How to capture your loved ones in style on your phone

Portrait photography has come a long way from the days where everyone needed to be smiling directly into the camera, as a flash bulb popped.

- Kirsty Hamilton, The Independent

And in fact, following on from an era where social media sites offered very curated, sometimes heavily filtered snapshots of our lives, more natural, candid images that really show off our personalities and experiences are now very much on trend.Think authentic photos of genuine moments where no-one is really paying attention to the camera. Instead they're focused on enjoying what’s happening and the people they are with. For example, friends around a table enjoying a party and a chat. Families engaged in a favourite activity. Photos that look like a glimpse into someone's normal every day.

The best way to capture these in-the-moment shots? On a mobile: our ever-present, handheld, do-everything device that has steadily taken over photography in the 26 years since the first camera phone appeared. Samsung's newest device, the Galaxy S25 FE offers a wealth of photography-first features, from multiple cameras, lenses and wide angle settings, to inbuilt Al technology that will help you take the best possible pictures, then easily edit them afterwards. And as a photographer who runs masterclasses in mobile photography I couldn't wait to try it out.