6 Best Portrait Photography Courses on Coursera
We compared 6 Portrait Photography courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $49.00. 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
- 6
- Price range
- $49.00 – $49.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 6 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "portrait 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 $49.00 to $49.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Mastering Natural Light in Portrait Photography
Offered by Skillshare
Working in natural light is one of the key elements of being a portrait photographer. Once you've mastered shooting in the various lighting scenarios that you could come across, the rest of photography becomes a lot less...
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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...
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Portrait Photography
Offered by Skillshare
This Specialization is intended for beginner to intermediate photographers seeking to develop professional portrait skills. Through three courses taught by Fynn Badgley, Sophia Carey, and Soraya Zaman, you will explore s...
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4
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...
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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...
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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
Best Portrait Photography Courses on Coursera compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mastering Natural Light in Portrait Photography | Coursera | Skillshare | $49.00 | View → |
| 2 | Wedding & Portrait Photography: Capture Perfect Moments | Coursera | Skillshare | $49.00 | View → |
| 3 | Portrait Photography | Coursera | Skillshare | $49.00 | View → |
| 4 | Master Photography & Affinity Photo Techniques | Coursera | Skillshare | $49.00 | View → |
| 5 | Photography Essentials: Light, Landscape & Product | Coursera | Skillshare | $49.00 | View → |
| 6 | Creative Photography: Weddings, Film, and Color | Coursera | Skillshare | $49.00 | View → |
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 6 priced courses on this page run from $49.00 to $49.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $0.00. 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.
Before you enrol
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