2. Do I need an awesome Camera?
The best camera to use is the one you have with you
Smartphone cameras are amazing
Learning the rules of composition will help your
pictures look better immediately
The answer is no, you don’t need an awesome camera
to take beautiful everyday photos BUT you do need a
few great apps on your smartphone!
Optional: Download the Camera + app. ($1.99)
3. Features of Camera +
Set your exposure
separately from your focus
Flash control
Rule of thirds grid/guide
Shooting modes
Stabilizer
Timer
Burst – rapid fire multiple
photos
4. Choose Your Subject & Focus
What is your
focus?
Make sure your
camera’s focal
point is
focusing on
your subject
6. Basic Composition Tips
Be aware of your surroundings
Watch your background
Crop in tight to avoid distracting backgrounds
Consider the Rule of Thirds
7. Composition
Fill the Frame – zoom in tight!
Rule-of-thirds: focus and recompose if needed
Get down to the level of your subject/change your
perspective
11. Go take pictures
Practice finding your subject & focusing
Practice composition
Rule of thirds
Fill the frame
Take several pictures using several different
perspectives. Close-up. Far away. High. Low.
12. Minor photo editing is important
Light editing will make your good pictures great!
Brighten
Create depth by increasing contrast (slightly)
Crop
Straighten
Artistic effects
14. Great apps for editing
Snapseed – basic photo editing
VSCOcam - film-like filters
Afterlight – lots of beautiful filter
choices (99 cents)
Squareready – puts a white border on
rectangle images so they can be used
in a square format without
compromising the rectangular
composition – important for
Instagram users
Gorillacam – stop
motion, timelapse, self timer & burst
mode
Squaready app
Snapseed VSCOcam Squaready GorillacamAfterlight