Smartphone Photography Class

Learn boss smartphone photography techniques to make your images pop!



2.5 hours Location The Rocks Class size 1 to 10 (public classes), 4 to 30   $90 (Afterpay available)

Learn to utilise that camera in your smartphone to its full potential and take spectacular photos and videos that are ready for immediate social media posting!
Scott McGale is an internationally recognised advertising and editorial photographer who is going to lend you his expertise for this two-and-a-half-hour class smartphone photography class.
Circular Quay and the historic Rocks is the location for this class. Its world-famous signature imagery means you will leave the class with excellent share-able photos, videos and stories you’ll be proud of.
You will learn:
  • How to control focusing
  • How to control exposure
  • How to control depth of field
  • Creative composition
  • How to optimize lighting
  • About lighting direction
  • How to process the image
  • Storytelling techniques
A maximum of 10 students ensures plenty of individual attention where required. Full notes are also provided.

Upcoming dates for Smartphone Photography Class

Times are Sydney time. Dates and prices as of 22 Oct 2026, 12:54pm; availability and price are confirmed live when booking on this page.

2 upcoming dates between 14 Nov 2026 and 5 Dec 2026.

  • Sat 14 Nov 2026, 9:30am-12pm
  • Sat 5 Dec 2026, 9:30am-12pm
What you'll get
  • Expert tuition with Scott McGale.
  • Full class notes.
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Knowledge required
Perfect for beginners.
What to bring
This course is suitable for iPhone, Samsung, Oppo, LG, Huawei and some others. It is important though, that your phone is no older than three years.
Location

George Street, The Rocks NSW

This venue is within walking distance from Circular Quay station (700m).

Your teacher can also travel within 50 kms of The Rocks, to a venue of your choice for a private class.

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  • 4/5 from Joanne Parnell, attended Oct 2026: Scott was so knowledgeable. Learnt a lot of great tips to create more memorable pics! So many phone features I had no idea existed. Thanks
  • 5/5 from Angela Sarignac, attended Sep 2026: It was well worth attending the mobile photography course. I discovered features on my phone I didn't know existed. Being shown how to improve my images on Photography Express ap was a bonus. Scott was a good instructor & was able to answer all my questions.
  • 5/5 from Jodi Spencer, attended Aug 2026: We were a large group that took the class and from the feedback received, everyone enjoyed the class. Scott was very knowledgeable, explained things well and helped everyone in the group. We all left with a new set of skills and understanding of the capability of our phone for photo taking! Thanks Scott.
  • 5/5 from Ivonne, attended May 2025: Very informative and fun class. Roaming The Rocks taking photos and learning how to take good snapshots was fantastic. A worthwhile course to do for anyone wanting to improve their photography skills.
  • 5/5 from Belinda Alderman, attended May 2025: I loved this Smartphone photography class. Scott made the class very interesting with lots of tips and tricks. It's an execellent class for locals and visitors to Sydney. Sydney harbour is the perfect location for this class. I learnt lots of features about my iphone camera that I never knew existed. I would definitely recommend Scott's class. Thanks Scott.
  • 5/5 from David Boreham, attended Sep 2024: This was a great class with good content. Scott is a good communicator and provided a broad scope of topics around using a smart phone camera. He shared many insights and tips that he has learnt from experience. He also provided information on using software to assist in enhancing your photos to get the best results. The course has provided me with the knowledge and skills to take better photos using my smart phone camera capabilities and some useful general photography skills. Thanks for a great morning Scott and really enjoyed the location for the course in the Rocks, which provides many different photo opportunities.
  • 5/5 from Katherine Lee, attended Sep 2024: Fantastic class, Scott took us through a lot of info, and by the end of the class we were taking noticeably better photos with our phones. Would definitely take another class here.
  • 5/5 from Kathryn Drummond, attended Aug 2024: Scott gave lots of tips for taking better photos with my iPhone which will be very useful for family and travel photos. It was a really fun, informative morning, taking shots of the harbour and city skyline.
  • 5/5 from Kunal Malhotra, attended Mar 2024: The entire class / session was awesome. Although we didn't walk around much, the tips and tricks offered throughout the session were great.
  • 5/5 from Yesim Karasu, attended Jun 2023: Had a lovely time exploring the Rocks and learning some basics about how to use my camera and take better shots. Scott was helpful and willing to share his expertise with us. Would definitely recommend!
  • 5/5 from Anne-Marie Molloy, attended Mar 2023: Really enjoyed the class. Scott was very accommodating and very knowledgeable. Covered a lot of content in a short time. Would definitely book another course with Scott. Would definitely recommend this course.
  • 5/5 from Yiwei Li, attended Nov 2022: Scott knows the tricks in taking nice pictures on smartphone and he explains and demonstrates so well. Had a play around with the camera and the app. Really appreciate his work and enjoyed this workshop.
  • 5/5 from Charlotte Valente, attended May 2022: Beautiful place and way to capture the beauty of Sydney with a great teacher. Highly recommend.
  • 5/5 from Julian Kuehne, attended May 2022: Scott is an amazing teacher who definitely knows his stuff and is very much into photography! In his class, we learned how to control the smartphone camera, some basic tips on how to shoot different photos covering everything from landscape to portraits, and how to process those pictures on the fly. It doesn't matter what phone you are using, it should not be older than three years tho.
  • 5/5 from Sue Douglas, attended Dec 2021: I loved this class. I learnt how to take photos with my smartphone and once you know how it was easy and fun to do. It was fun editing our photos on Adobe Photoshop. I thought it was fantastic that we did a little walking tour and took photos along the way with tips from Scott. Scott was very helpful, gave lots of tips and even though I had an android instead of an iPhone he knew and would explore my phone to help me. It was lovely to do an in person class and have the interaction between all the students and Scott. I would thoroughly recommend Scott and this course.
  • 5/5 from Catherine Wall, attended Feb 2020: Fabulous! Although our class was officially cancelled due to the weather, Scott kindly braved the rain and went out of his way to accomodate us as we were only in Sydney for this weekend. Although Scott is obviously a serious pro photographer, he was able to patiently talk us low-tech baby boomers through the absolute basics and we picked up a heap of tricks in the session. He tailored our experience to help us improve photography needed for our business. Therefore, not only was it an entertaining morning, but a very worthwhile investment. We highly recommend this class.
  • 5/5 from Elyse Adams, attended Jan 2020: Had a great one on one class learnt lots about my I phone camera Scott really knows his stuff and gets it across to the student well great experience
Your teacher

Photo Workshop Australia
Photo Workshop Australia

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Editorially in the UK, Scott shot for Vogue, Arena, Marie Claire, Elle, GQ, The Sunday Times Magazine and others. While in Australia he has shot for Marie Claire, Instyle, Nio.se, and the Sunday Telegraph. His Beauty, Fashion and Portraiture work has been published in over 20 countries around the globe, including Europe and the USA.
During his time in London, he shot more than a dozen Sunday Times Magazine covers. His Kissing Cover was included in an international exhibition of the Sunday Times 100 best covers and published in Cover Story (2006). The exhibition toured the world, and his Frankencience Cover was voted cover of the decade and is on permanent display at the Times Head Office in Wapping, London.
Scott had been based in London since 1995. Late in 2007 he relocated back to his home country of Australia and now lives in Sydney. In 2008, his portrait of a birth was included in Sydney Life Exhibition, and displayed in Hyde Park in the City for 2 months.
Apart from shooting Advertising campaigns and Editorial spreads for magazines, he is married with 2 lovely daughters and is often having a swim with them in the morning at Manly Beach.

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