EXCELLENCE CREATIVE
Take Photos People Stop For 0/15 STARS
LEVEL 1 · 0/3 LEVEL 2 · 0/3 LEVEL 3 · 0/3 LEVEL 4 · 0/3 LEVEL 5 · 0/3 START LEVEL 5 · 0/3 Share and Keep Phone photography with the evidence (what composition research, engagement studies and sales data actually show) plus honest editing, portraits, permission, alt text, readable thumbnails and backups.
AT THE SUMMIT, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO 01 Compose photos where the subject is obvious: thirds optional
02 Use light and light edits instead of heavy filters
03 Photograph people kindly, with permission and within copyright
04 Make photos that sell, describe them for everyone and keep them safe
Every lesson of Take Photos People Stop For 15 lessons in 5 levels, about 3 hours. Level 1 is free.
Level 1 See Before You Shoot Free · 3 lessons The rule of thirds, tested Use the rule of thirds as one option, and make the subject obvious. 11 min Make the subject stand out Separate the subject from the background: the figure-ground relationship. 12 min Checkpoint: the three-shot habit Make a habit that turns one okay photo into a choice. 12 min Level 2 Light and Edits Membership · 3 lessons Find the light Use the light you have, before any editing. 12 min Edit lightly Correct a photo without covering it up, and read the filter research fairly. 12 min Checkpoint: photos make claims feel true Use the persuasive power of photos honestly. 12 min Level 3 Photograph People Membership · 3 lessons Faces draw people in Know what the faces study found, and what it didn't. 12 min Portraits and profile photos Take kinder portraits, and know why profile photos matter. 12 min Checkpoint: permission and copyright Know when you need permission, for other people's photos and for people in yours. 12 min Level 4 Photos That Sell Membership · 3 lessons What better photos did for Airbnb Cost out better photos before dismissing them. 12 min Describe your images Write alt text the way the W3C's decision tree describes. 12 min Checkpoint: text on images Make words on thumbnails and social images readable, and check the contrast. 13 min Level 5 Share and Keep Membership · 3 lessons Post less, better Choose your best photos, and test one change at a time. 12 min Keep your photos safe: 3-2-1 Back up your photos the way US-CERT recommends. 12 min Capstone: your photo kit Put your seeing, light, people, selling and sharing habits on one page. 13 min FREE Level 1 is open. Membership opens every other level of this path.
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