Photo Walk Locations assigned at enrollment for limited number of participants. Zoom session will be available as an alternative to in-person park activity. You can take a walk on your own using the hints on this page to experience a wide range of camera modes.
Be sure to fully charge your iPhone before class. Bring a tripod if you have one. Wear a solid color shirt or blouse. Bring a water bottle. Wear a hat if it is a sunny day. Wear flat, comfortable shoes. Do your eyeglasses have polarized lenses? Is it hard to see your screen in daylight? Try rotating your screen to landscape position - any improvement in readability?
On any photo walk, pay attention to your surroundings, stop to look for your next picture instead of walking/tripping/stumbling over hazards on the ground.
Ideas to integrate into this activity
Access your Camera app quickly from the Lock Screen
- Swipe right to left
- Tap-hold-release the Camera button
Turn off View Outside the Frame
- Settings > Camera > View Outside the Frame > OFF
Grid
- Settings > Camera > Grid > ON
Using the Camera app
Flash
- Turn it off
Digital Zoom - pinch out
- Turn it off - use 1X, 2X, 3X if available
- In Photos app crop to show details
Live Photo
- Turn it off most of the time
Camera Orientation
- Portrait
- Landscape
- Lens on up edge
- Lens on down edge
Photo Modes - text above the shutter button depends on model
- Primary: Video - Photo - Portrait - Pano -
- Additional: Time-Lapse - Slo-Mo - Cinematic -
Selfie (front) Camera
- Use on-screen controls
- Photo - Video - Portrait - etc
- Live off/on
- Flash off/on
Portrait Mode - if available
- For depth-of-field blur
- Lighting Mode Wheel: Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Mono, High Key
Camera Distance to Subject = Point of View
- Standing - eye level of adult
- Sitting - eye level of child
- On ground - eye level of pet
- Whole subject in frame
- Close-up of subject
- Isolate subject feature from background
Live (motion)
- Water fountain
- Pet
- Skateboarder
- Bike rider
- Motion coming towards you
- Motion crossing in front of you
Night (low light)
- Inside a building
- Outside at night
Composition
- Subject in center
- Subject on grid line - "Rule of Thirds"
- Patterns, textures and repetition
- Leading Lines
- Shadows
- Fill the frame with your subject
- Leave "negative space" in the frame
- Subject action/eyes need room in the frame
- Signs marking the location
In a picture, the viewer's eyes go to the lightest part of the image.