iPhoneography - Tips for taking better photos with your phone.

 Hold your iPhone like you would a camera. I mean, this sounds a little silly but think about it, you wouldn't have your finger over the lens on an actual camera. That, and you wouldn't shoot a photo one handed. For stability reasons it's always better to hold it with both if you can,  especially in landscape, it'll mean less blurry photos.

 Crop, don't zoom! This sounds like a silly statement, it's using the same camera, surely it'll be the same quality if you crop it to if you zoom in while taking.. WRONG. For some bizarre reason, zooming while taking leaves everything in a pixely mess. It takes two seconds to crop a photo, and most apps including the iPhones own editor has the ability to do it.

 Don't be afraid to look silly and use angles. With an actual camera in hand, standing on something or crouching down to get a good photo seems somewhat more normal. However, just because you don't have with you an actual camera, don't be afraid to miss out an a good photo. Odds are on, no one will look twice at you for bending a bit to get a good photo.

 Get snap happy! Whenever I take a photo on my iPhone it's never just one. The standard procedure is that I take it about 10 times and then look through them and delete any that are blurry and pick my favourite to filter. There's always one of two with better composition than the rest.

 Know your apps. Photo apps are great, in fact over half the apps on my phone are for editing / added frames to my photos. I'm a bit of an Instagram addict (You can follow me @itsfrananne)! But knowing what quality the output is from each one is well worth knowing. For example, while I may love some of the cute frames on Purikura apps, I won't use them for anything other than Instagram. Instead for Facebook / this website instead favour ones like "Afterlight" where you can not only keep the photos quality but also often improve on them.

 Make your own filters. No, I don't mean get coding and coming up with a special app for yourself. Instead combine your filters, many apps will let you do this without saving it and putting it through the app (or another) all over again. It means you get some effects and looks for your images that are pretty unique. Afterlight has a great "fusion" function meaning you can make and save your own filters which I love.

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE TIPS FOR TAKING BETTER PHOTOS WITH YOUR PHONE?