Equinet Academy
From capable to compelling.
Course Description
What is This Course About?
Foundational skills get you to competence. This course gets you to be intentional.
There is a gap between photographers who take consistently good shots and those who take consistently great ones. The gap is not talent, nor is it equipment. It is the discipline of creative intention at every step.
This course is for photographers who have the fundamentals and are ready to demand more of themselves. You will develop full manual exposure control using Pro mode or a professional camera app, not adjusting sliders reactively but designing the exposure from a creative starting point. You will build a multi-lens shooting strategy that uses focal length as a narrative tool. You will work with directional light rather than simply finding good light. And you will develop intermediate Lightroom Mobile skills, including tone curve, HSL, and presets, to give a 10-image editorial series a consistent, deliberate visual identity.
The output of this course is not a collection of strong individual images. It is a series that looks like it was made by a photographer who knew exactly what they wanted.
Module 1 or equivalent foundational smartphone photography experience is required.
Target Audience
Who This Course is For
This course is for photographers who have the fundamentals and are ready to produce work they would actually be proud to show.
- Graduates of Module 1 or photographers with solid foundational smartphone skills
- Content creators who produce editorial-quality visual content for brands or publications
- Marketing professionals are responsible for the photographic content that needs to perform
- Photographers who use smartphones as a serious primary or secondary creative tool
- Anyone who takes consistently good shots and wants to take consistently great ones
Module 1 or equivalent experience is required. This is not a beginner course.
Prerequisites
What You’ll Need to Get Started
You should have:
- Completion of Module 1 or equivalent foundational smartphone photography experience
- Lightroom Mobile is installed and functional, with familiarity with the basic panel
- A smartphone with Pro mode or a compatible third-party camera app
- RAW capture capability: Verify your device supports this before Day 1
Course Highlights
What You’ll Learn
- Advanced composition beyond the rules, how to use layering, perspective distortion, visual tension, and negative space as active compositional forces rather than accidental byproducts
- Full manual exposure control: setting ISO, shutter speed, and white balance as an integrated exposure design in Pro mode or a third-party camera app (Halide, ProCamera, Camera+)
- How to shoot in RAW format on a smartphone, what it gives you in editing, and when it is worth the storage overhead
- How smartphone focal lenses behave differently from each other beyond simple magnification, how each one changes the perceived relationship between subject, foreground, and background
- How to develop a multi-lens strategy within a single shoot, using focal length switching as a deliberate narrative decision
- Light direction and quality as creative tools: frontal, side, and backlight effects; how to use shade as a soft diffuser; how a simple reflector changes the mood of a portrait; how golden-hour light changes surface texture
- Lightroom Mobile’s tone curve how it differs from the basic exposure slider, and it gives you what the slider can never give you.
- HSL targeted colour adjustment: how to select and shift a specific colour range without affecting anything else in the image
- How to build a personal preset in Lightroom Mobile from a completed edit and apply it as a starting point for a series
- How to produce a 10-image editorial series with a consistent visual identity, the standard that separates a curated portfolio from a collection of photographs
Course Objectives
What You’ll Takeaway
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Apply advanced composition techniques and manual camera adjustments to produce visually impactful photographs
- Use diverse lighting sources and appropriate lens selection to achieve specific creative outcomes
- Tell cohesive visual stories and enhance images using advanced editing techniques
Skills You’ll Acquire
Completing this course, you will develop the following advanced mobile photography capabilities:
Advanced composition execution
Layering, perspective, and visual tension are deployed with creative command
Integrated manual exposure design
ISO, shutter, and white balance are controlled as a system, not in isolation
RAW discipline
Shoot in RAW and understand the editing latitude advantage it creates
Multi-lens sequencing
Use focal length as a narrative tool within a series, not just a framing convenience
Directional light control
Position subjects relative to light sources with intention rather than instinct
Tone curve precision
Shape tonal contrast beyond what the basic exposure and contrast sliders can do
HSL colour targeting
Adjust specific colour ranges with targeted precision, leaving everything else untouched
Series consistency
Apply a coherent visual identity across 10+ images using presets and editing discipline
Certification Track
Level Up!
This module completes the smartphone photography arc of the Certified Digital Photographer programme. By the end of this module, you will have developed the compositional, technical, and editorial capabilities to produce serious photographic work on a mobile device.
The full certification pathway:
Module 1: Mobile Phone (iPhone & Android) Photography
Module 2: Advanced Cinematic Smartphone Photography
Module 3: Mirrorless & DSLR Photography Essentials
Module 4: Advanced Camera Techniques & Creative Lighting Photography
Module 5: Mobile Photo Editing with Lightroom & Creative Apps
Module 6: Desktop Photo Editing & Retouching (Photoshop & Lightroom)
Module 3 transitions to dedicated camera systems, building directly on the compositional and creative discipline developed in this module.
A Certification of Completion by Equinet Academy will be awarded to candidates who have demonstrated competency in the Advanced Cinematic Smartphone Photography course assessment and achieved at least 75% attendance.
Course Outline
Inside the course
This course moves from advanced compositional vocabulary and full manual control through creative lighting strategy and deliberate lens sequencing to editorial-level editing consistency and curated series construction. Each phase requires a higher level of technical precision and creative intention than the previous one.
Advanced Composition and Manual Control
- Advanced composition negative space as visual weight, layering, perspective distortion, and visual tension as intentional tools
- Types of camera settings and advanced manual modes, Pro mode architecture, and RAW capture on mobile
- Employing colour and advanced composition, tonal harmony, colour as mood and atmosphere
- Adjusting camera settings manually with full independent control of ISO, shutter, and white balance as a coherent exposure design
Creative Lighting and Lens Application
- Smartphone focal lenses and a creative multi-lens strategy, switching between lenses within a sequence for narrative effect
- Select appropriate lenses for genre and creative intention beyond the obvious choice
- Light direction and quality, frontal, side, backlight, shade, reflectors, and golden hour as creative tools
Visual Storytelling and Editing Refinement
- Editing software for post-processing refinement, Lightroom Mobile tone curve, HSL panel, preset creation
- Use editing tools to enhance visual consistency across a series, matching tone, colour, and atmosphere
- Tell a cohesive story through a curated 10-image editorial series with deliberate stylistic identity
Assessment Methods
- Case Study Written Assessment
- Individual Project Presentation
Trainers
Meet Your Educators
Trainer Bio
Joseph Goh
Joseph Goh is an award-winning photographer, visual storyteller, and visual branding director with over 23 years of experience across marketing, design, advertising, and photography. Known for blending artistic vision with strategic thinking, he creates refined imagery that elevates brands, spaces, and experiences through compelling visual narratives. His accolades include the Hasselblad Masters Award 2014, Best in Nation at the World Photographic Cup 2020, and the Architecture MasterPrize 2024. As Director of Infinitude, Joseph works with brands, designers, and businesses to craft impactful visual content that communicates clarity, emotion, and purpose. Beyond his commercial practice, he is a dedicated educator and Adjunct Lecturer at Temasek Polytechnic, mentoring aspiring photographers in visual storytelling and creative development. Joseph believes powerful imagery goes beyond aesthetics, it shapes perception, builds connection, and turns vision into meaningful visual experiences.
Course Fee
Fund Your Brain Gain
Don’t let funding hold you back. Discover grants and resources built for your next career move
Course Fee
S$499.00S$999.00
Course Schedule
Mark Your Calendar!
2 Days | 16 Hours
Day 1: Advanced composition, full manual control, multi-lens strategy, and creative lighting direction.
Day 2: Lightroom Mobile intermediate editing, 10-image editorial series construction, and assessments (Case Study Written Assessment + Individual Project Presentation).
| Learning Mode | Course Dates | Duration | Trainer |
|---|
There are currently no intakes available. Please contact us to enquire on the next intake dates.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The Need-to-Know Stuff, Fast
Everything you need to know about the course. Can’t find the answer you’re looking for? Please contact our friendly team.
Yes. This course builds directly on the foundations of Module 1. If you have equivalent experience, you shoot manually, understand composition principles, and have used Lightroom Mobile, that also qualifies.
Pro mode in your native camera app is sufficient. Third-party apps like Halide or ProCamera are demonstrated and recommended for RAW control, but not mandatory.
Module 1 teaches you to shoot deliberately. This module teaches you to shoot with a creative vision, design exposure, build lighting, sequence across a series, and edit with a distinct visual identity. The standard is higher at every level.
A curated 10-image editorial series with a defined visual identity. A personal Lightroom Mobile preset. A significantly more demanding eye for your own work.
Related Courses
More to explore!
Take your learning further, discover handpicked courses designed to expand your skills and spark new ideas.
Great photography starts with intention, not equipment.
Create with intention. Light with precision.
Edit with precision. Publish with confidence.
Refine with precision. Deliver with polish.