My Nokia Photography school

A photo of a Nokia N8... Taken with a Nokia N8! How deliciously meta.

So you guys may have been wondering what the hell I’ve been up to these last few months. Finally, the cat is out of the bag.

When Nokia was developing their new Nokia N8 phones, they decided to create the best camera phone the world has ever seen. For starters, they got Carl Zeiss to make a tasty f/2.8 lens for them, and paired it with a rather capable 12-megapixel imaging sensor. Of course, it’s a pretty solid phone all around, but Nokia asked me to take us back to photography basics: With a camera phone this good, it is back to the drawing board for people who use their phones just for occasional snaps.  

A photo of a Nokia N8... Taken with a Nokia N8! How deliciously meta.

You can read more about the Nokia Photography School, or check out the individual articles:

Taking better photos

A professional product shoot (video)

Making your mates look their best

Party photos

Nature Photography (video)

Amazing landscapes

Sharing images online

Video: Photography Inspiration

Finding free software

Kitty! Taken with a Nokia N8

Three things to edit on every photo

Video: Urban Landscapes

Controlling depth of field for better snaps

Taking a closer look

Street Photography (Video)


Adding some motion to your shots

Back-of-the-net action photos

Getting better video

The Nokia N8 has a fantastic macro mode built in.

10 tips for storytelling

Scripting a video shoot

Distributing your video art

Action Sequences (video)

Storytelling (video)

The Multimedia Reporter (video)

Editing to music

Better lighting for better videos

8 tips for better nature videos

Action sequences (video)

8 shots and how to use them

Better dialogue

Hollywood Lighting (Video)


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