More creative phone shots
Amateur Photographer|August 23, 2022
Top smartphone photographer, teacher and author Jo Bradford shares some tips for images that go beyond the predictable with Geoff Harris
Geoff Harris
More creative phone shots

Jo Bradford

Jo is a widely published photographer who runs workshops and courses on photography and editing. She also lectures at Falmouth University. See www. greenislandstudios.co.uk and Instagram: @greenislandstudios

Books on smartphone photography are (almost) ten a penny, but Jo Bradford is internationally recognised as an authority on the subject. Jo’s first book, Smart Phone, Smart Photography, was published in 2018, and since then she’s become a regular fixture on the camera club circuit, as well as running workshops for the RPS and appearing on the judging panels of several prestigious competitions. ‘Smart Phone, Smart Photography was the first book about smartphone photography to top the digital photography best-selling book lists on Waterstones and Amazon,’ Jo notes with justifiable pride. ‘When I wrote that book I was not convinced that anyone would buy a book about phone photography – but it remained a best seller for four years!’

Jo’s latest book, Smart Photos: 52 Ideas to Take Your Smartphone Photography to the Next Level, is full of intriguing and original ideas beyond the obvious, from panning to pinhole, and should help convert any last remaining smartphone photography sceptics. We caught up with Jo to get some expert advice for better smartphone photography, including handset choice and the editing side.

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