Learn Mobile Photography Techniques For Incredible Photos (Udemy.com)
The Secret Techniques To Outstanding Mobile Photography (Samsung S21/22/23 Ultra)
Created by: Mobile Photography Expert
Last updated January 2023
Our take
Based on the ratings of 818 students, a sample of their written reviews and the syllabus, as the course stood in January 2023. No course pays to be reviewed.
This is a short, beginner-focused course on phone photography, filmed on a Samsung S21, S22 and S23 Ultra. It runs about two hours across 24 lectures and five sections, and most of that time goes on composition: framing, foreground, subjects, situations and sunlight. The instructor, who goes by Mobile Photography Expert, shows his phone screen live and then compares the saved shots. It is aimed at people who want nicer holiday and family photos, not technical control. About 14,000 students have joined, and it carries a Highest Rated badge.
Reviewers who liked it say the ideas are clear, the lessons are short, and nothing feels overly technical. One says friends noticed their photos getting better. The complaints are consistent, though. Wind, traffic and people talking sometimes drown out the voice, one reviewer found the background music annoying, and a few felt chapters repeat themselves. Several expected a proper tour of Samsung settings and got only a handful, such as grid lines, zoom, exposure lock and HDR. Others wanted exercises. Of 818 ratings, 666 are four or five stars and 37 are one or two.
Value depends on what you already know. The last update was January 2023, so newer phones and software are not covered, though composition advice does not age much. One reviewer called it too basic to pick over tutorials found elsewhere, and that is fair for anyone with some experience. For a true beginner with a Galaxy Ultra who wants a gentle, quick start, it is a reasonable pick. Everyone else should look for something with more settings coverage and practice tasks.
Pros
- Short lessons on composition, foreground and sunlight that are easy to follow
- Screen recordings show the camera in use, then compare the saved photos
- Not overly technical, so true beginners are not overwhelmed
- Roughly 8 in 10 of 818 ratings are four or five stars
Cons
- Wind, traffic and background noise sometimes drown out the voice
- Only a few Samsung features covered; no night mode, portraits or deep settings
- No exercises or quizzes, some chapters repeat points, and last updated in 2023
My friends have observed that the pictures i have been taking are a lot better than before.
Labeled All Levels, but it really suits true beginners with a Samsung phone; experienced shooters will find it basic.
What you will learn
- Take World Class Photos With Your Mobile That Your Friends and Family Will Love
- Powerful Composition Techniques To Drastically Improve Your Photos
- Important Mobile Camera Features For Better Photos
- How To Think About Mobile Photography
Course content
5 sections · 24 lectures · 2 hours of video
- 1STRUCTURE: 2 free previews13 lectures · 1 hour
- 2MOBILE PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE 1 free preview4 lectures · 27 min
- 3SUBJECTS:2 lectures · 4 min
- 4SITUATIONS: 2 free previews3 lectures · 15 min
- 5SUNLIGHT:2 lectures · 12 min
Who it is for
The instructor says it suits
- Mobile Phone owners interested in taking better photos
What you need before you start
- All you need is a mobile phone with a camera (filmed with Samsung S21/S22/S23 Ultra)
How it compares
Against the other 275 rated Udemy courses in Photography on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 44% of them
- Reviews818#68 of 276 by number of reviews
- Length2 hoursshorter than 65% of them
- Last updatedJanuary 2023more recently than 54% of them
Course Description
Finally, World Class Techniques For Taking Better Photos With Your Mobile Phone.
This mobile photography course will show you everything you need to know to take stunning photos with nothing more than an mobile phone. It is designed to show you practical tutorials so that you can easily learn how to apply the killer techniques in this course.
Learn The Secret Techniques Outlined in This Course and Take Your Mobile Photography To The Next Level.
Photography is not about the gear or mobile so much it is more about learning how to compose your photos. You must remember a camera is just a tool and you can either take great photos or terrible ones.
Capture Memorable Photos That Your Friends and Family Will Love...
This course is designed for:
-Photography Beginners that have little experience and want to learn how to take better photos with their phone without learning technical photography.
Learn The Techniques in This Course and develop your Photography Skills for life.
You'll learn the key composition techniques the pros use to take professional mobile photos. There are also plenty of tips and tricks that you can apply to make your photos visually appealing. This course gets practical with screen recordings showing exactly the steps you need to take for better photos.
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
818 Reviews
Mobile Photography Expert
I have been doing mobile photography for the last 10 years and I have compiled the best tips into this course so that you can drastically improve your photos. The key is to learn composition techniques and learn how to apply them in real time. You will see this in my videos as practical examples.
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Reviews
By Nicola Lees on 4/19/2026
Im enjoying the course however the video for the ruke of thirds could have been better. By this I mean the grid lines were not very clear. I think bolder lines would have helped me understand better
By Luis Peña on 2/26/2025
I am not a professional photographer. I am someone that likes to become busy from time to time taking photographs. I am not searching for super complex things. This course was great for me. I learn a lot of things, the ideas and concepts are super clear. I feel that I am going to start taking better pictures after this course. I also like the attitude or personality of the instructor. Really good course.
By Stanislava Podlesska on 1/21/2025
I loved the course because it gave me all necessary basics to the photography composition without overburdening me with tonnes of details. Thanks to this course I feel I can choose the further direction in my photography journey, I loved the landscape part so much. I'd love to see more practical tasks on the course, for example, in the end of each chapter I'd love to see a practical task to take a photo based on the information of the chapter. Overall, I loved the experience, thank you!
By Gaurav Gupta on 1/14/2023
Very nice effective and concise techniques that really helped me compose better photographs - easy to follow instructions. If you have watched some other videos / done some other courses, then you can probably scan the first few videos faster, but the later videos have some unique content. And the demos are incredibly helpful too - they show you how it is done, rather than just the end results
By Ganesh Nagtilak on 8/4/2022
I had taken some basic camera shots earlier which after retouching with lightroom turned out great. but after this course, even after some lectures i was having an idea of what would complement my captured shots more after editing it. Even though the course seems small but it can impact your photography quite a lot. its great that this course is available for free. Really appreciate the knowledge shared in very delicate and basic manner so as to be easy for anyone to conceive the meaning of what's being told on Video.
By Shaf Hussain on 3/9/2022
Goes through the basics of mobile photograhy which could be used on normal camera. Bear in mind different phones have different camera features but most are the basic which would cover the most phones. Alot of live examples of how to do what he's saying so it's easier to see what is happening on screen.
By Martina Estrely on 7/31/2021
It's nice to know the names of the photography techniques and I did learn about some new tips, definitely will practice and maximizing my phone even more now. Some videos have some really annoying audio noise, especially the 1st video so that can deter people for watching some more so it'd suggest to refine that one. Thanks for making the course!
By Madhav Munjal on 7/27/2021
It was a really great experience and someone who is a beginner it really helps with getting the basics of the whole concept. Would like it more if it would have a bit extra segment where it share the phone, focus, brightness settings just to get an over view. Overall a great experience and kudos to the person who really made this effort of sharing the whole concept in the easiest way possible.
By Manish Kumar on 6/16/2021
This course is good in my point of view because i think that the instructor should also add how to capture videos but he only explain how to capture photo my expectation was more than him.Because camera have video recording option also but lastly i say that it is good for understanding how to capture quality photos.Overall my experience about this course is good.
By Carla Klue on 2/9/2021
Great info, I have learnt a lot. I would just like to maybe get more info on taking Photos of hair. Like before and after photos to improve my instagram account and followers. But have a lot of information to play with, thank you
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Overall Score : 90 / 100






