How to take good group photos with your mobile phone

Old colleagues, old classmates, old comrades, and old friends gather together more and more, and it is very common to take a group photo. However, it is really not easy to take a good group photo, especially a photo of dozens or even hundreds of people. It is often difficult to get the team together, but the final photos taken are still not satisfactory. Some people have their eyes closed, some have their heads tilted, and some only capture half of the head. In addition, it is a pity that the person taking the photo with a mobile phone or camera is not in the photo. Of course, you can also do some post-production PS processing afterwards, but there will always be some flaws that are difficult to make up for.

Over the years, I have participated in many travel gatherings with old colleagues, and I have taken many group photos. I don’t like bulky SLR cameras, and the photos taken by mobile phones are not bad now, and they are fully capable of taking group photos.

I won’t talk about shooting techniques such as framing and lighting here. Now let’s talk about some experiences of taking group photos with mobile phones, and learn and communicate with friends.

First of all, the camera function on the mobile phone can be set to the highest shooting pixel. The best resolution of the photos taken is above 1920X1080, and each photo is above 3M in size.

There is an automatic shooting function on mobile phones, but I generally do not use it because there are so many people taking group photos and it is difficult to grasp the timing of the shutter. Some people cannot bear to keep their eyes open for a long time and just blink. I took the photo with just a glance.

Secondly, it is very important to stand in line when taking group photos. When there are many people, stand in two or three lines. The friends in the back row should put their heads between the two friends in the front row, and they must be close to the front row, otherwise the depth of field will be If you pull it too wide, the size of the heads in the front and back rows of the photos will be very different.

Let’s talk about shooting. After you see a satisfactory picture on the mobile phone screen, you might as well ask everyone to tidy up their hair and clothes. After that, everyone must stop moving. When taking group photos, you must also consider the patience of the people being photographed, and do not delay the time for too long.

The last point is very important. Nowadays, it is popular for everyone to shout "eggplant" in unison when taking pictures. At this time, press the shutter button carefully and you can take a picture of everyone's smiling faces with their mouths slightly open. However, sometimes everyone is not used to it, and the voices of shouting "eggplant" in Mandarin are uneven, and the photos taken are still not very satisfactory.

When more than 70 old colleagues in the medical office took a group photo at their reunion, I tried to tell everyone that I said "Happy~" in Shanghai dialect, and everyone said loudly "Happy~" ", because everyone was really happy at this rare gathering, and "happy~" is easy to say in Shanghainese. The friend in charge of the photography seized this momentary opportunity, and we took a group photo that we were quite satisfied with.

Friends, you can also give it a try. I hope you can take a group photo in which everyone is beaming.

By the way, my Huawei P9 mobile phone has a voice-activated shooting function. When the mobile phone hears the sound of "eggplant" or "photograph", it can automatically press the shutter to take a photo. I have tried it. But it's still not as good as my method.

You can ask a stranger to help you take a group photo, but sometimes you still feel that you are not in the photo if you take the photo well.

If you want to make it easier to photoshop yourself afterwards, it is recommended that when you take the first photo, pay attention to leaving a position at the edge for yourself, and let the person who is going to take the second photo stand on the other side. edge. After you take the first picture, don't leave anyone, and don't move the shooting position yourself. Let the person who took the second picture come over and take your place at the original position. Then you go to the reserved place and stand, waiting. Take a second photo. The two group photos taken in this way can be easily combined into one in PS, almost seamlessly.