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Anthology Cover Art Award 2023

The Anthology Cover Art Competition is established to foster and support both established and emerging visual…

€1000

Submissions Available

Deadline: September 30, 2023

Anthology Photography Award 2023

Open to photographers working at any level, the Anthology Photography Competition celebrates outstanding…

€500

Submissions Available

Deadline: November 30, 2023

LightRocket Photography Competition

Current theme: This month's theme is 'trust' #lightrocketphotocomp_trust How to Enter: Post your photo to…

Submissions Available

Deadline: March 31, 2023

Head On Photo Awards 2022

AUSTRALIA’S PRESTIGIOUS PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS | OPEN FOR ENTRIES Win a share of a prize pool…

$30,000 in cash + more

Submissions Available

Deadline: June 5, 2022

International Nature Photography Contest 2022 | MontPhoto

Welcome to MontPhoto’s 2022 International Nature Photography Contest, open to amateurs and professional…

MontPhoto Award of Honor: 2.000€ + diploma

Submissions Available

Deadline: April 30, 2022

Best Portfolio 2023 by Blank Wall Gallery

The best portfolio will be exhibited totally free for 2 weeks in Blank Wall Gallery The artist will be able…

Non Cash Award

Submissions Available

Deadline: May 31, 2023

Arch20 Photography Challenge 2022

Hello! The growing obsession with visual documentation is giving us a chance to learn more about our…

$1000

Submissions Available

Deadline: January 15, 2023

2023 Sony World Photography Awards | Open Competition

Open competition Rewarding the best single images! Enter for free and you could win $5,000, top Sony digital…

5000

Submissions Available

Deadline: January 13, 2023

The Pangolin Photo Challenge

The Pangolin Photo Challenge invites you to get out and practice your wildlife photography to stand the…

Non Cash Award

Submissions Available

Deadline: October 31, 2022

World Nature Photography Awards 2022

The mission of the World Nature Photography Awards is to celebrate the world’s best nature photographers,…

1000

Submissions Available

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Intimate Photographic Portrait

Discover a new way of approaching portrait photography from a close and honest perspective One of the…

Discover a new way of approaching portrait photography from a close and honest perspective
One of the challenges a portrait photographer faces when getting behind the camera is making the subject's personality shine through and take center stage. Marta Mas Girones —known on Instagram as leentrelineas— achieves it from intimacy and closeness, with her own style that tries to explain the most honest truths of those who stand in front of the camera.

In this course you will learn Marta's way of living photography and you will discover your style by generating a series of photographs. You will learn how a session works, from the initial contact with the models and their direction, to the choice of location, materials, light and post-production.
Beginner

Beginner

$55

Diploma in Wedding Photography (Online Photography Course)

The Diploma in Wedding Photography online photography course will teach you all the basics of how to become a…

The Diploma in Wedding Photography online photography course will teach you all the basics of how to become a wedding photographer and teach you the in-depth skills you will need to change your career.
Over 130 in-depth units cover everything you need to know about becoming a professional wedding photographer, from commercial knowledge to the technical skills you will need day to day.

The course includes over 130 modules, more than 7 graded practice assignments and 1 formal final assignment, 23 comprehension tests, 2 x 30-minute tutor chats and case studies from working professional wedding photographers as well as a dedicated forum for discussion and feedback.

The dedicated technical section focuses in great detail on the technical skills you will need at each part of the wedding day from the bride getting ready to the reception dance.

On completion of your online photography course, gain your Diploma in Wedding Photography Certificate and begin your new career as a wedding photographer.
Intermediate

Intermediate

£490.00

Fundamentals of Lighting for Beginners

Part 1: Indoor Flash 9:00AM-11:30AM Students quickly develop the skills to manage and choose portable flash…

Part 1: Indoor Flash
9:00AM-11:30AM
Students quickly develop the skills to manage and choose portable flash settings for indoor applications in this class. They will also learn how to use portable flash as a dominant light source and explore best practices for selecting ISO, exposure settings, and flash power requirements appropriate to any given ambient light situation.

The instructor provides hands-on instruction for flash photography indoors. Students master real-life lighting challenges to achieve optimum technical results and develop creative choices for further light manipulation and enhancement. Students leave with knowledge and confidence in the portable lighting workflow. They control their lighting, know how to light with their new techniques learned, and can capture or create the image they have in mind.

Take your portraits to a new level just by mastering and learning about your flash, how to use it, and techniques.

Part 2: Outdoor Flash
11:30AM-1:30PM
If you've wondered what that silver plate on the top of your camera does, and you're tired of your photos being too dark, or your outdoor portraits fall flat, or, if you're a natural light photographer ready to take your photography to the next level with flash lighting, this is your course! Our instructor will simplify accessory flash use outdoors by demonstrating the techniques to get you stellar portraits and simplify your landscape photographs.

Students quickly develop the skills to manage and choose portable flash settings for outdoor applications and use this tool as a fill light source. They explore best practices for selecting the correct ISO settings, exposure settings, and requirements appropriate to any outdoor ambient light situation.

Students leave with knowledge and confidence in the portable lighting workflow.

Part 3: Intro to Studio Lighting
1:30PM-3:30PM
In this course, students learn fundamental lighting setups and familiarize themselves with the lights, light modifiers, and why we use studio lighting. In class, students perform several live lighting plans and explore the technical and aesthetic results of each. The instructor provides hands-on instruction, and students understand the importance and methodology of studio lighting to achieve image goals. Students leave with the necessary knowledge to explore lighting equipment for the studio and other learning objectives and will be ready to shoot indoors with studio lighting.
Beginner

Beginner

$299

Portrait Retouching – Ultimate Bundle | The Complete Portrait Retouching for the Artistically Challenged Course

In the past, when the arts made the transition from state & religion sponsorship to patron sponsorship,…

In the past, when the arts made the transition from state & religion sponsorship to patron sponsorship, the wealthy commissioned paintings of their likeness in a flattering presentation and the portrait became a staple of the artist’s livelihood. Much later, with the advent of photography, the portrait became accessible to the average person, and a whole industry developed to support it. The mechanical nature of photography, however, posed a problem for the goal of flattering the subject. Makeup and lighting were tools used to present the subject in an idealized way, but often these didn’t go far enough to hide defects that were revealed in glaring detail. The art of retouching developed as a way to beautify the subject. This required great skill, and was most often a separate discipline from the job of photography itself. The skills necessary for the retoucher, turned out to be essentially the same as those required of the painter! Retouching was an art that used brushes and pencils, and later, airbrushes to achieve the desired transformation.

Today, after the few years of development in computer imaging, the skills required for retouching are radically different, and offer astonishing capabilities that go way beyond what even the most skilled artists could achieve with the traditional art tools of the past. Also, most of the artistic craftsmanship need for the task of retouching has been shifted to the computer, and the average person can master the craft in a very short time, without the many hours of practice that skill with tradition art tools required.
Beginner

Beginner

$250

Portrait Retouching Essentials Course

Learning the process of high-quality portrait retouching is something that almost every photographer who…

Learning the process of high-quality portrait retouching is something that almost every photographer who deals with people wants to learn. It can be difficult to learn some of the most common skill and techniques out there because there are so many different ways of accomplishing one edit, especially when working in Photoshop. This is why we have created the Essential Portrait Retouching Course.

This course covers some of the most popular techniques that most beginning portrait photographers and editors want to learn. In this course, we will show you how you can achieve those high-end edits that you see in ads and publications while using the most simple tools that Photoshop has to offer. We will also cover how you can do some of the most basic portrait retouchings in Adobe Lightroom as well so you can choose which software works the best for your specific situation.
Beginner

Beginner

$69

Jewellery Photography

Learn how to create flawless images that capture a sense of elegance and perfection in this series of…

Learn how to create flawless images that capture a sense of elegance and perfection in this series of in-depth jewellery photography classes. Shooting a number of luxury items such as watches, necklaces, and rings, Karl teaches you how to identify the common challenges associated with jewellery photography and, more importantly, how to overcome them to produce high-quality results for online or commercial purposes. You'll learn how to shoot small products using focus stacking, how to photograph jewellery on a white background, and how to style jewellery for photography.
Intermediate

Intermediate

$19/month

Secrets of Photomontage and Creative Retouching

Learn professional composition, retouching and photographic lighting techniquesCarles Marsal, a graphic…

Learn professional composition, retouching and photographic lighting techniquesCarles Marsal, a graphic designer specialized in Matte Painting, will show you the professional techniques and tricks he uses to correctly integrate the different elements of a photomontage, reaching the highest possible level of realism.

After defining a suitable composition, you will learn to touch up and integrate all the elements through endless tricks with which you will make your projects look like you never imagined. An authentic arsenal of photomontage secrets at your disposal!

In this course you will delve into the world of photo retouching and to do it you will need to know how to work with layers, masks and brushes with Photoshop. As an introduction to this technique from scratch, we recommend the course " Matte Painting: Creating Photorealistic Worlds " by Carlos Marsal in which you will learn to create imaginary worlds with a photorealistic result and which is only available on Domestika.
Intermediate

Intermediate

$55

Outdoor Photography Essentials

Capture dramatic outdoor imagery! Learn essentials for anticipating scenes, shooting people in action,…

Capture dramatic outdoor imagery! Learn essentials for anticipating scenes, shooting people in action, reacting to conditions and making the most of your camera.
Are you inspired by the dynamic beauty of our world? Then conquer this set of fundamental outdoor photography techniques, and shoot it all in compelling fashion! Join me and begin by learning the digital settings you need for success and how to best handle your camera in the field with my online video course, Outdoor Photography Essentials.

$39.95

Raw Processing Masterclass

Get started on your path to digital darkroom mastery. I’ll teach you how to edit your photos like a pro in…

Get started on your path to digital darkroom mastery.

I’ll teach you how to edit your photos like a pro in Capture One. In this comprehensive course, I cover all of the essential knowledge to quickly and efficiently edit your photos to make them look their best.

I’ll teach you how to use all the essential tools that are specific to Capture One. Learn from start to finish how to get the most out of this powerful software.

I meet a lot of photographers who don’t shoot in raw and rely on their camera to make creative decisions for them. Shooting raw gives you complete control and puts you in the driver's seat. This is key.
Beginner

Beginner

$149

Introduction to Adobe Photoshop

Learn to master Adobe Photoshop, the most widely used tool for image processing and digital retouching By…

Learn to master Adobe Photoshop, the most widely used tool for image processing and digital retouching
By taking these 5 courses, you'll learn to use Adobe Photoshop even if you've never used the program before. Through a series of practical lessons, you'll learn everything you need to know to become a design or digital publishing professional.
Beginner

Beginner

$55