Take your iPhone photography skills to the next level and experiment with the more advanced tools that your iPhone camera has to offer.
In this course participants will go beyond the basic iPhone camera settings and explore various camera modes, tools, and enhanced iPhone features to create professional looking nature and landscape images.
Participants in this course will:
- Explore advanced shooting modes including RAW and jpeg
- Learn advanced editing techniques, tools, and apps to create stunning images
- Learn how to add additional lenses, use a tripod for long-exposure photographs, how to use filters, and how to determine proper aspect ratio
- Learn camera techniques and receive feedback from a professional photographer
This workshop is appropriate for any photographer who is comfortable with the manual controls of an iPhone camera.
This program meets in person at the Arboretum.
Instructor: Don Bersano, photographer
Age: 16 and older
Course number: P286
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 is an intermediate/advanced program; foundational knowledge and skills of using the manual settings of an iPhone camera are required.
Program Schedule
Saturday, May 17, 2025, noon to 3:30 p.m.
Cudahy Room, Administration and Research Center (Parking Lot 1), East Side
