Online Program
Adventures Online: The Camera In Your Pocket: Mastering Smartphone Photography
Program No. 2460460MEADV-0519
Learn how to take impressive photos on your iPhone or Android cell phone during this three-day online class with photography expert, Mason Marsh.
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3 days
1
Getting to Know Your Phone
From the comfort of your own home.
2
Making Engaging Photos with Your Phone
From the comfort of your own home.
3
Making Magic
From the comfort of your own home.
At a Glance
Think you can’t take great photos with your cell phone? Think again! Join photography expert Mason Marsh for a three-day online immersion into taking impressive photos with your iPhone or Android cell phone. Learn the fundamentals of using your smartphone as a camera and get tips for lens choices and creative controls that can help you improve the quality of your photos. Gain insight into storing and organizing your photos, as well as how to share your finished masterpieces online with family and friends. Friendly group critique sessions will help you get a new perspective on your pictures — and will introduce you to other Road Scholars who share your love for picture taking with the camera in your pocket!
Best of all, you’ll…
- Get tips for using your smartphone’s camera settings as well as advice for editing and improving the quality of your images.
- Learn how to organize your photos and store them so they are easy to find.
- Enjoy opportunities to share your photos in friendly group critique sessions and find out how to share your works of art with your friends and family.
General Notes
You’ll enjoy 2-3 hours of daily instruction, discussion and/or field trips, which includes sufficient breaks throughout the program. This online program is through Zoom, an easy-to-use web video service that includes closed captioning. All you need is an Internet connection and your computer. We’ll provide a how-to guide to make sure you’ll have a hassle-free experience. This session is offered live only and will not be available on demand. Please review the daily itinerary for start and end times to ensure you won’t miss a minute of this live experience. All times are listed in the EASTERN time zone. If you live in a different time zone, please adjust your schedule accordingly.
Suggested Reading List
(1 books)
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Adventures Online: The Camera In Your Pocket: Mastering Smartphone Photography
Program Number: 24604
The iPhone Photography Book
Program
At a Glance
Duration
3 days
Think you can’t take great photos with your cell phone? Think again! Join photography expert Mason Marsh for a three-day online immersion into taking impressive photos with your iPhone or Android cell phone. Learn the fundamentals of using your smartphone as a camera and get tips for lens choices and creative controls that can help you improve the quality of your photos. Gain insight into storing and organizing your photos, as well as how to share your finished masterpieces online with family and friends. Friendly group critique sessions will help you get a new perspective on your pictures — and will introduce you to other Road Scholars who share your love for picture taking with the camera in your pocket!)
Best of all, you'll...
- Get tips for using your smartphone’s camera settings as well as advice for editing and improving the quality of your images.
- Learn how to organize your photos and store them so they are easy to find.
- Enjoy opportunities to share your photos in friendly group critique sessions and find out how to share your works of art with your friends and family.
General Notes
You’ll enjoy 2-3 hours of daily instruction, discussion and/or field trips, which includes sufficient breaks throughout the program. This online program is through Zoom, an easy-to-use web video service that includes closed captioning. All you need is an Internet connection and your computer. We’ll provide a how-to guide to make sure you’ll have a hassle-free experience. This session is offered live only and will not be available on demand. Please review the daily itinerary for start and end times to ensure you won’t miss a minute of this live experience. All times are listed in the EASTERN time zone. If you live in a different time zone, please adjust your schedule accordingly.
Suggested Reading List
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(1 Books)
You can also find many of the books we recommend at the Road Scholar store on bookshop.org, a website that supports local bookstores.
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Day
1
Getting to Know Your Phone
Location:
From the comfort of your own home.
Activity Note
Today’s session will start at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time and end at 4:00 p.m.
Afternoon:
1:00 p.m.: Orientation and Introduction (30 minutes). 1:30 p.m.: Lecture – Pocket Marvel (60 minutes). Modern smartphones are technological marvels. In this lecture we will dive into the cameras inside these tiny computers and learn the nuts and bolts of how to use them. 2:30 p.m.: Break (15 minutes). 2:45 p.m.: Lecture – Think Differently (60 minutes). Smartphone photography is computational and complicated, which requires a fresh photographic approach. We’ll break the process down to the fundamentals. 3:45 p.m.: Homework Assignment (15 minutes).
Day
2
Making Engaging Photos with Your Phone
Location:
From the comfort of your own home.
Activity Note
Today’s session will start at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time and end at 4:00 p.m.
Afternoon:
1:00 p.m.: Review and Questions (30 minutes). 1:30 p.m.: Lecture – Phonography (60 minutes). From lens choice to creative controls, we will cover the tricks and techniques involved in making memorable phone photos. 2:30 p.m.: Break (15 minutes). 2:45 p.m.: Lecture – Keep It Organized (30 minutes). Managing the flood of images you’ll make takes strategy and dedicated attention. We will build a sustainable workflow that will ensure your precious images stay safe and easy to find. 3:15 p.m.: Friendly and Helpful Image Critiques (30 minutes). 3:45 p.m.: Homework Assignment (15 minutes).
Day
3
Making Magic
Location:
From the comfort of your own home.
Activity Note
Today’s session will start at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time and end at 4:00 p.m.
Afternoon:
1:00 p.m.: Review and Questions (30 minutes). 1:30 p.m.: Lecture – Processing Your Images (60 minutes). Capturing great images is just the start. Using your smartphone, you’ll learn how to make those images pop with processing applications. 2:30 p.m.: Break (15 minutes). 2:45 p.m.: Lecture – Sharing is Caring (30 minutes). Once you have finished your masterpieces, you’ll want to share them with friends and family. We will explore the options for social media, printing and book publishing – all from your phone. 3:15 p.m.: Friendly and Helpful Image Critiques (30 minutes). 3:45 p.m.: Wrap-up (15 minutes).
Participant Reviews
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This session is well worth the time to drill down on the full capabilities and terminology of smart phone photography. There was much about my iPhone that I didn’t know. Coupling critique sessions of our photos along with the technical content was valuable and fun. Mason is a knowledgeable instructor and gifted photographer, which makes for a winning combination. Highly recommend this event for anyone who wants to more fully understand your smartphone.
— Review left October 28, 2024
Great course. Mason Marsh does an excellent job discussing and demonstrating the features of your smartphone camera. He walks through how to get the most out of it from set-up through editing your photo afterward to get your best image.
— Review left October 23, 2024
This is an excellent online program for anyone who wants to make better use of their smartphone camera. Mason Marsh is an excellent presenter. He has a great sense of humor and is able to keep the virtual audience engaged for at least three3 hours every day. His presentation varies between just explaining things and projecting the screen of his phone so that we could see exactly what he was choosing and the actual results. He also talked about "post processing" and the best ways to store photos. I was never bored! After each day's class, I immediately tried out the techniques he had demonstrated. His critiques of the photos we submitted were positive and always helpful. He also provided excellent handouts so we didn't need to write down quite as much information. He provides his email and quickly answered questions that I sent to him. This is my third program given by Mason, and I will definitely take another one.
— Review left April 23, 2024
What a fun class! Mason is a thorough, encouraging, and engaging teacher. We not only learned how to use our cameras, but also how to process them, store them. Through his gentle "critiques", we learned new ways to look at our shots and how to make them better. It was a great experience!
— Review left March 21, 2024
Mason did an excellent job with his enthusiasm and knowledge to give us the details of phoneography and also to encourage us to take more pictures in creative and stunning ways. Great class!
— Review left March 21, 2024
Mason Marsh is a fantastic Smart Phone photography instructor! You'll learn more than you can imagine!
— Review left November 1, 2023
I loved this class. I had no idea how much there was to learn. I definitely feel I know just enough to be dangerous. I am excited how much can be done with smartphones - so that I don't need to lug all of my heavy camera equipment and lenses. Would definitely recommend taking - just to get your feet wet.
— Review left August 5, 2023
I learned so much and I was able to start taking better photos the same day. I also learned how to organize my photos. The course was a real treat.
— Review left July 30, 2023
Excellent course! I walked away excited to use my Smartphone camera. Mason did an exceptional job of facilitating online learning.
— Review left July 20, 2023
Very informative class. Instructor went above and beyond to assist participants that were having trouble. One recommendation is to make sure your smartphone has the most recent operating system and camera app updates.
— Review left July 20, 2023
