The most powerful camera is the one in your pocket. Learn how to use it with Guardian head of photography Roger Tooth and Guardian photographer David Levene.
As smartphone cameras have evolved to producing print-quality images, a new generation of citizen journalists has blossomed alongside the technology. This course gives anyone with a camera phone and an interest in open journalism a skills upgrade to match.
Roger Tooth, Guardian head of photography, and photographer David Levene lead this lively course introducing the essentials of how to take better pictures with your mobile, and sell them to news outlets. Alongside practical compositional tricks, the course covers the tech that can transform your photography – from the best free post-processing apps to the high spec hardware worth paying for. You’ll also learn the best ways to share images, pitch to editors and how to work with professional picture desks.
This course is for you if...
- You run a blog and want to produce cheap, original picture content
- You’re keen to participate in open journalism
- You’re a journalist who wants to be able to take printable photos to accompany your writing
- You’re an enthusiastic amateur photographer and want to get better results with your phone camera
Course content
- Technicalities of using camera phone
- Framing and aesthetics
- How to critique your own photos
- The best hardware
- Software and apps for phone photography
- How to post photos online
- Dealing with picture desks; how to format and pitch your pictures
Tutor profiles
David Levene has worked as a photographer for the Guardian since 2001, after graduating from Camberwell College of Art. David’s work also regularly appears in architectural and design magazines. He also works with charities such as Everychild, Oxfam and Medicins-Sans-Frontiers, documenting their projects around the world. David won first prize for Live News Photograph of the Year at the Press Photographers Year Awards 2010 for his work documenting the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
Roger Tooth studied photography at Regent Street School of Photography. He has since worked as a staff photographer for IPC magazines and later as a freelance photographer for the Guardian and other publications. He joined the Guardian as assistant picture editor in 1988. He is currently head of photography for the Guardian, the Observer and the guardian.co.uk website. In 2010, he also edited Eyewitness Decade published by Guardian Books.
Booking information
This course can also be tailored to the specific needs of your organisation. Please enquire on 0800 088 2586 or email corporate.masterclasses@theguardian.com
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