Camera Tricks for Creative Photos

Course details

Looking for some fun new things to try with your camera? This course is perfect for all kinds of photographers who would like to create something fun and new. Join Rich Harrington to discover hacks and tricks that you can create with your DSLR, mirrorless, or smartphone camera. Rich shows you how to set up and execute trick photography shots, techniques for long exposure light painting, how to shoot through water without getting wet, double exposures, macro photography, and more. He also shows you some tricks you can do with Live Photos in iOS. Whether you're stuck at home or on the road, these are fun things to try for amazing effects.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - What you'll learn in this course

1. The Why and How of Trick Photography

02 - Why shoot trick photography
03 - Do you need expensive gear for trick photography

2. Light Painting

04 - What is light painting and what gear do you need
05 - Highlighting an object with light painting
06 - Light drawing with sparklers

3. Cloning a Person with Multiple Exposures

07 - What is a multiple exposure effect and what gear do you need
08 - Capturing the shot
09 - Creating the composite in post

4. Creative Bokeh Effects

10 - What is bokeh
11 - Creating a starburst effect
12 - Creating portraits with bokeh
13 - Creating shaped bokeh

5. Shoot through Water

14 - Why shoot through water and what gear do you need for water effects
15 - Shooting splashes
16 - Shooting splashes with burst mode
17 - Shooting through water droplets

6. Creating a Double Exposure Effect

18 - What is a double exposure effect and what gear do you need
19 - Capturing the shot
20 - Creating double exposure shots in post
21 - An app approach to double exposure

7. Long Exposure Effects

22 - What is a long exposure effect and what gear do you need
23 - Making things disappear with a long exposure
24 - Capturing a waterfall with long exposure

8. iOS Live Photos Tricks

25 - What is Live Photo
26 - A long exposure effect
27 - Creating a loop effect
28 - Creating a bounce effect

9. Go Close with Macro Photography

29 - What is macro photography and what gear do you need
30 - iOS macro shots
31 - Standard macro shots
32 - Extreme macro shots

10. Creative Panoramic Photos

33 - What is panoramic photography and what gear do you need
34 - Creating a vertical panoramic photo
35 - Enhancing panoramic shots in post

11. Water Droplet Photography

36 - What is water droplet photography and what gear do you need
37 - Designing the shot
38 - Capturing the shot
39 - Enhancing water droplet photography in post

Conclusion

40 - Next steps and additional learning