21 articles

Samsung Galaxy: Landscape, Travel, Food & Macro Photography

Specific genres made easy on Galaxy phones: landscape, travel, food, macro, video, hyperlapse, panorama and Instagram-ready shots.

★ Start here: pillar guide

Samsung Landscape Photography: Which Lens, Which Settings

Galaxy landscape photography lens by lens: when the ultra-wide, main, 3x or 5x camera wins, which phones have each, and settings for every kind of view.

Illustration of a colourful cliffside village above a calm sea at sunset, with boats moored in the harbour below
Shooting Scenarios

Samsung Travel Photography Tips: Seven Myths Checked

Samsung travel photography tips checked against Samsung's own guides: resolution, RAW, location tags, Night mode, Single Take, IP68 and heat warnings.

7 min read
Illustration of a burger and fries on a dark wooden table beside a window, seen from a three-quarter angle
Shooting Scenarios

Samsung Food Photography: Light, Angles and Food Mode

Food photography on a Samsung Galaxy: window light, the right angle for each dish, Food mode or Pro mode, restaurant white balance, fixes and editing.

7 min read
Illustration of a spider web covered in dew drops in front of autumn grasses lit by low sun
Shooting Scenarios

Samsung Macro Photography: Close-Up Options on Galaxy Phones

Macro photography on a Samsung Galaxy: Focus enhancer on the Ultras, the A-series macro camera, 2x crops and telephoto close-ups compared, with settings.

7 min read
Illustration of a young woman photographing a street food stall with her phone at dusk, under strings of lanterns
Shooting Scenarios

Samsung Instagram Photography: Sizes, Settings and Edits

Instagram sizes for Galaxy photos: shoot 3:4 for the feed and 9:16 for Stories, export 1080px wide, and when Instagram's own camera is worth using.

8 min read
Illustration of a close-up of a brown eye with colourful light reflected in the iris
Shooting Scenarios

Samsung Video Settings for Better Galaxy Footage

Galaxy video settings explained, from resolution and frame rate by phone to stabilisation, Auto FPS, HDR, HEVC, Pro Video and audio for each kind of clip.

7 min read
Illustration of a city street at dusk with long red and white light trails from traffic
Shooting Scenarios

Samsung Hyperlapse: Time-Lapse Speeds, Night Mode and Star Trails

How to use Hyperlapse, Samsung's time-lapse mode: the right speed for each scene, night hyperlapse and star trails, time limits and tripod habits.

8 min read
Illustration of a wide mountain valley at sunrise with mist between rocky peaks and a winding road below
Shooting Scenarios

Samsung Panorama Mode: How to Get Clean, Level Panoramas

How to use Panorama mode on a Galaxy phone, why panoramas warp or ghost and how to fix it, plus vertical panoramas, lens choice and viewing in Gallery.

7 min read
Illustration of rows of red paper lanterns strung across a narrow shopping street at dusk, with people walking below
Shooting Scenarios

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
Shooting Scenarios

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
Shooting Scenarios

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 young woman in a wheat field with low sun behind her lighting the edges of her hair
Shooting Scenarios

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 a single dark bird flying across a wide, pale sky that fades from grey to soft orange
Shooting Scenarios

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
Illustration of a videographer on a beach at sunset filming the waves with a phone on a handheld gimbal
Shooting Scenarios

Samsung Log Video: How to Shoot, Expose and Grade It

How to record Samsung Log on Galaxy S24, S25, S26 and recent foldables, expose it with zebras and LUT preview, use APV on the S26 Ultra, and grade it.

10 min read
Illustration of a person walking through a narrow neon-lit alley at dusk, with wet paving reflecting the signs
Shooting Scenarios

Samsung Street Photography: Settings and Tips for Galaxy Phones

Street photography on a Samsung Galaxy: which lens to use, Pro mode shutter speeds for moving people, quick-launch setup, the law on strangers and editing.

8 min read
Illustration of a filmmaker following a woman down a cobbled street at golden hour, holding a phone in landscape on a small handheld gimbal with its dark screen turned toward him
Shooting Scenarios

How to Shoot Cinematic Video on a Samsung Galaxy

Cinematic video on a Galaxy: Pro Video at 24 or 25fps with a 1/50s shutter, ND filters, Log or HDR, lens choice, focus pulls, sound and a simple grade.

9 min read
Illustration of a trail runner on a rocky mountain ridge path at sunrise, seen from behind with misty valleys and a level horizon
Shooting Scenarios

Super Steady, Horizontal Lock and OIS: Samsung Video Stabilisation Explained

What Video stabilization, Super Steady, Horizontal lock and OIS do on Galaxy phones, their resolution limits by model, and when to switch them off.

7 min read
Illustration of a concert crowd in silhouette with raised hands, facing a band on stage under magenta and blue spotlights with a large LED screen behind them
Shooting Scenarios

Samsung Concert Video Settings: Light, Sound and Flicker

Concert video on a Galaxy: settings for a bright stage in a dark room, loud sound and Zoom-in mic, LED-wall flicker, battery, storage and venue manners.

8 min read
Illustration of a wet dog shaking off water in low evening sun, with droplets frozen in the air around its head
Shooting Scenarios

Samsung slow motion: Slow-mo, Instant slow-mo and the flicker problem

Slow motion frame rates for each Galaxy model, how to edit the slow section and use Instant slow-mo, and how to stop flicker under indoor lights.

7 min read
Illustration of a young man dancing on a city rooftop at golden hour while a friend films him with a phone held upright, seen side-on
Shooting Scenarios

Why Samsung videos look worse on Instagram, and the settings that help

Why Galaxy videos lose quality as Reels, the Instagram upload setting that helps, HDR's washed-out look, and the resolution and frame rate to use.

7 min read
Illustration of a father at the edge of a children's football pitch filming the game with a phone held in landscape, seen from behind with the phone screen showing a plain view of the pitch
Shooting Scenarios

Samsung Dual Recording: Front and Back, or Two Rear Lenses

How to use Dual recording on a Galaxy: front and back at once or two rear lenses, where One UI 8.5 and 9 put it, the layouts, and which phones have it.

9 min read

Want the full system behind these tips?

Samsung Photography Academy is a course of 60+ short 5-minute lessons that takes you from beginner to portfolio-grade shots: designed specifically for Samsung phones.

See the course →