Most dark or blurry photos have the same few causes. This course explains them in plain words and gives you a routine you can use on every shoot.
What you will learn
- How aperture, shutter speed and ISO trade off against each other
- When to trust the automatic modes and when to take over
- Five composition rules that work on a phone and on a camera
- How to review your photos and pick the best of a series
Who it is for
Beginners with any camera. You need no extra equipment: a phone with a manual or “pro” mode is enough for every exercise.
Course content
Seeing the light3 lessons
- Welcome: how this course works — Video3 minPreview
- The exposure triangle — Text8 minPreview
- Practice: what does each setting do? — Interactive page5 minLocked
Making the picture4 lessons
- Five composition rules worth knowing — Text10 minLocked
- Field guide: exposure settings (PDF) — File4 minLocked
- Quiz: exposure and composition — Quiz6 minLocked
- Assignment: a three-photo series — Assignment30 minLocked