Photography Fundamentals Tutorial Series

The Photography Fundamentals Series provides in-depth photography tutorials teaching the basic fundamental photography skill sets required to take great images.

It was specifically created for photographers of all skill levels, with a desire to learn, solve problems, and gain an overall better mastery of photography.

Click Here & Jump Straight to the Tutorials or scroll down to read more about the project.

About the Project

In 2010 I started a journey that lead me to quit my aerospace engineering job, go against all “practical advice”, and become full-time landscape & travel photographer.

At the start of this journey, while trying to learn the photography basics/fundamentals, I noticed that most online tutorials contained a vast number of technical errors & contradictions, leading photographers down a path of confusion & false knowledge.

Even worse, they seem to assume the average photographer is unintelligent and unable to handle technical details & thought processes. They are written as if speaking to a 5th grader. We are smarter than that!

As a scientist, teacher & full-time landscape photographer I have a responsibility change this trend.

Nearly all of us have the ability to learn at a high level & to become expert problem solvers.
Problem-solving is the most important skill on Earth. It’s also the number one skill required in photography.

The tutorials below teach the basic fundamentals of photography interwoven with a crash course on problem-solving and technical thinking

This is an on-going project, so make sure to check back from time to time as more tutorials are added to this page.

Thanks for Reading & Enjoy,

Dave