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Photo Ideas & Challenges for Samsung Galaxy Phones

Photo ideas and challenges for Galaxy phones: seasonal shot lists, colour and composition ideas, and free 30- and 90-day challenges, with settings for each.

The free 90-day Samsung photography challenge

One assignment a day for 90 days, from camera basics through composition and genres to an edited 12-image portfolio, with starting settings for every day.

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30-Day Photography Challenge: Get Your Samsung Galaxy Off Auto

A free 30 day photography challenge for Samsung Galaxy phones that takes one camera decision off Auto each day, with starting settings and a printable PDF.

A family of four in matching red tartan pyjamas laughing together on a sofa in front of a lit Christmas tree
Photo Ideas & Challenges

25 Christmas Photo Ideas for Samsung Galaxy (With Settings)

25 Christmas photo ideas for Galaxy phones, from tree bokeh in Portrait mode to Night mode markets and timer group shots, each with the settings to use.

13 min read
A person in a red coat and grey beanie walking along a snowy path through a pine forest as snow falls
Photo Ideas & Challenges

20 Winter Photo Ideas for Samsung Galaxy (With Settings)

20 winter photo ideas for Galaxy phones: snow portraits, falling flakes, frost close-ups, snowy streets at night and ideas without snow, with settings for each.

11 min read
Illustration of a young woman in a wheat field with low sun behind her lighting the edges of her hair
Photo Ideas & Challenges

17 Golden Hour Portrait Ideas for Samsung Galaxy

17 golden hour portrait ideas grouped by where the sun sits, each with the Galaxy lens and setting to use, plus exposure, posing and a quick edit.

7 min read
Illustration of rows of red paper lanterns strung across a narrow shopping street at dusk, with people walking below
Photo Ideas & Challenges

Red Photography: 21 Ideas With Galaxy Camera Settings

21 red photography ideas for Samsung Galaxy phones, each with a short how-to and a starting setting, plus how to stop reds clipping or turning orange.

7 min read
Illustration of railway tracks converging toward a lone figure walking away at dusk under an orange sky
Photo Ideas & Challenges

15 Leading Lines Photo Ideas to Shoot on a Samsung Galaxy

15 leading lines ideas for a Samsung Galaxy, from rail tracks and piers to stairwells and vineyard rows, each with the lens and setting to start from.

6 min read
Illustration of brightly painted houses along a canal in Burano, Italy, reflected in still water with small boats moored outside
Photo Ideas & Challenges

20 Colorful Places to Photograph, With Galaxy Settings

20 of the world's most colourful places, from Burano to Vinicunca, with when to go, local photo rules and the Galaxy lens and setting for each one.

8 min read
Illustration of a single dark bird flying across a wide, pale sky that fades from grey to soft orange
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21 Negative Space Photo Ideas for Your Samsung Galaxy

21 negative space photo ideas for a Samsung Galaxy, from a lone tree in snow to one lit window at night, each with a short how-to and a setting to use.

6 min read

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