The Mobile Photographer

It's been said that, with smartphones, everyone is a photographer. There is a snide implication with that statement--that camera phones aren't "real" cameras and that the people who use them aren't "real" photographers. In this book, Robert Fisher proves that today's Android devices offer cameras that are remarkably powerful and more than capable of producing images that rival those made with more "serious" equipment.

In this book, Fisher guides readers through the menus of the Android operating system, helping them to understand how to choose and use out-of-the-box controls for better images. Next, he covers add-on accessories and applications designed to enhance the devices' capabilities. While the photographic capabilities of the "base" camera are pretty terrific and will meet with rave reviews from many users, the camera really produces images that sing when suited up with DSLR functions, filters, and postproduction effects--all of which Fisher covers with prowess and technical skill.

Postproduction--the technical and creative tasks that go into an image between the time it is captured and the time it is presented as a finished print or digital image--is covered in great detail as well. Fisher shows readers how to save, back up, refine, and archive their images, and how to make sure that they are viewed, in their final state, as the artist intended when he or she conceptualized the shot.

From hardware and software, to uber-geeky apps and accessories, this book provides a solid foundation for creating artistically masterful shots with an ever-available, easy-on-the-budget device, ensuring that you never miss a moment or mood worth capturing.