Photography Beginners: DSLR Photography Camera Settings (Udemy.com)
Photography settings - learn how to get the most from your DSLR camera and improve your photography!
Created by: Rosie Parsons
Last updated November 2017
What you will learn
- Finally feel super confident with your camera and what photography settings you need
- Know your photography settings for beautiful photos when it's bright and sunny
- Have confidence choosing the right photography settings for low light situations
- Know how to adjust your photography settings to make the background blurred for lovely portraits
- Be aware what photography setting to change when you want to photograph more than one person
- Enjoy creating photography effects like the motion of water while photographing waterfalls
- Know how to use a flashgun for indoor photography at night
How it compares
Against the other 275 rated Udemy courses in Photography on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 69% of them
- Reviews1,709#27 of 276 by number of reviews
- Length1.5 hoursshorter than 76% of them
- Last updatedNovember 2017earlier than 86% of them
Course Description
Photography for Beginners - DSLR Photography Camera Settings is the key to finally getting to grips with your DSLR!
"I love, love, love Rosie's courses! She is a fantastic instructor and engaging (I am a teacher by profession and can say she is a really great teacher). I have taken a bunch of other beginning DSLR classes and was overwhelmed. I was totally frustrated by my camera. THIS course was the first one I have taken and able to apply all that I learned right away.
This course is short, sweet, to the point. The difference in my photos has been amazing! She uncomplicates camera settings for you! I can go out and now know exactly where to start in manual mode and how and what to adjust. Her modules give just enough information without too much. It is enough to get you started taking beautiful photographs right away.
Her case studies at the end are particularly helpful as well. Start with this class and then add on her Creative Fundamentals class after. I love Rosie as a teacher and would definitely enroll for any of her other classes she creates in the future. Rosie - I'd love a beginning Lightroom class from you :-) .
Highly recommend this class for the beginning photographer and useful whether you have a Nikon or Canon camera".
- Nichole Churchill (five stars)
*****
Do you enjoy photography and have a gorgeous fancy camera but always find yourself using it only on auto mode?
Or perhaps you briefly tried out the different settings but ended up feeing completely confused and overwhelmed by photography?!
It's really exciting when you buy a new camera - you have all these hopes and visions for beautiful photography, but the reality of loads of confusing knobs and dials when you get it out of the box can be frustrating!
If you've felt disappointed with the photography you've been shooting on your DSLR (a camera where you can change the lenses) or bridge camera then this is the perfect photography course for you!
*****
"I have just completed this photography settings course and I
could have never imagined when I started out that I would be able to
demystify all of the confusing settings and buttons on my camera! Now
that I am done I feel perfectly confident that I can take great pictures
in any environment." (five stars)
*****
I'm Rosie Parsons, owner of Rosie Parsons Photography - an award winning professional photographer with 12 years photography experience. My photography has been featured on the cover of Professional Photographer and in OK! Magazine among others.
I would love to come alongside you, to be your guide and help you discover the easy, step by step path to understanding your camera and improving your photography.
*****
"Rosie's photography course is amazing! I have learnt so much in
the past few weeks. So much detailed information which allows me to
understand what photography is. Understanding how the aperture, shutter
speed & ISO works, I can now take photos using the Manual Mode with
confidence. I am so glad to get a chance to enrol in Rosie's photography
course and looking forward to increasing my knowledge and make
photography as a career. Thanks Rosie" (five stars)
*****
In my Photography Beginners: DSLR Photography Camera Settings Course we take things at a really easy pace, thoroughly explaining all the key photography settings you need to know, how to adjust them and how to choose the correct photography settings in any given situation from dark rooms to bright sunny days. You'll get to watch me in action as I photograph events like a christening and how I adjust my photography settings inside the dark church, and what settings I choose outside in the bright sunshine to capture great family photos and candid photography.
*****
"I found Rosie's photography course insightful, fun and inspiring. Her informal manner made the lessons feel like I had invited a friend round to teach me the basics of photography, and as a result, I think I digested the bite size tips more quickly. I feel like I've learnt a lot about photography in a very short space of time thanks to her clear communication and obvious talent. The fact that I can dip in and out of the videos at my leisure made the whole experience easy and
enjoyable."
- Nicola Moyne, Marie Claire Magazine
*****
"I love this course ! Rosie is great at breaking it down for you . Her lessons are well thought out and organized. I love the quizzes at the end of the chapter. Im getting the answers right so I know I'm learning! I took my camera out for the first time yesterday. I was able to easily apply what I learned. Each chapter builds on the next. I dont have a Cannon or a Nikkon camera. Familiarizing myself with my camera setting prior to taking a lesson was extremely helpful. Although I have a Sony A7RII I was able to follow along after I learned to navigate my camera's settings. Her lessons apply to any camera. I love her smile and and assuring attitude. I will take another course from Rosie."
- Jessica Cortez
*****
Take this photography course with its easy to follow, bite sized lessons and photography challenges (plus our exclusive Facebook community only for students of this course) and enjoy a huge improvement in your photography skills!
You've made your biggest investment by buying your fantastic camera, now let's make the most of what it can do!
Enrol now in my Photography Beginners: DSLR Photography Camera Settings course and let's get you started on your fast track to amazing photography!
Instructor Details
- 4.6 Rating
1,709 Reviews
Rosie Parsons
Photography can feel like a really complicated hobby. There’s nothing more frustrating than having a beautiful camera, but not knowing how to get the best from it.
As an award winning professional photographer with ten years experience running my own business at Rosie Parsons Photography, it brings me so much joy to get feedback from students who say how my courses have finally helped them understand their DSLR. I love to inspire and encourage people with their cameras in their photography journey.
My work has been published in OK Magazine, Digital Photo Pro, Cosmo Bride, You & Your Wedding Magazine and on the cover of Professional Photographer, among others. I love shooting photography for Shutterstock and I’ve enjoyed sharing my photography tips as an invited expert for Photobox.
I currently have two photography courses on Udemy - DSLR Photography Camera Settings: Photography for Beginners and my just launched new course - Creative Fundamentals of Photography.
I love coming alongside students to help them take their photography to the next level and running the fabulous and friendly Facebook photography communities that have sprung up from the courses. It would be great to have you be part of that.
Feedback on my work and photography courses:
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Reviews
By Mona on 1/4/2023
Everything was fine and enjoyed it. The only problem was that my request on the Facebook page was not accepted and could not share my photos or ask my questions
By Siby Mathew on 5/14/2020
As a beginner,The course helped me to handle DSLR in a confident manner....The instructor helped me how the combination of ISO,shutter speed and apperture can make miracles. After each lesson our practice will make us perfect...Thank you madam...Thank you Udemy.
By Veronica Gonzalez Rodriguez on 12/4/2019
I feel very enthusiastic every a time a take my camara, knowing how to put the settings and capture the best of the moments. My camara its not intimidating me anymore. Rosie take you step by step until you feel confiendent. Thank you Rosie!
By Leila Bosma on 11/14/2019
I really enjoyed having samples.I have gone out more to take photos and they are starting to look better each time and have even posted a few on my facebook page. My photos will get better with practice, which I will be doing since now I'm really enjoying taking pictures with my camera since I know have a general idea how to get nice photos
By Mark Aldridge on 7/25/2018
This course is 'Mint' Rosie has a very engaging and friendly outlook on photography. She makes easy to understand the settings on a DSLR and explains all the different settings with examples with helpful tips. I would recommend this course to anyone interested in Photography Thank you Rosie !
By Lucy Salerno on 1/25/2018
This was a great course! I've never used my camera in manual mode because I didn't know what to do with the settings. Since starting the course, I am much more confident in managing these settings and have almost forgotten about all the preset modes. I've been able to take some really nice shots adjusting my own settings! Thanks, Rosie.
By April Elke on 12/12/2017
Overall, I really enjoyed the course. I loved the fact that this course began with focus. With other courses, they began with exposure, leaving wondering how to even focus! I enjoy the detail of the explanations.
By Jaimee Holdgate on 11/29/2017
I've taken a few online photography courses and over the last 3 years I have put my camera down twice because the settings were still too confusing. I decided to take both of Rosie's courses and I am so glad I did. The way she teaches, by breaking down camera settings into separate lessons makes it easy to understand and I feel more confident now. Thanks Rosie!
By Sharon Peacock on 11/9/2017
Ive loved learning about camera settings with Rosie , she explains everything in a way thats so easy to understand, I always used auto focus but after this course I have the confidence and enthusiasm to go out with my camera and practice with manual settings
By David Bowman on 9/29/2017
Very informative and pleasant course that explains the basic principles of good photography very well. The is a lot of emphasis on the camera settings used in different situations that most learners would find very useful. I certainly recommend this course to anyone starting out in photography and who wants to get away from automatic mode.
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