Photography Foundations: Mobile Photography

Learn how to achieve professional-looking results with a mobile phone camera, using built-in features, optional accessories, and additional apps.

Introduction

• Learn to capture great photos with your smartphone
• Who this course is for
• What you need to know

1. The Basics

• Exposure basics: Shutter speed
• Exposure basics: Aperture
• Aperture and depth of field
• Exposure basics: ISO
• Light meters
• How is exposure different on a smartphone?

2. Shooting with a Smartphone

• Basic settings
• Understand your phone camera's dynamic range
• Change the exposure
• White balance troubles
• Low-light shooting
• Night mode
• Focal length
• Zooming
• Shoot with flash

3. Common Hazards

• Camera orientation
• Camera position
• Aspect ratio

4. Special Features

• Black and white shooting
• Portrait modes
• Panorama modes
• Shoot in RAW
• Add-on lenses

Conclusion

• Next steps