15 Best Photo Editing Courses on Coursera
We compared 15 Photo Editing courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $9.99 to $49.00. 1 comes from a named university or institution, including University of Toronto. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 15
- Price range
- $9.99 – $49.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "photo editing" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $9.99 to $49.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Affinity Photo Editing Mastery
Offered by Skillshare
This Specialization, taught by Ally, the creator of Affinity Revolution, is intended for photographers, designers, and creative hobbyists seeking to master professional photo editing workflows using Affinity Photo. Throu...
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2
iOS App Development with Swift
Offered by University of Toronto
Master Swift, design elegant interactions, and create a fully functioning iOS app. This Specialization covers the fundamentals of iOS application development in the Swift programming language. You’ll learn to use develop...
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Adobe Lightroom Essentials Pt. 3: Advanced Edits & Presets
Offered by Skillshare
Wrap up your Lightroom Essentials training with Daniel Scott as he dives into the creative and professional tools that take your photos (and videos!) to the next level. This advanced course is perfect for learners who al...
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Color Grading: Add Emotion, Mood, and Impact with Color!
Offered by Skillshare
By the end of this course, you will be able to use color grading to shape mood, enhance emotion, and bring cinematic impact to your photos by working with highlights, midtones, and shadows. In Color Grading: Add Emotion,...
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Mastering Adobe Photoshop
Offered by Skillshare
This Specialization, taught by instructor Kate Silver, is intended for intermediate Photoshop users seeking to develop advanced design and editing skills. Through three hands-on courses, you will explore creative retouch...
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Street Photography: Post-Production & Lifelong Practice
Offered by Skillshare
This course, taught by Troy Baird, is all about what happens after the shutter clicks—and how to build a fulfilling, lifelong relationship with street photography. You’ll discover how to stay inspired over time, learn fr...
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Master Retouching in Affinity Photo
Offered by Skillshare
Retouching is one of the most essential and powerful skills in photo editing—and in this course, taught by Ally, the creator of Affinity Revolution, you’ll master it from start to finish using Affinity Photo. Whether you...
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Affinity Photo: Beyond the Basics – Masking & Color
Offered by Skillshare
Are you ready to take your Affinity Photo skills to the next level? In this course, taught by Ally, the creator of Affinity Revolution, we’ll dive into two of the most powerful tools in Affinity Photo: masking and color...
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Landscape Photography: Capture the Beauty of Planet Earth
Offered by Skillshare
Love taking photos outside? Join travel photographer Sean Dalton in Bali, Indonesia where he shows you how to capture beautiful photos of the world around you. In this 120 minute course, Sean takes you to some of Bali's...
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Adobe Photoshop Foundations
Offered by Adobe
Whether you're new to Adobe Photoshop or looking to refresh your skills, this course will guide you through the core workflows that power modern image editing — right from your browser. Photoshop Foundations is a beginne...
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Instagram Content Creator Pro
Offered by Coursera
Transform from Instagram novice to professional creator with this program covering platform mastery. You'll build a thriving Instagram presence through strategic planning, visual content, and authentic engagement. Master...
$49.00listed price -
12
Adobe Photoshop for Beginners: Generative AI Images
Offered by Coursera
**Enroll in this Guided Project before April 2026, for a free 1-month trial to the Creative Cloud Pro Plan!** This Guided Project, ""Adobe Photoshop for Beginners: Generative AI Images"", is for beginner Adobe Photoshop...
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Level Up in Affinity Photo: Intermediate to Advanced Skills
Offered by Skillshare
This Specialization, taught by Ally, the creator of Affinity Revolution, is intended for intermediate Affinity Photo users seeking to develop professional editing and compositing skills. Through three focused courses, yo...
$49.00listed price -
14
Adobe Lightroom Essentials
Offered by Skillshare
This Specialization is intended for aspiring photographers, hobbyists, and content creators seeking to develop professional-level editing, organizing, and color correction skills in Adobe Lightroom CC. Through three cour...
$49.00listed price -
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Photography Essentials: Light, Landscape & Product
Offered by Skillshare
This Specialization is intended for beginner and aspiring photographers seeking to develop practical photography skills using natural light and proven shooting workflows. Through three courses taught by Cassie Zhang, Mer...
$49.00listed price
Best Photo Editing Courses on Coursera compared
Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.
What the prices here tell you
The 15 priced courses on this page run from $9.99 to $49.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $39.01. The options are closely priced, so cost is unlikely to be your deciding factor. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from Coursera. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 1 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including University of Toronto — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Before you enrol
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