Farmington Continuing Education

Unlock the full potential of your smartphone and transform your ideas into captivating videos for personal projects, social media, documenting events, or even small business marketing. This hands-on course is designed for those eager to learn the essentials of shooting high-quality videos using just their smartphone. Whether you're a beginner or looking to sharpen your skills, this class will guide you through the entire process – from learning the basics of your smartphone’s video camera to working with a high quality (and free!) editing program to produce your final, polished video. Everything necessary for creating wonderful smartphone videos will be addressed, including: Locating and learning about the various video camera controls on your smartphone Discussing the best settings for those video camera controls How specific camera accessories can greatly improve the quality of your videos Specific steps to follow when getting ready to shoot Specific steps to follow while shooting your video The art of composition – how to frame your shots and manipulate your camera for more visually engaging videos AND, an introduction to a great editing program for turning your raw footage into a polished video production A very complete handout will be distributed on arrival. It contains lots of information and will greatly simplify the process of understanding what’s being taught in class. You’ll also find it quite useful for review after the class ends. Don’t forget to bring your fully charged smartphone, the smartphone’s charger, and any accessories you have. Whatever you're interested in shooting, this class will help you make the most of the powerful tool already in your pocket!

The quality of smartphone cameras is improving rapidly. In many situations, they work quite well as stand-ins for 35mm cameras. Therefore, dragging around a heavy camera, hoping not to miss that great picture opportunity, is no longer necessary. A good quality smartphone camera may work almost as well. This class is for those interested in producing high-quality images with their smartphone cameras. That means learning and understanding the camera controls as well as when and how to use them. Doing so will put the photographer in better control of their camera. And that will mean significantly improved photographs. Please note: This class will not cover the taking of selfies. Everything necessary for taking great smartphone pictures will be addressed, including: Learning how to use the camera controls on your specific smartphone Basic photographic theory Discussing and, if desired, installing other smartphone camera apps Suggestions for hand-holding your camera Specific steps to follow when taking a picture Useful accessories for your smartphone camera And, how to compose your photographs to produce truly wonderful results. A very complete handout will be distributed on arrival. It contains lots of information and will greatly simplify the process of understanding what’s being taught in class. You’ll also find it quite useful for review after the class ends. Don’t forget to bring your fully charged smartphone, the smartphone’s charger, and any accessories you have.