With all of the technology we own that can take a photo, learning some tactics for taking better pictures is always helpful. An app called 'Elements of Photography can accelerate your learning no matter what device you're using to take your pictures. Think of it as a photography guru at your fingertips to guide you through the settings that you've never really understood how to use. It's a self-paced teaching tool that uses images and interactivity to help you better understand the lessons. Getting the primary topics under your belt like aperture and focus is a good start that will lead to your learning a lot more about taking shots on any camera. What's really helpful is the ability to jump to a specific lesson when you find yourself in a very setting such as low light or star gazing for instance. This greatly helpful app is available for both iOS and Android devices at: http://www.elementsofphotography.com