20 Best Photography MOOC / Non-credit Programs Online
We compared 20 Photography courses currently listed on Coursera and Udemy, priced from $19.99 to $199.99. 1 comes from a named university or institution, including Michigan State University. 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
- 20
- Price range
- $19.99 – $199.99
- Providers
- Coursera, Udemy
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 20 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, Udemy, matched to "Photography" 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 $19.99 to $199.99, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Photography Basics and Beyond: From Smartphone to DSLR
Offered by Michigan State University
Whether your camera is a Smartphone or DSLR, a Compact or Mirrorless model, you will learn to gain control of exposure and understand fundamentals of composition, while exploring documentary and creative concepts to make...
$49.00listed price -
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Wedding & Portrait Photography: Capture Perfect Moments
Offered by Skillshare
By the end of this course, you will be able to confidently capture meaningful wedding and portrait moments, apply strong composition techniques, enhance lighting and color, and edit your images using tools like Adobe Pho...
$49.00listed price -
3
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...
$49.00listed price -
4
Scout Like a Pro: Find Landscape Photography Locations
Offered by Skillshare
Do you love to explore the outdoors and capture stunning images? Join naturalist, photographer, and outdoor educator Meredith Fontana to learn how to scout new and exciting places to take landscape photos. In this course...
$49.00listed price -
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Photography Essentials: Mastering the Art
Are you passionate about photography and eager to elevate your skills? This comprehensive course is your gateway to becoming a proficient photographer, whether you're just starting or looking to refine your craft.In this...
$19.99listed price -
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Photography Composition & Portrait Photography Masterclass
Creative Photography MasterclassDo You Have A Love For Photography?*Do you want to learn how to take beautiful, powerful and compelling images with any camera?This course will help you master Portrait / Street Photo...
$199.99listed price -
7
Long Exposure Photography: Shoot Your Own Stunning Photos
You're a photographer and you want to learn how to shoot with the long exposure shots. But you don’t know where to start. You don’t know what equipment you need. You don’t know what settings to use. You don’t know what t...
$199.99listed price -
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Newborn Photography Secrets
This course was created for all newborn photography enthusiasts and in it I share the methodology that I have built in 8 years of expertise and over 2000 sessions. Through 25 classes, and more than 4 hours of content, y...
$19.99listed price -
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Newborn iPhone Photography
Learn how to take beautiful, timeless photos of your baby—right from the comfort of your own home—with legendary photographer Anne Geddes as your guide. Known worldwide for her iconic images of babies and children, Anne...
$29.99listed price -
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iPhone Food Photography: The Ultimate Guide
Class OverviewMaking culinary art with an iPhone is fully possible and easy to do - once you know how. Food photography is more than just “taking a picture with your phone”. It’s lighting, color, composition, photo editi...
$199.99listed price -
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Instagram Photography for Foodies
"This class was excellent, thank you Dani! You are very talented and a great teacher and I am excited to make a project for this class and watch your other videos!"Lena, course student.UPDATE 2023: a whole Bonus section...
$149.99listed price -
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Masterclass In Photography PART 4: Composition And Light
Welcome to A Masterclass In Photography PART 4: Composition and Light - From Boring to Brilliant, a course meticulously designed for photographers who aspire to transform their images from mundane to magnificent.Composit...
$24.99listed price -
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Master Photography & Affinity Photo Techniques
Offered by Skillshare
This Specialization is intended for aspiring photographers seeking to develop both technical shooting and post-processing skills. Through six courses, led by instructors Jordy Vandeput, Sean Dalton, Meredith Fontana, Fyn...
$49.00listed price -
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Landscape Photography
Offered by Skillshare
This Specialization is intended for aspiring and hobbyist photographers seeking to develop professional-level landscape photography skills. Through four courses, you will learn how to capture stunning images, use creativ...
$49.00listed price -
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Creative Photography: Weddings, Film, and Color
Offered by Skillshare
This Specialization is intended for aspiring photographers and creatives seeking to develop both technical and artistic photography skills. Through three courses taught by Olusola Abisagbo, Rob Davidson, and Sathya Peaco...
$49.00listed price -
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Night Photography: Stunning Night Photography the Easy Way
YOU CAN TAKE BEAUTIFUL NIGHT PHOTOS! That's why you're here right? We're excited to show you how to take your own amazing night & low-light photos. With this complete night photography course, you'll learn the ins a...
$199.99listed price -
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Professional Jewelry & Small Product Light Tent Photography
Course updated on October 29, 2020 - This course is for anyone who wants to learn to take beautiful small product and jewelry photographs using minimal equipment. You'll learn several ways you can set up your light...
$24.99listed price -
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The Art of Mobile Photography
This course is like nothing that has ever been offered before! Mobile photography IS photography. In this course you will learn basic principles of photography and creative techniques that you can apply to your mobile d...
$19.99listed price -
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Beginner's Digital Photography - Part 2
In this follow-up to our Beginner Digital Photography class (which covers exposure, aperture and shutter speed), this class covers:- how you can use ISO to take better pictures in low light environments - how to use your...
$29.99listed price -
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Photography as an oil painting. EcoGumoil.
You’ll learn how to take a standard photograph and, using digital editing and traditional painting methods, produce a hand‑painted oil replica on archival cotton paper. The course walks through the entire workflow—from c...
$199.99listed price
Best Photography MOOC / Non-credit Programs Online 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 20 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $199.99, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $180.00. That is a wide gap for one subject. 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 and Udemy. The platforms differ in how they sell: some charge once per course, others expect a subscription, and the listed price is not always what you pay at checkout after a promotion. 1 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Michigan State University — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Before you enrol
Open the provider’s own page and check three things this comparison cannot tell you: when the course was last updated, what the syllabus actually covers in its later sections, and what recent learners say. Prices shown here are the provider’s listed price when we last rebuilt this page on 18 September 2026 — they change often, and a promotion can move them substantially. We earn a commission if you enrol through our links, which costs you nothing and never affects the order courses appear in.