The Magic of the iPhone Camera

The best camera is the one you have with you.

This may sound like heresy, but it is true. Most of us are rarely without our phone and the camera in today’s iPhone is an excellent camera. Learning to use the camera and its features to its full capability may even make it your camera of choice.

Does it do everything that an expensive Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) or Mirrorless camera does? No, but it also does things that you cannot do with these cameras. It does panoramic images easier than most cameras, is a great low light camera, some models come with three different lenses, the image file is large enough to make a print up to 16×20 inches in size, and you can create images that look like tintypes or Kodachrome slides.

In this class Tillman Crane will introduce how the iPhone camera functions, how to capture, edit, post and print your images. There will be handouts, in-class demonstrations, and assignments to help you understand the concepts presented in class. Each class will include lecture time and time to share some of your images and edit them together.

What is going on between your ears is more important that what is in your hands. You almost always have your iPhone with you. This class will help you put the two together.

Schedule:

Class 1 Introduction to your iPhone What is does and what it does not do. The different shooting modes; different lenses in the iPhone; HEIC vs JPEG vs RAW capture; Portrait, Time Lapse, Live, Pano and Low Light modes.

Class 2 Storing and Editing your images with the iPhone

Class 3 Exploring what makes a good photograph Light, Time, Lens, Vantage Point, and Style.

Class 4 Make better Portraits, Still Life, and Landscapes with your iPhone

Class 5 Different Camera and Editing Apps for your iPhone Hipstamatic, Tintype, Pro Camera+, Lightroom, Snapseed, Halide, Mobile Monet, Waterlogged, and I love Film.

Class 6 Putting it all together to tell your unique story

About the instructor: Tillman Crane’s distinctive platinum photographs combine 19th century materials with a 21st century aesthetic. Tillman’s photography career began in 1978 as a photojournalist for The Maryville Daily Times (TN). He began teaching the craft of photography in 1988. His passion for photography continues to evolve as he embraces new technology while furthering his mastery of the platinum/palladium print. The focus of his imagery remains on the unique sense of place in the ordinary, everyday locations where he lives and teaches. Find out more at https://www.tillmancrane.com/