You can now become the creative and confident mobile photographer you always wanted
You can now become the creative and confident mobile photographer you always wanted
Snapseed Photo Editing Course
Snapseed Photo Editing Course
I'm here to tell you the TRUTH you need to know about creating beautiful photos on a smartphone.
The secret no one tells you is almost every incredible photo that you discover and love has been edited. Even the quickest effort of strategic photo editing can dramatically improve your photos.
One of the biggest problems you are facing is being underwhelmed by your photos. They do not have that WOW factor that you see in so many other photographers photos.
That's not the worst part. You blame it on your camera and desire an expensive upgrade. It's not your fault! Smartphone manufacturers spend millions to convince you to upgrade.
I'm Mike James and I have helped photographers for over 20-years edit and enhance their photos through post-processing. Now, I edit all my photos on my smartphone!
As a mobile purist and equally passionate for instructional design – I have developed a 21-day course to help you get the most out of the intuitive and powerful Sanpseed photo editing app. What makes this course different from others is choosing when and which tools to use before learning how to use them.
Your smartphone camera does a great job of doing the heavy lifting technical stuff to get the subject focused (most of the time) and correctly exposing darks and lights in the scene. However, your phone does not know what the intention of your photos is. You may actually prefer dark, moody photos or those greens around a waterfall to be more vibrant and punchy.
Photo editing allows you to creatively bring back the original intention and emotion lost at capture.
I can help you unlock it in days - not months
It doesn't have to take months or years of study, watching desktop program tutorials, downloading countless apps, searching for that perfect filter that does everything.
In just 21 days, you will be able to:
- Be creative transforming your favourite photos into stunning photos you will be proud to print and share
- Discover your creativity guided by visual language principles to create aesthetically pleasing photos
- Increase your confidence as a mobile photographer as you become even more passionate about photography
- Effectively utilise photo editing apps, knowing why, when and how to use each tool for best results
- Identify different editing workflows specific to the content, context and intention of your photo
- Implement storytelling in your edit, attracting, holding and directing the attention of the photo viewer
- Benefit from the recommended selection of apps that cover every required editing tool on Android and iPhone
- Overwhelming subscription desktop editing programs
- The steep learning curve of experimenting on your own learning what different tools do
- Over-editing photos to the point that they look edited
- Downloading countless gimmicky apps that actually destroy the photo quality
- Wasting time. You should be taking photos and enjoying time with loved ones.
Who has the time or patience to endure the steep learning curve of a complicated desktop program? Especially when most, if not all of your photos are captured on your smartphone!
We live in a wonderful time now, whereas photographers are no longer restricted or defined by the camera we use.
You do not need to wait until you buy the latest smartphone. So many believe they can buy their way to amazing photos.
You can achieve this in one weekend!
I suspended my prejudice toward the smartphone and took more photos of my family and myself. I discovered a new love of photographing nature. Wanting to replicate 'big' camera photos, I bought every out-of-date smartphone photography course and book I could find. I also wasted a lot of time watching YouTube videos of the same limited, basic tips.
After gaining my instructional design qualification I have become obsessed with creating simplified transformation step-by-step courses and systems. This gives you the biggest results in the shortest time possible. I am proud to share with you the new way of learning the basics through advanced photo editing using Snapseed and a few more selected apps.
This course assumes no prior knowledge and leads you from the beginner to more advanced editing techniques.
Videos are clear, succinct and bite-sized to make them quick and easy to consume a little each day. If you are a Netflix binge-watcher, you can complete this course over the weekend. A course that has 40-hours of video does not best serve you.
Your 21 lessons are grouped into four modules.
- Day 1 - Storytelling & tips to avoid boring photos
- Day 2 - 6 steps to create a WOW photo
- Day 3 - Snapseed Settings & other apps covered
- Day 4 - Perspective Tool to straighten
- Day 5 - Cropping - the most critical step
Before you start learning editing tools and what they do, it is critical to know what and when to use them. If you don't believe you are creative, you are going to love this because there is a system. I will show you how people 'read' your photo.
You will learn how attention is drawn to specific elements in a photo, retained and controlled to look at different elements in the order that you want.
Our job as storytelling photographers is to take the cognitive load off the viewer to easily interpret the photo
36-min read and 36-min video
- Day 6 - Tune Image - colour, lighting, contrast, etc
- Day 7 - Healing - remove distracting elements
- Day 8 - Details Tool - sharpen the image
- Day 9 - Tonal Contrast to add depth & sharpness
- Day 10 - Lens Blur to add background blur
Photo editing can be overwhelming and complicated. Assuming no prior knowledge, I've got you as we start to explore some of the simple, yet powerful first steps of editing. The tools we explore here will truly transform your photo before we even get into the more exciting tools!
You will learn how to adjust different tones to fix, enhance and creatively add drama to a photo. This module is really where you can re-create that emotion that was lost at the capture. I will show you how to remove unwanted objects from the photo too!
30-min read and 66-min video
- Day 11 - My quick 6-step photo editing process
- Day 12 - Selective & Brush Tool - local adjustments
- Day 13 - Snapseed app tips & hacks
- Day 14 - White Balance to correct colour cast issues
- Day 15 - When & how to create black & white photos
This is where you discover area-specific (local) editing and start to really create a photo, rather than taking photos. You will be able to creatively and confidently adjust colours, tones in the photo to start directing the attention of the viewer.
When you get to this level of editing, it truly is exciting to start producing professional-looking photos that no one will believe you created on your existing mobile device.
27-min read and 49-min video
- Day 16 - Versatile Curves tool explained
- Day 17 - Powerful Stacks (layers) & Masking
- Day 18 - Apply & view the steps in a Style/Look
- Day 19 - Save & share editing steps via QR Code
- Day 20 - Colour grading/colour toning using Curves
- Day 21 - Double exposure in Snapseed & other apps
You are now ready to use the more advanced tools that you previously may h daunting and avoided.
Once you start experimenting and understanding how to use the Curves tool, blending photos and (jargon alert) masking, there is no limit to what you can achieve in mobile photo editing.
39-min read and 66-min video
The course is not drip-fed allowing you the immediately watch video lessons that interest you straight away!
You may want to go straight to the Adobe Lightroom advanced sharpening tutorial or Adobe Mix to create fun double exposure photos.
Jenny Nolt
Cheryle Matthews
Terry Turkington
Terry Betts
Other training is not transformational
Other courses explain how to use sharpening tools and techniques. You will also learn why and when to use tools to get the best results. Lessons are structured to build on lessons already completed as you progress.
In-person workshops don't work!
Prior to delivering to hundreds of students through in-person group workshops, I believed hands-on training was the best way to learn. This proved time and time again to be the least productive way to provide a long-lasting transformation. We have fun, learn from everyone, go home and forget everything a week later.
Different learning styles
As adults, we all learn differently. The video, printable PDF, bonus video presentations, continued contact and project-based learning through the community will complement your learning styles – auditory, verbal, social, solitary, auditory and physical.
Community
Unlike other online training, you will not feel abandoned and left to your own. I believe it is important to continue your learning through project-based exercises within a social learning environment.
Now that you have a member account, you can access the Forum and join our ongoing photo themes and discussion.
Within this course, you have access to the 'Social Wall' where you can continue to stay in touch with me and have any questions answered.
This course community is also a great place to introduce yourself, share photos from the lessons and meet other course participants.
Other training is not transformational
Other courses explain how to use sharpening tools and techniques. You will also learn why and when to use tools to get the best results. Lessons are structured to build on lessons already completed as you progress.
In-person workshops don't work!
Prior to delivering to hundreds of students through in-person group workshops, I believed hands-on training was the best way to learn. This proved time and time again to be the least productive way to provide a long-lasting transformation. We have fun, learn from everyone, go home and forget everything a week later.
Different learning styles
As adults, we all learn differently. The video, printable PDF, bonus video presentations, continued contact and project-based learning through the community will complement your learning styles – auditory, verbal, social, solitary, auditory and physical.
Community
Unlike other online training, you will not feel abandoned and left to your own. I believe it is important to continue your learning through project-based exercises within a social learning environment.
Now that you have a member account, you can access the Forum and join our ongoing photo themes and discussion.
Within this course, you have access to the 'Social Wall' where you can continue to stay in touch with me and have any questions answered.
This course community is also a great place to introduce yourself, share photos from the lessons and meet other course participants.
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4 hours of video lessons
My in-person group workshop fee is $199 per hour per person.
Learn at your own pace and have direct support from me when needed. All you have to do is ask a question on the course 'Social Wall.'
A great overview of the Adobe Lightroom app in 1 hour
This recording delivered online to a camera club is your key to discover the great features inside the Lightroom mobile app, so you can play around inside with confidence... and start to take your photos to the next level.
These quality lenses add extra capability and creativity to your photography
As an ambassador to Struman Optics, I can pass on an additional 15% off any existing discounted price on my website - here.
The multi-layer, crystal nano-coating and multi-element arrangement ensure edge-to-edge sharpness, minimal distortion and edge darkening (vignetting).
- Click/tap the enrol page to order through the safe and secure order page
- You will be redirected to a thank you page providing all the details you need to get started
- Check your email for the access link, your username and temporary password
- You will now have access to your enrolment, all your bonuses and extra free cool stuff
You can continue to do it on your own, searching for free content and delaying your transformation by not investing in your hobby, believing it is too difficult to learn, you are not technical enough or don't have the time.
OR
You can invest a weekend to unlock the photographer within, reach the full potential of your existing smartphone and immediately start editing and creating beautiful photos that you can be proud to share, post online and print.
You do not need to complete the whole course to go back and dramatically improve your existing favourite photos. Start filling your smartphone with stunning photos that you love.
The longer you wait, the more beautiful photos of precious moments and experiences you will miss or quickly discard as not good enough.
In addition to the above value of $2,299, you get continued access to me long after you finish through our community and ongoing photo themes. You will become part of something special, a community of learning, fulfilled photo enthusiasts where you feel supported, motivated, inspired and belong.
I am not adding fake inflated prices or countdown timers to introduce scarcity and rush your decision. You know that you can enrol now and have a look inside. For whatever reason, you are not completely satisfied, receive a full refund for any reason at all.
+ If you are not happy for any reason
+ If you simply don’t feel this is for you
+ Or even if you don’t like my accent or my enthusiasm :)
You’ll get 100% of your money back NO QUESTIONS ASKED EVER
That makes this an absolutely no risk enrolment.
| Do I need to a basic understanding of photography first? |
| What if have an older phone, iPad or Tablet? |
| Which apps do you use? |
| How long will the course take? |
If time is an issue for you. You are not alone! The total length of all the videos is just over 4 hours... not 40 you will be relieved to hear! If you are a Netflix binge-watcher, then you could easily get it done in a weekend! You also get access to me when you comment on the Social Wall long after you finish the course.