The Complete Guide to Smartphone Photography

Course Overview

Explore how to maximize the capabilities of your smartphone for taking, editing, and sharing vibrant photos. Whether you’re a casual user or budding photographer, this 24-lesson course by Jared Platt helps you combine photography skills with smartphone technology to create stunning images.

Video Lectures

01: Smartphone Camera Basics

Begin with an overview of smartphone camera features, focusing on lens options available for different phone models.

02: Smartphone Camera Settings

Understand your phone’s settings, exploring image file types, frame rates, and exposure levels on both iPhone and Android.

03: Taking Smartphone Photos

Dive into the resident camera applications on smartphones and learn essential digital photography terminology.

04: Native Camera App: iPhone

Explore the iPhone’s photo capabilities, focusing on built-in functions like flash and zoom.

05: Native Camera App: Android

Learn quality photo techniques with the Samsung S20 Ultra, focusing on zoom and shutter speed adjustments.

06: Photography Principles: Composition

Study composition strategies and how changes in perspective and framing affect a photograph.

07: Photography Principles: Exposure

Explore how to use histograms for exposure and the significance of black, gray, and white spaces.

08: Photography Principles: Light

Understand how light quality and direction impact photos and methods to manipulate light creatively.

09: Photography Principles: Subject

Learn about the narrative and artistic considerations needed for capturing subjects effectively.

10: Equipment and Accessories

Discover accessories like tripods and lens adaptors that enhance smartphone photography.

11: Portrait Shooting Experience

Practice photography techniques with an iPhone, focusing on natural elements and exposure.

12: Landscape Shooting Experience

Explore landscape photography at Seattle’s Discovery Park, using the Samsung Android.

13: Tabletop Shooting Experience

Join a tabletop photography session focusing on lighting and compositional techniques.

14: Smartphone Editing: Lightroom and Android

Familiarize yourself with Android’s editing features and third-party apps like Lightroom and Snapseed.

15: Smartphone Editing: Snapseed and iPhone

Explore editing features on the iPhone using apps from the Apple App Store.

16: Advanced Smartphone Editing

Learn advanced editing techniques on the iPhone 12 Pro using Lightroom and native tools.

17: Organization & Sharing: iPhone

Organize photos on the iPhone using the “Photos” app’s sorting and sharing capabilities.

18: Organization & Sharing: Android

Explore Android’s photo organization using the Samsung S20’s Gallery and Google Photos apps.

19: Organization & Sharing: The Cloud

Understand how to use the Cloud for secure photo storage and sharing.

20: Storytelling Through Photography

Conclude with Jared’s insights on thoughtful photography and personal storytelling elements.