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Mobile Photography Course: Your Complete Guide

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Overview

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Take Amazing & Professional Photos on Your iPhone or Mobile Phone with this Complete iPhone Photography Course

You want to take amazing photos with your iPhone or other mobile phone, right?

This is the perfect course to learn all of the steps to improving your photography using your smartphone.

There's no need to haul around a DSLR or mirrorless camera to take photos that impress your family and friends, that are 'professional', that can be beautiful framed and printed on your wall. This course will teach you to capture amazing moments with any smartphone, iPhone, Android, or other mobile device.

Enroll now, and you'll get instant access to:

  • Hours of easy-to-watch lessons taught by real world professional photographers

  • Premium support if you ever get stuck

  • Lifetime updates to the course content

What will you learn in this course?

  • You'll learn camera basics that will help you easily and fully understand the capabilities of your iPhone camera. These include topics like the exposure triangle, focal length, depth of field, lighting, contrast and dynamic range, flash, and photo resolution.

  • You'll learn professional photography techniques that can be applied to mobile & iPhone photography. These three skills (composition, lighting, and storytelling) will dramatically improve your photography no matter what camera you use.

  • You'll learn all of the key features of most smartphones including timer mode, panoramic mode, portrait mode, selfie mode, and timelapse mode.

  • We'll take you out in the field to demonstrate how to take stunning photos with your smartphone. You'll learn how we use composition, lighting, longe exposures, panoramas, and portraits to take amazing photos with our iPhone or other mobile phone.

  • You'll learn how to edit photos on your phones with several of the best photo editing apps available, including Lightroom, Snapseed, and VSCO. Snapseed and VSCO are completely free to use!

  • Lastly, you'll learn how to improve your photography presence with social media best practices and tips for printing your photos.

We believe this is the only course you'll need to dramatically improve your mobile & iPhone photography!

Key course topics:

  • Mobile Photography / iPhone Photography

  • Photography Composition Tips

  • Understanding How a Smartphone Camera Works

  • Creative Keys to a Great Photo

  • Advanced Mobile & iPhone Photography Features

  • Editing Photos on Your Mobile Device / iPhone

  • Sharing Your Photos on Social Media

  • and so much more!

Who are the Instructors?

We are Phil Ebiner, Sam Shimizu-Jones and Will Carnahan - professionals making a living from our photographic skills, who have come together to create this amazing new course. 

We've created some of the world's top-rated photography courses taken by millions of students around the world. Many of our students have gone on to make money with their photography skills as a side hustle or full time business.

We can't wait to see you in the course!

Enroll now, and we'll help you take better photos than ever before!

Phil + Sam + Will

Syllabus

  • Welcome to the Mobile Photography Course
  • Why Smartphones Make Great Cameras
  • Course Project: The #5PhotoChallenge
  • Introduction to Camera Basics
  • Understanding Exposure
  • Understanding Focal Length
  • Understanding Depth of Field
  • Understanding Lighting
  • Understanding Flash Photography
  • Understanding Photo Resolution
  • What is HDR Mode?
  • Introduction to Our 3 Keys to Better Photography
  • Improve Your Photography with Composition
  • Improve Your Photography with Lighting
  • Improve Your Photography with Story
  • Introduction to Practical Demonstrations
  • Choosing the Right Lens
  • Practicing Composition
  • Practicing Long Exposure
  • Practicing Panoramas
  • Practicing Portraits
  • Composing a Subject in Multiple ways
  • How to Get a Blurrier Background
  • Introduction to Common Camera Modes
  • Panoramic Mode
  • Portrait Mode
  • Selfie Mode
  • Timelapse Mode
  • Introduction to Editing
  • Storing Your Photos
  • Our Favorite Apps
  • Basic Photo Editing Method
  • Editing with the Lightroom Mobile App
  • Editing with Snapseed
  • Editing with VSCO
  • Intro to Sharing
  • Tips for Social Media
  • Tips for Printing Your Photos
  • Thank You
  • Bonus: Free Lightroom Presets
  • How to Install Lightroom Presets
  • Preset Pack 1: Flat Matte Style
  • Preset Pack 2: Street Grunge Style
  • Preset Pack 3: Bold Contrasty Colors
  • Preset Pack 4: Light & Airy
  • Preset Pack 5: Vintage Vibes
  • Preset Pack 6: Desaturated Colors
  • Preset Pack 7: HDR Nature Pop
  • Preset Pack 8: Black & White Presets
  • Preset Pack 8: Tropical Teals & Oranges

Taught by

Phil Ebiner

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