Lessons
Course Introduction
1Welcome to Class
00:50 2Why Are Smartphone Cameras Awesome?
02:10 3The Course Challenge: Capture Your Day in 5 Photos
09:03Camera Basics for Mobile & Smartphone Photography
4Intro to Camera Basics
01:14 5Exposure
03:56 6Focal Length
01:46Depth of Field
02:49 8Lighting
02:04 9Flash
01:15 10Resolution
01:50 11HDR Mode
02:33Mobile & iPhone Photography Basics - 3 Creative Keys to a Great Photo
12Intro to Photography Basics
00:37 13Improve Your Photos with Composition
04:29 14Improve Your Photos with Lighting
03:09 15Improve Your Photos with Story
02:40Let's Practice iPhone Photography! Real World Photography Lessons
16Intro to Our Photo Demonstrations
00:42 17Choosing the Right Lens
04:11 18Composition Practice
03:36 19Composing a Subject in Multiple Ways
05:57 20Long Exposure Practice
06:30 21Panoramic Practice
03:35 22Portrait Practice
09:14 23Getting a Blurrier Background without Portrait Mode
03:50Key Advanced Mobile & iPhone Photography Features
24Intro to Advanced Features
00:23 25Panoramic Mode
02:24 26Portrait Mode
02:16 27Selfie Mode
02:02 28Timelapse Mode
03:31Editing and Apps for Mobile & iPhone Photography
29Intro to Editing Section
00:40 30Storing Your Photos
02:23 31Our Favorite Apps
02:07 32Basic Photo Editing Method
27:52 33Editing with the Lightroom App
04:41 34Editing with the Snapseed App
03:34 35Editing with the VSCO App
04:00Sharing Your Photos
36Intro to Sharing
00:38 37Posting on Social Media
03:32 38Printing Your Photos
03:55Course Conclusion
39Thank You Video
00:49Lesson Info
Lighting
Lighting contrasts and dynamic range are really key elements to understand as a photographer, lighting is really what we're doing as photographers, we're capturing light contrast is more or less the range of bright highlights in an image to the darkest shadows in the image. So how much contrast is there in the image by having a lot of light, there might be very little because everything has the same amount of light on it by having more light on my face, but less light in the corner over there that creates contrast. And it's a really important tool that can be used creatively to evoke different things. But we'll talk about that later. Dynamic range is really your camera's ability to capture that contrast. And how much contrast can you have while still having information in a really bright spot in a really dark spot? So you know, our eyes are amazing cameras in a sense because we're able to have great dynamic range, we can see details in dark shadows while it's still being bright outside...
a camera can't do that. So knowing your camera's limits will help you take better photos. And when we talk about dynamic range. It's important to understand that we're talking about your camera's ability to capture that contrast. How much contrast can your camera uh capture while still looking like a good photo for? Now, the important thing to understand when it comes to lighting contrast and dynamic range is that it's all about knowing what your camera is capable of. What is the best lighting to achieve this look, how much contrast can you have in your image? So when looking at where you want to take a photo? Oh, well, there's a bright spot there that's gonna look bad for this image. Instead, I'm going to move over here. And ultimately, when you get into editing, you'll understand what your camera's dynamic range is capable of because you'll see that certain information is lost or that you've exposed it really well. And you have a nice looking image with information in both the highlights and the shadows.
Ratings and Reviews
user-d195e3
Good course for everyone starting out and needed to have some more basic info beyond the common snap shot. I had wished for more info on using mobile in the more professional field like when switching from camera to mobile. Additional lenses and flashes and things like that. But this course was obviously not targeted at this. So overall still a nice brush up.
Joanna
Definitely geared to beginners, but the class has a lot of good information. As an advanced camera photographer still trying to get to know my phone camera better, I learned a few things I didn't know (like you can use portrait mode for selfies, what hyper lapse is and the VSCO app). Nice job!
Barbara
Great class. Well organized and clearly presented. Would be very good for beginners and mid level users. highly recommend.