Create beautiful cell phone images using the natural canvas of the Arboretum grounds. If you have an iPhone and love nature photography, this is the perfect class to hone your photography skills, explore creative styles, and get the most out of the camera tools and features built into your phone.
In this course participants will:
- Learn basic operation of the iPhone camera
- Study photographic composition, creative styles, and proper angles
- Learn to use various post-processing apps and editing programs to enhance iPhone images
- Receive advice and guidance from a professional photographer
- Shoot iPhone photographs on-site at the Arboretum
Best of all, there is no need for professional photography equipment or expensive lenses. All you need is your iPhone!
This program meets in person at the Arboretum.
Instructor: Don Bersano, photographer
Age: 16 and older
Course number: P284
Instructor
Don Bersano, photographer
Since 1981, professional photographer Don Bersano brings years of combined experience in the field of photography. His ability to blend nature, landscape, fashion, commercial, fitness, and portrait photography along with his creative use of lighting, color, and warmth has made his work instantly recognizable throughout the industry. His photos have been widely circulated in numerous publications in the United States and abroad. Bersano recently retired from teaching photography at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois. He is currently an education program guide at The Morton Arboretum and also continues to operate his professional photography business in the Chicago area.
What to Know
This program meets indoors and outdoors. Check the forecast and dress for the weather.
Please bring a fully charged iPhone.
This program is intended for beginners.
Program Schedule
Saturday, April 26, 2025, noon to 3:30 p.m.
Thornhill Education Center (Parking Lot 21), West Side
