What are some tips for taking beautiful backlit photos with a smartphone?
notebook-laptopWhen asked about the functions they often use on their smartphones, most people would answer “photography (still image)”. Camera performance is often emphasized in model selection, and terminal vendors are devoted to improving functions. "HDR (High Dynamic Range)", which synthesizes multiple photos taken at the same time with different exposures into a single photo, has also been adopted by many terminals in a short period of time since its introduction. This HDR is also effective for shooting in backlight. Compared to normal photos (SDR, Standard Dynamic Range), the range of brightness that can fit in a single photo is greatly expanded, so it is possible to prevent "bloated highlights" caused by sunlight and "blackouts" caused by the subject entering the shadow of an object. You will be able to take pictures with a large contrast between light and dark.
If you manually enable "HDR", you can take beautiful backlit photos with your smartphone Easy to use. Simply enable HDR in your smartphone's camera app and shoot. For iPhone, HDR is set to automatic by default, so let's turn it on manually. That way, any composition will be shot in HDR. If you can't find the HDR button, open the screen in the order of "Settings" → "Camera" and turn off the "Auto HDR" switch, it will appear at the top of the camera app. For Android smartphones, the method for turning HDR on/off differs depending on the device. Taking the Xperia series as an example, when you switch to manual mode, an HDR switch will appear, forcing you to shoot in HDR.
