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

Introduction

What you'll learn in this course

The Why and How of Trick Photography

Why shoot trick photography
Do you need expensive gear for trick photography

Light Painting

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

Cloning a Person with Multiple Exposures

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

Creative Bokeh Effects

What is bokeh
Creating a starburst effect
Creating portraits with bokeh
Creating shaped bokeh

Shoot through Water

Why shoot through water and what gear do you need for water effects
Shooting splashes
Shooting splashes with burst mode
Shooting through water droplets

Creating a Double Exposure Effect

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

Long Exposure Effects

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

iOS Live Photos Tricks

What is Live Photo
A long exposure effect
Creating a loop effect
Creating a bounce effect

Go Close with Macro Photography

What is macro photography and what gear do you need
iOS macro shots
Standard macro shots
Extreme macro shots

Creative Panoramic Photos

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

Water Droplet Photography

What is water droplet photography and what gear do you need
Designing the shot
Capturing the shot
Enhancing water droplet photography in post

Conclusion

Next steps and additional learning