Interactive and easy to understand
Today, almost everyone has access to a camera, but most users only leverage a fraction of its potential.
Our goal is to change that. The Photo Guide starts off with the basics of photography and goes into great detail to help you improve your skills and finally take better photos.
For enthusiasts and beginners
“For Beginners” is a dedicated category for everyone just getting started with photography and doesn’t require any prior knowledge about photography. It sets the foundation to explore the rest of the Photo Guide.
You’re already a seasoned photography enthusiast? Fantastic! The Photo Guide offers detailed insights behind the scenes and offers inspiration to further shape and improve your personal style of photography.
Innovative Photography Tools
Use Augmented Reality to visualize the location of Sun and Moon throughout the day for any date. Get the exact orientation of the Moon for any date and location to plan your next epic shot. And calculate exposure times for different ND filters for beautiful long exposures.

Attention to Detail
We dedicated 3 years of hard work to version 4 of the Photo Guide. Enjoy!
We’re looking forward to your feedback!
Travel Proof
The entire content of the app is offline available. So no matter if you’re currently taking a plane or travel to places without mobile data, the Photo Guide got you covered.
iPhone & iPad optimized
Optimized for all screen sizes and device types.
iCloud Sync
Favorites, read topics and your quiz progress are kept in sync across all your devices.
Continuous Updates
The world of photography is endless and there are areas the Photo Guide doesn’t cover yet. Upcoming updates will extend the Photo Guide with new content and features.
English & German
The content is available in English and in German. You can switch languages conveniently from inside the app’s info screen.
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Quiz & Glossary
Verify and extend your knowledge using the built-in interactive quiz with hundreds of questions.
And if you’re not quite sure what certain technical terms means, the glossary got you covered.
Histogram, Exif & Location Data
To make learning with the Photo Guide as effective and fun as possible, it contains over 1,000 photos and illustrations alongside the comprehensive descriptions. To get the most out of each photo and since this app is about photography, the Photo Guide allows you to look at the histogram, Exif and location information of most of the photos. This allows you to understand which settings were chosen to capture a given photo.