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Travel Photography with Mobile Phone for Beginners

Photographing a Portrait

A course by Dan Tom , Travel Photographer

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92% positive reviews (353)

23,829 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Photographing a Portrait

Overview

“Here I'll share with you my approach and tips for shooting a portrait of a stranger with a phone. ”

In this video lesson Dan Tom addresses the topic: Photographing a Portrait, 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

“ Photographing a Portrait In this lesson, I'll talk about shooting people. People are one of the most important aspects of capturing a place and the essence of a place. It can also be the most challenging for various reasons. One of the things you have to be aware of is that if you ask to shoot someone's portrait in particular, you must get their permission. You can't force anyone for their photos to be taken. It's a risk to ask someone and not be able to take their photo. That's also part of the fun of it for me. I had a hard time approaching people while traveling and shooting people bec...”

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Course summary for: Travel Photography with Mobile Phone for Beginners

Level: Beginner
92% positive reviews (353)
23829 students
5 units
15 lessons (2h 39m)

Category
Photography & Video
Software
Snapseed, VSCO
Areas
Instagram Photography, Mobile Photography, Outdoor Photography

Dan Tom

A course by Dan Tom

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Travel Photographer

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.