抽象写真：スマートフォンで水滴の屈折を撮影

Do you want to take cool pictures that will impress your family and friends? How about taking photos of water droplets?

After seeing amazing water droplet refraction photos, I decided to try my hand at it. I studied, practiced, and photographed many shots with my Nikon DSLR. I was thrilled with the results!  I decided to share this type of photography with you, but I realized that most people use their phones to take pictures. So, I tried taking refraction photos with my cell phone. It worked!  I'd like to teach you how to do it, too.

This is a hands-on class. We'll begin with a slideshow presentation and will move to our hands-on activity. I will show you how to set up your equipment for your shots, and I'll guide you through your photography step-by-step. We'll also learn about different ways to edit your shots to really make them stand out. 

In order to get sharp images, it's helpful to have manual focus on your camera. It can be difficult to focus on the water droplets without manual focus, but it is still possible. I believe most Android cameras have a "Pro" setting that works really well. Many newer smartphone cameras are able to focus within several inches of a subject. If your camera can't focus on something about three inches away, you'll definitely want one of the these apps:

- Open Camera for Android (free)
- Camera+ 2 for iPhone/iPad ($4.99)
- Yamera for iPhone/iPad (free)


This type of photography is a lot easier than it might seem, and I'm really excited to teach you how to do it!  PLEASE READ THE SUPPLY LIST BEFORE CLASS!  A tablet/iPad is required in addition to a cell phone!

*By the way, the cover image for this class was taken with my phone. :-)