In this video, iPhone photographer Emil Pakarklis explains seven really simple techniques you can use to make your mobile photography good. As with DSLR and larger format photography, the key ingredients are light, composition, and perspective or point of view.
THE CHALLENGE:
Take 10 photos of things you’re looking at every day.
Take them from a different perspective, so you see them differently.
When you’re done:
Post as a gallery on your WordPress site with an appropriate headline and/or to Instagram.
If you’re feeling brave, share the post link to our section Facebook group with the hashtag #ContentChallenge.
Need some help getting started?
Look at your every day environment in a different way.
Think:
TOPIC: Telling a story with photographs
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