iPhone Photography Pro: iOS 27 & Apple Intelligence Features (Udemy.com)
Your Official Guide to Taking Professional Photos Using Just Your iPhone. Learn everything about iPhone Photography
Created by: Michael Harrison
Last updated August 2026
What you will learn
- How to take professional quality (DSLR like) digital photography using just an iPhone
- Fully explore the iPhone Camera App and Settings
- Learn EVERY setting and function on the iPhone related to photography - nothing missed. Great for beginners!
- How to optimise iPhone settings for taking the best photos.
- Recreate those "Shot on an iPhone" TV commercials
- Learn about iPhone Lighting, Live Photos, HDR, Panoramic, Effects, Filters, and everything else
- The list just goes on and on in this comprehensive iPhone Photography course...
- Get up to speed with Apple Intelligence
How it compares
Against the other 275 rated Udemy courses in Photography on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.2 out of 5higher than 12% of them
- Reviews168#154 of 276 by number of reviews
- Length5.3 hourslonger than 78% of them
- Last updatedAugust 2026more recently than 89% of them
Course Description
iPhone Photography Pro: The Official Course. In this course you will learn how to take great and professional looking photos using just your iPhone. This course is for anyone who wants to get into the exciting world of iPhone Photography. Designed for absolute beginners and those with some knowledge the course takes you all the way up to an Intermediate level.
Filmed on location in the UK! See the sights while learning how to take great photos.
No risk: This course comes with a no hassle 30 day money back guarantee. So why not buy and try, you have nothing to lose.
Whether you have an older iPhone, a recent upgrade, or one of the new Pro models this course will work for you, it caters for each.
This course is designed for:
Beginners that have little to no experience and want to become a skilled photographer without spending thousands of dollars on expensive camera equipment
Anyone who wants to turn their iPhone photos into Wow photos
Anyone that wants to build their portfolio for social media or selling
Anyone that wants to turn iPhone photography into an exciting career
This is achieved by:
Finding out how to take advantage of the iPhone Camera App on whatever iPhone or iOS to take fantastic photos
Recognising some practical aspects of iPhone photography – things like how to stand and how to hold your iPhone
Learning the basics principles of photography – a must for beginners, a refresher for seasoned professionals
Maximising the quality of your photographs by learning the inbuilt tools to edit and perfect
This course will improve your skills at (it's like 9 courses in 1):
iPhone Photography
Portrait Photography
Timelapse Photography
Panoramic Photography
Macro Photography
as well as
Photography Principles
Photography Equipment
Photo Editing
Apple Intelligence
Vastly improve your iPhone Photography skills
Over the last 100 years photography has continued to evolve and change, the latest chapter now being smartphone and iPhone photography. These changes require photographers to continually change, adapt and update their skill base.
This course therefore uses the latest iPhone and the latest software to make sure you are at the absolute forefront of this new exciting avenue of photography and keeps you ahead of the competition.
Content and Overview
This course actively encourages you to get involved, after many lectures there are small tasks set which help you to put into practice what you have just learnt. Although you could just sit and go through all of the lectures, the course is designed to be as practical and fun as possible as well as academic.
The course is split into 5 easy to understand sections – (1) Understanding your iPhone and the software and what you can do with it (2) All the photography updates that come to your iPhone each year with each new iOS operating system (3) Some basic principles of photography which will help you to take great photos (4) Learn how to use other equipment when using your iPhone, and (5) Make those great photos even better by showing the power of photo editing.
During the course you will also visit many locations around London and examine many photographs taken by the lecturer – this makes the course a lot more interesting and fun, rather than it being delivered in a boring “classroom” format.
As well as video lectures so you can see how to do everything, there are also quizzes for you to check your knowledge, and interaction with the lecturer and other students in the online groups – this allows you to share your new skills with others also taking the course and provides support and encouragement for you to keep carrying on and improving even after completing the course.
So by the end of this course you will no longer be bemused when you look at those “Shot on an iPhone”posters and wonder how they got those photos looking so good – why? – because you will be taking those great photos yourself!!!
Whether you need these new skills for your professional work, or you simply want to show off to your friends and family then this course is really for you, in fact, it is the only one you need to look at.
Take Professional Photographs using only your iPhone, which you will be proud to share with the world
Instructor Details
- 4.2 Rating
168 Reviews
Michael Harrison
Hi! I'm Michael ("The Appy Teacher") and I love photography and Apps. I am a CCA certified Swift App Developer and have several apps in the App Store, which are being used by thousands of users worldwide. I also build websites for small to medium sized business to help them grow their online presence.
In 2016 I took my passion for coding and and my passion for helping others and became a Udemy instructor. In that time I have successfully taught over 50,000 of you how to do some great things - and for this I am eternally grateful.
Building Apps and Websites has afforded me a great career and opportunity in life. My desire is also to help you have these same opportunities. So why not sign up to one of my courses today. In all of my courses I try to make them as fun as possible, but also to achieve something in a short period of time. There is nothing worse than spending hour after hour just learning theory. In my courses, within the first hour, you will start producing things which may have previously seemed impossible.
I mainly teach in 3 genres - (1) iOS App Development (2) Web Development (3) Photography and Videography. So there is always something new to learn.
On a personal note, I live in Lincoln in the UK, and aside from teaching and developing, I love walking, food, and London!
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Reviews
By Penny (Gilchrist) van Niekerk on 1/17/2026
I’ve already picked up so many little things ha that I never knew ! And I’ve been an Apple user since they launched Apple 6 phone !!! In South Africa. I've just recently got a 17pro and loving it. So can't wait to go further in the course
By Florian Binder on 4/4/2025
Great course if you are an absolute beginner. If you're an iPhone user for quite some time and your interested in playing around with the camera app, there is not that much new to learn in this course. But, it is a good structured course and it is worth the money I have spend for it.
By Hans-Henning Kruse on 12/8/2024
There are two ways of rating this course. From perspective of the teacher and how the course gets advertised this course gets a 3 Star rating. From the perspective for which I attended this course it gets a 4 star rating. I would treat myself an advanced hobbyist in DSLR photography and I am interested in understanding how to take photos with iPhone Pro features. This is pretty comprehensive explained and all incremental changes from iOS 11 to iOS 18 are covered. I also like the differentiation between models with 3 lenses, 2 lenses and 1 lens. However, when it comes to photography essentials for beginners there are missing pieces that are necessary to create the outstanding pictures with a wow effect. There is no lecture about light - which is the core of photography. At list the kind of light and the direction of light should have a lecture each. Some basics about foreground, middle ground and background are also missing. I also feel that the sample pictures used for explanation are not demonstrating the promised outstanding results promised in the speeches. For me they show some basic issues, e.g. the photos from the Underground station contain cut people. Either keep them off the picture or make them part of the picture. In essence, if you like to learn how Apple iPhones technically work for photo taking - this is a good course. If you expect to become a better Smart Phone photographer you need additional learning material on how to create great pictures.
By James Read on 12/7/2024
Some good content, good value for money, I don’t regret the time invested or cost. However I’m looking forward to an update as much of the iOS UI has changed since this was recorded 2020ish at a guess. This is my first iPhone (16pro max) since switching to Android over 10 years ago so I didn’t find the iOS updates section hugely helpful, I’m just interested in now (iOS 18). I would also appreciate going a little deeper on photography concepts, however I understand this is more focused on iPhone photography and for that this course provided me with a good overview, thanks!
By Gord McDonald on 10/12/2024
He makes it very easy to follow and understand. Plus the on-screen view of his iPhone photography tricks makes it very easy to see what he’s doing rather than just explaining it or by just using screenshots. Definitely love this course so far.
By Idelisse Rivera on 8/25/2024
easy to follow, good pace to learn the features.
By Christian Cosseddu on 8/7/2024
recently completed an online course on iPhone photography, and it was an absolute game-changer! The course is incredibly well-structured, making complex concepts easy to understand. The instructors are knowledgeable and passionate, providing practical tips and creative techniques that have significantly improved my photography skills. Whether you're a beginner or looking to refine your skills, this course offers valuable insights and hands-on exercises that will elevate your photography to the next level. Highly recommended!
By Varun Sahgal on 7/17/2024
I have been using an iPhone since the launch of iPhone 4. Michael is very well versed with the topic at hand and explains everything in a very pleasant manner. I learnt a few new things and I am sure it would help me create good photos. This course is a good course and Michael is very good.
By Andrea Lynn Hartneck on 1/30/2024
This course was very informative. I knew some of the features of iphone camera, but certainly not all. I found a lot of useful information and it was given a very understandable way. Thank you!
By Djuanna Ruth on 12/23/2023
Great course if you are not completely familiar with all the iPhone camera features and all the things they do. Ive got an understanding of what the camera modes do and an idea of how and what ways to use them. I learned things i didn’t know
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