Justin Balog

Welcome back to iDownloadBlog's lessons in iPhone Photography. Before we get into today's lesson, iDB reader Latinpride011 left a comment last week asking for a quick video about Hueless. I can't oblige everyone, but I try my best. So here you go. I hope it helps!

Now that we've got that taken care of, let's get your iPhone photography moving! In this lesson I want to introduce you to a cool little technique we call 'panning'. The goal of this technique it to keep your moving subject in focus and turn the background into a blur of motion. The way you achieve this look is to have your subject move past you as you 'pan' your iPhone in pace with your subject as you take your photo. Here's an example of this technique in action...

We cover all sorts of things in this iPhoneography series. Everything from creativity and photographic principles to apps and gear. I had planned on carrying on with the theme of our previous two lessons about composition (the rule of thirds and the golden ratio) but then I saw this deer, and my entire lesson changed.

I have been meaning to write something like this for a while, so I figured there is no time like the present. It will be a short lesson.

In our last installment, we took a look at an age old principle of composition: the ‘Rule of Thirds’. I hope everyone enjoyed experimenting with it. In this installment, we are going to explore the foundation of this rule. Before that, I want to mention something about having fun.

Although we call it the ‘Rule of Thirds’, let’s not get hung up on the word ‘rule’. Let’s think of it more as a guideline. A guideline that we can choose to ignore if your creative muse directs you. So feel free to use these principles as you see fit, but just make sure you are having fun at the same time. Because fun is really the only true ‘rule’ in photography!

That being said let’s dive into the the true foundation of these rules...

Remember a couple episodes back when we learned about perspectives, and I mentioned that someday we will get into all the stuffy aspects of composition? Well, that day has come. Don't let that scare you away. Sure, it will involve rules and some math, but I promise it will help you make rocking images!

In today's lesson, we are going to learn about the age old 'Rule of Thirds'. I'm pretty sure this was the second thing I learned in high school photography class, right after darkroom safety. Enough of that, let's get to it!

Welcome back to iDownloadBlog's lessons in iPhone photography. In the past three lessons we explored all the various aspects of creative exposure. We've learned how to control the overall brightness of your image in Creative Exposure, how to take your exposure/focus to the next level in Advanced Exposure, and how to get beautifully balanced exposures using HDR.

What I'd like to touch on next is a discussion surrounding composition. In future lessons, we will get into more academic approaches to composition. However, for this lesson I want it to be a fun and less stuffy. With this in mind, I thought it would be fun to explore a few easy ways to make more compelling images by simply changing your perspective...

I hope you enjoyed making images using the creative exposure techniques we learned in our last iPhone Photography lesson. I had a great time following those that shared their work using the #iDBCreativeExposure tag on Instagram, and I share a few of my favorites at the bottom of this post.

In today's lesson, we are going to learn more about exposure and focus liberation...

Taking a picture with the iPhone is easy. All you do is touch the little camera icon and voila, you instantly have a photo you can share with the world. There is nothing wrong with the spontaneous snap. However, in today's lesson we are going to explore a technique that allows you to flex your creative muscle.

Before we get into the lesson, there are a couple of terms we need to cover first. They are "exposure", "highlights", and "shadows"...