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iPhone Photography: How to Take Pro Lifestyle Photos

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Overview

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ABOUT THE CLASS

Want to take engaging, professional-level lifestyle photos with the camera you already have with you? Look no further! Reach in your pocket, grab your iPhone and let's take some incredible images! 

Have you wanted to know what it takes to make your images stand out? How to tell a compelling story through photography? The techniques such as composition, lighting, and working with a portrait subject? If so, then this is the class for you! 

In this class, you will join me as we set up the iPhone camera for success. Then we will engage in a LIVE DEMONSTRATION where we will walk through photography fundamentals such as the rules of composition, working with natural light, and how to use different angles to create a full lifestyle story! 

Beyond what it takes to make a compelling image, you will also learn multiple ways to edit your photos right from your phone without the use of any expensive apps - that's right, it's all free! Whether you want to edit a photo quickly on the go or define your own look, we'll discuss these methods so you can polish your lifestyle photos and stand out. 

Within detailed lessons including many tips and examples, you will learn: 

  • How to set up and use the iPhone camera for the best results
  • Multiple ways to work with natural light to change the look of your images
  • Composition techniques to add more interest to your lifestyle photos
  • What professional photographers look for to make their images stand out
  • How to create a full lifestyle story through different angles and setups 
  • Styling tips to add context to your story
  • How to work with a portrait subject to get the feeling you're after
  • Both a quick and an in-depth way to edit your photos right from your phone

Whether you have never picked up a camera before, or are an experienced photographer looking for a better way to take photos with the camera you always have with you, this class will give you the tools for success! You won't need any additional equipment besides your phone, and you won't need to invest in any expensive apps. All you need is your phone, your eye, and a mind ready for some creative images. Follow me along as I tell a complete lifestyle story from start to finish, using only my iPhone. 

Attached below, you will also find a convenient PDF with notes and tips shared throughout the class. 

Without further ado, let's get to creating some great lifestyle photographs! 

PDF RESOURCE

Special thanks goes out to our model Myanna, here's her Instagram

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • The iPhone Camera Explained
  • Camera Setup: Live Photo
  • Camera Setup: Grid
  • Camera Setup: RAW
  • Focus & Expsoure
  • Lighting: Hard & Soft Light
  • Lighting: Front Light
  • Lighting: Back Light
  • Lighting: Side Light
  • Composition: Rule of Thirds
  • Composition: Sub-framing
  • Composition: Perspective
  • Lens Selection: Super-Wide
  • Lens Selection: Standard
  • Lens Selection: Telephoto
  • Portrait Mode
  • Portrait Tips
  • Working with Your Subject
  • Remember the Details
  • Editing: Quick with Filters
  • Editing: Lightroom Mobile
  • Sharing Made Easy
  • Conclusion

Taught by

Fynn Badgley

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