Landscape Photography for Beginners: Shoot Stunning Images (Udemy.com)
Landscape Photography: Camera Gear, Camera Settings, Composition, In-field Shooting and Editing - COMPLETE Guide
Created by: Matthew Storer
Last updated August 2026
What you will learn
- Understand your camera gear and camera settings to achieve the best results.
- MASTER photography basics, ISO, Shutter Speed & Apeture.
- How the exposure triangle effects the overall image.
- Learn how to read and understand a Histogram.
- Master exposure in landscape & nature photography.
- Basic & advanced composition techniques
- Practical in-field tutorials demonstrating when and how to apply certain methods.
- How to create fantastic unique landscape and nature images.
- Low-Light Photography Samples
How it compares
Against the other 275 rated Udemy courses in Photography on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 44% of them
- Reviews278#130 of 276 by number of reviews
- Length5.2 hourslonger than 76% of them
- Last updatedAugust 2026more recently than 90% of them
Course Description
Landscape & Nature Photography for Beginners - Start in the Right Place
Do you want to learn landscape photography but don’t know where to start?
Maybe you:
Feel overwhelmed by camera settings
Keep getting dull or inconsistent results
Don’t understand exposure, light, or composition yet
Or just want a clear, structured way to improve your outdoor photos
This is a beginner-friendly course designed to help you get started with landscape and nature photography the right way.
You’ll learn step by step how to move from confusion to confidence, using simple explanations and real-world examples you can apply immediately.
What you’ll learn in this course
You’ll learn how to:
Understand your camera and choose the right settings for landscapes
Control exposure and read a histogram with confidence
Use the best in-camera settings for landscape and nature photography
Photograph different landscapes in different lighting conditions
Use composition techniques to create stronger, more interesting images
Understand how light shapes a scene and how to work with it
Build a simple, repeatable workflow you can use anywhere
Learn in real-world conditions (not in a classroom)
This is not a slide-based theory course.
You’ll join me out in the field, where I demonstrate the techniques step by step and explain:
What I’m doing
Why I’m doing it
And how you can apply the same process to your own photography
The course includes practical, in-field lessons and assignments so you learn by actually doing, which is the fastest way to improve your photography.
About your instructor
I’ve been shooting landscape and nature photography for over 20 years and have travelled to more than 100 countries capturing outdoor scenes in all kinds of conditions. I’m also an award-winning photographer with a strong passion for teaching beginners how to take control of their cameras and start creating images they’re proud of.
This course is built from real-world experience and focuses on giving you confidence, clarity, and a simple system you can use every time you go out to shoot.
Is this course for you?
This course is perfect if you:
Want to learn landscape photography but don’t know where to start
Want to understand camera settings, exposure, and composition
Want to shoot better outdoor and nature photos
Want a clear, step-by-step learning path without overwhelm
No prior landscape photography experience is required.
Ready to get started?
You can enrol risk-free and see if this course is right for you.
If you’re ready to stop guessing and start taking better landscape and nature photos with confidence, I’ll see you in the course.
Cheers,
Matthew
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
278 Reviews
Matthew Storer
Matthew Storer is an award-winning professional landscape & travel photographer from Australia. With over 20+ years as a photographer and travelling to over 100 countries around the world, he wants to share his passion by giving back through education in basic photography, night photography and post-production courses.
Matthew wants to educate and encourages you to capture the unique landscape and travel images that you've always imagined. As a result, Matthew teaches 100's of people per year with his photography and Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop courses.
Take a look at his work on his website or social media, links provided in the biography. Take your photography to the next level by learning from his experience and knowledge gained over the previous 20 years.
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Reviews
By Kent Vernon on 8/28/2023
He started slow with using real life examples. Has been getting better. For the first half of the class, it was basically a lecture. While he has lots of great information, for me it's always better to use real life examples.
By Amanda Eisenhauer on 4/29/2023
I learned a lot about the camera settings and now have to go out and practice to take better photos. I am excited to go learn how to use my features within my camera and understand the settings. I am going to play with the ISO, aperature and shutter speed now that I have a better understanding of how they work together and how to set them up to capture a better photo.
By David Adam on 12/29/2022
I have been interested in landscape photography for a number of years and have built up my equipment to include - Nikon D810 body; Tamron 24-70mm zoom lense; and Sigma 70-30mm zoom lense. I am eager to improve my overall knowledge on composition and settings etc. and also to be able to master Lightroom.
By Ralph Jackson on 12/6/2022
I already own a camera and several lenses. I'm feeling that his recommendations are too late. Lots of good information although the instructor's delivery is a little "rapid fire" at times.
By Mario Szalvator Banko on 11/2/2022
Photography is my hobby for about 20 years. I have done a couple of course and always trying to learn. This course was interesting and provided me a lot information. Probably learned more than in the last couple of years, really took my photos to the next level! Thank you
By James Bartosch Sr on 5/17/2022
The course was good I used it mostly for a refresher course for different areas. The only issue that I had was in the last #78. I had a hard time seeing exactly where he was on the program screen. I could see it but it was a little difficult.
By David Riley on 7/21/2021
I have a 2010 Sony Nex-3 with a 18-200mm lens. I never thought much about it other than point and shoot until taking this course. I have already found functionality in my camera that had been turned off. I am already taking better pictures and learning a ton. Thanks!
By Louise Sampson on 4/6/2021
Many thanks. I learnt a lot from this course. I have done the modules, gone out to shoot my images, edited them - but then gone out again and again focusing on different aspects to try and get a full understanding. I also sent Matthew some of my images for some constructive criticism which he gave me feedback on. It is well worth doing.
By Malcolm Humphrey on 1/21/2021
I have a fair bit of experience as a photographer so a lot I already knew, but I found so many tips and have already improved my landscapes and look forward to further doing so when our restrictions ease. Moving the histogram to the right has brought great results. Thanks for a great course and would be interested in any more that you have produced.
By Ronald Fonden on 1/19/2021
Completed this great 5-hour course on 2/18/2021 with so many helpful ideas that I can use right now! I highly recommend this course to others desiring a clear, hands-on oriented understanding for getting the best out of your landscape photography! Thanks again!!!
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Overall Score : 90 / 100







