HyDef:


First, your device may not support, but almost all nowadays do.

If you're not set on touch to capture, touch any part of the screen. A box should appear and it should focus.

If it takes a picture, you've got touch to capture on.

Check in your settings for the camera and turn it off.

Try again. It should work.

ie I should NOT use the touch-to-capture feature?

youngelder:


ie I should NOT use the touch-to-capture feature?

Exactly. Don't use it.

Touching to focus will allow you to select the exact object in the scene that you want clear and beautiful. If you have touch to capture on, every time you touch the screen, it'll take a picture, and we don't want that.

I touched my fingernail to focus on it, and take the background out of focus as a result.
Sorry for the poor quality. My hand shook a little when taking the screenshot.

HyDef:


First, your device may not support, but almost all nowadays do.

If you're not set on touch to capture, touch any part of the screen. A box should appear and it should focus.

If it takes a picture, you've got touch to capture on.

Check in your settings for the camera and turn it off.

Try again. It should work.

Not all devices are capable of taking photos with a shallow depth of field. Actually very few devices can do that.

HyDef:


Exactly. Don't use it.

Touching to focus will allow you to select the exact object in the scene that you want clear and beautiful. If you have touch to capture on, every time you touch the screen, it'll take a picture, and we don't want that.

I touched my fingernail to focus on it, and take the background out of focus as a result.
Sorry for the poor quality. My hand shook a little when taking the screenshot.

OK..BTW..seems like our camera UI is the same

UjSizzle:

Not all devices are capable of taking photos with a shallow depth of field. Actually very few devices can do that.

True. I was just talking about the autofocusing really. You'd be looking at flagships for those with the lowest f-numbers. Like the LG G4 with f/1.8.

youngelder:

OK..BTW..seems like our camera UI is the same

Mine is a Gionee M5. So I'm supposing you also use a Gionee in that case.

HyDef:

Mine is a Gionee M5. So I'm supposing you also use a Gionee in that case.

gionee p5w

Decided to take another step of faith using ma TECNO H7. I went to the streetzzz...

Still from my #StreetPhotography experience today!! #Newbie

yorme Do you have any prior experience in photography? Cuz wow. I love the last one in the first post. You're good man. Real good.

And I recognize Ring Road in that 2nd photo. Keep it up man.

HyDef:
yorme Do you have any prior experience in photography? Cuz wow. I love the last one in the first post. You're good man. Real good.

And I recognize Ring Road in that 2nd photo. Keep it up man.

Prior experience? Not really. Hoping to go into cinematography itself soonest sha... Thank you!

yorme:
Decided to take another step of faith using ma TECNO H7. I went to the streetzzz...

Nice shot... You've got a good phone with a fantastic camera.

Victoriousvic:
Yorme, you're good. Keep it up, man.

Thanks, man! But m open for criticisms ooo... M really hoping to grow better..

1&2 On my way to play Bball..
4. Fireworks from new year celebration
3. A more intimate look into families celebrating. IPhone 5s


Please check out my diary https://www.nairaland.com/2918450/photo-diary-mobile-dslr-photography and drop your critics.

1. Edited with Photoshop CC
2. A little street photography
3. Girls and Mirrors
4. Hanging out with some friends.. (They didn't know until after the shot was taken

Please check out my diary and lemme know what you think https://www.nairaland.com/2918450/photo-diary-mobile-dslr-photography

SmooshCHN:
1. Edited with Photoshop CC
2. A little street photography
3. Girls and Mirrors
4. Hanging out with some friends.. (They didn't know until after the shot was taken

Please check out my diary and lemme know what you think https://www.nairaland.com/2918450/photo-diary-mobile-dslr-photography

Holy crap... Your pictures are spectacular. Like... Amazing.

And I find it awesome you're in China.

sunset somewhere in Africa... (my hood actually)

the supposed mountains are rooftops.
I'm still learning from bosses like HyDef and SmooshCHN
Gionee p5w

youngelder:
sunset somewhere in Africa... (my hood actually)

the supposed mountains are rooftops.
I'm still learning from bosses like HyDef and SmooshCHN
Gionee p5w

cmon gerrrraaarrraaaaheeeree mhen.
I love the first silhouette more. Very nice

HyDef:

Holy crap... Your pictures are spectacular. Like... Amazing.
And I find it awesome you're in China.

Thanks, that's uplifting.

When the ICM security guy wants to stop you from shooting in the mall

Not bad i guess!!! i can't afford a drone yet

youngelder:
sunset somewhere in Africa... (my hood actually)

the supposed mountains are rooftops.
I'm still learning from bosses like HyDef and SmooshCHN
Gionee p5w

Aww, come on man... I'm flattered.

I actually like the second one, cuz the rooftops look a lot like mountains, but they are both nice pictures. All it takes is practice. And constructive criticism as well.

HyDef:


Aww, come on man... I'm flattered.

I actually like the second one, cuz the rooftops look a lot like mountains, but they are both nice pictures. All it takes is practice. And constructive criticism as well.

Both looks like mountain but the 1st on is much more clean and less distracting that's why i go with it.

kniru:
Not bad i guess!!! i can't afford a drone yet

These are very nice pictures.

Thanks smoosh...dt comment really means alot as this is the first time am sharing this pix online, those were my first public shot with my d5300 camera.

SmooshCHN:
These are very nice pictures.

kniru:
Thanks smoosh...dt comment really means alot as this is the first time am sharing this pix online, those were my first public shot with my d5300 camera.

Keep it up Bro. This thread is for mobile photography. You can go back to that location at night and use slower shutter speed like 4-20secs and see how that'll be.

Diamonds and Doors.

Like a month ago.

SmooshCHN:
Like a month ago.

The colors in that first shot... Vibrant. Love it.

HyDef:


The colors in that first shot... Vibrant. Love it.

Yeah I agree.

1. Before I got my camera and was all about Sony Z2. It's my NL profile pics for almost a year.
2. Night time photography with iPhone 5s.
3. I couldn't get it right cos the bus wouldn't wait for me. I don't know which one's best but I'll go with the monochrome. IPhone 5s