How to get "Wow!" Pictures Using Just Your Smartphone
Professional photographers can take great pictures with any camera - even a smartphone! Learn their secrets from professional photographer Gary Friedman.
Gary Friedman
Average rating:
4.7
Number of reviews:(26)
What's included
1 live meeting
1 hrs 30 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
Many people believe that you have to have an expensive camera in order to take great pictures. Not true! In this 90-minute talk, professional photographer Gary Friedman (the one behind the stock-image website FriedmanArchives.com) teaches the forgotten secrets of the photographers who used to shoot film - where there was no such thing as Photoshop, and you had to get it right in the camera. Gary has written over 30 books on digital cameras and has given photography seminars around the world! Now you can learn from him in an interactive environment.
Learning Goals
In this one-hour class you'll learn:
* How the camera and your eyes see light differently
* The compositional secrets of the National Geographic photographers
* How to “see” light like the Hollywood Cinematographers do
* Compositional rules derived from the world of fine art
* The difference between snapshots and photographs (and why both are important)
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Participants will be asked to complete an assignment using a smartphone.
Supply List
Access to a smartphone with a camera, and the means to submit the results electronically after the class is finished.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined April, 2020
4.7
26reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Hi! My name is Gary Friedman; I'm a former NASA engineer, photographer, musician, lecturer, and author. In 1985 I was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for building the world's smallest telephone - it was so small it fit into the sole of a Nike running shoe.
This was before cordless phones and long, long before cellphones.
(You can see some pictures here: http://www.friedmanarchives.com/?s=%22shoe+phone%22 )
I intend to teach three broad categories in Outschool:
1) Photography. I teach the secrets of how to get "Wow!" shots with any camera at all. (The kind of shots that you'll find on my stock image website: FriedmanArchives.com ) Since 2007 I have literally traveled the world teaching 2-day seminars on how to do this.
2) How to program the Raspberry Pi, and tiny and affordable computer that is very powerful. At first it will be how to program; later classes will involve hooking it up to the outside world and have it do useful things like turning lights on and off, or sending you a text if your house is burgaled. (That's a word!)
3) How to play the Xaphoon, a most unique musical instrument that looks like a recorder but sounds much deeper and richer - somewhere between a sax and a clarinet. Great sound without having to schlep a saxophone! The Xaphoon (www.Xaphoon.com) requires the same skills as a sax or clarinet player require; and so it does require lots of practice. BUT I have learned the secret to learning new things is to practice NO MORE THAN 15 minutes a day. (Practicing more won't make you better faster. It takes time for cognitive paths in your brain to form. Let it learn naturally.)
So that's it. I look forward to (virtually) meeting you!
Sincerely, Gary
Reviews
Live One-Time Class
$10
per classMeets once
90 min
Completed by 25 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-14
6-10 learners per class
