Welcome to our Advanced Photography Course! Here you will find our more complex photography lessons. Once you have mastered the basics and are feeling comfortable with our intermediate techniques, this is the right course for you. You will find many advanced composition and lighting techniques including the editing skills you need to propel yourself into a photography career or full-time passion project.
If you want all this information in one place with daily challenges, check out our 365 Photography Course. Aside from improving your technical knowledge, our main aim with this course is to challenge you and open your eyes to new possibilities!
Lesson: 1
How to Use the Zone System to Make Your Best Digital Photos
Are you a photographer who desires to better understand exposure and dynamic range? Learning to use the Zone System is a great foundation on which to build a stronger understanding of these aspects of photography.
Lesson 2:
How to Use Dynamic Symmetry in Composition?
Composition is challenging for many beginner photographers. It is one key element in any great photo. Some photographers compose their images intuitively. Others take a
Lesson: 3
Why is it Important to Fill the Frame for a Fantastic Composition?
To fill the frame is important to good composition. This is because it keeps everything relevant to the image you are making. Beginning photographers are
Lesson: 4
Circle of Confusion
Depth of Field and the Circle of Confusion In one of my previous articles on this website, I have delved into the concept of depth of
Lesson: 5
Rembrandt Lighting: What it is and Why You Should Use it
Rembrandt lighting is one of the most famous techniques for shooting portraits. Many photographers have mastered this type of lighting and in just a few
Lesson: 6
Stunning High Key Photography the Quick and Easy Way
To create stunning high-key photography quickly and easily, you need to do just a couple of things. The first is to make sure you have
Lesson: 7
How to Use Low Key Lighting for Stunning Black and White Photos
Low key lighting is great for infusing mood into black and white photos. It can create a mysterious, dramatic, or sometimes sensual mood. This is
Lesson: 8
How to Use Dramatic Lighting Effectively in Your Photos
Light is the essence of photography. With no light, you cannot take a photo. The more you can ‘see’ light and understand it, the better
Lesson: 9
What is Ambient Lighting and How to Make Best Use of It
What is Ambient Lighting in Photography? Ambient lighting is simply the light that is available. It can be natural or artificial light. This is the
Lesson: 10
All You Need To Know About Fill Flash
How you use fill flash is a question many photographers struggle with. Flash adds another level of complexity to photography. Like anything, once you have
Lesson: 11
How to Use a Light Meter in Photography for Great Results
Don’t you hate it when your photos are too light or too dark? This happens the light meter, also known as an exposure meter, has not
Lesson: 12
What is HDR Photography and How Does it Make Better Photos?
HDR photography has become more and more popular among various groups of people. Everywhere we look, we see photographers posting the result of their experiments
Lesson: 13
Long Exposure Photography: The Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide
Long exposure photography is a creative technique that produces stunning images you cannot replicate through normal exposure. It is a creative art that is unique,
Lesson: 14
Balance and Visual Weight in Photography
What is Balance in Photography? Having a balanced life is something that most of us aspire to achieve. Making sure we have the right amount
Lesson: 15
Frame Within a Frame Photography: What it is and How to Use it?
What is a Frame within a Frame in Photography? A frame within a frame is a photography composition technique. Within the four-sided frame of the
Lesson: 16
Aesthetic Photography Explained: What it is and How to Use it?
You may have heard the term aesthetic photography thrown around by influencers or other artists. But what exactly does it mean? At the end of
Lesson: 17
How to Analyze a Photograph (4 Simple Steps)
Analyzing a Photograph Learning to analyze a photo requires introspection and self-analysis. Whether is a photo you have taken or one taken by another photographer.
Lesson: 18
How to Give Good Constructive Criticism
One of the most efficient ways to improve as a photographer is to ask for feedback. Many photography groups and websites offer constructive criticism to
Lesson: 19
How to Photograph Waterfalls: The Ultimate Guide
Waterfalls are some of the most picturesque landscape features to photograph, and if you’re hoping to get into landscape photography professionally, capturing those perfect waterfall
Lesson: 20
Golden Hour Photography – A Guide To Dreamy Photos
Everything You Need to Know about Photographing the Golden Hours Golden hour. That infamous magic “hour” in the day where the light takes on a
Lesson: 21
Blue Hour Photography – A Guide To Magical Photos
Blue Hour Photography You’ve probably already heard of golden hour photography. The warm and gentle tones which make an image radiate at sunset and sunrise.
Lesson: 22
How to Edit Photos in Lightroom Classic: An Overview
For many beginner photographers who have started saving their photos are RAW files, learning how to edit photos in Lightroom is a problem. Where to
Lesson: 23
How to Start a Photography Business with No Experience
Would you like to know how to start a photography business with no experience? For many being your own boss while doing something you love
Lesson: 24
How to Get Photography Clients: 10 Secret Strategies That Work Every Time
Learning how to get photography clients may feel overwhelming at first. Over the past decade, photography services have exploded, and there is no better time
