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Every course, organized by what you're trying to improve

Courses are grouped into four areas: composition, natural light, editing basics, and personal style. Most people start with whichever area feels the shakiest right now.

Beginner

Composition Foundations

Framing, spacing, and depth using scenes you already walk past daily. No specific location or subject required.

A small group practicing framing techniques outdoors with their phones during a composition workshop

Framing & the Rule of Thirds

An introduction to placing subjects off-center and why it often creates a more balanced photo.

3 lessons
Flat lay of a camera, lens, notebook, and pencil arranged neatly on a light wooden surface

Leading Lines & Depth

Using roads, railings, and shadows to guide a viewer's eye through a photo.

4 lessons
A woman photographing a friend near a bright window using soft natural light

Negative Space & Simplicity

When leaving empty space in a frame makes the subject stronger, not weaker.

3 lessons
Beginner

Seeing Natural Light

Reading window light, shade, and outdoor conditions without any additional lighting equipment.

Close-up of hands holding a smartphone framing a photo of a plant on a windowsill

Window Light Basics

How the direction and softness of window light changes a portrait or still life.

3 lessons
A person holding a smartphone up to photograph a warm, golden hour scene outdoors

Golden Hour Outdoors

Timing outdoor shoots around sunrise and sunset for warmer, softer tones.

3 lessons
An instructor reviewing a student's printed photographs spread across a table during a feedback session

Overcast & Shade

Working with flat, diffused light on cloudy days without it looking dull.

2 lessons
Intermediate

Editing Basics, In Order

A step-by-step approach to exposure, white balance, and color using free or low-cost apps.

A young man editing a photo on a laptop at a wooden desk near a window

Exposure & White Balance

Correcting brightness and color temperature as the first two edits, before anything else.

3 lessons
Flat lay of a camera, lens, notebook, and pencil arranged neatly on a light wooden surface

Contrast & Color Grading

Adjusting contrast and color in a way that stays believable rather than overdone.

3 lessons
A woman reviewing a printed set of her photographs spread across a table

Cropping & Straightening

Fixing composition issues after the fact without losing important parts of the frame.

3 lessons
Intermediate

Finding Your Visual Style

Reviewing your own body of work to notice patterns worth developing further.

A woman in her early thirties standing confidently in a bright studio holding a mirrorless camera

Auditing Your Existing Photos

Looking back through past photos to identify recurring subjects, colors, and framing choices.

2 lessons
A man in his late twenties reviewing photo edits on a laptop screen at a wooden desk

Building a Consistent Edit

Creating an editing approach you can repeat across photos so a series feels cohesive.

3 lessons
A small group seated around a table reviewing photography assignments together in a bright shared workspace

Sharing a Small Project

Putting together a short themed set of photos as a way to practice consistency.

2 lessons

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