How to Capture The Best Profile Picture

PHOTOGRAPHY / STILL LIFE

How-To Capture Your
Best Profile Picture

Portrait photography tips & techniques with the Galaxy camera.

Turn a simple profile pic into a stunning portrait

More and more first impressions go down on the Internet. Whether you’re messaging for a job or swiping for a date, you should put your best face forward. Here’s how to do it with the Galaxy camera’s Live Focus.

Before you take out your Galaxy

Like Mom always said: you’ve got to look good. So fix your hair and check your outfit. Next, think about your “set”. You can keep the background simple with a solid color or textured wall, or get personal by shooting in your favorite space. Whatever setting you choose, do a quick clean. People want to focus on the star of the shot – you — not something strange in the background.

Pick the right Galaxy camera setting

You’re camera-ready. Open your Galaxy and choose its best close-up photography setting: Live Focus. It captures sharp portraits when the framing’s tight. This is super important, as your pic will probably be seen in a tiny thumbnail or on a smartphone screen.

How Live Focus works

It’s pretty simple: Live Focus sharpens the subject for you by blurring its background. All you need to do is tap your subject, then adjust the background blur. If you don’t want to tweak the blur during your photo shoot, adjust it later. For extra help, watch the video below to see the setting in action.

Snap away, then edit your favorite

You got the pic. Score. Now it’s time to edit. Tweak the RAW image in the Snapseed app. It’s practically a digital darkroom, and you can download it for free in the Google Play Store.

Use Snapseed to perfect your portrait

Your lighting may not be perfect, and that’s totally fine. We’re not all pros. Fix it by adjusting exposure. Next, play up small details by changing the structure, then balance it out by tweaking the contrast. If you’re into filters, fiddle with saturation and tint.