Have you ever gazed at beautiful photographs and ever wondered how some people manage to turn the most ordinary things into something special?
Well, if you are lucky enough to own an iPhone then you can now consider yourself lucky enough to have the opportunity to kick start a photography career.
iPhoneography classes
A London college has become the first in the world to offer a course on taking photos on the iPhone.
The ‘iPhoneography’ classes have been set up by Richard Gray, who has been a photographer for 25 years and claims the iPhone can be used to create amazing images without the expense of photography equipment.
You may be thinking this is taking dumbing down of our education system a little too far, but Gray has blind faith in the capability of Apple’s iPhone to produce beautiful imagery.
The course is called “iPhoneography: An Introduction to Photography with the iPhone” and is being run at Kensington and Chelsea College in London.
The idea is to turn novices into skilled “iPhoneographers” with its 5 week course.
Photography skills will be learned
Mr Gray is keen to point out that students will learn photography fundamentals such as composition and lighting.
The course costs £115 course where students will attend weekly three hour classes which start with the basics of photography before progressing onto using apps to edit photos.
However, students must already have their own iPhone as one will not be provided and they must be prepared to spend approximately £20 on apps.
Mr.Gray said: ‘The focus really is on the iPhone apps, there are thousands and thousands of them that you can get.
‘Some are very simple, just applying retro filters, whilst some are more complex and can be used to manually edit photos in the same way you would on a PC.’
“You can use techniques like blending images to produce some really creative images that are a long way removed from photography but start out as photos on the iPhone.”
Course is a gateway into photography
Mr Gray has high hopes that the course will act as a gateway for students wishing to pursue photography , by easing them in with this course whilst removing the need for expensive photography equipment.
“I’ve done a lot of more traditional photography courses in my time and the first thing they tell you if you’re serious about photography is prepare to part company with a lot of money.
“The apps only cost pennies or a couple of pounds at most to download. To buy something like Photoshop can cost hundreds of pounds.”
You may be skeptical about the “iPhoneography” course, but there are lots of online communities posting some inspiring images taken with the iPhone.
What are your thoughts on the iPhone course?
Do you know someone who would love to enroll ? Or do you think it’s taking our love of the iPhone a bit too far?