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LinkedIn Learning

Camera Tricks for Creative Photos

via LinkedIn Learning

Overview

This course is for photographers who would like to create something fun and new.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • What you'll learn in this course
1. The Why and How of Trick Photography
  • Why shoot trick photography?
  • Do you need expensive gear for trick photography?
2. Light Painting
  • What is light painting and what gear do you need?
  • Highlighting an object with light painting
  • Light drawing with sparklers
3. Cloning a Person with Multiple Exposures
  • What is a multiple exposure effect and what gear do you need?
  • Capturing the shot
  • Creating the composite in post
4. Creative Bokeh Effects
  • What is bokeh?
  • Creating a starburst effect
  • Creating portraits with bokeh
  • Creating shaped bokeh
5. Shoot through Water
  • Why shoot through water and what gear do you need for water effects?
  • Shooting splashes
  • Shooting splashes with burst mode
  • Shooting through water droplets
6. Creating a Double Exposure Effect
  • What is a double exposure effect and what gear do you need?
  • Capturing the shot
  • Creating double exposure shots in post
  • An app approach to double exposure
7. Long Exposure Effects
  • What is a long exposure effect and what gear do you need?
  • Making things disappear with a long exposure
  • Capturing a waterfall with long exposure
8. iOS Live Photos Tricks
  • What is Live Photo?
  • A long exposure effect
  • Creating a loop effect
  • Creating a bounce effect
9. Go Close with Macro Photography
  • What is macro photography and what gear do you need?
  • iOS macro shots
  • Standard macro shots
  • Extreme macro shots
10. Creative Panoramic Photos
  • What is panoramic photography and what gear do you need?
  • Creating a vertical panoramic photo
  • Enhancing panoramic shots in post
11. Water Droplet Photography
  • What is water droplet photography and what gear do you need?
  • Designing the shot
  • Capturing the shot
  • Enhancing water droplet photography in post
Conclusion
  • Next steps and additional learning

Taught by

Richard Harrington

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