
UdemyEvery camera—DSLR, mirrorless, smartphone—speaks the same language. This crash course strips photography down to its core: aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and how they work together as the exposure triangle. You'll learn the composition rules that professionals follow, why white balance matters, and when to break the rules on purpose.
Instructor Phil Ebiner designed this for absolute beginners who want to stop shooting on auto and actually understand their camera's potential. Whether you're holding a five-thousand-dollar rig or a pocket phone, these fundamentals transfer directly.
You want to take better photos, right? This photography fundamentals course is a short crash course to learn the basics.
If terms like aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and the exposure triangle aren't familiar - then this photography for beginners course is perfect for you.
Whether you have a DSLR, mirrorless, bridge, point and shoot, or even just a smartphone, you should learn these main settings and rules that all professional photographers use.
With this Photography Fundamentals course, you'll understand how your camera actually works
After taking this beginner photography course, you'll know:
Aperture - Adjusting your f-stop, and what this does creatively to your photo
Shutter Speed - How to prevent a common beginner mistake with this setting
ISO - Preventing photos with digital noise and grain
Exposure - How to use aperture, shutter speed, ISO, lights, and filters to take well-exposed photos
Composition - Basic rules to follow... and when to break them
White Balance - Make sure your photo's colors look natural
Photo Quality & File Types - Best scenarios to use different file types
Who is the photography instructor?
My name is Phil Ebiner, I wanted to create this course for absolute beginners who want to know the basic settings and rules no matter what camera you're using.
I hope you enjoy this photography fundamentals course, and it helps you on your journey to taking better photos.
Phil
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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.