Follow your interests.
Choose advanced courses and creative subjects that make you want to pick up your camera.
Photography Mastery / Six months online
Beyond the settings.
Into your own style.
Six months of advanced courses, guided projects, and personal feedback. Make photographs that feel considered, confident, and yours.
From the Learn Photography Company collection
6 monthsTo develop your photography
6 projectsGuided by your own interests
6 coursesAdvanced skills. Lifetime access.
Real peoplePersonal instructor support
01 / Make your next move
You know your camera.
Now trust your eye.
You understand the settings. But you want more than a technically correct photograph. You want to know what you’re trying to say and how to make it visible.
Photography Mastery brings structure to that next step. Explore advanced techniques, work through six guided projects, and get a photographer’s perspective on the work you’re making.
Learn through the work.
Make photographs, bring them back, and use feedback to decide what to try next.
Find the thread.
Notice the light, subjects, and choices you return to. Start to understand what makes your photography yours.
02 / Your six-month journey
One project at a time.
A different way of seeing.
A balance of technical exploration and creative practice. Open a month to see what you’ll be working on.
01Focus on clarity
Use your technical and creative skills to draw attention to your subject. Make deliberate choices about what matters in the frame and how the viewer sees it.
02Explore an advanced course
Choose an advanced course that interests you. Spend the month learning its techniques and putting them into practice with your camera.
03Your first creative project
Choose a creative subject, such as landscapes or black-and-white photography. Turn what you have learned into a project with your own point of view.
04A second technical challenge
Dive into a second advanced course. Explore Macro, Astro, Flash & Indoor, Lightroom II, Weddings, or Business, and put the new skills to work.
05Your next creative project
Choose another creative direction and follow it further. Use this project to experiment with a different subject or way of expressing yourself.
06Find your photographic style
Work through the 30-day Find Your Style Challenge. Short daily exercises help you recognise your preferences and refine your photographic direction.
03 / Go beyond the foundations
Six advanced photography courses.
Choose your curiosity.
All six advanced courses are included with lifetime access. Work through them at your own pace, during Mastery or when your interests take you there later.
Macro photography
Explore extreme close-ups, from equipment and technique to the creative choices that reveal a small subject in a new way.
Astro photography
Photograph stars, the Milky Way, and the moon. Learn the camera settings and editing techniques used for images of the night sky.
Lightroom II
Explore advanced editing panels and build editing and organising workflows that help you get more from Lightroom.
Flash & indoor photography
Learn to use external flash and indoor light. Experiment with lighting choices that change the mood and shape of a photograph.
Business skills for photographers
An introduction to setting up a photography business, with practical marketing tools to help you get started.
Introduction to wedding photography
Explore the foundations of wedding photography, whether you have been asked to photograph a wedding or are considering it professionally.
The people behind your progress
Bring your photographs.
And your questions.
There’s a real team on the other side of the screen. Get individual guidance from LPC instructors and share the journey with photographers working through the same challenges.
Live check-ins.
Mondays, 12–2 pm, and Tuesdays, 5–6 pm Mountain Time.
Recordings are shared in the private program Facebook group. Confirm current scheduling with the team.
A course that fits.
Designed for In Focus graduates. If you’ve learned elsewhere and have equivalent foundations, talk to us about whether Mastery is the right next step.
Talk about your next step
04 / A body of work to stand behind
Your LPC
certification assessment.
Submit a portfolio of 30 images for assessment by LPC instructors. Successful photographers receive electronic badges, a printed certificate, and a listing in the LPC Certified Photographer Directory.
Complete the assessment as a project during Mastery, or submit when you’re ready later. Certification is awarded after a successful assessment.
Also included
More room
to work things out.
Lightroom workshop.
A three-hour editing workshop exploring Lightroom Classic foundations, with a replay to revisit.
Your 30-minute tech session.
Bring your camera, Lightroom, or editing questions to a personal session with the LPC team.
20 Lightroom presets.
A starting point for experimenting with different finishes and developing your editing preferences.
Your next chapter
Give your photography
somewhere to go.
Your six-month program includes guided projects, six advanced courses with lifetime access, instructor support, the LPC certification assessment opportunity, and all three bonuses.
Photography Mastery
Six months · All courses and bonuses included
One payment
$1,497.00Pay once. $1,497.00 total.
6 monthly payments
$257.03 / month$1,542.18 total across 6 payments.
Payment plans have different total costs. Applicable taxes are calculated at checkout. Read enrollment terms.
Before you join
Good questions.
Clear answers.
Who is Photography Mastery for?
Mastery is designed for Photography In Focus graduates. Photographers with equivalent knowledge from elsewhere are welcome to contact the LPC team to discuss their experience and suitability.
How long is the program?
Photography Mastery runs for six months, with six guided projects and regular live instructor check-ins.
Which advanced courses are included?
Macro Photography, Astro Photography, Lightroom II, Flash & Indoor Photography, Business Skills for Photographers, and Introduction to Wedding Photography. All six are self-paced and include lifetime access.
Do I have to complete every course during the six months?
No. The advanced courses are optional and self-paced. You can return to them later as your interests develop.
How does the LPC certification assessment work?
Submit a portfolio of 30 images for assessment by LPC instructors. Successful candidates receive electronic badges, a printed certificate, and an LPC website directory listing. You can submit during the program or later.
Can I watch the live check-ins later?
Yes. Live sessions are recorded and shared in the private Mastery Facebook group.