Have you ever looked at your photos and wondered why they look more like snapshots than polished, professional-looking images? The answer could be as easy as making a few simple photo edits to make your images really pop! Our current Advanced Students have just finished working through their Editing lesson, and let me tell you, […]

When it comes to learning photography online, there are SO many courses and workshops available, it can be overwhelming trying to figure out which one is the best fit for you. And if you’ve already tried the Google and YouTube rabbit hole, you’re probably close to information overload! It doesn’t help that a lot of […]

There’s lots of reasons why we might want a self portrait… for work, to update our profile shot on our socials, for online dating, and even just for ourselves! Whatever the reason, when we’re putting ourselves out there, we all want to look our best, amiright? But most people tend to be overly critical, and […]

Welcome to this week’s dreamy collection of warm photos using natural soft light sources, taken by our Grads for our recent “sunlight” themed photography challenge.  So take a stroll through these beautiful natural portraits and landscapes, be inspired, gather the tips for shooting in different types of light, and go shoot your own sun-kissed collection! […]

Happy Monday! This week’s highlights reel is a collection of richly textured and layered black & white images, taken by our Grads… check out the stunning macros! Once you’ve inhaled this collection of gorgeousness, take a look at our suggested blog posts and explore macro or learn what goes into a beautiful black & white! […]

8 Fun & Easy DIY Photo Backdrop Ideas Sometimes you just can’t find that perfect combination of good light and an uncluttered background to shoot portraits indoors. When this happens, a photography backdrop is the answer. And, regardless of what you may think, it doesn’t have to be expensive! In fact, creating a DIY photo […]

Earth Day began in the US in 1970 as a way of raising mass awareness of the issues facing our planet as a result of decades of pollution, deforestation, and other environmental destruction. Initially a day of protest, over the years, the focus of Earth Day has shifted towards education and each year, schools around […]

The latest round of our Advanced Course just wrapped up last week, and I’m excited to share with you this gorgeous highlights reel of some of the absolutely STUNNING images that were shared during the course! Together, they created and submitted more than 2000 images! I’m so proud of how far they’ve come in their […]

I know I’m not alone when I say camera bags for women have a lot to live up to. Our wish list is long! It needs to be feminine but not over the top… practical but chic… fit a camera, at least two lenses, a speedlight, cards, spare batteries, purse, keys and phone… but not […]

Backlight usually makes us think of golden hour beach photos… warm light, sandy feet and sunkissed faces. Yum! But there’s so many ways to use backlight beyond the beach, and today’s highlights reel of images from our talented Grads is the inspiration for this tutorial. Read on experiment with backlight to bring a little magic […]