Learn Mobile Photography from an Instagrammer

What can we use if we don't have the plain background cloth/paper or a bright window?

Use a clean bedsheet, plain poster board, or large sheet of wrapping paper taped flat on the table and mimic soft window light by placing a lamp behind a thin white scarf or parchment paper as a diffuser.

My pictures are coming out blurry or too dark even after tapping and sliding exposure—what should I try?

Clean the phone lens, tap the screen on your focal item to lock focus/exposure, then move slightly closer or farther and retake the shot before making extra photos with the same settings.

How can I change the activity to fit different ages?

For younger kids pick one prop and have an adult move the setup to the window and tap the screen and copy the favorite photo to edit, while older kids can try all three angles, experiment with gentle edits, and remove location data themselves before sharing on DIY.org.

How can we make the photo challenge more creative or advanced?

Personalize it by creating a colored paper backdrop or a DIY reflector from cardboard and foil, shoot a mini-series of the focal item from the three angles with small exposure changes, then crop and gently edit copies to compare before-and-after results for sharing.