Intermediate & Advanced Photography Classes

Photography classes for the confident photographer who wants to hone their skills and learn from an expert.

Once you’ve mastered the basics, it’s time to dig deeper. Our intermediate photography classes and advanced photography classes are designed to push you creatively and technically. You’ll explore finding your photography style, experimenting with art photography, and even breaking rules to make work that feels uniquely your own. Whether you’re refining family photography or chasing a personal project, these courses give you the tools, inspiration, and freedom to grow into the next chapter of your creative journey.

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WITH amy elizabeth

Self Portraits for Growth

Learn your story. Tell your story. It’s time to come back to yourself.  The exercises and assignments in this class will guide you through the process of realigning with your vision and values, get over the apprehension of what to do with your body in front of the lens, and teach you how to create compelling self portraits.

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WITH Bec Griffiths

The Art of Marketing

Learn how to create marketing that works, feels authentic and you can get excited about. This class is for the photographers that want to make art, share art and make a living without selling their soul. 

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WITH cAMI TURPIN

The Process is the Point

This hands-on, analog film and mixed media workshop will push you out of your comfort zone into experimental techniques to help you let go of perfectionism and fear, and help you learn to work by instinct and trust.

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with Carolyn Fong

Naturally Lit

Forget feeling dependant on golden hour or window light - learn to create beautifully lit images anywhere, anytime using off camera flash. Naturally Lit is designed for natural light photographers ready to expand their toolkit - without compromising their style.

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WITH Celina Bailey

At Play

A creative approach to everyday photography. This is an invitation to play, find new and unique ways to make digital photographs and be pleasantly surprised by the results. These techniques can be used to photograph your every day and  your clients; for photographers of any genre.

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WITH Cornell Watson

Composing the World You See

Composition is the sauce to creating art and the key to consistency.  In Composing The World You See, you will learn to build, stretch, challenge, and flex your composition muscles to consistently create your new favorite photos.

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with Didi VonBoch

EGO TRIP

This class isn’t about rules: it’s about breaking them. EGO TRIP is an invitation to create photos from your soul. Images that feel like you—unfiltered, intuitive, and alive.
EGO TRIP pushes beyond assumption and expectation into the landscape of obsession, passion, and vision.

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with Lindsey Bergstrom

Portrait Revolution

A guide to creating connection, meaning and legacy through portraits. Learn to make intimate portraits that are raw, beautiful, mindful, and meaningful.

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with Roxanne Bryant

Editing for Artists

A color theory intensive.The key to confident editing is understanding why color behaves the way it does. In this intensive class, you will gain insight on how color theory creates richness and depth, conveys mood, illuminates focal points and composition, and directly communicates your story.

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with Summer Murdock 

The Magic of Light

A guide to understanding the best of the light around you. The Magic of Light will push you to slow down, open your eyes and really SEE the light with fresh eyes and get those images that are stuck in your head out into your camera.

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WITH Tiffany Kelly

Exploring Macro Photography

This class is a deep dive into fine art macro photography - an invitation to slow down, observe with intention, and create meaningful work. Discover how to transform ordinary moments into art and capture the quiet beauty that often goes unnoticed. 

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Free
Mini Classes

Want to start learning right now? These Intermediate & Advanced Photography Mini Classes are perfect for learning a specific skill in a quick, approachable way at your own pace.

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The Magic of Freelensing 

Discover the magic of freelensing—a technique where you detach your lens from the camera body to create dreamy blur, light leaks, and striking slices of focus. In this class, you'll learn how to experiment with this technique, embrace imperfection, and unlock a whole new world of creative possibilities, no fancy gear required.

class by summer murdock
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CLASS by CORNELL WATSON

Dragging the World You See

Shutter dragging is all about adding a little razzle-dazzle to your photos using slow shutter speeds.  In this class, you’ll learn how to combine those slow shutter speeds with intentional camera movement to create light trails and ghosting effects.

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class by LINDSEY BERGSTROM

Stop the Scroll

This self-paced class is all about strengthening your photography by expanding your visual vocabulary. Rather than looking at ‘other people’s work’ as a distraction from making your own, you will learn how to reframe it as the foundation of becoming a stronger, more intentional artist.

In an era that demands ‘fast and furious’ this class instead invites you to get ‘slow and cerebral’.

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Color Palettes for Artists

Learn how to use color palette as a form of inspiration and jumping off point for creative play. Drawing inspiration from a Master work of your choice you’ll develop your own color palette, then use it to create a small body of your own photographic work.

A great class for when you’re feeling stuck and need a push of inspiration to create fresh new work steeped in color!

class by ROXANNE BRYANT
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How class registration works

Enrolment for our interactive classes opens three times a year—based on US seasons and dates:

  • Winter - January 7th 2026

  • Spring- March 25th 2026

  • Fall - August 26th 2026

how to register

All interactive classes offer two learning options:

Guided Seats

Guided Students get tailored guidance from the teacher including direct feedback on images and exercises as well as personalised feedback videos on assignments.

Independent Seats

Independent students have full access to class content and can participate in class discussions —they just don’t get teacher critique and feedback on images or assignments.

Both learning options offer a rich and inspiring experience and are open to students all over the world.

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