I like to use my phone for pics while fishing, and have learned a couple lessons over the years, so thought I'd share. Please add any tips of your own to this thread!
--> Either turn off location permissions for your camera altogether, or remove it from any pics you post
--> I highly recommend a phone tether! It's saved mine from going in the drink more than once.
This type is easy and cheap if you have a case on your phone.
The patch slips between the back of the phone and the case, with a slender ribbon & ring hanging thru the charge port opening.
I put a small carabiner thru the large tether ring on the spring cord to attach to my life vest, and clip the small existing clasp to the phone. While in the yak, the phone then resides in my chest pocket. On my Samsung, the ribbon doesn't block the charge cord at all, so I just leave it on all the time.
--> Popsockets make holding and using a phone one-handed with frozen fingers much easier, and also serve as a phone stand if you want to set it down for a selfie.
--> Speaking of selfies...I've seen in a couple different threads where folks were wondering how Billy takes such nice ones with his fish.
If you don't know how to remote activate your camera, here's how: (This is for Android, but I assume iPhones have something similar)
Open camera app, go to Settings (cog thingy), scroll down to Shooting Methods, open. Turn on Voice Commands. (You can leave this on. It works in both forward and selfie camera mode, though, so if you have your camera open and happen to say "shoot", it will take a pic!)
When you want to take a photo, put the camera in selfie mode, position phone somewhere secure (a rock, stump, boat seat, etc) with screen toward you and so you can see yourself in the frame. (If you have a tether, you can secure it to something nearby so it doesn't slither off the boat seat, bounce off the cooler, and swan dive into the lake)
Lift your fish out of the water and say "shoot"- a little counter will show you the 2 sec countdown to the shutter click.
(Personally, I think my fish look better without me in the shot
)
Anyone else have tips?
Has anyone used any of the clip-on lenses?
--> Either turn off location permissions for your camera altogether, or remove it from any pics you post
--> I highly recommend a phone tether! It's saved mine from going in the drink more than once.
This type is easy and cheap if you have a case on your phone.
The patch slips between the back of the phone and the case, with a slender ribbon & ring hanging thru the charge port opening.I put a small carabiner thru the large tether ring on the spring cord to attach to my life vest, and clip the small existing clasp to the phone. While in the yak, the phone then resides in my chest pocket. On my Samsung, the ribbon doesn't block the charge cord at all, so I just leave it on all the time.--> Popsockets make holding and using a phone one-handed with frozen fingers much easier, and also serve as a phone stand if you want to set it down for a selfie.
--> Speaking of selfies...I've seen in a couple different threads where folks were wondering how Billy takes such nice ones with his fish.
If you don't know how to remote activate your camera, here's how: (This is for Android, but I assume iPhones have something similar)
Open camera app, go to Settings (cog thingy), scroll down to Shooting Methods, open. Turn on Voice Commands. (You can leave this on. It works in both forward and selfie camera mode, though, so if you have your camera open and happen to say "shoot", it will take a pic!)
When you want to take a photo, put the camera in selfie mode, position phone somewhere secure (a rock, stump, boat seat, etc) with screen toward you and so you can see yourself in the frame. (If you have a tether, you can secure it to something nearby so it doesn't slither off the boat seat, bounce off the cooler, and swan dive into the lake)
Lift your fish out of the water and say "shoot"- a little counter will show you the 2 sec countdown to the shutter click.
(Personally, I think my fish look better without me in the shot
)Anyone else have tips?
Has anyone used any of the clip-on lenses?
