Iphone Photography Workshop | San Francisco & Palo Alto

Advanced IPhone Photography

Lenses Provided

Highlights

This class is for anyone who ever takes photos with an Apple or Android Smartphone, including photographers who normally use a camera.

There is no Beginners' IPhone Photography Workshop: This class is called an Advanced IPhone Workshop because everyone already knows how to snap a photo with their smartphones.

Learn the camera angles and the three core compositional rules that allow you to shoot creatively

Learn to take amazing photos, just like with a camera.

Recognize great photo opportunities everyday.

Technical knowledge:

Set and lock your focus
Set your exposure correctly and lock it
Focal lengths and how they affect the look of your photos
What different Iphone cameras can and cannot do?

Unlocking the secrets:

Creating depth of field (blurred/ sharp backgrounds) in many different ways
Use the Portrait Mode properly
Why having a telephoto lens is important
Long Exposure Photography
Editing

Creative shots:

How do professional photographers compose their shots?
Look for the best lighting for different types of photos
Knowing exactly what to look for and capture photos that you don't normally see with the eyes.
Getting the perfect angle
Fisheye photography

Application and photowalk: Still-life, plant, long exposure, portrait and street photography in San Francisco Inner Financial District and the North Beach Area.

Lenses provided during class: Fisheye, Wide & Macro

Extra Lens (Telephoto) provided for IPhones 11, XR and 8 users as they are missing the telephoto lens.

This class is for adults only (18+)

Quick Facts

Workshop time:

12:00pm-4:30pm

Location:

535 Mission Street, 14th Floor, San Francisco

Application & Field trip:

North Beach Area

SF Inner Financial District

Technical knowledge

Focal lengths

Creating depths

Long exposure

Editing

Lighting & compositions

Lenses provided:

Fisheye,

Macro,

Telephoto (Iphones 11, XR and 8 users only)

Types of photography

Portrait, Still life, Fisheye, Macro, Urban Landscape, Street Photography

Pricing

$180/person

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FAQ

How is the IPhone Photography Workshop different from any camera workshop?

Cameras and smartphones are just devices for you to take pictures. Photography is an art of lighting, framing and living in the moment. Using smartphones instead of cameras to take pictures might be easier and more convenient for some people; and in this workshop you'll learn how to compose creative shots, identify great photo opportunities everyday, just like in a typical camera class.
Is this workshop useful for someone who normally uses a camera?

Yes! Even professional photographers have to use their smartphones in some occasions:) We don't always bring a camera but smartphones are always with us wherever we go. Learning the key differences of taking pictures with smartphones and cameras will sharpen your skill in both worlds.
How is an IPhone camera different from a traditional camera?

There are three major differences: 1) resolution & image quality; 2) focal lengths and 3) depth of field
Understanding how your smartphone camera works allow you to shoot like pro.
Can Android users (Google, Samsung, LG, Huawei etc) sign up for this workshop?

Yes absolutely! We are teaching the art of photography with a smartphone. All the lighting, optics, framing and exposure techniques are the same across different models and platforms. However, for the technical aspect of (E.g the Portrait Mode) this class, we will only share IPhone specific knowledge.
Are the lenses provided compatible with Android smartphones?

The lens are compatible with Iphones, Ipads and most Android Smartphones.
Why is a telephoto lens provided only for Iphone 11, XR and 8 users?

Unlike other recent models, IPhones 11, XR and 8 are missing a telephoto lens.
Iphone 7+, 8+, X, XS, XS Max, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max all more than one lens, one of which is a telephoto lens.