Home photography guide

Lighting: Make sure your room is well lit. Always keep the light to your back, otherwise shadows will cast over what you're attempting to take a picture of and cause it to come out more dark. If you're standing in front of something you want to take a picture of, you want the light to be directly in back of the subject casting towards you.

Camera Angle: Unless you're taking a picture from top-down at 90 degrees, the best angle you can shoot for is between 30-60 degrees. Take as many pictures of the subject as you can between these angles, and don't feel hesitant to rotate the dish to capture all sides since some may look better than the other. Also don't feel hesitant about moving around the room adjusting your own position to capture better back drops or adjust shadow position.

Megapixel: Always use the highest megapixel or resolution when taking a picture. The file may be large in size, but it will also capture the most detail. During the editing process you can scale down the photo to a more manageable size, and because you took the picture at a high megapixel the details will be sharper and more crisp.

Zoom: Don't use any zoom functions to try and get a tighter shot. Zooming tends to cause artifacting within the picture and will distort any sharpness or crispness you're trying to achieve. Instead of zooming in with the camera, physically move in closer to the object to obtain the zoomed in effect.

Filters: Familiarize yourself with your phones filters, and whether it has options like multi-point focus. Since there are tons of filters available and phones vary in which ones they carry, you'll need to do your own research on your phone to find out how to maximize the quality of the shot you're taking by using the filters that are available to you.