Travel Photography with Mobile Phone for Beginners
A course by Dan Tom , Travel Photographer
Joined September 2021
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.
What will you learn in this online course?
15 lessons & 9 downloads
- 96% positive reviews (345)
- 24,756 students
- 15 lessons (2h 39m)
- 9 downloads
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English, Spanish (Latam), French, Italian, Portuguese
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
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VSCOWhat is this course's project?
Shoot and edit a series of images ready to post on an Instagram carousel.
Projects by course students
Who is this online 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.
Requirements and materials
No previous experience is required.
All you need for this course is a phone, an editing app, and a creative eye for photography.
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Dan Tom
A course by Dan Tom
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.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
The First Steps
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Travel Photography
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Making the Plan
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Getting Ready
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U3
Photography Basics
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The Composition
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Understanding the Light
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Creative Ways to Photograph
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U4
The Photo Session
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Photographing with a Phone
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Photographing a Landscape
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Photographing a Portrait
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Capturing That Special Something
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U5
The Post-production
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Curating
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Editing
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Posting
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FP
Final project
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Travel Photography with Mobile Phone for Beginners
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marieelisec
PlusCe cours est fait pour ceux qui commencent tout juste la photographie, des vrais débutants. Les notions sont abordées en surface. Plutôt qu'aborder techniquement les éléments de la photographie, il montre le concept avec ses propres prises. Par exemple il explique ses compositions sans donner les règles. Cela m'a donné des idées pour mes prochaines photographies, quelques tips mais je n'ai rien appris en technique pure.... (par exemple en composition, en fonctionnement de la lumière, etc...)
luisalfonsogp
Buen curso para adquirir los conceptos básicos para fotografía de viaje con smartphone.
masteraalish
The course contains only basic things every person already knows. I can recommend this course only if you just started use your camera in your smartphone. But still there was something new for me: it's apps that you can use to edit your photos and quickly apply filters.
eriks0
It was really an intersting point of view, and very well explained on how to use the different tools but mainly how to organize your work and create a concept or idea of the whole thing before to start the project.
leonetco
Muy bueno, básico, pero completo. lo recomiendo.