The Photo Guide

The Photo Guide is the most comprehensive guide to photography on the App Store!

If you like photography as much as we do, you will love the Photo Guide.

— TUAW
"I don't hesitate to recommend The Photo Guide to digital photographers. [...] The photo examples are excellent, and the text is concise and clear."

Explore the fantastic world of photography with a beautiful and interactive app on your iPhone or iPad.

Today, almost everyone has access to a camera, but most users only leverage a fraction of its potential. Our goal is to change this. The Photo Guide starts off with the basics of photography and goes into great detail to help you improve your skills to finally make better photos.

We built the Photo Guide for seasoned photography enthusiasts, as well as for total beginners.

# FOR BEGINNERS
We dedicated an entire category to everyone who is just getting started with photography. The topics are result-oriented, practical, and deliberately avoid unnecessary technical terms.

# IMAGE COMPOSITION
Great image composition is a key element of great photography. The Photo Guide covers a huge range of interesting aspects.

# BY EXAMPLE
See how specific photos were taken. Which shutter speed, aperture, etc. was chosen and why, which lighting is best and much more!

# EQUIPMENT
Learn about the different kinds of cameras, lenses, lens filters and much more, to make informed decisions what should be part of your gear.

# IPHONE & IPAD
The cameras in our mobile devices are extremely capable. It’s time to take these amazing cameras seriously. This category teaches everything about iPhone & iPad photography.

# IN THE FIELD
Practical tips and tricks for when you’re out capturing your next great photographs.

# FOUNDATION
You can only master photography if you fully understand what’s happening behind the scenes, when you press the shutter button of your camera.

# QUIZ
You already know everything about photography? Check out the quiz and find out if there's stuff you didn't know.

# GLOSSARY
Oh no, what's “Hyper-focal distance". Several hundred glossary entries will help you. Photography is not rocket science but so much fun!


# For beginners and seasoned photographers
# Universal App for iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch
# iCloud sync of favorites, read articles and quiz progress
# 100% offline content - available everywhere you want to shoot!
# Interactive, beautiful and easy to understand
# More than 1,000 images to learn from including their Exif and location data


# SUPPORT
Please contact us from inside the app or through our website and give us your feedback. Is there anything we should improve? If you’re missing any specific topics, please let us know! Let us know about any problems, we’re here to help: [email protected]

# THANKS TO:
Bad Elf, Canon, Enjoyyourcamera (quenoX), Fujifilm, GoPro, Hasselblad, HOYA, Leica, Lexar, Linhof, Lytro, Nikon, Novoflex, Olympus, Panasonic, Ricoh / Pentax, Phase One, SanDisk, Schneider-Kreuznach, B+W Filter, S