Huawei P8: Drawings with light and silky water for photo professionals

That Huawei would owe much on the camera in your latest top of the range it was clear from the moment of its announcement, but more we dig between the shooting mode and the more we realize how much work has been done to make this smartphone as close as possible to a professional camera without neglecting the simplicity of use.

Photo professional-looking, cheaply and without bringing with it a heavy and bulky equipment. It is without doubt one of the dreams of all the amateur photographers who do not want to give up shots effect yet judge the camera kit professional far too demanding to be transported over long journeys or even for escapades of a weekend. Precisely for this reason we ask more often how long will it be before our camera is finally replaced by smartphones.

In some situations, it is a concrete hypothesis; especially those who do not have a camera reflex by now increasingly prefer to abandon in favor of compact smartphone which in many cases now offers an even higher quality. There are some types of images that our professional camera still manages to make it much better than the smartphone, or perhaps not at all smarpthone. Trying the latest flagship Huawei P8, we definitely believe that for the average user who wants to travel light smartphone can become a viable alternative even in high-level cameras.

In one of the articles proceeding, we showed the excellent quality of the device in case of unfavorable light conditions, at night, or at least in the dark. With the next few lines, we will show instead how you can re-create in a few moments some of the effects that even with the SLR are not as simple to make.

We talk mode Light Painting that is attached to the camera application that allows Huawei P8 and through 4 usage scenarios to create images very pleasant with an immediacy that even beginners will appreciate photography. Prerequisite for the proper use of this mode is a stand or tripod or any support that allows us to keep our smartphones for a few seconds during shooting.

At this point, we access the app Camera, we provide a swipe to the right until you reach the mode Light Painting. By clicking the button just above the shutter button will open then a submenu where we can choose which scenario best fits the secondary effect that we want to achieve.

The operation is approximately the same for all modes but change some settings to allow a perfect setting automatically for best result depending on the desired effect.

The first mode is called Bright Scie Urbane that will be particularly useful, in the event that, we are in a big city and as professional photographers want to let the cars with their headlight’s little drawing of the light trails in our photos.

The result is what we see in the above photo. Particularly interesting (and we find this thing in all modes) being able to see in real time how the wakes up our pictures and then decide when our composition is sufficiently full or light. In short, in two steps we obtain the images that will surely be stunned our friends.

Bright graffiti is the second mode and selectable using the same principle as the previous option, or keep the shutter open to record all changes in the scene, lets you design of real own graffiti in the dark with the help of a simple source light (flashlight, flash, laser etc.). We too are delighted in this activity and find the effect that we got it right in the photo above. Fun, simple and professional.

The most amazing effect is in our opinion Water silky. Forget long exposure times, ND filters to not overexpose the images, and expensive SLR lenses kit. Just a Huawei P8, a tripod and a water course, the rest of the work is done by our app cameras that will capture an image in a few seconds in which the water will appear as a cloak velvety gliding around the rocks or It breaks on them.

And what happens if we apply the same principle as a starry sky and the rotation of the Earth? Simply said, just hold Huawei P8, place our trust and tripod mode Scie stellar. Just half an hour of exposure and we will animate the sky of our photos with the trails of stars framed. Even more experienced photographers can only envy.