
Covering all the things you will learn throughout this course such as: The technicalities of using a camera and it's settings, the differences between an iPhone and professional camera, basic iOS editing, storytelling and incorporating emotions into your shots as well as learning how to develop your own style.
A brief history covering the beginning of image projection and early cameras all the way to the modern era with smartphone cameras.
What happens when you let the camera run auto settings? Why are manual settings better?
What ISO is, how it works and why you need to be careful when using it.
How to use aperture creatively and for controlling light intake.
The relationship between shutter speed and motion blur and how you can make shutter speed work in your favor.
How you can approach photography by using all three settings discussed to get the shot you want.
Understanding color temperature to make the shot look authentic.
What is a compressed or uncompressed format? What should you use for the best quality image?
Practice working with natural light by researching locations, tracking the sun for golden and blue hour, and using diffusers or curtains to soften harsh noon light.
Showing the classic Three Light Setup for when you want to light your subjects in the most flattering way possible.
Understanding why composition matters and how you can easily learn how to compose like a pro.
Discover how to optimize your iPhone for photography by configuring grid, scene detection, lens correction, and smart HDR, plus quick access to photo mode via the camera settings.
Explore essential iPhone camera app settings: keep flash off, use night mode, keep live photos on, choose square or 16 by 9 for social media, and master portrait and panorama.
Explore how to photograph and edit a bonsai lego scene using iPhone built-in editing tools, from lighting and angles to in-app adjustments like exposure, highlights, shadows, contrast, color, and warmth.
Explore street, portrait, product, and landscape photography to discover your preferred style. Learn to plan shoots with client goals, branding, and lighting choices to elevate images with storytelling.
Incorporating storytelling and emotions into your shot to improve your photography.
Discussing whether or not AI is a threat to the photography business.
An easy step by step process in developing your own style.
Analyzing "Meryl Streep" by Annie Leibovitz to help shed light on what makes a good photo "good".
Welcome to a full, detailed guide on photography - but by only using your iPhone. This course will teach you all you need to know about photography that goes even beyond the iPhone. But for the exercises given, you'll only need to use your iPhone and not worry about a professional camera. All the fundamentals of photography apply whether you're using a phone or a high end camera.
What You Will Learn
The fundamental basics of a camera and its settings (ISO, aperture, shutter speed).
How to light your subjects like a PRO.
Composition according to modern standards and how this will help you create eye-catching photos.
Taking photos that convey emotion and storytelling.
Basic editing using iOS only.
Learn how to identify a good photo by understanding how to analyze good photography, to incorporate it into your own work.
Explanation
This course will teach you all the technical knowledge you need to know about camera settings so that you can set yourself up for success when taking photos, time and time again. Besides important settings and mentalities, there will also be modules on lighting and composition techniques - so that you can learn how to shoot like a real pro.
You will also learn that "little extra" for adding emotions into your shots and becoming a masterful storyteller. There will also be some basic editing incorporated, but by only using iOS (as with everything else in the course). The course is meant to teach you actual photography and all the valuable mentalities that you need to learn to really understand photography as an art. Toward the end, we will analyze good photos together and explore the question "what makes a good photo good?" so that you can begin your journey in developing your own style.
The course will also come with a Facebook group where you can share all the photos you take throughout the course for careful feedback by the instructor and other students parttaking in the course. The aim is to create an iPhone photography community so that you can continue evolving as a photographer even after the course has finished.