7 Tips for Taking Better Smartphone Pictures

 

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Flickr photo: “iPhone Photography” by Olle Eriksson

The capabilities of most smartphone cameras have increased enormously over time. Using iPhone as an example, you can see dramatic improvements with each iteration. Celebrating these advances, Apple has even used snaps by users in the recent Shot on iPhone 6 ad campaign.

Screen Shot 2016-07-08 at 3.00.52 PMIt’s also becoming more common to professionally print smartphone pictures; they’re getting that good. Our own Photolab iOS app makes this process fast and easy — available soon for Android, too.

Of course, smartphone picture quality still lags behind results you’ll get from a high-end DSLR camera, or even from an advanced point-and-shoot model. With this in mind, we offer this collection of useful tips and tricks for taking better smartphone shots. (We hope by now everyone knows to press the screen to auto-focus!).

Here are seven ways you can improve your smartphone photography today.

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Lise Watier Anti-Aging Makeup Tutorial with Labrador Tea Extract

Did you know that Lise Watier is a Canadian brand? In fact, many of their products feature Labrador Tea extract, an anti-aging ingredient that can only be found in the Boreal Forest in Quebec, Canada! Lise Watier partnered with the University of Quebec at Chicoutimi to develop a unique extraction process for this highly potent antioxidant, which has amazing protective and regenerating capacities.

In this tutorial, our Beauty Advisor Sara will walk you through a complete makeup look, using many of the Lise Watier products which contain this powerful Labrador Tea extract. Your makeup will not only look great, but will protect against environmental stressors and the signs of aging all day!

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Suncare Tips for Protecting Your Skin & Getting a Healthy Glow

It’s nice to have a beautiful golden tan over the summer months, but it’s important to also protect your skin from the sun’s harmful rays! Our Beauty Advisor Amanda shares her top tips for choosing the right sunscreen and applying it properly. Plus she introduces her favourite self-tanning products to help you achieve a natural-looking tan safely.

For a limited time, receive special bonuses on the suncare and luxury self-tanning products featured here. Buy 2, Get $10 off all Avène, La Roche Posay and Vichy suncare products with online coupon code SUNCARE10 or in-store coupon. Additionally, with a minimum $50 purchase of luxury cosmetics (excluding sets), receive a $10 Instant Bonus with online coupon code LUXURYSAVE10 or in-store coupon. These offers are valid from July 1st – July 15th.

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Summer Ready Featuring Bliss Spa Products

Our Beauty Advisor Hollis loves beach season! In this video, she shares her pampering summer routine that includes her favourite Bliss Spa products found at London Drugs. From Bliss’ Hot Salt Scrub to their Ingrown Eliminating Pads, Hollis will show which products she swears by to prep for the beach days ahead this summer!

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Easy Bronzed, Luminous Makeup Tutorial

Look like a bronzed goddess this summer with Beauty YouTuber Allana’s easy makeup tutorial! In 5 simple steps, she shows you how to get her gorgeous sun-kissed, luminous glow with affordable products from London Drugs.

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Date Night Out Makeup Tutorial

Looking for a sweet and sultry makeup look? Beauty YouTuber Allana is sharing an easy step-by-step tutorial for a dramatic purple smokey eye that’s perfect for your next date night, girls’ night out, or even for prom!

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Post-Workout Glow: Gym Skin Trend Makeup Tutorial

A twist on the ‘no-makeup’ makeup look this season is the gym skin trend. The look gives a natural flush to cheeks and a fresh dewy texture to the skin, similar to a post-workout glow. It’s the perfect minimal makeup routine for the upcoming summer months. Fashion and beauty blogger Brittany of Life Set Sail shows you how to achieve the look with some key application tips and products!

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