Some Lessons In Smartphone Photography, Courtesy Of The X-Files

Some Lessons In Smartphone Photography, Courtesy Of The X-Files

On Friday’s episode of The X-Files, Mulder proved himself to be basically as adept with a smartphone as any old man. Worse, possibly, than most. Here are some lessons you can take from Mulder’s abject failure.

The burst mode can really annoy your partner:

Some Lessons In Smartphone Photography, Courtesy Of The X-Files

Why not consider filming instead of taking a shot every second?

Don’t run with your phone, you’ll look like a moron:

Some Lessons In Smartphone Photography, Courtesy Of The X-Files

Be aware of your surroundings so you don’t accidentally scare and/or blind the person you are working with:

Some Lessons In Smartphone Photography, Courtesy Of The X-Files

Definitely don’t become so distracted you miss the monster about to jump on you:

Some Lessons In Smartphone Photography, Courtesy Of The X-Files

Chasing someone into a toilet while filming them is definitely a bad scene and makes you something of a creep:

Some Lessons In Smartphone Photography, Courtesy Of The X-Files

And finally, definitely don’t leave the phone in selfie mode when trying to capture proof of a monster’s existence. Otherwise:

Some Lessons In Smartphone Photography, Courtesy Of The X-Files

Don’t let this be you:

Some Lessons In Smartphone Photography, Courtesy Of The X-Files


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