Photo tips for clean mobile captures

What this solves: Getting photos that ExhibitPro can actually read.

Quick answer: Good light, flat and square, fill the frame, one document per shot, no glare, tap to focus. Blurry photos are the #1 cause of misreads.

1. Light it well. Bright, even light — near a window or under good room lighting. Avoid harsh shadows, and make sure your hand or phone isn’t casting a shadow across the page.
2. Shoot flat and square. Lay the document on a flat surface and hold the phone directly above it, parallel to the page — not at an angle. Line the document edges up with your screen so the text isn’t skewed.
3. Fill the frame. Get close enough that the document nearly fills the screen, but keep all four edges visible. Cropped-off text can’t be read.
4. One document per shot. Capture a single page or label per photo rather than several at once. It keeps each capture sharp and easy to match to the right item.
5. Kill the glare. Glossy or laminated pages reflect overhead lights and flash. Turn the flash off, and if you see a bright hotspot, tilt the page slightly or move to softer, indirect light.
6. Check focus before you snap. Tap the document on your screen to focus, hold steady, and make sure the text looks crisp — blurry photos are the #1 cause of misreads.

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