be good

 

[David M.]

Just found Pixlr for Android. It's not much help for super Blue pics but can really make an image look better with its auto fix option. Take a look.

 

[SoCalReefer]

Taken with iPhone 6 with blue LEDs turned way down and then popped the blue back in with Google Photos. Looks spot on as it does in the tank.

 

[lawnman]

6S plus

 

[BlueDevil]

6S plus

Very nice! Did you use any special app or just the native camera?

 

[steiger33]

Here's a couple I took today. Let me know what you think.

 

[ReefConcept]

Nice photos coming from your phones. Not bad at all.

 

[steiger33]

Well the previous pics were taken with out a filter. Here are some with a 1950's glass Kodak 39mm orange filter.

And also a pic of my bounce.

 

[Jahdiel]

I ordered my Gel Filters from this guy. Great price! http://www.buckfever-taxidermy.com/GelFilters.php