online photography course modulesHere’s Why iPhotography Course is the Trusted Course of Choice For 26,230 Budding Photographers of ALL Abilities…

Whatever your age, ability or camera… iPhotography Course has been developed by professional photographers and worldclass e-learning experts with YOU in mind!

Through 18 fun, effective and engaging training modules we hold you by the hand and take you from the absolute basics of photography, right through to mastering the advanced techniques used only by the pro’s.

Indeed, by the end of this course you’ll have acquired an in-depth understanding of photography and the enviable skill of being able to instinctively capture truly outstanding photographs that dazzle your friends, family and peers. Like many of our students, it could even kickstart a brand new career in photography!

There’s no complicated jargon and no stone is left unturned in this extensive, step-by-step course. That’s also why it’s the course trusted by 26,230 people of all ages, nationalities and abilities – many of which have had no prior training in photography.

There are no time-limits either. You can learn during your spare time, at your own pace safe in the knowledge that all of your learning materials are stored on our secure online servers and can be accessed 24/7.  All you need is a computer or tablet device with internet access to take the course.

The course also includes Tutor Support, practical Assignments, Student Gallery, interactive Quizzes, Download Library and an online networking area so that you can interact with thousands of fellow students from around the world (it’s not just a course – it’s a community, so you won’t be left feeling alone!).

Take a Look at What’s Included in this Extensive Photography Course…

Click on each heading below to view screenshots and discover what you’ll learn during each of our extensive, interactive core training modules that are instantly available to you when you enroll

Course Details
Module 1: Introduction to Photography
Key Learning Outcomes Sample Screenshot From the Course

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

  • Identify modern camera designs and capabilities
  • Recognise the most common photography lenses and their uses
  • Identify key photography accessories and their uses
Module 2: The World of Digital Photography
Key Learning Outcomes Sample Screenshot From the Course

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

  • Identify the advantages and disadvantages of digital photography versus film
  • Describe the key elements of digital images
  • Recognise the differences between colour modes
  • Identify safe and efficient printing and storage techniques
Module 3: Photography Types & Categories
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By the end of this module, you will be able to:

  • Define key photography types
  • Identify categories of photography that incite personal interest
  • Recognise the importance of photography in everyday life
Module 4: Shutter Speed Explained
Key Learning Outcomes Sample Screenshot From the Course

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

  • Explain the key aspects of professional photography
  • Recognise key exposure modes
  • Employ effective shutter speed techniques
Module 5: Aperture Explained
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By the end of this module, you will be able to:

  • Explain Aperture
  • Restate depth-of-field
  • Describe multi-metering modes
  • Employ bracketing
Module 6: Basic Composition
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By the end of this module, you will be able to:

  • Describe the rules of effective composition
  • Apply the Rule of Thirds
  • Explain balancing
  • Apply the correct viewpoint and lens for attractive composition
Module 7: Advanced Composition
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By the end of this module, you will be able to:

  • Employ Advanced Composition Techniques
  • Recognise the key elements of staged photography
  • Practise photography with themes
Module 8: A Detailed Look at Light
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By the end of this module, you will be able to:

  • Employ key techniques for working with artificial lighting
  • Identify key factors for working with mixed, natural & artificial light
  • Recognise key elements of flash and studio shooting
  • Employ impressive light painting techniques
Module 9: Black & White Photography
Key Learning Outcomes Sample Screenshot From the Course

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

  • Identify key differences between shooting in Black & White for film or digital
  • Describe the key factors of black and white film
  • Recognise the importance of black and white filters
  • Employ effective colour splash techniques
Module 10: Travel Photography
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By the end of this module, you will be able to:

  • Identify key factors of travel photography
  • Use specific techniques for capturing local people, places and events
  • Describe the underlying principles of architectural photography
  • Employ techniques for maximising family holiday snaps
Module 11: Landscape, Seascape & Cloudscape Photography
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By the end of this module, you will be able to:

  • Recognise key factors of landscape photography
  • Employ techniques for capturing atmospheric changes
  • Identify the principles of effective cloudscape and seascape photography
Module 12: Portrait Photography
Key Learning Outcomes Sample Screenshot From the Course

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

  • Identify effective backgrounds for capturing natural personality
  • Recognise correct viewpoints to use
  • Describe effective lighting for studio shooting
  • Identify techniques for high & low-key portraits
Module 13: Creative Photography
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By the end of this module, you will be able to:

  • Identify effective use of natural light and correct angle usage
  • Employ effective techniques for capturing babies, children and older people
  • Apply close-up shots and compose artistic detail
Module 14: Tricks, Techniques & Special Effects
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By the end of this module, you will be able to:

  • Apply creative fisheye and macro photography techniques
  • Explain correct usage of fill-in flash, reflectors and slow synch flash
  • Employ night photography techniques and effective use of high ISO
Module 15: Mistakes & Pitfalls To Avoid
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By the end of this module, you will be able to:

  • Recognise and eliminate poor focus, red-eye and camera shake
  • Define and prevent underexposure and overexposure
  • Apply techniques for reducing lens flare
  • Recognise and prevent dust on the sensor, lens obstruction and low-quality images
Module 16: Developing Your Photographic Diary
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By the end of this module, you will be able to:

  • Recall key photographic dates
  • Plan and prepare for special occasions and important events
  • Identify unique photographic opportunities
Module 17: Advanced Photographic Editing Part I

Master The Digital Darkroom!
No modern-day photography course would be complete without some element of photo-editing training. In the final two modules of this course you’ll learn how to quickly MASTER the exact steps you need to take to edit your photos like a pro – even if you have never used Photoshop before!

This extensive training consists of a series of 20 over-the-shoulder tutorials. The videos are short, concise and set up for easy online viewing with a detailed index so that you can quickly apply any image processing task you need, as you need it. This training alone is easily worth more than the cost of the entire course – but it’s all included with your enrollment. You’ll want to come back to watch and learn again and again.

Important: You will get a FREE 30 day trial of Photoshop and a FREE copy of all images used in these on-screen tutorials so that you can follow along at the same time. You can watch-do-learn as our professional Photographer walks you through the exact techniques the professionals use to process their images in Photoshop.

Here is a list of the ten video training tutorials contained in Module Seventeen and what you will learn within each unit:

Tutorial 1: Tools A Photographer Uses – Part 1 Sample Screenshots From the Course

In this tutorial, you will learn:

  1. Move Tool
  2. Rectangular Marquee Tool
  3. Elliptical Marquee Tool
  4. Lasso Tool
  5. Polygonal Lasso Tool
  6. Magnetic Lasso Tool
  7. Magic Wand Tool
  8. Quick Selection Tool
Tutorial 2: Tools A Photographer Uses – Part 2 Screenshot

In this tutorial, you will learn:

  1. Crop Tool
  2. Eyedropper Tool
  3. Colour Sampler Tool
  4. Spot Healing Brush
  5. Healing Brush
  6. Patch Tool
  7. Red Eye Tool
  8. Brush Tool
  9. Clone Stamp
  10. History Brush
Tutorial 3: Tools A Photographer Uses – Part 3 Screenshot

In this tutorial, you will learn:

  1. Eraser Tool
  2. Gradient Tool
  3. Blur Tool
  4. Smudge Tool
  5. Dodge Tool
  6. Burn Tool
  7. Sponge Tool
  8. Horizontal Type Tool
  9. Vertical Type Tool
Tutorial 4: Recognising And Using Photoshop Pallets Screenshot

In this tutorial, you will learn:

  1. Tool Pallet
  2. Image Pallet
  3. Layers Pallet
  4. History Pallet
  5. Actions Pallet
  6. Character Pallet
  7. Paragraph Pallet
  8. Brush Pallet
  9. Brush Presets Pallet
  10. Info Pallet
  11. Navigate Pallet
  12. Histogram Pallet
  13. Mini Bridge Pallet
  14. Colour Pallet
  15. Swatches Pallet
  16. Adjustments Pallet
Tutorial 5: How To Make Adjustments In Photoshop Part 1 Screenshot

In this tutorial, you will learn:

  1. How To Use Levels Adjustment Layer
  2. How To Use Curves Adjustment Layer
  3. How To Use Exposure Adjustment Layer
  4. How To Use Vibrancy Adjustment Layer
  5. How To Use Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer
Tutorial 6: How To Make Adjustments In Photoshop Part 2 Screenshot

In this tutorial, you will learn:

  1. How To Use Black And White Adjustment Layer
  2. How To Use Colour Balance Adjustment Layer
  3. How To Use Photo Filter Adjustment Layer
  4. How To Use Channel Mixer Adjustment Layer
  5. How To Use Posterise Adjustment Layer
  6. How To Use Selective Colour Adjustment Layer
Tutorial 7: Adobe Camera Raw Part 1 Screenshot

In this tutorial, you will learn:

  1. Know Why To Use RAW
  2. How To Use Mini Bridge To Open Raw Image In ACR
  3. Understand The Colour Of Light
  4. How To Use White Balance Card To Set White Balance
  5. How To Use Built In Settings For White Balance
  6. How To Manually Adjust White Balance
  7. How To Syncronise RAW Image Settings
Tutorial 8: Adobe Camera Raw Part 2 Screenshot

In this tutorial, you will learn:

  1. How To Adjust Exposure Of A RAW Image
  2. Understanding RGB Colour Level Numbers
  3. How To Use Recovery Adjustment
  4. How To Use Fill Light Adjustment
  5. How To Use Blacks Adjustment
  6. How To Use Contrast Adjustment
  7. How To Use Clarity Adjustment
  8. How To Use Vibrancy Adjustment
  9. How To Use Saturation Adjustment
  10. How To Use Sharpening Adjustment
  11. How To Use Noise Reduction Adjustment
  12. Processing RAW Images Into Photoshop
Tutorial 9: Using Layers In Photoshop Screenshot

In this tutorial, you will learn:

  1. How To Stack Multiple Images Using Layers
  2. How To Hide Layers
  3. Use Move Tool To Perfectly Position Similar Layers
  4. How To Create A Layer Mask
  5. How To Brush In A Layer Mask
  6. Use The Channel Pallet To View Your Layer Mask
  7. How To Add A Vibrancy Layer And Use Clipping Mask
Tutorial 10: Creating Gradients And Vignettes Screenshot

In this tutorial, you will learn:

  1. How To Add A Solid Colour Layer To Make The Sky Bluer
  2. How To Use Gradient Tool Within A Layer Mask
  3. How To Use Elliptical Marquee Tool For Vignetting
  4. How To Add Feathering To Elliptical Marquee Tool
  5. How To Use The Fill Command Within A Layer Mask
  6. How To Create A Vignette In An Image
  7. How To Flatten An Image
  8. How To Adjust Crop Settings
  9. How To Crop The Final Image
Click the Module 18 Heading Below To View the Next 10 Photoshop Video Tutorials in this Series
Module 18: Advanced Photographic Editing Part II

This is the second part of our extensive Photoshop training series, continued from Module 17.

Important: You will get a FREE 30 day trial of Photoshop and a FREE copy of all images used in these on-screen tutorials so that you can follow along at the same time. You can watch-do-learn as our professional Photographer walks you through the exact techniques the professionals use to process their images in Photoshop.

Here is a list of the ten video training tutorials contained in Module Eighteen and what you will learn within each unit:

Tutorial 11: Retouching Facial Blemishes – Part 1 Sample Screenshots From the Course

In this tutorial, you will learn:

  1. Using Spot Healing Tool
  2. Using Healing Tool
  3. Using Clone Tool
  4. Know Which Healing Tool To Use For The Job
Tutorial 12: Retouching Facial Blemishes – Part 2 Screenshot

In this tutorial, you will learn:

  1. Using Patch Tool To Remove Blemishes
  2. Patch Tool With Destination Setting
  3. Patch Tool With Source Setting
  4. How To Remove Bags From Under The Eyes
  5. Use Layers To Reduce Effect To Make Retouching Look More Real
Tutorial 13: Smoothing The Skin Screenshot

In this tutorial, you will learn:

  1. Duplicate Layers
  2. Turn A Layer Off
  3. Use Lasso Tool To Select An Area
  4. Create A Layer Mask From A Selection
  5. Use Brush Tool To Edit A Layer Mask
  6. Use Gaussian Blur To Smooth Skin
  7. Special Preview Of The Portraiture Plug In Filter
Tutorial 14: Adding Punch With Curves And Saturation Screenshot

In this tutorial, you will learn:

  1. Add A Curves Layer
  2. Create An S-Curve To Add Contrast
  3. Change Layer Blending Properties
  4. Use Opacity To Create The Perfect Look
  5. Boost Colour Saturation With Hue/Saturation Layer
  6. Use Sponge Tool To Brush In Saturation To The Background
Tutorial 15: Creating Beautiful Eyes Screenshot

In this tutorial, you will learn:

  1. Use History Brush To Brighten The Eyes
  2. Change The Eyes To Any Colour You Want!
Tutorial 16: Darken Lips And Eyelashes Screenshot

In this tutorial, you will learn:

  1. How To Use History Brush To Darken Lips
  2. Use Layers To Reduce The Impact And Get That Perfect Level
  3. Use The History Brush To Darken Eyelashes
Tutorial 17: Whiten Teeth Screenshot

In this tutorial, you will learn:

  1. Simple Technique To Remove The Yellow Out Of Any Set Of Teeth
Tutorial 18: Finishing Touches For Printing Prep Screenshot

In this tutorial, you will learn:

  1. How To Create A Vignette
  2. How To Crop To The Desired Print Size
  3. Use The Unsharp Mask To Sharpen The Final Image
Tutorial 19: Weight Loss The Easy Way Screenshot

In this tutorial, you will learn:

  1. How To Use The Liquify Tool To Slim Down The Subject
  2. How To Use The Liquify Tool Without Slowing Down Your Computer
  3. My Secret Tool Setting That Will Help Anyone Have Better Results With The Liquify Tool
  4. Use Clone Tool To Repair Any Background Distortion
Tutorial 20: Turn Any Portrait Into An Artistic Blend Screenshot

In this tutorial, you will learn:

  1. Use Layer Blending Properties To Add Artistic Feel To A Portrait
  2. Remove Texture From Critical Areas Without Losing The Feel Of The Blended Colour
  3. How To Use Layer Mask To Perfect A Mask Selection Effect