Hmm, I thought that the first image in the post is the original... Maybe it's because lighting generally employed in homes here allow that :P
I kinda like the lighting of the photo (generally dim) and the choice to have sunglasses there... Not sure why but this composition feels more interesting the more I look at it. By the way, it's normal to have noise and focus issues on normal phone cameras or non-professional digital cameras when shooting indoors, there isn't enough light for them to perform very well :)
Oh, also, I like the edited one more :P and I love rule of thirds too. The grid is a must for me in every situation.
Hi @lilacse!
It's so nice to see you!
Ironically, my smart phone takes photos with better clarity, but the digital camera does take some nice macro shots under the right conditions.
I'm afraid something is wrong with it though, because it cannot zoom in past 50% without losing focus ability, and even outdoors it is still grainy. I'm still able to work with it though. It actually takes warm photos that remind me of more old school non-digital cameras. What would you call them, analog? I'm not sure.
The rule of thirds is interesting. I learned it in photography class as a teenager and never forgot :)
Thank you for your kind and thoughtful comment my friend. I hope you have been well :)
Normally I'll just call them... Ancient cameras. Lol. I really don't know of another name :P
In most cases I won't suggest zooming at all, because most cameras nowadays use a hybrid of digital and optical zoom. Once you go over the optical zoom range of the camera, it loses its ability to focus. And non-professional cameras also don't have terribly amazing zoom lens so the end result varies a lot.
If you can dig into the settings of the camera, try lowering the ISO and set a higher aperture instead if you need the brightness. High ISO values tend to cause grainy side effects from my experience. The downside is that you need the camera to be more stable because this will cause images to be more noticeably blurry if a shake happens during the shot. I don't quite remember about the technicalities but I think somewhere online will have it explained lol. Anyway just my two cents :3
In today's world, anything older than about 5 years is ancient lol.
Thank you for the advice about ISO settings. I will try playing around with it. A tripod probably wouldn't be a bad idea either, but I don't have much spare change laying around at the moment, so it will have to wait :P
Thank you for the advice my friend, very much appreciated :)