Episode: 343
- Dawn Brauner brings a professional photographer’s eye to your phone camera, sharing simple adjustments that can instantly improve the photos you capture in classrooms, at events, and everywhere in between.
- Before you snap another photo, there are a few surprisingly simple things you should check – from your lens to a couple of camera settings that can dramatically improve composition.
- Stop relying on digital zoom! Dawn explains why you should “zoom with your feet,” get down to your subject’s level, pay attention to backgrounds, and use available light to capture stronger school stories.
- Discover when to use Portrait Mode and Live Photos, plus simple editing tricks and apps that can help you turn an ordinary phone photo into something worth stopping the scroll for.
SPECIAL GUEST
Dawn Brauner
Communications Specialist
Portage Community School District, Wisconsin
Email: braunerd@portage.k12.wi.us
Connect with Dawn on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dawn.brauner.5/
Connect with Dawn on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/photosbydmh_llc/
Website: https://www.portage.k12.wi.us
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PortageCSD
USEFUL INFORMATION
- Dawn’s recommended tools:
- Register for our 3rd Annual Social Media for Schools Retreat now – happening June 22-24, 2027, in Stillwater, MN.
- Order your copy of my book Social Media for Schools: Proven Storytelling Strategies & Ideas to Celebrate Your Students & Staff – While Keeping Your Sanity now!
- Interested in our membership program? Learn more here: https://socialschool4edu.com/
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