Brandon Ralph McBride is a biotechnology consultant at Middle Ground Consulting, LLC, in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has worked at the company since 2011. He has degrees in chemistry and marketing from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas.
He is an amateur photographer, and a good one; he has been shooting for years. His go-to camera is a 35mm digital camera, but says there are times when he doesn't have his camera with him but sees a photograph worth taking. "And that means I take the picture with my cell phone."
As a something of a photography snob, Brandon Ralph McBride makes this admission reluctantly, although he concedes that cell phone photography has probably become the most common form of photography there is anymore. The reason, of course, is that most cell phones have a camera built in them and they have become ubiquitous.
With his scientific mind, he determined that there are things most of us can do to improve the results of our cell phone photography. "I have to admit, cell phones can take some pretty sharp pictures, in terms of resolution. They won't be replacing real cameras any time soon, though," he adds with a laugh. But he advises cell phone photographers to go into the settings on their phones. "There should be a ‘resolution' setting and a ‘quality' setting," he says. He recommends setting the resolution to the highest setting there is. Same thing with the quality setting.
Next, Brandon Ralph McBride says users need to learn how to keep the camera still when they shoot. "The phones are so small it isn't easy to keep them steady, but it's going to make all the difference in the world." If the phone has a flash setting, he recommends turning it off. "You'll have much better lighting."
Finally, Brandon Ralph McBride reminds users to keep the lens clean. "A lot of cells sit in your pocket for long periods, so the lens can get smudged. A dirty lens can ruin a picture." He says a cotton swab is a good tool to use to clean off the lens.
He is an amateur photographer, and a good one; he has been shooting for years. His go-to camera is a 35mm digital camera, but says there are times when he doesn't have his camera with him but sees a photograph worth taking. "And that means I take the picture with my cell phone."
As a something of a photography snob, Brandon Ralph McBride makes this admission reluctantly, although he concedes that cell phone photography has probably become the most common form of photography there is anymore. The reason, of course, is that most cell phones have a camera built in them and they have become ubiquitous.
With his scientific mind, he determined that there are things most of us can do to improve the results of our cell phone photography. "I have to admit, cell phones can take some pretty sharp pictures, in terms of resolution. They won't be replacing real cameras any time soon, though," he adds with a laugh. But he advises cell phone photographers to go into the settings on their phones. "There should be a ‘resolution' setting and a ‘quality' setting," he says. He recommends setting the resolution to the highest setting there is. Same thing with the quality setting.
Next, Brandon Ralph McBride says users need to learn how to keep the camera still when they shoot. "The phones are so small it isn't easy to keep them steady, but it's going to make all the difference in the world." If the phone has a flash setting, he recommends turning it off. "You'll have much better lighting."
Finally, Brandon Ralph McBride reminds users to keep the lens clean. "A lot of cells sit in your pocket for long periods, so the lens can get smudged. A dirty lens can ruin a picture." He says a cotton swab is a good tool to use to clean off the lens.