Iphone Nature Photography: Landscapes, Wildlife & Night Sky

Take amazing photos with your iPhone! Animals, plants, sunsets, lightning, Milky Way, Aurora Borealis & more!

What you'll learn

Take more professional nature photos with your iPhone in various settings and seasons

Make the most of different types of light and use basic photography principles to add interest and appeal

Take spectacular macro and close up photos of flowers and insects in various types of light

Use long exposure settings to take take ethereal photos of moving water

Capture brilliant photos of lightning by extracting stills from video

Use night mode for amazing photos of the Milky Way, Aurora Borealis and more!

Requirements

Demos are on an iPhone but you could use any mobile phone or camera for much of the class. Suitable for all levels.

Description

Let's go on adventure exploring gorgeous landscapes and capturing professional looking photos of the natural world with our iPhones. Stunning landscapes, vibrant flowers, fast moving bees, the Milky Way and more!We'll head out for demos in various locations and seasons paying attention to all the details of the basics of photography such as lighting, composition, leading lines, rule of thirds and more. Locations include national parks such as Yellowstone, Yosemite, the Badlands along with state parks across the country and even the backyard. This class includes:Macro and close up photography of flowers and bees demoLong exposure of moving water to create ethereal look demoLandscapes at sunset and less ideal light photo walk throughCapturing wildlife at various angles with interesting compositionUsing humans in nature to provide scale and tell a storyHow to capture lightening and extract a photo from a videoNight photography using long exposure to capture stars, aurora borealis and the Milky WayAnd lots of tips to take the best photos possible with your iPhone!This is a great place to start for anyone wanting to take amazing nature photos with their phone regardless of skill level. No need to carry a bulky SLR camera on all your hikes when you can take high quality photos with the smartphone camera in your pocket.Let's go for a hike and start taking spectacular photos!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction to iPhone Nature Photography

Lecture 1 What We're Going to Cover in this Course

Section 2: Landscape Lighting and Adding Interest

Lecture 2 Shooting Landscapes in Ideal Light & Adding Interest

Lecture 3 Shooting Landscapes in Less Ideal Light & Adding Interest

Section 3: Macro and Close Up Photography

Lecture 4 Macro and Close Up Photography of Plants

Lecture 5 Close Up Photography of Flowers and Bees in Various Light

Section 4: Wildlife Photography

Lecture 6 Wildlife Photography in Landscapes and Close Ups with Various Composition

Section 5: Telling Stories with Your Photos

Lecture 7 Using Humans for Scale and Telling Stories at Yosemite

Section 6: Capturing Lightning

Lecture 8 Extracting Still Photos of Lightning from Video at Yosemite

Section 7: Long Exposure of Moving Water Using Live Mode

Lecture 9 Demo Using Live Mode Long Exposure at Mystic Falls in Yellowstone

Section 8: Night Mode for Long Exposure Astrophotography

Lecture 10 Demo Long Exposure to Capture the Milky Way in the Badlands

Section 9: That's a Wrap … Thanks and Have Fun!

Lecture 11 Nature Makes Me Happy.

Anyone who wants to take higher quality nature photos with their iPhone