The Pixel phone cameras and their AI photo enhancements using Google’s Tensor chip are among the things where Pixel phones shine and which make their owners fall in love with them. In case you didn’t see it already, please take a look at all of the beautiful shots by the members in our Pixel photography megathread and feel free to contribute your own! 😁
Whether you’re a photography geek or just starting out, this thread aims to be a place to share tips and tricks to make the most out of your Pixel phone’s camera and its AI magic to capture stunning shots.
Please feel free to share your favorite tricks regarding but not limited to:
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Accessories: what are your must-have accessories that level up your photography experience?
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Composition techniques: rule of thirds, golden ratio… do you use any of these techniques?
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Digital zoom: do you ever use it?
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Google Camera settings: what are your go-to settings in the Google Camera app for different scenarios? Or do you prefer using another app?
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Gripping: how do you like to hold your device when shooting photos and videos?
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Lenses: which lenses do you use the most? Do you find yourself using macro and wide angle more, or telephoto (maybe even for close ups)?
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Lighting: how do you deal with different lighting conditions to get the perfect shot?
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Portrait shots: how do you get that perfect bokeh effect in your portrait shots?
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Post-processing: which Google Camera filters do you use the most? Do you use any other Android apps for additional post-processing or do you post-process on PC?
Model-specific tips are of course also welcome. Don’t forget to state what phone model you have when posting!
Can’t wait to see what photography hacks you’ve got up your sleeves! 📸✨
– with love by AlmightySnoo & hackitfast
(photo featuring the Google Camera app by Samuel Gibbs/The Guardian)
Sharing here two really good video guides that Carlos Gauna made for the Google for Creators channel as they focus on the Pixel in particular (and they’re quite short, around 5 mins per video):
- Portrait photography: basic settings, composition and rule of thirds, portrait blur and light tools;
- Night sky photography: as pointed out by @ki77erb@lemmy.world there’s an astrophotography mode, and this video goes over the basic setup to get a good Milky Way shot.
In the two videos he uses a Pixel 7 Pro.
Night mode is great but if you can set your camera on something perfectly still or use some type of tripod, night mode will change to astrophotography mode after a couple of seconds. Then you can take a 5 minute exposure that saves both a nice looking image full of stars as well as a time laps video. Do this someplace really dark and point it in the direction of the Milky Way center for some great shots! Some of you probably already know this but I have met at least 2 Pixel owners who did not know this was a thing.
