Creative Smartphone Photography

Learn to how take stunning photos on your Smartphone with our photography short courses in Sydney!

Smartphone photography has revolutionised the way people capture and share their world, putting powerful creative tools directly into everyone’s hands. This course is designed to unlock the full potential of your phone’s camera by blending core photography principles with the advanced technological features built into modern smartphones.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this Creative Smartphone Photography course, you should be able to:

• Understand and apply core photographic concepts using a smartphone.
• Create visually compelling images for diverse subjects and environments.
• Develop proficiency with in-camera controls and shooting modes for capturing high-quality photos.
• Accurately adjust focus and exposure settings to achieve intended photographic results.
• Take creative control of your smartphone device.

Course content

What will be covered in this Creative Smartphone Photography course?

• Introduction to smartphone camera features, controls, and settings.
• Techniques for mastering exposure, focus, and white balance.
• Lighting essentials for both indoor and outdoor photography, including natural and artificial light.
• Portrait, street, landscape, and food photography with smartphones.
• Capturing movement and freezing action using different shooting modes.
• Natural light and product shoot lighting.
• Compositional strategies like rule of thirds, leading lines, framing, symmetry, and patterns.
• Utilising mobile apps for photo editing: cropping, adjustment of colour, exposure, contrast, and effects.

Intended audience

Who is this Creative Smartphone Photograph course for?

This course is for absolute beginners and is only suitable for Android users, so doesn't apply to iPhone users. The course is best utilised for the new Android models.

Course venue

Rozelle Campus

2A Gordon Street, Rozelle NSW 2039 (corner of Gordon St & Victoria Rd on the grounds of St. Joseph's Church)

Course materials

What to bring to class

• Phone (fully charged)
• Phone charger