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APRIL_XII MAGAZINE

THE TALE OF PHONE


PHOTOGRAPHY

CREATED BY KWAKU APRIL


ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

No magazine that I have created has


ever been more challenging than this
one. Perhaps this project has been more
difficult because the message is so weighty
and so important to my photography life.
But my task was lightening by my friends
who inspires me to go beyond my doings.
My first thanks go to Adedejiart and
Ishmeal (Jaylloris) who indirectly inspired
me to crystalize this pictures and turned it
into a magazine. This magazine wouldn’t
have existed without them.

DEDICATION
This magazine is dedicated to everyone who had
believe in the process of making this magazine a
reality.
CONTENTS
TIPS ON TAKING A GOOD PHOTO WITH YOUR PHONE..................................................1-2

TRAMADOL..........................................................................................................3

PHONE PHOTOGRAPH...........................................................................4-5

BE A MAN................................................................................................6

PHONE PHOTOGRAPH..........................................................7-10

AKUA ANIMA..............................................................................................11

PHONE PHOTOGRAPH.....................................................................12-18
TIPS ON TAKING A GOOD
PHOTO WITH YOUR PHONE

B efore the days of smartphones, taking a great photo was


a labor-intensive process. You’d have buy a fancy camera
and editing software for your desktop computer, and invest
some serious time and energy into learning how to use them.
But, thanks to our mobile devices and the editing apps that
come with them, we can now take high-quality photos and
edit them without too many bells and whistles -- all from the
same device that we use to make calls.

Use gridlines to balance your shot.


One of the easiest and best ways to improve your mobile pho-
tos is to turn on the camera’s gridlines. That superimposes a
series of lines on the screen of your smartphone’s camera that
are based on the “rule of thirds” -- a photographic composi-
tion principle that says an image should be broken down into
thirds, both horizontally and vertically, so you have nine parts
in total.
According to this theory, if you place points of interest in
these intersections or along the lines, your photo will be more
balanced, level, and allow viewers to interact with it more
naturally.

Set your camera’s focus.


Today’s phone cameras automatically focus on the foreground
of your frame, but not every picture you take on your phone
has an obvious subject. To adjust where you want your camera
lens to focus, open your camera app and tap the screen where
you want to sharpen the view.
If you’re taking a photo of something in motion, for example,
it can be difficult for your camera to follow this subject and
refocus as needed. Tap the screen to correct your phone cam-
era’s focus just before snapping the picture to ensure the mov-
ing subject has as much focus as possible. A square or circular
icon should then appear on your camera screen, shifting the
focus of your shot to all of the content inside that icon.

1
. Focus on one subject.
Many of the best photos include just one, interesting subject. So when
taking a picture of one, spend some extra time setting up the shot. Some
professional photographers say that the subject shouldn’t fill the entire
frame, and that two-thirds of the photo should be negative space -- that
helps the subject stand out even more.
But be sure you tap the screen of your smartphone to focus the camera
on your subject -- that’ll help to ensure that it’s focused and the lighting
is optimized.
Embrace negative space.
“Negative space” simply refers to the areas around and between the
subjects of an image --and it can take a photo from “good” to “great.”
When you include a lot of empty space in a photo, your subject will
stand out more and evoke a stronger reaction from your viewer. And
what does negative space looks like? It’s often a large expanse of open
sky, water, an empty field, or a large wall, as in the examples below.

Find different perspectives.


Taking photos from a unique, unexpected angle can make them more
memorable -- it tends to create an illusion of depth or height with the
subjects. It also makes the image stand out, since most mobile photos are
taken either straight -on or from a bird’s eye view.
Try taking a photo directly upward and playing with the sky as negative
space, like in the first photo below. Or, you can try taking it at a slight
downward angle.
Avoid zooming in.
When you take a photo from a distance, it’s tempting to zoom in on
something specific you’re trying to capture. But it’s actually better not
to zoom in -- doing so can make the photo appear grainy, blurry, or
pixelated.
Instead, try to get closer to your subject -- unless it’s a wild animal,
in which case we would advise keeping your distance -- or take the
photo from a default distance, and crop it later on. That way, you won’t
compromise quality, and it’s easier to play around or optimize a larger
image.
2
3
When one acquire an understanding of the
science behind light and what governs it, then
one can predict its behaviour and control the
lighting in one’s photographs.

4
The two most engaging power
of a photograph are to make
new things familiar and familiar
things new

5
BE
A MAN
My hormones are not even If this is a sin redeem me from it
matured enough to welcome me If this is a disease heal me from it

I
into the hall of masculinity. Your son wants to be a man
Left alone to be a man. To be a man,
No! they never knew who they To be a man is to accept your flaws
was told to be a man and
were building me into To be a man is to thrive to
face my crises
Until I couldn’t see the thin line overcome the challenges
I never understood whether
between a joke and a reality To be a man is to find strength
I had to be fearful or act
Be a man It doesn’t mean you are already
fearless.
I needed someone to hear me out strong
Fearless to hide the reality of my
and show me affection To be a man is to seek for support
weakness.
To get me out of this situation. when needed
The trauma I was facing was bigger
I needed motivation not the Not allowing the arrogance and
than the courage I had
medication. pride to eat away your dreams.
To conquer the negative words I
I needed inspiration not the For support is the medicine that
was hearing
perspiration builds the courage of a man
And the sight of the non-existing
In searching for a solution. To change doesn’t lie in fate neither
views my memory was
I needed a direction, is it a choice
creating.
Not the map that has been created It lies in opening the tight fist
What if I give up?
for me Why don’t you open the fist for us
Am I a coward?
To figure my way out of this to join hands to raise a
Be a man
maze. man?
Are the words I was hearing
Lord
As the mood swings, taking over
I pray that if this is a curse break Written by Kwame Osei Owusu
by grumpiness
me from it Edited by Alexandra Otubanjo
Driven by the short temper with a
lack of self-love
Is that the way to be a man?

6
Photography holds the believe
to shape human perception..

7
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ph ssi e..
g ra s pa tru
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Ph whic

8
A phone camera is much more
than a recording apparatus, it
is a medium via which mes-
sages reach us from another
planet.

9
A photograph is one that commu-
nicate a fact, touch the heart and
leaves the viewer out of thought.

10
KOJO ABRANTIE

AKUA ANIMA
The woman is very
beautiful I have a pen
and a slate, but one
thing is my confes-
sion. As dark as I am
I will always be that
African, find that light
to adore you to peace
with all of my peace.
Each day I have to
make a new promise
to myself to be brave
as the golden heart of
a poet born and bred
from Ahafo.

11
Light makes photography. Embrace
light, admire it, love it.But above
all, know light.

12
Dont shoot what it looks
like, shoot what it feels like.

13
Photography is a story
we fail to put into
words..
14
What makes a photograph a
strange invention is that, its
primary raw material are light
and time.

15
The picture that you took
with your phone is the
imagination you want to
create with reality

16
The best thing about a picture is that it never
changes, even when the people in it do.

18
PHOTOGRAPHY IS THE TRUTH. JUST BELIEVE IN YOUR
PHONE LENS, IT DOES MAGIC..

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