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SMARTPHONE  PHOTOGRAPHY

Kathy  Kieliszewski  |  Detroit  Free  Press  kathyk@freepress.com | Email

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“It  matters  little  how  much  equipment  we  use;  it  matters  much  that  we  be  masters  of  all  we  do  use.”  

-Sam Abell, National Geographic photographer

Smartphone  Camera  BasicsCamera appsFocusExposureCamera RollGuidesFlash

“For  a  picture  to  be  effective,  it  has  to  be  affective!”  

- Eddie Adams, Pulitzer Prize Winner

Information

Composition

Moments

Emotion

“Embrace  light.  Admire  it.  Love  it.  But  above  all,  know  light.  Know  it  for  all  you  are  worth,  and  you  will  know  the  key  to  photography.”

- George Eastman, Eastman Kodak

Directional  Light

Shadows

Back  Lit

Silhouette

Rule  of  Thirds

Line  of  Symmetry  

Filling  the  Frame

Leading  Lines

Negative  Space

Framing

Perspective

The  Portrait

The  Portrait

The  Assignment

Capturing  the  Scene

Action

Moments

Emotion

Details

Capturing  the  Scene

Action

Moments

Emotion

Details

Capturing  the  Scene

Action

Moments

Emotion

Details

Photo  Scavenger  Hunt

Rule of ThirdsDetailPortraitLightPerspective

You have 15 minutes to make five photos using the photo techniques

you’ve learned today.