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UdemyBeginner Photography Workshop
4.7(60)740 studentsBEGINNER
UdemyYou own a camera with a dial on top—but what does that dial actually do? This course teaches you why Shutter Priority and Aperture Priority modes matter, then shows you how to use them. Rather than staying stuck in Auto mode, you'll learn to make intentional creative choices: whether to freeze action or blur it, how to create soft backgrounds or sharp focus throughout, and how to work with light instead of against it.
The course covers the fundamentals that professionals rely on—composition, lighting, focus control, and posing techniques—all through hands-on practice with your own camera. Whether you shoot Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fuji, or another brand, if it has manual controls, you'll unlock them.
Best for: Anyone who's felt overwhelmed by their camera's settings and wants practical, straightforward instruction to move beyond the default auto modes.
Master that dial on top of your camera and use Shutter Priority and Aperture Priority modes for amazing photography techniques. This is the perfect course if you own a digital SLR (DSLR), Mirrorless camera, or any digital camera with with a control dial on top. Learn not only why there are 2 Auto modes on almost all digital cameras, but why, when, and how to go beyond Auto mode! Stop-action, motion-blur, soft-focus backgrounds, and sharp depth-of-focus, are all covered in simple to understand lessons. Light, composition, proper camera and posing techniques, are all covered with examples and practice files.
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Whether you own a Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Fuji, Sony, Panasonic, or other brand camera, if you have manual controls you will be able to use these lessons to master your camera's controls. Adults learn by doing - so put down that thick manual, grab your camera, and in an hour you will understand the dials and controls that are key to taking great photographs.
What some of my workshop students have said about my Beginner Photography Workshops:
"I enjoyed Steve's style, and he presented the information in a way that is easy to understand."
"Steve explained how the camera works, why I was doing what I was doing, how to change the modes, f-stops, etc. And what the result of the picture would be. When I left the workshop I was EXCITED to use my camera! I tried all of my newly learned techniques at home. I learned so much that day, and I was hungry for more!!!!!"
"Steve explained things at a level I understood, using terminology I understood. And even more important, I was able to practice what was taught and see the results. If the results were not what I expected, Steve was available to explain what changes should be made to get the better shot."
"Steve is very knowledgeable about the subject matter and easily imparts that knowledge to students. He spends time explaining even the most basic concepts (like how do I pop the flash!). I had just gotten my camera and had no idea how to use it. I took some pretty great pictures after the workshop!"
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Not the best price we've seen. The lowest we've recorded is $11.99 on 3 Aug.
This is what we recorded in US pricing — not every price this course has ever had, and prices differ by country.