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iPhone Photography: How to Take Pro Photos On Your iPhone

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Overview

This online photography course will teach you everything you need to be a professional digital photographer with nothing more than an iPhone or similar smartphone. You'll learn all the basics of professional iPhone photography in this course as well as plenty of tips and tricks that you can use during every day shooting to make your photos stand out from the rest.

This course is designed for:

-Beginners that have little to no experience and want to become a skilled photographer without spending thousands of dollars on expensive camera equipment.

-Anyone that wants to develop a more impressive portfolio or social media account (i.e. Instagram).

-Anyone that wants to turn digital photography into a career. 

Here's some of what you will learn:

-How to take stunning photos by utilizing shot composition.

-How to optimize your iPhone camera settings for taking the best photos.

-How to create depth in your photography

-How/Why the best photographers tell stories in their photos.

-How to utilize surrounding light to properly light your subjects

-How to professionally edit photos in Lightroom (free) on your iPhone.

-Tips, tricks, and much more!

Syllabus

  • Introduction: What You Will Learn
  • Setup: Turn Off Live Photo
  • Setup: Turn On HDR
  • Setup: Turn On The Grid
  • Focus Tapping, Exposure Control, & Lock Focus
  • Shot Composition: What is it?
  • Shot Composition: Perspective
  • Shot Composition: Vantage Point
  • Shot Composition: Rule of Thirds
  • Shot Composition: Dead Space
  • How to Create Depth In Your Photography
  • Surrounding Light and How to Use It
  • Filling The Frame
  • Storytelling in Photography
  • Long Exposure Photography: How to Shoot It on the iPhone
  • Macro Photography: How to Shoot Macro on the iPhone
  • How to Optimize Pano Mode
  • How to Edit Your Photos in Lightroom
  • How to Create Presets in Lightroom
  • How to Make Your Portraits Pop in Lightroom
  • Final Words: Be Adventurous
  • Final Words: Memorize The Rules and Break Them

Taught by

Dale McManus

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