{"id":2774,"date":"2012-06-22T11:42:34","date_gmt":"2012-06-22T03:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tvsmith.my\/?p=2774"},"modified":"2012-08-29T02:47:39","modified_gmt":"2012-08-28T18:47:39","slug":"how-to-take-better-pictures-with-the-samsung-galaxy-s3-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tvsmith.net.my\/blog\/how-to-take-better-pictures-with-the-samsung-galaxy-s3-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Take Better Pictures With The Samsung Galaxy S3 (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Lemon<\/a><\/p>\n

Lemon Soda Can Be Sublime. Back-lit with single ML240 light panel from bottom.<\/em>
\nSamsung Galaxy S III, ISO 100, f 2.6, 1\/465 sec with -1.5 stop compensation<\/em><\/p>\n

In Part 2 of this series, we’ll cover food, glorious food. Since your Galaxy S III will be next to you most of the time, you will probably use it when you come across an interesting dish or drink. Whether you a blogger, foodie or a compulsive Facebook poster, here are some alternative methods to get better pics out of your phone cam.<\/p>\n

\"Secret<\/a><\/p>\n

Secret Recipe’s Chocolate Mud Cake. Using the GS3’s built-in LED light as fill light. <\/em>
\nSamsung Galaxy S III, ISO 100, f 2.6, 1\/100 sec with +0.5 stop compensation <\/em><\/p>\n

The best light is natural light. If you can, find a table near the window during the day. Directional light always makes food look good. If you are dining out at night, the Galaxy S 3 has a sufficiently bright LED ‘flash’. The LED light is also good for fill light against a brighter background in the day. But the biggest limitation of a built-in flash is that it is always positioned near the lens. This makes the lighted scene look flat. Since I can’t move or remove it, I carry a couple of tiny external LED lights in my bag.<\/p>\n

\"Lammeya's<\/a><\/p>\n

Lammeya’s Chee Cheong Fun with Sesame Seeds lit from side with LitePanel’s Micro.<\/em>
\n The ML-240 was used to rim the back of the plate very subtly with its level control.<\/em>
\nSamsung Galaxy S III, ISO 100, f 2.6, 1\/17 sec <\/em><\/p>\n

With the pair, I can shape and style the dish without touching the food. The lights, when properly angled, can make the food “pop” visually. The idea is to create a window light source, even when there is none or where the restaurant is very dark. Whichever method you choose, remember you are at a restaurant. You are not in a studio, so avoid styling the food itself. Style the light instead. Get it done fast and do not hold up your dining partners for too long. Bon App\u00e9tit!<\/p>\n

\"Edible<\/a><\/p>\n

Edible Contradiction: Lameeya’s Healthy Fried Tofu. ML240 used as angled top light to bring out the texture of the fried bean curd. <\/em>
\nSamsung Galaxy S III, ISO 100, f 2.6, 1\/15 sec with -1 stop compensation\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Dashing<\/a><\/p>\n

Dashing Duo: American Litepanel LP-Micro<\/a> and Italian Manfrotto Mini-24 (ML240)<\/a>. You can see how tiny both these self-contained lights are. Both have variable output and have precision calibrated colour temperature, handy for video or stills tabletop work on any location. <\/em>
\nOlympus OM-D EM-5, ISO 200, f 1.4, 1\/160 sec
\n<\/em>
\nSee also Part 1<\/a>. Look out for PART 3.
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\nFollow me on Instagram<\/a> for more photography tips under username: tvsmithmy<\/strong>
\n Or read and look at more pics starting from the main page<\/a> of this blog.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click on image to see the BIG PICTURE<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In Part 2 of this series on taking better pictures with the Samsung Galaxy S III, we’ll cover food, glorious food… Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,9,12],"tags":[380,159,103,158,146,530,529,179,511,126,531,525,524],"class_list":["post-2774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life","category-photography","category-tech","tag-android","tag-camera","tag-food","tag-galaxy","tag-galaxy-s","tag-galaxy-s-iii","tag-galaxy-s3","tag-malaysia","tag-om-d","tag-samsung","tag-sg3","tag-tv-smith","tag-tvsmith"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tvsmith.net.my\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tvsmith.net.my\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tvsmith.net.my\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tvsmith.net.my\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tvsmith.net.my\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2774"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"http:\/\/tvsmith.net.my\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2774\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3149,"href":"http:\/\/tvsmith.net.my\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2774\/revisions\/3149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tvsmith.net.my\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tvsmith.net.my\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tvsmith.net.my\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}