Free Photography Courses/Tutorials

Interested in taking your photography to the next level but you don't want to pay extreme prices or spend the time in a classroom?

Well, Here at Microstuck we've got you covered! This page will be updated whenever a free online tutorial or a free training course opens up, so check back often!

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Training courses from MIT. These courses were from previous classes, so they are structured and in-depth. They are geared for a class setting but because they are from previous classes, have no live instructor nor have a current table of contents.

For your learning pleasure:

Introduction to Photography
  • Photographic theory
  • Photography concepts:
    • Lighting
    • Film exposure
    • Development
    • Printing
    • Digital imaging
    • Fundamentals of camera operation 
    • Black and white techniques
  • Relationship of image to language.
Introduction to Photography and Related Media
  • Practical instruction on the fundamentals of analog and digital SLR
  • Medium/large format camera operation
  • Black and white darkroom techniques
  • Digital imaging
  • Studio lighting
  • Film exposure and development
Photography and Truth
  • Looks at photography as an art form, research tool and communication
Sensing Place: Photography as Inquiry 
  • Dig deeper into the concepts behind photography
  • Explore how photography involves:
    • Light
    • Place
    • Poetics
    • Narrative 
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  • Learn about the ISO setting on your camera and how it affects your images
The Rule of 2/3'rd's (Composition)
  • Extremely important! You don't want to crop your images, get them right the first time by composing correctly!