Photography: 10 Top Tips - Be More Creative with Your Camera (Udemy.com)
Learn about different types of light and to use your DSLR, mirrorless or compact camera on manual mode
Created by: Kevin Landwer-Johan
Last updated July 2017
What you will learn
- Have a good understanding of the basic function of their camera
- Know how to set the camera manually to get a correct exposure
- Understand how their camera ‘sees’ compared to how our eyes see (and why this is important)
- Understand different lighting conditions and how these impact photography
How it compares
Against the other 275 rated Udemy courses in Photography on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 44% of them
- Reviews462#101 of 276 by number of reviews
- Length0.9 hoursshorter than 92% of them
- Last updatedJuly 2017earlier than 87% of them
Course Description
**Make sure to check out the bonus lesson right at the end of this course for some important information that will help you grow your photography skills even more!**
Welcome to Ten Top Tips - Be More Creative With Your Camera! This is a short course to give you my Ten Top Tips and explain why they will make you a better photographer. With over 35 years experience as a professional photographer I have designed these Top Tips to give you an encouraging start. Learning to use your DSLR, mirrorless or compact camera in Manual Mode and freeing yourself from letting your camera making choices for you will allow you to be more creative with your camera. I've kept my language simple and avoided using jargon as much as possible so that if English is not your first language it will be easy enough to understand (and I have had some good feedback from people telling me I am easy to understand.) All the photos and video used to demonstrate my teaching are taken by myself or my wife (I'm not someone who teaches photography by using other peoples photos, except for some special illustrations.)
You will gain a fundamental understanding of your DSLR, mirrorless or compact camera and how you can be more creative with your photography. I frequently run photography workshops with people who own modern, high tech, expensive camera equipment and shoot all their photos on auto. In this course I will teach you how to break free from just using your camera's auto modes and how you can be more creative shooting in Manual Mode. Any camera that has a Manual Mode (and that's most cameras) is suitable to sue with this course.
You will learn about the exposure triangle - ISO, Aperture and Shutter Speed, and how to use the camera's exposure meter to create well exposed photographs in any situation. I will teach you how to start appreciating different lighting conditions and how to take better photos no matter what the light is like. You will also learn how our eyes see differently than our camera and why this is an important concept for photographers to grasp.
People who enjoy photography are usually visual learners so I have designed this course to be as visually stimulating as possible. Ten Top Tips is mostly presented with video, including lots of photographic examples, diagrams and animations to help illustrate the teaching.
There is no time limit to the course and I would encourage you to take time to complete each lecture and exercise as you feel comfortable to. Even repeat a lecture and exercise if you are not sure that you are understanding the teaching.
It does take time to learn to operate a camera manually, but I encourage you to persevere as it is rewarding. As you study, do the exercises and practice the teaching in this course you will be more creative with your camera.
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
462 Reviews
Kevin Landwer-Johan
I am a New Zealand professional photographer and film maker based in Chiang Mai, Thailand. I have over 30 years experience. My background is in newspaper and commercial photography. The past 10 years I have also been producing short documentary films for non profit organizations.
My wife and I also run a photography workshop business - Chiang Mai Photo Workshops - teaching what we love to do to all levels of photographers. I have genuine, real world experience teaching, not just in creating video courses.
I am flexible to shoot in different styles and genres and am most passionate about portraits and documentary style.
I sell stock photos and video through various online agencies. The video production company I manage, Acts Multimedia, provides services for non profits at affordable rates.
I am always interested in constructive feedback and would love to know student's ideas on other photography course you would like to see me produce.
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Reviews
By Margaret Lovell on 6/20/2018
I was looking for a short course on the basics of photography, and this course was perfect. The instructor was friendly and engaging. I like that, after each lesson, was an exercise. You can't really learn how to use your camera without going out and just using it. The exercises help you master the basics. I would recommend this course to aspiring photographers.
By Correne Hankins on 2/21/2018
The instructor makes the information very relative and easy to absorb. This course is an excellent overview of the technical aspects of photography and building a productive relationship with your camera. I highly recommend this course if you are looking to become a better photographer or just looking to gain a better understanding of your camera to get the most out of the technology.
By Rick Leslie on 1/29/2017
Inspirational course that covers the very basics of using a camera in manual mode. The instructor gives a quick and easy to understand overview of the exposure triangle and explains the basic functions of ISO, Shutter Speed and Aperture and how they affect the image. Some good example shots are shown as well and a few good suggestions of how to work with the light in the scene.
By Crystal on 1/8/2017
This course was excellent. The instructor is genuine, professional and very knowledgeable and presented the ideas in a clear way using lots of images and examples (good for a visual learner like me). The concepts were engaging logical and concise, which made them easy to remember. I have had other beginner level photography courses but this instructor helped me understand how all of the different camera functions can connect together to make better photos. The course was well constructed and included quizzes and practical exercises that give you the chance to learn by doing and apply principles from the course. I would take a master course by this instructor and I definitely recommend this very helpful short course.
By Mark Haslam on 1/7/2017
It's very basic and covers most of the requirements for a beginning photographer but it's a little repetitive. While I'm relatively new to photography, I found that I knew most of the concepts discussed which probably affects my rating of the course. Also, there's a lot of video of the presenter talking which needs to be broken up with more examples and graphics.
By Ian Murray on 10/15/2016
Short, but clear explanations. Very repetitive at the end of each section.
By Hans Nelson on 10/14/2016
These are great tips to help guide new photographers as they practice their craft. The course is intentionally brief, and I thought it did a very good job of accomplishing it's objective of being both quick and informative. It's a course that was both fun and free. What's not to love?
By Faisal Qamar on 10/7/2016
I don't have words to say about this course that how is this course so much fascinating . I would like to call Kevin Landwer-Johan "Dr. Cam" In my opinion he is Doctor of camera. He knows the depth of that little thing. I have no words, How to appreciate his course and his knowledge about the subject. I will definitely recommend this course who like to know nuts and bolt of the camera mechanism and produce high quality photograph. Its highly important subject to know. Well done My dearest Sir Kevin Landwer-Johan... One of the best teachers I have on udemy.
By David Bowman on 7/4/2016
The instructor, Kevin Landwer-Johan, mentions that the course has been kept short in order to give the student the basics. This is accurate. The material is very short and very basic to the point that there isn’t a whole lot of content. Considering that there is a plethora of basic photography books for under $8, I am not sure why someone would take this course. The information is accurate (except for using “tone” instead of “value”) but very limited. The exercises provided do have value and if you take the course, do the practice exercises to really gain meaningful understanding.
By Sachi on 7/14/2015
Easy to understand training for beginners. It is separated by a short section,so nice. My English is not a native Since I need the contents of the translation, I'm happy when there is a text that summarizes the main points of each section. Along with the study of the camera, I need English lessons;-D
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Overall Score : 90 / 100






