Monday, April 7, 2026 @ 7pm
In-person & Zoom Meeting – Bruce Herwig
Smartphones have become powerful cameras that make it easier than ever to capture meaningful moments, beautiful scenery, and creative everyday images. In this presentation, we will explore apps, settings, and simple techniques that can help you take better photos with the phone you already carry. From understanding basic camera features to improving composition, focus, and lighting, this session will show how small changes can lead to stronger images.
We will also look at helpful photography apps and practical tips for editing, organizing, and sharing your pictures. Whether you enjoy photographing family, travel, nature, or daily life, this presentation will offer easy ways to improve your results and make smartphone photography more fun and rewarding.
Zoom meeting opens at 6:30 pm for a social time before the presentation. Visitors are always welcome.
Presented by Bruce Herwig
An award-winning Redlands photo enthusiast, you will often find Bruce out and about taking pictures.
“I love photography because you have to ‘be there’ in order to take the picture. It’s a chicken and egg thing with me. Events get me out to take pictures and I go to events to take pictures.” Bruce likes spending time outside in nature, so landscape photography is a natural fit for him. In the last few years he has learned to shoot the Milky Way in Joshua Tree and other “dark sky” desert communities.
“For me, getting home after a photo shoot and loading the pictures into the computer has the anticipation of Christmas. While you know what you shot (subject matter), you don’t know what you got (captured with your camera). I enjoy editing my photos as much as taking them. It’s when you edit you really get to see the possibilities of what you’ve captured.”