The Richness of a Curious Life LEVEL UP YOUR PHONE PHOTOGRAPHY Gabrielle Touchette | October 1, 2025 Curiosity doesn't have to end in childhood. What I love about photography is that it gifts us the skill of curiosity. Some people might call curiosity a character trait. Or a subconscious behaviour. But I like to see it as a skill, because I believe it can be developed. We can train ourselves to be more curious. So how do we gain more of the richness of a curious life? By practicing it. And it...
28 days ago • 1 min read
It's not you. It's your lens. LEVEL UP YOUR PHONE PHOTOGRAPHY Gabrielle Touchette | September 24, 2025 Have you ever noticed that iPhone photos generally look flat? But professional camera lenses create more texture, depth and mood? That's because mobile phone lenses aren't as sophisticated. They don't take photos how our eyes see. When you look at an object with your eyes, the lens inside your eye changes shape in order to focus on the object. This naturally makes the foreground and...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
We are drawing with light (with our exposure slider) LEVEL UP YOUR PHONE PHOTOGRAPHY Gabrielle Touchette | September 10, 2025 Control the light, control the mood Photography means "drawing with light". That's what the word actually means in its original language. So controlling your light might be the single most important thing you can do when taking a photo. Lighting is everything. Every great photographer, film director and visual artist will tell you that. In photography, the single most...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
LEVEL UP YOUR PHONE PHOTOGRAPHY WITH GABRIELLE TOUCHETTE ••• Welcome to Week 30 of 2025! In today's e-mail, you'll get: TIP OF THE WEEK: Capturing Creative Photos of Yourself PHOTO OF THE WEEK: The Rule of Thirds TIP OF THE WEEK Capturing Creative Photos of Yourself Want lifestyle photos that actually feel like you, but don’t have access to a photographer to take the photos for you? No problem. You can do this yourself! I've been meaning to create a how-to blog post on storytelling selfies...
3 months ago • 1 min read
LEVEL UP YOUR PHONE PHOTOGRAPHY WITH GABRIELLE TOUCHETTE ••• Welcome to Week 29 of 2025! In today's e-mail, you'll get: TIP OF THE WEEK: A visual lesson in great group shots PHOTO OF THE WEEK: The wild rabbit that eats weeds in my backyard RESOURCES YOU MIGHT LIKE: Are newer iPhone cameras better than old ones? TIP OF THE WEEK Tricks For Nailing Group Shots When I was 11, I took art lessons from a local artist whose other day job was sketching for court cases. I thought he was the coolest. I...
4 months ago • 2 min read
LEVEL UP YOUR PHONE PHOTOGRAPHY WITH GABRIELLE TOUCHETTE ••• Welcome to Week 28 of 2025! In today's e-mail, you'll get: TIP OF THE WEEK: What Beginner Photographers Hate PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Amplifying Texture & Shine RESOURCES YOU MIGHT LIKE: How To Make Phone Photo Stickers TIP OF THE WEEK Shadows as Subjects Most beginner photographers prefer soft light. This is when the light is so diffused that shadows are almost undetectable. Soft light: you can't see the sharp edge of a shadow. On the...
4 months ago • 2 min read
LEVEL UP YOUR PHONE PHOTOGRAPHY WITH GABRIELLE TOUCHETTE ••• Welcome to Week 27 of 2025! In today's e-mail, you'll get: TIP OF THE WEEK: An Advanced Lighting Lesson PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Waiting For The Decisive Moment RESOURCES YOU MIGHT LIKE: A Visual and Sound Feast in Paris TIP OF THE WEEK Manipulating Available Light I think you're ready for a more advanced lighting lesson today. I'll show you how to control natural light so you can create the exact look you want for your flatlay photos....
4 months ago • 2 min read
LEVEL UP YOUR PHONE PHOTOGRAPHY WITH GABRIELLE TOUCHETTE ••• Welcome to Week 26 of 2025! In today's e-mail, you'll get: TIP OF THE WEEK: The Top 3 Food Photography Tips That Professionals Use PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Going 2D to 3D With Light & Dark Tones RESOURCES YOU MIGHT LIKE: What the World's Biggest Digital Camera Is Looking At TIP OF THE WEEK How the Pros Do Food Photography Attention all you food lovers! Today I'm sharing my go-to techniques for better food photos. Here are my 3 favourite...
4 months ago • 2 min read
LEVEL UP YOUR PHONE PHOTOGRAPHY WITH GABRIELLE TOUCHETTE ••• Welcome to Week 25 of 2025! In today's e-mail, you'll get: TIP OF THE WEEK: Ditch the Checklist. Follow the Story. PHOTO OF THE WEEK: This Photo Wasn't on the Shot List RESOURCES YOU MIGHT LIKE: AI-Generated Photo Prompts for Creative Shoots TIP OF THE WEEK Ditch the Checklist. Follow the Story. What you shoot is just as important as how you shoot. Sometimes we can focus so much on the technical aspects of how to take a good photo...
4 months ago • 4 min read