Travel Photography with Mobile Phone for Beginners – Dan Tom

Travel Photography with Mobile Phone for Beginners Information

Learn how to take striking images using only your mobile phone by exploring the principles of composition, lighting, and editing

When travel photography is matched with a mobile phone, the magic of storytelling comes alive. Capturing the essence of a place becomes fast and easy when traveling light. After traveling the world, photographer Dan Tom assures that you don’t need fancy equipment or to go somewhere exotic to get a great shot. Having worked for clients like Apple, Cartier, and Adobe, he’s here to show you his tips, tricks, and techniques.

In this online course, learn how to use your mobile to capture striking images of your travels. Dan covers the rules of composition, and how to experiment with light, perspective, angles, and more. Discover how to tell meaningful stories with your photography.

Meet Dan Tom, a San Francisco-based photographer, visual designer, and your teacher for this course. Hear about his creative journey, which started at an early age and led him to work with brands like VSCO and Adobe. He also shows you some of the photographers that have greatly impacted his work.

Get an overview of everything travel photography encompasses, including landscapes, portraits, architecture, and more. Dan shows you his approach to travel photography, and the unique advantages of using a mobile phone. Learn how to plan your photo shoots during a trip and how to prepare your phone.

Next, dive into the basics of composition, and how to incorporate storytelling. Explore the narrative power of light, and creative ways to experiment with angles, perspectives, reflections, framing, and other techniques.

During the shoot, Tom shows you some practical tips for setting up your camera, his approach to shooting landscapes, and taking portraits of strangers. Discover how to identify that “special something” ina place.

Wrap up the course by learning how to curate and select the best photos, edit them, and post them online. Dan walks you through his editing process, and best practices when sharing your work.

Here’s what you’ll get:

1. Introduction
2. The First Steps
3. Photography Basics
4. The Photo Session
5. The Post-production
6. Final project

Who is this course for?

This course is for anyone interested in making the most of the mobile phone during their travels and everyday life, or anyone interested in improving their photography techniques.

About Author

Dan Tom is a visual designer and travel photographer, born and raised in San Francisco, California. Ever since he was young, he’s always had a passion for the creative arts. He went on to study studio art with a minor in digital art in Southern California.

After getting his first iPhone back in the day, and Instagram being one of the first Apps he downloaded, his love for photography flourished. His photography includes images of vivid sunsets, striking landscapes, and picturesque streets from across the globe. With over 300K followers on Instagram, he’s also gone on to collaborate with brands like Apple, Adobe, Alaska Airlines, AFAR magazine, VSCO, Dita Eyewear, and Disney.

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