COMPOSITION : learn the artistic side of photography (Udemy.com)
Unhappy with your photos? Struggling with camera settings? Confused with technical jargon? Learn the FUN stuff FIRST !
Created by: Ray Salisbury
Last updated November 2024
What you will learn
- Compose your photographs with clear intent
- Improve your photos will cleverly-crafted composition
- Understand why your photos 'work' (or don't work)
- Plan a photo shoot that will succeed
- Know related terminology & basics of colour theory
How it compares
Against the other 275 rated Udemy courses in Photography on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.2 out of 5higher than 12% of them
- Reviews119#175 of 276 by number of reviews
- Length1.1 hoursshorter than 86% of them
- Last updatedNovember 2024more recently than 71% of them
Course Description
Would you like to...
Feel empowered & get more confident with your camera?
Fulfill your potential as the photographer you know you could be?
Impress your family & friends with stunning images?
Say goodbye to disappointing, amateurish snapshots?
Learn the fun stuff first!
Understand what makes a 'good photo' (or bad photo)
Learn to compose your photos with clear intent, not randomly
Know how to critique your own work
Feel good about your photography!
Learn the artistic side of photography, and once you've got this mastered, then learn all that left-brained stuff.
Most photography courses try to teach you how a camera works. Technical stuff such as the Exposure Triangle, which is quite difficult to understand. Here, we get into the aesthetic and the artistic - things anyone with a camera can comprehend.
The rules of composition apply mostly in the landscape genre, but many are applicable in portraiture and in other genres too.
What you need
Camera - any model will do; smartphone, compact or DSLR
A tripod to stabilise the camera (optional)
A friend to pose for you
About four hours to practice what you've learned
Content Overview
Suitable for beginner & intermediate photography enthusiasts
Recommended for advanced photographers who never studied this topic
12 short, sharp lessons you can put into practice today
35 minutes of video training
1 quick quiz - to test your memory recall
4 exercises - put these principles into practice
4 downloadable PDF exercise sheets
Instructor Details
- 4.2 Rating
119 Reviews
Ray Salisbury
A keen landscape photographer for over 40 years, Ray has also inspired thousands of students as a qualified teacher. His bachelor degree in Graphic Design included two year's training in photography, and he now sells images to calendars, stock libraries and magazines. He is the author of four books.
Ray is passionate about sharing his success secrets with those of you who are not satisfied with your photos.
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Reviews
By Kyle Ostrander on 3/24/2022
Not worth paying for...you can learn everything in this course for free from YouTube videos, which give better examples and explanations. Waste of my time to watch this, even as a beginner photographer.
By André Martins on 6/11/2020
Although short, the course is very informative even for non-beginners. The free PDF resources are very interesting and discuss even further the main aspects presented during the course.
By Larry Schneider on 11/28/2019
I enjoyed this course and learned from it. I would have given it a higher rating if there were more contrasting examples. There were many, but not as many as I had hoped. I learn through seeing a picture, and then seeing the picture taken or processed in a better way.
By John Fisher on 10/31/2019
This was a very good, well explained course. Obviously it only covered the basics but it allows for clear hands on with ample opportunity for people to grow and learn more. For the person with some knowledge already, it was a good lesson in getting back to basics to reinforce what had previously been learnt or to develop a skill that may have been lacking before. Ray is enthusiastic and engaging.
By Nicholas Mason on 8/29/2018
Yes - I knew some of the material already, but lots of it was new - and I love the straight-to-the-point delivery, it doesn't faff about in minutiae, it just goes straight for the jugular. I can also relate to the teacher, as he's a walker, as am I - most of my photos are either of landscapes, or of my children, so everything he's saying is very relevant to my situation.
By Vickie Parfitt on 5/25/2018
Totally enjoyed the course and the instructor. I used the course for continuing education. (I teach High School Digital Photography). I'm forever a student and love gleaming new concepts from the pros. Thank you!
By Martie Anderson on 12/11/2017
Ray is funny and makes class fun. I would have liked to see more visuals in the class of technique he was teaching. But the you tube channel he has in resources is a good addition and he explains more.
By Marcelo Bartsch on 8/29/2017
Good examples, the instructor is clear and easy to listen. He have a strong accent, but for me was easy to understand him, even I'm not a native english speaker. I really recommend this course.
By David Vasquez on 7/27/2017
The course is well made. It does a decent job of explaining the basic concepts of composition with clear examples. The course is easy to get through, though as the instructor says, it is more valuable to slow down and practice each concept than to just fly through the whole course. I have not tried the ebook yet, but plan on re-watching the lesson videos and practice the lessons.
By David Bowman on 10/28/2016
Very basic instruction on the surface topics of photographic composition. The lessons are very brief and, although they are easy to understand, they don't go into any depth on any topic.
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Overall Score : 84 / 100











