Does this sound like you?
  • You feel overwhelmed by Nikon's deep menus and technical jargon
  • You're not sure when to use AF-S, AF-C, or MF
  • You want to shoot in manual mode, but exposure settings confuse you
  • You've changed a setting and can't figure out how to undo it
  • Your photos don't look the way you expected - too dark, too blurry, or just "off"

Nikon Z Photography Fundamentals is your solution

You'll learn how to...

  • Confidently shoot in manual, aperture, and shutter modes
  • Use your camera's full power - menus, buttons, and dials
  • Take sharp, well-exposed photos in any lighting
  • Set up your Z camera for fast, intuitive shooting
  • Never fumble through menus during a photo opportunity

Using your Nikon Z, you'll finally understand...

  • The difference between AF-S, AF-C, MF, and tracking modes
  • How to customize the menus and assign back-button focus
  • When and how to use Exposure Compensation
  • Nikon's deep menu system
  • How to use the Histogram and White Balance

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Step-by-Step Learning Path

Learn your way around Nikon Z cameras and how to set up & customize the basic menus. Download expanded menu PDFs.

  • 5 lessons
  • PDF Download - Menu Supplements
  • Test

Understand how autofocus works in Nikon Z cameras and which modes are available to you, and when to use each.

  • 4 lessons
  • PDF Download
  • Test
  • Assignment

What is Exposure? This chapter will make you an expert on the Exposure Triangle, critical for understanding the next chapter.

  • 7 lessons
  • PDF Download
  • Test
  • Assignment

Photos too dark or too bright? This chapter teaches you all about metering and how to properly expose your photos.

  • 5 lessons
  • PDF Download
  • Test
  • Assignment

Get out of AUTO! Learn the differences between each exposure mode and when & how to use them.

  • 5 lessons
  • PDF Download
  • Test
  • Assignment

Nail those exposures every time. See how the camera meters light, how to use the histogram, and further customize your camera.

  • 6 lessons
  • PDF Download
  • Test
  • Assignment

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Learn by watching - and doing
  • 40 video lessons (7+ hours total)
  • Subtitles in English, Español, Français, Deutsch, and Polski
  • PDF outlines for each chapter
  • Hands-on assignments with instructor feedback
  • Quizzes to reinforce learning
  • Mobile app for study anywhere
  • Direct instructor support
  • 30-day satisfaction guarantee
By the End of This Course, You'll...
Confidently control exposure with your Nikon Z
Know when and how to use autofocus vs. manual focus
Customize your camera so it fits you
Build photography skills you'll use for life
Apply your knowledge through real assignments & feedback

"This course helped me understand my camera better. The presentations provide excellent graphics to show how to set the camera. The instructor also provides helpful and quick feedback on assignments."

Elene Feigenbaum
MEET YOUR TEACHER

John Peltier

I've been teaching in-person photography lessons since 2017, primarily to beginners using various camera models. Everyone has the same struggles, and I'm sure you do too. I've brought a proven method of addressing those struggles to these online courses.

Aside from teaching, my photography passion is storytelling. I've completed photodocumentary projects worldwide over the past 15 years, in locations such as Haiti, Guatemala, and Uganda, and have been featured in publications including New York Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, and the U.S. National Park Service.

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  • 30-day satisfaction guarantee

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  • Access All Nikon & Photography Courses

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Frequently Asked Questions

The course includes 40 instructional videos that, in total, are just over 6 hours.

Using our app, you can download the videos to your mobile device for offline viewing. This applies to the videos only. The text cannot be downloaded. There are PDFs for each module that can also be downloaded.

You'll have access forever and can come back whenever you want.

I encourage you to try out the free previews before purchase.
Full refunds may be issued within 30 days of purchase, and only if 50% or less of the course content has been accessed.

This Nikon-centric photography course is generic enough to apply to all Nikon Z mirrorless cameras, including the Z30, Z50, Zf, Zfc, and Z5 through Z9 lines.