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These days a modern smartphone is now considered by many to be a "real" camera, and there are many experienced shooters who capture excellent image on a mobile device. In this quick tutorial from Great Big Photography, a comprehensive source of imaging tutorials, you'll learn how to make great edits on your phone without uploading them to the computer.

More and more photographers are using their advanced smartphones to capture amazing images, but some adept shooters fall short when it comes to mobile editing techniques. This quick tutorial with instructor Alex Hinson demystifies the process in a way that's far easier than you think.

Sometimes you come across a breathtaking scene that's so expansive that it's impossible to fit everything into the frame, even with your widest lens. The solution to this challenge is creating a panoramic image that captures the stunning view.

Photoshop's straightforward Clone Stamp tool is extremely useful for accomplishing  a variety of tasks when processing all sorts of images captured indoors or out, be they portraits, landscapes or just about anything else. If you're not taking advantage of the simple technique involved, it's long past time to get started.

We've all seen amazing photos of nature reflected by a single raindrop, and today you're learn how easy it is to make attention-grabbing images like the one you see above. It's all about understanding why raindrops are "natures miniature lenses" and the simple technique for leveraging their magic.

So you're confident about making photographs with a DSLR or mirrorless camera, but you need some help capturing more than just snapshots with the iPhone in your pocket. Congratulations are in order because you've come to the right place thanks to the 10-minute beginners guide below.

Understanding how to control depth of field (DOF) is essential for most forms of photography, and this technique can make the difference between a ho-hum image and one that makes viewers exclaim "Wow!" And nowhere is this more essential that when photographing macro subjects in the field—or even when shooting closeups of tiny inanimate objects at home.