Gemini Photo Coach: Learn Photography With an AI Tutor

This post is my submission for DEV Education Track: Build Apps with Google AI Studio.

What I Built

I created Gemini Photo Coach, an interactive web app that teaches beginners how to use their camera gear through AI-guided lessons. Users enter their camera and lens model, then complete progressive challenges covering topics like aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and the exposure triangle. Gemini gives personalized feedback on uploaded photos, and Imagen generates visuals to reinforce key concepts.

Demo

👉 Try Gemini Photo Coach

My Experience

This project pushed me to combine several AI tools—Gemini for tutoring, Imagen for visual examples, and React for a smooth front-end experience. I learned how to fine-tune Gemini prompts to maintain context across lessons, render markdown dynamically for better clarity, and integrate user progress tracking via interactive UI components.

One surprising challenge: making AI-generated feedback look like a natural tutor's tone without breaking immersion. I also added a scroll-reset on lesson transitions to improve UX, plus a "Change Gear" option so users could restart based on their camera/lens.