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Level Up Your Phone Photography

by Gabrielle Touchette

Simplified and actionable photo tips, with a dash of creative inspiration, to improve your phone photography skills and build your confidence as a new photographer. Start taking photos with consistency and intention to make a bigger impact, capture attention and build trust. Distilled from over 15 years of professional photography expertise.

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Say NO to dull photos. Say YES to custom editing.

LEVEL UP YOUR PHONE PHOTOGRAPHY with Gabrielle Touchette Product photography can either make or break an online business. A good photo will draw a crowd. An average photo will make your products forgettable. So how do you make your phone camera work for YOUR product photos? By using Lightroom editing to make your photos look as enticing as possible. NOTE: If you don't yet have Lightroom Mobile installed on your phone, do it now! It's free. Here's how. Let's look at an unedited product photo...

11 days ago • 1 min read

LEVEL UP YOUR PHONE PHOTOGRAPHY with Gabrielle Touchette “I wish my photos were more creative.” “I can’t seem to make my photos look interesting.” “If only I lived in a more beautiful place, my photos would be SO much better.” Does this sound familiar? One of the biggest struggles photographers face is getting their photos to look more creative, more interesting. I can relate to this too. Since I started taking photos at 13, I’ve always worried that I’d turn into a bland photographer who...

19 days ago • 2 min read

LEVEL UP YOUR PHONE PHOTOGRAPHY with Gabrielle Touchette There is a vast difference between taking a picture and making a photograph. -Robert Heinecken Often, the worst mistake beginner photographers make is also the easiest to fix. This is good news. It means you can go from the bottom to the top pretty quickly with this one change: EDIT YOUR PHOTOS! One of the most common mistakes phone photographers make is not getting into the habit of editing their photos. If you can commit a couple...

29 days ago • 1 min read

LEVEL UP YOUR PHONE PHOTOGRAPHY with Gabrielle Touchette If your photos feel "meh" and you don't know why, the best way to improve them is by understanding your mistakes. And I'm like you - I've taken my fair share of "meh" photos with my iPhone camera. And for years I just lived with it. Until one day, I decided I needed a change. I decided I would start using my phone camera with more intention. That's when everything changed. I can now look back at my bad photos and see where I had gone...

about 1 month ago • 3 min read

LEVEL UP YOUR PHONE PHOTOGRAPHY with Gabrielle Touchette Happy Monday! For those who pushed their clocks forward yesterday, I hope you are making it through your Monday with enough caffeine! My second cappuccino is barely cutting it for me… I just came back from a short getaway to lake country and of course, took tons of photos with my iPhone. I was thinking about how going out for mini photo shoots with my phone camera always gets me in The Zone. The Zone is that state of flow you get into....

about 2 months ago • 2 min read

Here are three fancy iPhone photography tricks that are super fun to use ...but don't necessarily make you a better photographer. ;) (Side note: It can be tempting to chase the newest iPhone camera tricks, thinking that it'll magically make our photos better. But I'm a big believer in learning the foundational principles of photography ☀️ lighting 🖼️ composition 📖 storytelling 🎨 editing to become a better photographer.) But the fancy tricks are a fun bonus! Here are three iPhone camera tricks...

4 months ago • 2 min read

Mobile phone cameras tend to have an amateur look. Sometimes, you can just tell when a photo was shot on an iPhone and when it was professionally shot with a DSLR or mirrorless camera. Most people picture iPhone photos vs. professional photos shot with a fancy camera like this: Obviously, the iPhone shot sucks. And the professional photo shot on my Nikon Z6II is MUCH better. But that iPhone shot was taken quickly, without thought and with zero technique. On the other hand, when thought,...

4 months ago • 1 min read

It's safe to say I'm obsessed with photography. When I see others taking more and more photos with their phone cameras, I get so excited seeing them discover their new photography skills. But why does photography matter? Photography is one of the most powerful and effective forms of communication. It's our ticket to connecting with people on a deeper level and getting in touch with our creativity. It's what I love the most about it. Here's the backstory on how my obsession with photography...

5 months ago • 4 min read

You can take AMAZING photos, even if you just have a phone camera. Regardless of how old or new your phone is, the key is knowing and using good light. I'll give you a practical tutorial to help you develop a skill professional photographers value the most. I've been a professional photographer for over 15 years and what makes a good photographer is a keen eye for light. If you don't have a fancy camera, no problem! All you need is your phone camera. HERE'S THE PRACTICAL TUTORIAL: One of the...

5 months ago • 2 min read
Learn how to make high quality fine art prints with your iPhone photos!

Today I will show you how you can print high-quality photos straight from your phone. I posted an all-access video on my Patreon site (free to all!) where I show the step-by-step process of prepping an iPhone photo and exporting it to be printed. To continue the excitement, I'm giving away the very print I printed in this video to one lucky winner! To enter the contest, visit my Instagram post here. win this print! Screenshot from my teaching video. (Also, the fine art print you can win!)...

5 months ago • 1 min read
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