Why “hold the phone backward to take pictures”? 5 reasons to share with friends who love taking photos

2bebetter
3 min readApr 22, 2024

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Why “You should hold your mobile phone backward to take pictures” This article explains and shares it with friends who love taking pictures.

The first reason: the main lens of the mobile phone has a small wide angle, so there will be a height difference of about 7.7 centimeters between the backhand position of the mobile phone and the original camera position. If the height difference and angle are used well, it can directly make the protagonist’s legs in the picture become slender and the body proportions become better-looking.

The second reason: the screen viewing angle + height is closer to the camera angle experience. Especially when shooting at medium and low angles, the body does not need to squat slightly. When shooting from a very low angle of view, the body no longer needs to lie on the ground, and the burden on the waist is significantly reduced when shooting for a long time.

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The third reason: I have personally tested and researched it. As long as you learn to hold your phone backward and start to get used to holding it backward, you can greatly increase the stability of your phone when taking photos in the future. When shooting telephoto subjects and subjects that require counting seconds, it will be better than before. Holding it normally is less likely to produce residual images due to a handshake.

The fourth reason: when the phone is held upside down, the fingers are closer to the shutter button and the center of gravity is lower, complying with gravity. When shooting normally, the fingers need to go down + internal pressure to press the shutter. If the phone is held upside down, the fingers are directly pressed. You can easily click the shooting button with internal pressure.

The fifth reason: When taking street photography, holding the phone backward will make it low-key and hidden, making it difficult to detect, because most people are more sensitive to shooting when the phone is held at a normal angle.

Result 1: If you often look at beauty photos on Instagram, you will be familiar with this shooting technique. This technique can also be regarded as one of the shooting techniques that achieve a beautiful figure on the Internet.

Result 2: If you often look at mobile phone photography for evaluation, or when mobile phone photographers take pictures of landscapes, it is also very common to compose pictures from a low angle of view while holding the camera back.

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