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Level Up Your Phone Photography

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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⚡Transform Your Family Photos: 4 Expert Tips

LEVEL UP YOUR PHONE PHOTOGRAPHY with Gabrielle Touchette In today's newsletter: An in-person phone photography workshop in Winnipeg 4 expert tips for taking family photos with a phone How (and where!) to print phone photos with quality 1. Workshop Announcement! First off, I'm excited to announce that I'm hosting a rare in-person phone photography workshop at Sweet Petals Farm on Saturday September 7th! Terry will be hosting my workshop group at her flower farm in Winnipeg. (She's the best!)...

LEVEL UP YOUR PHONE PHOTOGRAPHY with Gabrielle Touchette I’m always looking for ways to take more interesting photos. The other day I was at a pool with friends and was bored about the thought of just taking regular photos. So it got me thinking: what can I do to take photos out of the ordinary? I suddenly had an idea: What if I put my iPhone camera into a ziploc bag and submerged it half way into the water? I gave it a try and it was such a fun, creative experiment! My iPhone 14 was a bit...

LEVEL UP YOUR PHONE PHOTOGRAPHY with Gabrielle Touchette When you take photos with your phone, do your photos look like #1 or #2?: If you're more of a Photo #1 than a Photo #2 photographer... I promise you, it's not the camera. It's how you're using the camera. The good news is, it's very easy to improve your photography! Here are the 7 most common phone photography mistakes and how to fix them: (Click here if you'd like to skip the email and go straight to the video tutorial.) 1) You’re too...

LEVEL UP YOUR PHONE PHOTOGRAPHY with Gabrielle Touchette It's been a while since you've heard from me, and that's because I've been putting something exciting together for you: a free webinar! Not Just Photo Tips If you struggle to take photos of yourself, I'll share an easy-to-follow method that anyone can implement right away to start taking self-portraits that stand out. Meet Your Teachers I partnered with Ian Efford, a marketing coach, and we're joining our expertise to help you level up...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...