Travel Photography with Mobile Phone for Beginners
The Composition
A course by Dan Tom , Travel Photographer
Joined September 2021
About the video: The Composition
Overview
“Composition is how a photographer tells a story within the confines of a single frame. In this lesson, I'll teach you how to create a photo with great composition. ”
In this video lesson Dan Tom addresses the topic: The Composition, which is part of the Domestika online course: Travel Photography with Mobile Phone for Beginners. Learn how to take striking images using only your mobile phone by exploring the principles of composition, lighting, and editing.
Partial transcription of the video
“ The Composition In this lesson, we'll talk about composition. What is composition? The way that I see composition is how you choose what objects, items, and things go into the frame of your photo. Whether or not you want to highlight a person or a place, be intentional about the things that you are including in the frame, and experiment with different angles and ways to compose a photo. I always take multiple shots of something that I'm trying to tell the story of. I feel it's important to experiment and find a composition that you like. It's very rare to get a composition that you like o...”
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Course summary for: Travel Photography with Mobile Phone for Beginners
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Snapseed, VSCO -
Areas
Instagram Photography, Mobile Photography, Outdoor Photography

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.
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