The Art of Photography

Cell phone picture of a baby turtle moments after birth

Cell phones and smart phones are quickly becoming one of today's hottest tech tools.  Phones today can instant message, email, text, play games, surf the internet and even double as a camera.  Colleges are now starting to take advantage of the opportunities today's technology provides by teaching college courses on cell phone photography.  These courses teach students how to take the best photos with their phones and about the legal issues related to reproducing or sharing these photos.  Classes also teach how to use cell phone image software, just like you can learn on the computer.  I applaud the ingenuity behind courses such as these because this type of class is highly practical in a world where almost everyone has a cell phone and almost everyone uses their phone for a multitude of purposes besides calling someone.