Smartphone

The folks at TIME.com recently had a professional photographer write a list of six tips for taking great pictures of fireworks just using your smartphone. One of the tips was more in reference to editing and another included the use of a 'selfie stick' and those things should be outlawed so we're leaving it off this list:

This is from a news story that came out almost three years ago, but is getting shared around again. It's a simple reminder to make sure your settings are secure when you're taking pictures using your smartphone, especially pictures of your children and home.

A new Nielsen poll finds smartphones are becoming less of a luxury and more of a so-called necessity — at least for younger people.