Learn to take incredible photos with your iPhone
The iPhone is by far the most popular camera in the world, and each year Apple makes significant improvements to its capabilities.
Despite this, it’s hard to shake the idea that it’s not a “proper” camera. Truly amazing shots are always taken by professionals with high-end DSLRs, right? Wrong.
Introducing iPhone Photography Academy, a full-fledged photography course aimed specifically at teaching its readers to take better photos with the iPhone.
Academy founder Emil Pakarklis explains: “one of the common iPhone photography misconceptions is that the iPhone can’t be used for serious photography. While DSLR cameras are technically superior, the quality of a photo mostly depends on the photographer’s intent and creative vision.”
Photography is about more than just hardware or technical prowess; as they say, the best camera is the one you always have with you.
That said, finding the perfect subject is only half the battle: you also need the know-how to turn what you see into a stunning finished image.
Tips & Tricks has you covered for the camera and editing basics, of course – you can learn how to use functions including burst mode, exposure lock, and HDR right here with us – but to become a successful iPhone photographer, there’s no better resource than the iPhone Photography Academy.
The course starts off with the iOS camera essentials, before moving through important principles of composition and lighting, and finally showcasing more advanced technical photography skills. It’ll show you the best combination of apps to make complex editing work quick and easy. There’s a lot to work through here and the results showcased on the site are stunning.
I wasn’t always the guy teaching thousands of people how to take incredible photos with their iPhone…
And frankly, not too long ago I didn’t know how to take interesting photos myself.
The truth is that I was never much of an artist… I couldn’t draw, I couldn’t write poetry, so the traditional art forms were always out of my reach. But I wanted to express myself and develop the creative side of my personality, and that’s why photography has always appealed to me.
It’s so rewarding when a photo you take – a photo that didn’t exist just a moment ago – shows other people the unique and beautiful things that you see in the world around you. It could be the amazing places you visit while traveling, the great times you have with your family, or the unique moments that nobody else would be able to enjoy without you taking a photo.
And it gets even more rewarding when you can look back at these moments years later when the memories are long gone… And with photos you can experience these memories again.
You see, I always loved photography. But things didn’t really work out as I wish they did…