Digital Photography 101: Basics for Complete Beginners (Udemy.com)
Learn the Basics of Photography and Master the Manual Mode of Your DSLR or Mirrorless Camera
Created by: Kush Sharma
Last updated January 2026
What you will learn
- Learning How to Shoot in the Manual Mode
- Learning About the Different Parts and Functions of a DSLR or Mirrorless Camera
- Learning the Usage of Aperture
- Learning the Usage of Shutter Speed
- Learning the Usage of ISO
- Learning How Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO work together
- Learning how to get the correct exposure quickly and accurately
- Learning the art of editing in Snapseed mobile app and in Photoshop
- Learning about important points related to becoming a professional photographer
- Learning about the differences between a Mirrorless and a DSLR camera
How it compares
Against the other 275 rated Udemy courses in Photography on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 44% of them
- Reviews41#238 of 276 by number of reviews
- Length3 hoursshorter than 50% of them
- Last updatedJanuary 2026more recently than 80% of them
Course Description
Have you always wanted to learn photography but had no idea where to go or where to start from?
Have you always wanted to understand your DSLR or Mirrorless camera and learn how to shoot in the Manual Mode?
Or maybe you have tried learning on your own through YouTube or blogs but got tired of jumping from one video to another without actually learning everything from A to Z in one place?
Well then you've come to the right place. The days of painfully researching stuff on your own are over because this course puts everything together in ONE PLACE.
We start from learning the basic settings and functions that every beginner should know. These are shown through a lot of demos and exercises which facilitate practical learning of the subject.
Once you have the basics down, we move to the more advanced and technical part related to the learning the manual mode. Here we spend a lot of time on learning the three important settings that form a part of any type of photography - Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO. There are dedicated and comprehensive sections for each of these settings that break them down into simple steps through demos, exercises and actual image examples.
Once manual mode is done, we go on and learn about the some advanced settings and functions that make photography easier and stress free so you won't slow down when it comes to applying the manual mode. This is a vital section since this will take the fear out of photography and make you fall in love with it because what you'll find is that even on the manual mode, you are shooting as quickly and easily as people do on the automatic mode.
We learn about the different important accessories like the tripod through multiple exercises and demos that show you its importance.
Finally, we'll be rounding things off by learning some of the basics of editing and post-processing in Snapseed Mobile app and Photoshop.
This is a one-stop photography course which covers everything you need to know if you are starting out. I have come up with a very efficient way of teaching so you can avoid anything that is not necessary in actually producing good shots and more importantly, doing this course will ensure you don't jump around from one video to another on YouTube trying to learn and figure out everything on your own.
I hope I get a chance to teach you this beautiful art and see you inside this course :)
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
41 Reviews
Kush Sharma
Hi there. I'm Kush Sharma. I'm a photography, videography, editing and digital marketing instructor based out of Pune, India.
I've been an online entrepreneur since 2012.
I run two online businesses where I create and sell online courses.
The first one is called Creative Pad Media. This is a photography and videography training business where I share my knowledge in the field of photography and videography.
The second one is called Click Trainers. This is where I teach people how to create and run an Online Course Business just like the one I have at Creative Pad Media.
I hope my courses here have a positive impact on my students.
Looking forward to serve you.
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Reviews
By Rorie on 2/17/2026
Great course for beginners! Basic concepts clearly explained and visually presented.
By Wayne Ramsay on 11/21/2024
An excellent course, highly recommended! 10 out of 10.
By Michael Stephenson on 5/4/2024
Very informative for beginner's, the course does cover the basic elements of using your camera and it's controls and the use of ISO, F-stop and Shutter speed. It also does cover the use of Snapseed and Photoshop albeit in very basic form.
By Sohan Chaudhuri on 4/16/2024
This is a fast-learning option. Very good details in the way he explained. Understood fully how to use manual mode. Thank you very much, looking forward to your other course.
By Bonnie Steiglitz on 2/18/2024
Hi I appreciate the explanation. I am using a Minolta camera - X 370 so this does not apply much. Looking forward to the next section.
By Emily Hummel on 2/5/2024
This is my first Udemy class and my first time learning about my new camera. I understand my camera so much more now thanks to the instructors clear information and instruction.
By Swaraj on 4/21/2023
YES .I LOVE THIS COURSE
By Darci Gurule on 5/25/2022
Very thorough explanations for beginners. I feel like I can use my camera now and understand how to take good photos. Thank you. I will be looking for your other courses as well.
By Jay narayan patil on 9/29/2024
By Karen on 8/13/2024
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Overall Score : 90 / 100












