In this article we will give you some tips and tricks to improve your portrait photos using your smartphone. With us at Iqiqo your photo memories will be beautiful.

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1. Play with natural light

Natural light is essential. Try to position yourself so that light illuminates the subject’s face, avoiding unwanted shadows. Use windows, reflections, house lights and any other lighting source to achieve creative effects.

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2. Angles

Try different angles and find the one that best suits your subject and that you like.

Shoot from above to highlight the eyes and the look, on the contrary, photograph from the bottom up to get a dramatic and exciting final result.

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3. Use the background

An interesting background adds depth and character to any photo. The atmosphere can make the difference between a meh result and a load of personality. Look for environments that integrate well with the face you want to capture without stealing the scene.

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4. No to fakes

Captures spontaneous expressions and to do so you have to communicate. Talk, make your subject laugh and capture those moments when you lose in your thoughts: they will be ideal posts to publish on Instagram!

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5. Use portrait mode

Most smartphones can do it all themselves and adjust the focus automatically creating a phenomenal bokeh effect.

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6. Black and white portrait photo

Play with black and white technique makes the emotions stand out

You can also try selective color. Many photo editing apps allow you to highlight a color subject while desaturating the rest of the black and white image.

To conclude I suggest you turn those photos into a personalized stickers: discover how easy it is to make a sticker album that will make your friends envy.

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