Step 1 of 14 · Phone Photography That Looks Intentional
Turn on the grid
Turn on the grid — step 1 of 14 in Phone Photography That Looks Intentional. Open your camera settings and enable the 3×3 grid overlay. This grid divides the frame into nine equal rectangles.
Free photography tip: Turn on the grid (step 1 of 14 from "Phone Photography That Looks Intentional").
Open your camera settings and enable the 3×3 grid overlay. This grid divides the frame into nine equal rectangles. Every phone has this option — on iPhone it's Settings → Camera → Grid; on Android it's usually inside the camera app settings.
The grid is not a rule you follow blindly. It's a tool that stops you from centering everything by default. Once the grid is on, you'll start noticing where subjects land relative to those intersections.
Pro tip: Leave it on permanently. After a week you'll compose without thinking about it.
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