The Photography Starter Kit for Beginners with John Greengo

Build a strong foundation for your photography

The Photography Starter Kit for Beginners
  • 16 video lessons
  • 3 hours and 50 minutes of class content
  • Streaming access on desktop and mobile browsers
  • 100% satisfaction guarantee

AFTER THIS CLASS YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:

  • Understand shutter speed, ISO and aperture and how they work together
  • Utilize depth of field
  • Learn to focus in manual mode
  • Understand different types of lenses and how they work
  • Create stronger images with composition
  • Use light to create mood and emotion
  • Learn about flash photography
  • Get an introduction to the post-processing workflow

ABOUT JOHN’S CLASS:

Photography techniques, terminology and equipment can seem complicated and intimidating at first. But after a few hours with John Greengo, you’ll have the skills and confidence you need to go out and take amazing photos that you’ll want to print, share and treasure for a lifetime.

Designed specifically for beginner photographers, this course will walk you through the essentials of how to use your DSLR camera and all the key functions. You’ll learn photography tips about everything from shutter speed to aperture, depth of field to ISO. You’ll get a primer on how to compensate for bad lighting and how to compose your shot for maximum effect and better photos.

This class will help you:

  • Learn the most essential functions of your DSLR camera.
  • Gain confidence in putting new features into action.
  • Understand basic photographic terminology including the rule of thirds and the exposure triangle.
  • Get a solid understanding of lighting and composition techniques.
  • Figure out how to position yourself and your subject for optimal results.
  • Learn to take great photos with the DSLR camera you have without extra gear.
  • Feel prepared to move on to more advanced classes.

If you want to take more memorable and inspiring photographs of your travels, your friends and family, and the great outdoors, then this photography starter kit class is for you. By the end of the course, you’ll be ready to take your photography skills to the next level and continue your education with a more advanced photography course.

WHO THIS CLASS IS FOR:

  • Beginning photographers looking to up their game and understand their camera.
  • People who are finally ready to get out into the field and actually capture the shots they want.
  • Any seasoned photog who wants a refresher (or to fix old habits) from one of the best out there today.

Course Instructor

John Greengo

John Greengo

John Greengo is an award-winning photographer specializing in outdoor and travel photography. Shooting for over 3 decades, John has developed an unrivaled understanding of the industry, tools, techniques and art of photography.

The Photography Starter Kit for Beginners with John Greengo is rated 5.0 stars by 356 students

  • Holly Jean H. Nov 1, 2024

    Great starter class with just the right amount of information to pique your interest to learn more about each topic. Highly recommend for the beginner to start here!

  • Michelle C. Jan 19, 2024

    This is a wonderful "right size" course for anyone interested in that initial deeper delve into the technical and aesthetic aspects of photography. It's easy to follow along and you'll find yourself immediately integrating class learnings into your craft. Thanks, John Greengo, for your learner-friendly sharing of knowledge.

  • Q. Nov 18, 2023

    Just finished this class and will definitely be watching it again. There is so much good information. Very easy to understand & follow. Highly recommend.

  • Atossa K. Oct 21, 2023

    Loved every moment of it! And the Poem at the end brought tears to my eyes. You described "the Moment" which photographers capture to a tee... So inspiting. I highly recommend it!

  • Scott J. Sep 10, 2023

    Terrific Course! John makes photography much easier to understand for a beginner, highly recommend!!

  • Mark J. Jul 21, 2023

    An excellent, well structured an informative class in which I learned a lot. It's now time to come off Program Mode! Many thanks John.

  • Marjut W. Jul 6, 2023

    Excellent class, comprehensive about the subject at this level. John presented all the different workings of the camera and qualities of good images with clear, interesting and pleasant manner. What a fantastic and inspirational verse to end with.

  • Marky M. Nov 3, 2022

    I've only just started this class but am very happy already. Was planning to skip the course as I know some basics but already in the shutter speed lesson there were several tips and explanations that really made sense and i feel like i've learned more in 20 minutes than I have from reading books or watching youtube over previous months. Excited to watch the rest of this course.

  • Jack M. Oct 20, 2022

    John Does a wonderful job of telling you he takes you from a beginner to the place where you are comfortable with your Camera so both of you fit like a Glove. I have many of his courses each one is very well laid out.

  • rachel F. Sep 22, 2022

    Very helpful as a beginner and clear lessons.

  • Kim C. Sep 16, 2022

    Another terrific course by John. Now on to his Fundamentals of Photography course and, armed with the basics laid out in this course, I'm really excited to dive in. Thanks John!

  • James L. Apr 4, 2022

    Just reading the downloaded course content before the course was worth the money, a great and clear reference guide to make matters even clearer during the course.

  • Lola S. Mar 10, 2022

    This is a great class. I learned a lot and was inspired all through the course. I will definitely watch this again just to make sure I didn't miss anything. Great job and thank you!

  • M. Jan 5, 2022

    Really concise information in an easily digestible format. A great deal of information that even during a college course I found it hard to decipher; but, John presented it in a way I can understand and has added greatly to my confidence as a “non-auto” photographer. Looking forward to shooting again.

  • Master C. Jan 27, 2021

    Nice!

  • Nancy T. Oct 10, 2020

    I thoroughly enjoyed this class and the instructor John Greengo. While I am not new to photography I decided to take this class to see if there were some basics that I had missed learning about. I loved of the visual aides and photographs in the sessions. This class was fun, informative and worth my time. I highly recommend this class and the instructor John Greengo. I will be looking for more of his classes.

  • Jared M. Aug 12, 2020

    Excellent and very informative course. John is captivating and an amazing teacher. Thank you!

  • Jeffrey H. Aug 11, 2020

    Wonderful class. John is a great teacher, explaining photography in a real and understandable way. I am definitely going to take his other classes.

  • Paul C. Jul 31, 2020

    Expanded the patchwork of knowledge i had, brought together in a well explained, bitesize chunks and neatly packaged with a bow.

  • Jen A. Jul 26, 2020

    Spectacular class. I have the innate ability to forget everything I learn about manual settings on my camera, but John's visuals really help drive concepts home. I did some screenshots that I intend to reduce in size and laminate to use as an easy on-the-go reference until this becomes automatic for me. I intend to take his full-length Fundamentals class, as well as the Fast Start class for my new camera. Beyond that, I look forward to more classes about light and travel photography. Thanks for this brilliant start! :)

  • Cody M. Jun 13, 2020

    What an absolutely fabulous class. I have and continue to recommend this to everyone. I have a notepad literally filled with information that I have taken from it, it's taken a week to watch the whole class, but I have done it a few lessons at a time so I can process everything that I have taken in. I will certainly be watching more of his videos! I would like to know if he will be doing any more classes, as of 2020, some of these classes are quite a few years old.

  • Oluwatosin J. Nov 11, 2019

    Brilliant course! As a beginner, I'm impressed by the kind of shots I have been able to take after this class. I learnt a lot from the technical side of the class and feel inspired by the artistic side of the course. The latter is where experience & practice makes a world of difference so while I feel really comfortable and learnt astronomically with the technical side of the course, the artistic part of the course lets me know there is so much work I need to put in. But altogether it was a fantastic course. Thanks John

  • Jon C. Aug 13, 2019

    What a brilliant course for beginners like me. Clear and easy to absorb. Look forward to watching more courses done by John

  • W. Jun 17, 2019

    John is a great teacher, explains everything very clearly and organized. Any class by him is pretty much recommended by default.

  • Brad -. Apr 6, 2019

    Great refresher course for me. John's poem "The Moment" at the end reminded me why I keep trying to communicate how I see the world to others through my photos.

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