Turning My Smartphone into a Pro Camera
This week, I kicked off my Genius Hour project by diving into the world of smartphone photography. My goal? To figure out how to use my phone like a pro camera and I’m already pretty excited about what I’ve found.
I started by checking out a bunch of websites (see below) to see what tips and tricks are already out there. There’s a ton of info, but I’m narrowing my focus to a few cool themes that I think work well with mobile photography: Light and Shadow, The Decisive Moment, Macro Photography, and Still Life. These are all techniques that can totally shine with just a smartphone and a bit of creativity.
To get hands-on, I spent some time experimenting with my own phone camera. I snapped a bunch of photos to test out different ideas. I’ve included a few of my favorites below (check them out!). I thought was important to share some examples of these photo techniques done by some of my favorite artists
Both images above by Danny Custodio
Klimas, M. (n.d.). Untitled (Magnolia IX) . Bau-Xi Gallery. Retrieved from https://tinyurl.com/wu8djba9.
Strand, P. (1917). Photograph. Minneapolis Institute of Art. Retrieved from https://tinyurl.com/5d7swfbn.
I also started thinking about how I’d actually teach these techniques. So, I played around with screen recording on my phone to show how I set up and shoot different types of photos. It’s still a work in progress, but I think it could be a fun and helpful way to share what I’m learning.
More to come next week as I keep exploring and creating!
Here are the websites I checked out:
Armitage, A. (2024, August 13). 10 simple tips to capture professional photos with your phone. Fstoppers. https://tinyurl.com/2da2uza5
Smartphone photography - adobe. (n.d.). https://tinyurl.com/mthknum4
TCL Guides. (2023, October 9). How to take good photos with your phone-10 easy tips. https://tinyurl.com/p8kk47r9
I started by checking out a bunch of websites (see below) to see what tips and tricks are already out there. There’s a ton of info, but I’m narrowing my focus to a few cool themes that I think work well with mobile photography: Light and Shadow, The Decisive Moment, Macro Photography, and Still Life. These are all techniques that can totally shine with just a smartphone and a bit of creativity.
To get hands-on, I spent some time experimenting with my own phone camera. I snapped a bunch of photos to test out different ideas. I’ve included a few of my favorites below (check them out!). I thought was important to share some examples of these photo techniques done by some of my favorite artists
Klimas, M. (n.d.). Untitled (Magnolia IX) . Bau-Xi Gallery. Retrieved from https://tinyurl.com/wu8djba9.
Strand, P. (1917). Photograph. Minneapolis Institute of Art. Retrieved from https://tinyurl.com/5d7swfbn.
I also started thinking about how I’d actually teach these techniques. So, I played around with screen recording on my phone to show how I set up and shoot different types of photos. It’s still a work in progress, but I think it could be a fun and helpful way to share what I’m learning.
More to come next week as I keep exploring and creating!
Here are the websites I checked out:
Armitage, A. (2024, August 13). 10 simple tips to capture professional photos with your phone. Fstoppers. https://tinyurl.com/2da2uza5
Smartphone photography - adobe. (n.d.). https://tinyurl.com/mthknum4
TCL Guides. (2023, October 9). How to take good photos with your phone-10 easy tips. https://tinyurl.com/p8kk47r9
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