Create the pet photos that you've been imagining!
Everything you need to be able to create beautiful pet photos, whether you want to capture the personality of your pet, or start a professional pet photography business.
Take the photos your pet deserves!
Go from overwhelmed and frustrated by using your camera, finding locations, composition and editing, to joyfully creating beautiful, artistic photos of your pets, in this step by step photography journey.
Do any of these sound like you?!
- You LOVE taking photos of your own pets, or may have even started a pet photography business, but don't know how to improve and create the beautiful photos you see on social media...
- You've spent countless hours trawling through YouTube videos, or asking random people in Facebook groups for help, and you're sick of feeling "stuck" with your photos & editing...
- You've got your business up and running, but want to provide your clients even better photos, and get help with the business side of things, but it all seems so overwhelming...
- You want to improve your editing skills, but are stuck in a constant battle of "Am I on the right track?"
Elevating your pet photography doesn’t have to be a challenge!
That's what inspired the Inspawration Learning Journey
As a fully qualified teacher who worked in schools before falling in love with photography, I saw simple mistakes people were making that stopped them from taking truly beautiful photos of pets. I wanted to share my method for taking and editing enchanting portraits, and magical storytelling images with as many pet lovers and pet photographers as possible.
Whether you want to start a business, grow your social media or get brand deals, or simply have something to remember your precious pet by, the Learning Journey will equip you with the skills and knowledge you need.
Here are some examples of photos created inside the Inspawration Learning Journey
Why did these pet lovers join the Learning Journey?
They wanted to move beyond happy snaps to creating art. To capture moments the way they’d envisaged them, or even to connect with their artistic side, all while spending time with their pet.
Many of them have gone on to start their own photography business, have had artwork printed for their walls, or have delved into different genres and styles.
And more importantly, they have become inspired, joyful and confident in creating photos.
What is the Inspawration Learning Journey?
The Learning Journey isn’t a start to finish “online course.” We recognise that everyone begins and “ends” their journey at different places, have different things they want to learn, but are all bound by the love of photographing pets.
The Journey begins as a structured path for those at the beginning stages, before opening out into an ever-expanding library of resources: videos, written lessons with visual examples, downloadables, tutorials, Behind the Scenes analysis, live events and more.
With feedback & support from experts and our Community, to help you reach your photography goals.
The Learning Journey will help you to:
Master your camera settings, to consistently get your subjects in focus, with the exposure settings you need for each location
Find ideal photography locations, and work confidently with natural light to create engaging portraits, and magical storytelling images
Discover your editing style, through uncovering a solid editing rationale, tools, techniques and workflows to help you find what you love to create.
Develop a stronger bond with your dog, understanding training principles, teaching tricks, and finding ways to work with the subjects in front of you to show them at their best
Be inspired to take photography in whatever direction you want. Getting clients, doing commercial photos, or simply capturing precious memories for yourself or your social media.
Tap into the collective knowledge of our incredible Community, and get answers and feedback from Emily & Sabrina, to keep you accountable and progressing.
Plus, these incredible bonuses!
7 Full Editing Tutorials with more every month!
€1400+ Value
Editing is such a big part of what we do as pet photographers, and watching the editing process from start to finish is an amazing way to learn! Even better is to download the .RAW files and edit along!
At the beginning of your membership, you will have access to 7 full start-to-finish editing tutorials, with more tutorials opening up every month in a huge variety of scenarios: backlit and underexposed, spring flowers, winter snow, with people, groups of dogs, landscape photos, black dogs and plenty more.
You will learn not only the process Emily follows to edit her photos, but the reasoning and rationale behind her workflow and the editing decisions she makes, so you can find and develop your OWN editing style.
“Creating Wonder” Pet Photography Guidebook
€125+ Value
Get exclusive access to Emily’s Pet Photography book, “Creating Wonder”.
This book covers everything you need to know about taking beautiful pet photographs, supporting the information you’ll gain during the membership.
As it was created as a companion document to Emily’s workshops and private lessons, it will give you an overview of her methodology, philosophy and behind-the-camera techniques, so you can start creating beautiful photographs immediately.
Early Bird Offer!
Join before October 20th and join Emily Abrahams and Sabrina Theden in a LIVE editing session. Download the RAW file and follow along, ask questions, and meet the rest of the community. This live session will be a brilliant way to dive head-first into the Inspawration Editing process!
€200 EUR Value
What makes the Learning Journey different?
Resources designed by a teacher
With a Masters Degree in teaching, and 5 years of experience in a primary school classroom, Emily is more than just a photographer telling you what she knows… she also knows how to explain and break down concepts in multiple ways
Constant Improvement
The membership is for the members. That means analysing what’s working and what isn’t, noticing holes in understandings, creating new resources around questions and themes that consistently come up in the Community & critiques
Peer Support
With over 300 members – all fellow pet photographers at various stages of their own journeys – the Learning Community is there to answer questions, give feedback, cheer you on and celebrate your wins, and help you through challenges.
More than Photography
We understand that there’s more to your world than photography. In the resources & in the Community, we discuss mental health, imposter syndrome, perfectionism, creativity and more. For many members, there has been a “Mindset Shift” experienced since joining!
Supporting YOUR Journey
No matter where you’re at, what your background or goals are, you’re welcome here. We encourage you to find your own style – not just copy/paste ours. No competition, no race to “finish” or get to a certain point. It’s your journey and we’re here to support you.
Our Full Commitment
The Learning Journey is our main focus and we love seeing our members experience success – whatever that means for them personally. Resources, attention, and innovation are all for the membership and its members.
Hi there! I'm Emily.
Fully qualified teacher, Professional Pet Photographer, world-level Agility Trainer.
By combining my superpowers of photography, creative arts, teaching and dog training, for the past few years, I’ve been helping pet owners and pet photographers create better photos of pets.
It began with my very first dog, Mallei, who came into my life at 18 and when 8MP cameras were new technology. Later, I would travel the world with Loki, capturing memories of our adventure with my trusty Sony camera.
Since then, I’ve had the opportunity to teach hundreds of aspiring pet photographers and pet parents, delving into their challenges and celebrating their successes.
And through it all, I’ve discovered new ways to approach the ART of pet photography.
To put together all the puzzle pieces of a photo to create a mood, a story, to capture a personality… and then of course, to edit it to become something magical.
Support & Resources for EVERY Stage of Your Journey
Roadmaps (description & video preview)
Community
Masterclass Recordings
Critiques / Pro only: submit for critiques
Pro only: Live Events
Join the Learning Journey Pro for the Ultimate Level Up
“Ask us!”
Submit for critiques
Live events
Edit Together monthly
Learning Journey Standard
€28 EUR
per month
$30 USD / £25 GBP – prices depend on exchange rate.
Change to USD, GBP or AUD at checkout.
Includes access to:
- The Learning Community
- Roadmap 1: Beginning
- Courses Included: Fundamentals, Exposure & Depth of Field, Light, Beginning Editing
- Roadmap 2: Creating
- Courses Included: Location, Pose & Expression, Snoot School, Editing
- Roadmap 3: Exploring
- Courses Included: Photo Types, Explore the Edit, Editing Toolbox
- Critique Recordings
- New lesson/s monthly: Editing Toolbox, Explore the Edit, Behind the Scenes, etc.
- 1 week access to live event recordings
- Member Hotseats
- Monthly Member Assignment
Learning Journey Pro
€45 EUR
per month
$47 USD / £38 GBP – prices depend on exchange rate.
Change to USD, GBP or AUD at checkout.
Includes everything in Standard, plus…
- Roadmap 4: Beyond
- Courses Included: Editing Tutorials, Business Resources & Lessons, Side Quests (mental health, etc)
- Submit a photo for in-depth monthly critiques
- Join live monthly events: guest speakers, workshops, other special events
- Edit Together: I Edit Your Image live each month
- At least one new recorded editing tutorial per month
- "Ask us!" - private Q&A with Sabrina & Em
- Regular Edit & Chill sessions
Learning Journey Standard
€280 EUR
per year
$300 USD / £250 GBP – prices depend on exchange rate.
Change to USD, GBP or AUD at checkout.
Includes access to:
- The Learning Community
- Roadmap 1: Beginning
- Courses Included: Fundamentals, Exposure & Depth of Field, Light, Beginning Editing
- Roadmap 2: Creating
- Courses Included: Location, Pose & Expression, Snoot School, Editing
- Roadmap 3: Exploring
- Courses Included: Photo Types, Explore the Edit, Editing Toolbox
- Critique Recordings
- New lesson/s monthly: Editing Toolbox, Explore the Edit, Behind the Scenes, etc.
- 1 month access to live event recordings
- Member Hotseats
- Monthly Member Assignment
Learning Journey Pro
€450 EUR
per year
$470 USD / £380 GBP – prices depend on exchange rate.
Change to USD, GBP or AUD at checkout.
Includes everything in Standard, plus…
- Roadmap 4: Beyond
- Courses Included: Editing Tutorials, Business Resources & Lessons, Side Quests (mental health, etc)
- Submit a photo for in-depth monthly critiques
- Join live monthly events: guest speakers, workshops, and Edit Togethers where Em edits one of YOUR images
- Live event recordings available within 72 hours: watch when you want, as many times as you want.
- "Ask us!" - private Q&A with Sabrina & Em
- Regular Edit & Chill sessions
*If you would like to subscribe using a different currency, you can choose USD, GBP, or AUD during the checkout process.
Attention coaches/teachers/educators!
We welcome photographers from all stages of their journey – whether complete beginners, through to seasoned professionals. We want you to learn to take beautiful photos of your own pets and client pets, and to bring the joy of photography to your clients.
That is who this membership is built for, not those looking to be coaches, trainers, teachers, or who are wanting to make their own tutorials and lessons.
We recognise that information doesn’t exist in a bubble, and acknowledge those who have taught US, in some of the earliest lessons. However, to keep our creative process, resources and ideas safe, we know it’s almost impossible to be actively learning from and involved in a membership while teaching – without re-teaching the techniques, processes and ideas that are being learned!
Therefore, it is in our terms and conditions that members cannot be teaching, making tutorials/lessons, holding workshops etc, while in the Learning Journey.
If you are wanting to teach, and have interesting, innovative or unique skills, techniques, ideas or knowledge – contact us! We LOVE having guests on-board! But, this isn’t the place for you to learn.
We hope you understand ❤️
It can be overwhelming to try and juggle camera settings, light, location, not to mention getting your dog to stay still for five seconds!
If you continue doing what you're doing...
You can keep taking photos that are just “okay”, hoping for the best, getting frustrated when the photo is blurry, or you’re lost in a sea of editing options, or you want to launch your photography business but don’t know how…
Or get clarity, get resources, get creating.
Join a community of other photography-loving pet owners where they feel supported, and have gained knowledge, skills, and direction in how to improve their photos, and are inspired to explore and create their art, and are on the path to booking clients, while doing what they love.
Why is now the perfect time to start learning?
We don’t have enough time with our pets. As heartbreaking as the thought is, we simply don’t.
Even after taking thousands of photos of my boys, I still don’t know if I’ll ever have enough. But I’ll be so grateful for every photo that shows their intense stare, their naughty smile, Journey with a leaf in his mouth…
You will never regret having “too many” beautiful photos of your pets, and neither will your clients.
What I learnt along the way...
When I look back on my photos adventuring through Europe with Loki, or on pictures of Mallei or Lumen, they transport me back to a time and place… but many of them are out of focus or blurry, or the dramatic clouds in the sky are totally ruined by my settings, or the photo could have been so much more powerful with a small change or two.
2018
Same place (almost), same dog, biiiiiig difference!
2022
I wanted to inspire others
to follow their dreams of pet photography and taking magical photos they’ll be proud of.
The art speaks for itself...
(and my students & their Glow-Ups do too)
I've been a member for a little over a year now (yay!). There's so much information in the learning journey. I feel like everything a photographer wants to learn about is there, and yet Emily still keeps expanding with useful and interesting things every month. From beginner to more advanced photographers, there's plenty of information for everyone. Some things I particularly love are the challenges and lives. Both Emily and Sabrina are the kindest people, and getting to connect and learn through the lives is a wonderful thing. They're always so interesting and with that super motivating! The challenges get me out of my comfort zone, doing things I might've never done if it wasn't for the challenge.
The community is simply amazing. There's so many kind, supportive people who give great feedback and genuinely want all the best for you. The community is my favourite social place to be on the internet. Seeing everyone's progress, getting help and helping others with struggles, cheering for personal wins, learning from one another and hyping each other up. The community is there for everything, not just feedback on photo's but also questions about gear, social media, websites, sharing the results of your challenges and holding you accountable.
I cannot even begin telling all the things I've learned, because it's so much. I started at the beginning and now I know so much more about my camera and composition and I'm just learning how to edit everything. I feel like I've so many more things to learn and I cannot wait to see where I'll be in another half year.
There is also an amazing community behind the LJ. Everyone there is so kind and supportive. Because of that it's easy to share your work and ask for feedback to get your work to a whole new level. Basically you get extra tips and tricks from other members or people help you find the lessons in the LJ were everything is explained.
I can only say: come and join us and start learning amazing things!💕
And now, I'd like to share the Learning Journey with you.
The challenge with traditional lessons and workshops, even courses, is once you’re finished with the lesson, that’s it. No further resources. No ongoing support. Nobody to ask questions to or to get feedback from.
As a teacher I knew that students learn best together, when they feel supported and are encouraged to continue to learn, play, explore, and create. That’s why I developed The Learning Journey, and I would love to have you join us.
- If you are a pet owner who wants to take your photography further, by taking and edit more meaningful and artistic photos of your pets...
- OR you're a petfluencer, aspiring professional photographer, or anyone who wants to make money from taking photos of pets...
- OR you're already taking photos professionally but want to step up to the next level in telling more powerful stories, becoming more confident with editing and shooting...
The Learning Journey can help!
What’s included?
Stage 1: Beginning
This is where we start you off on the right foot, which will make the entire rest of the journey sooo much easier.
We focus on getting your photos in focus, using natural light, setting up your camera so it works for you, PLUS I share all my tried-and-true exposure settings: no more guess-work for you!
You'll discover...
- Which lenses might be best for you, as well as what gear you might want to consider in order to take photos you're going to love. Cellphones are totally welcome here! But we do discuss why they might have some limitations (and how to deal with them!)
- How to make sure your photos are in focus more often. No more trashing your favourites because they're blurry, or wishing the eyes were sharp instead of the butt. More keepers, more often.
- How to really take control of your camera, across a range of settings, including manual exposure, so you can take photos exactly how you want them to look. Understand how to get those dreamy soft blurry backgrounds, how to freeze movement, and how to deal with noise in low-light situations!
- How to use natural light like a pro. No more struggling with full sunlight and crazy shiny dogs and insane shadows. Learn about light quality, direction and temperature, and how to work with light to take the photos you've been dreaming of.
- Why Lightroom is one of the most powerful editing tools we can use. Move beyond sliding sliders aimlessly and applying presets and hoping for the best to understanding not only HOW to edit, but WHY you might want to make certain editing decisions. No more guesswork here, either!
Stage 2: Creating
This is where you start being more purposeful when taking photos of your pet.
From finding great locations, to thinking more about how pose and expression can change the mood. I’ll take you Behind the Scenes, and give you a TON of examples and challenges for you to start putting your knowledge into practise.
You'll discover...
- How to find great locations for portraits using my 3 point checklist. Learn what to look for in backgrounds, how to get more depth in your photos, and how your locations can affect the mood of the photo. Learn how to find and use locations with confidence, no matter where you are.
- How posing and expression are two of the most underrated elements in creating our photo, as well as skills to teach your dog to stay, look at the camera and do popular photo tricks, all to make your job as a photographer much easier!
- All the basics you need to start using Photoshop! How to use layers, masking, curves and more. You'll start discovering even more editing tools to take your edits a step further.
- How to help YOUR dog (and your client's dogs) shine as the best models they can be. Teach a stay or some favourite photography tricks, and help your client's dogs get their ears up, & work with them if they're anxious or reactive.
Stage 3: Exploring
You’ve got the “behind the camera” stuff figured out, and some basic editing skills under your belt…
It’s time to really find your own style and move from “nice photos” into works of art. Here, we look more closely at mood, and start to really explore editing and other stylistic choices.
You'll discover...
- Even more tools and techniques in editing - getting much more specific now, to help you achieve specific effects and results
- Advanced techniques for fixing composition on location, to make sure you always get the shot (even if it wasn't perfect in the first instance... because who even IS perfect?)
- How to begin seeing and working with your own personal style, whether it's something you should be stressing out about (hint: it isn't) and what you can do to continue to explore and develop it!
- Inspiring you to try new types of photography, from candid shots to planned action, landscapes, self portraits and more
- Peel back the layers of some of my most popular edits, to see what tools and techniques were used to get to the final product in "Explore the Edit".
Stage 4: Beyond (Pro!)
Here, we step beyond beautiful portrait photos and begin to see what else the world of pet photography has to offer.
Stay inspired, or get re-inspired if you’re stuck in a rut, with challenges and new ideas to keep photography fresh and fun once you’ve nailed your style and editing workflow.
You'll discover...
- Full editing tutorials, so you can continue to learn and develop your editing skills and refine your own personal style. 2 new tutorials open up every month you're a member! Or, sign up yearly and have immediate access to all 20+!
- A focus on business, social media, marketing, branding, products and pricing. Whether you want to turn photography into a side hustle or full-time gig, we have lessons, resources, downloadables and more being added all the time, in these important topics.
- Additional bonus content, including the eBook version of my "Creating Wonder" guidebook, lessons and resources on mental health, and plenty more.
Who the LJ is For... Who it's NOT for
So let’s recap… here’s what everyone gets in the Inspawration Learning Journey…
The Learning Journey Roadmaps 1-3
You’ll get started off right with our Fundamental Content to make sure you’re setting strong foundations in your photography. Then, you will be able to access a resource library of previous content for all stages of the Journey, as well as new content being added each month across a variety of topics. Continue to build on your knowledge, improve and be inspired.
€1200 EUR Value
Exclusive Community
Our community is based in our own private network, Inspawration Connect. This means no distractions from Facebook, no fighting with the algorithm. Just a safe space for you to ask questions, post your photos for feedback from me and others, read and learn from the feedback and suggestions given to others, and make connections with other students on their journey.
Honestly? Priceless.
Monthly Critiques
Access to all previous monthly critique videos (PACKED full of information across a HUGE range of topics!), and watch new critiques each month.This is an incredible way to improve your photography, from camera settings to composition, to editing.
PRO MEMBERS: Upload one photo every month to get critiqued!
€70 EUR Value
Monthly Content
Each month, new content is added to the Learning Journey. These can be an editing toolbox to teach you a skill, a behind the scenes lesson, a hot-seat, Explore the Edit, downloadable resource, challenge, or other lesson. Live sessions are recorded & uploaded.
PRO MEMBERS: We do AT LEAST one Live event per month & you’re invited to join us live. Edit Together, Workshops, Guest Speakers & more.
Plus, we go live for regular “Edit & Chill” sessions
€300+ EUR Value
Editing Tutorial Library
All members have access to 3 Full tutorials, one for each learning stage, so you can learn the full Inspawration Process.
Pro members begin with 7 editing tutorials, and two new tutorials open up each month you’re a member.
With a library of over 20+ tutorials, in a range of situations with more being added all the time, you’ll have heaps of opportunities to watch Emily’s workflow, learn her rationale and decision-making process behind her editing, and master new skills and tools in your editing program.
Sign up yearly to avoid the wait! Get access to the entire library of tutorials immediately!
€1400+ EUR Value
Pro members: “Creating Wonder” Pet Photography Guide
This book covers everything you need to know about taking beautiful pet photographs, supporting the information you’ll gain during the membership.
As it was created as a companion document to Emily’s workshops and private lessons, it will give you an overview of her methodology, philosophy and behind-the-camera techniques, so you can start creating beautiful photographs immediately.
€125 EUR Value
Pro members: “Ask Us!”: Direct Access to Sabrina & Emily
If you have a burning question and want to ask Sabrina or Emily directly, in English or German, Pro members can use the “Ask Us” feature!
Send us a video or text-based question, and we’ll get back to you, privately and personally, ASAP!
€100 EUR Value
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Total value: €3900 EUR
€38 EUR Today
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The Learning Journey is a monthly collection of lessons, resources, workshop recordings, critiques & live Q&A sessions designed to take your pet photos from “meh” to amazing.
Learn without overwhelm. Learn with support, feedback, and a growing community of other pet photographers just like you.
Fair warning… the Learning Journey doors close April 2nd at 11:59pm CEST
The doors to the Learning Journey are closed… but will be opening PERMANENTLY from May 1st!
I’ll be here to support you ALL THE WAY
The Learning Journey is not a course, or a lesson, it’s a path to becoming more creative, inspired, and even connected to your dog through the art of photography.
So if you want to capture the most important memories of your adventures together, your quiet simple moments, the true personality of your pet…
…then I invite you to say “yes”. Yes to learning. Yes to confidence behind the camera and in editing. Yes to seeing the small beauty of the world, with your very best model at your side.
I look forward to being your guide along the way. Click the button below and register now. I’ll see you inside the membership
More Testimonials!
I love all your lessons and you explain everything so good👌🏼 This was the best investment ever and I’m so happy that I’m on board. So just want to thank you for great content and cant wait to grab my camera and start my journey! So grateful for all of this😃
-Lihnda, LC Member
The learning community has been such a wonderful learning place and I feel like I learn something every time I’m on it! What started off as me wanting to learn photoshop better led me to not only doing that but learning more in depth about the behind the camera elements which are the basis of everything! The mixture of editing tutorials, courses, videos on different areas of dog photography, feedback on your own photos and a server to answer any questions is the perfect way to improve beyond what you even thought you could. I 100% recommend joining!
-Anna-Joy, LC Member
I can’t recommend this Learning Community enough! I gained SO much from working with Emily and taking the courses. Everything is super easy to understand and some of the tips will blow your mind haha. Makes you wonder why you didn’t think of things like this before 🤣 My photography has improved no end! I actually feel somewhat confident in my abilities and I now look at my own work and others with a more critical trained eye. My favourite thing about the LC is how well priced it is! Emily is always available to chat to and you have access to all the content like courses, specific edits, workshops and more! As well as an amazing Facebook community who support and help each other through the ups and downs of photography. If you’re on the fence about subscribing, don’t be – you won’t regret it and your photography will benefit no end.
-Alice, LC Member
THANK YOU Em for creating this special place! Joining the LC has really been one of the best decisions I’ve made this year & it helped me grow not only in pet photography but also as a person. May the journey continue!
-Teresa, LC Member
My photos aren’t perfect but my progress is and that makes me so excited to see what my future photos gonna be like 💞
One big help to improve at the moment are @inspawrationphotography Learning Community. You get these tips, workshops, feedback, lessons etc. by amazing photographers and it’s awesome 😍
-Felicia, LC Member
Where do I begin? Emily is such an amazing photography teacher. She has everything that I look for in a teacher. She is kind, supportive and knows what she’s talking about. Not only that but she also has such a lovely personality and you can tell that she has a strong passion and interest for what she’s doing. I’ve learnt so incredibly much from her already. I’m going to have to be honest here. When I first looked through the course I didn’t think I was going to learn too much from it. But let me tell you, I was so wrong. Em’s ‘Improve Your Pet Photography’ course has helped me with my photography really much. It has helped me think more about the light and the camera settings for different types of photos. For example, she has taught me to preferably not shoot so much in direct sun light, but she’s also taught me HOW to do it correctly if I have to. Even the smallest details that I’ve learnt from her really makes a big difference. The best thing about the course (for me) is that it’s sooo easy to follow and fits both beginners and more advanced photographers.
-Jessica, LC Member
Learning Journey FAQ
Do you like taking photos?
Do you want to take better photos?
If you answered yes, then the Learning Journey is probably right for you, unless you are already a professional, established photographer or you’re in a hurry to learn specific skills as the journey is meant to be, well, a journey!
In this case, you may be better signing up for a private lesson or purchasing an online course, as you can then move through the information at your own speed. For example, one of the Editing Tutorials, or the Photoshop Course, could be a great option for you if you’re just interested in learning Emily’s workflow.
Yes of course!
I’ve never wanted anyone to feel like they had to go out and buy a camera or fancy lens in order to participate.
I will talk about camera settings, and there are lessons that go over these in detail, as well as different types of lenses and things to consider, however it’s not a requirement.
In fact, I think if you’re taking photos with your phone, that learning the fundamentals is even more important.
Definitely! In fact, this online learning option is perfect for you, as it will take you from the most important, fundamental skills, through to more advanced techniques and business aspects!
Whether you’re still on complete Auto-mode on your camera, or you’ve never used editing software before, you will start at the start and move through your journey in manageable steps.
As well, you can ask any questions in the Facebook group or Inspawration Connect, no matter how silly (spoiler alert, there’s no silly questions), and the monthly critique sessions and Q&A sessions provides a chance to get feedback on your photos, and to ask questions live. (plus it’s super helpful to watch other people’s critiques!)
While all of my tutorials are based in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop, it is possible to use many of the techniques in other programs.
I have recently created lessons exploring Affinity and Pixelmator Pro, to see how the programs vary, which features, keyboard shortcuts and techniques match up, and which don’t. As other students using other programs join, I will create more of these, to have a “library” of alternative programs and how to get the most out of them.
One of the reasons I’ve structured the LJ the way I have, is from feedback from my other students, who felt time poor, and like they were falling behind on their lessons.
In the Learning Journey, you will have a collection of lessons to view each month. If you don’t get to them, no worries! You can return to them whenever you want. Each month, a new topic with a collection of lessons will open up for you to work through. You have plenty of time for the lessons and bonus content, but it should be enough to keep you busy!
If you decide to go your own way and leave the membership, your access will cease at the end of that payment period (and we’ll all be sad to see you go).
No worries! They’re all recorded and uploaded to the member’s area usually within 48-72 hours..
Of course!
In fact we don’t even use our Facebook group any more, as we have our very own Inspawration Connect, which has a chat function, no algorithm, you can set up notifications to be emailed to you, and it even has its own App!
Yes!
If you’re paying monthly, your membership will finish up at the end of that billing cycling. If you paid yearly, you can continue to use your membership until the end of the billing cycle.
Unfortunately I cannot do partial refunds.
Make sure that you cancel at least 48 hours before your next payment is due so it doesn’t get processed by your bank.
Once your billing period has ended, you will lose access to the membership and all the content.
In order to keep our membership base relatively small, and for us all to have some time to get to know one another, at this stage, we only open the membership periodically.
At the moment, memberships are open to the public every 6 months… but those on the waiting list might get to join earlier 😉
Then I’ll be very sad to hear that, but of course if you’re looking for something we’re not providing (for example, studio photography lessons!) then we completely understand!
To that end, if you aren’t satisfied with your membership, please get in contact and we will try and find a solution (and hopefully get some feedback to find out what we can improve upon!).
All lessons and videos are currently only available in English, except for the German version of Sabrina’s Flower Magic tutorial
I love all your lessons and you explain everything so good👌🏼 This was the best investment ever and I’m so happy that I’m on board. So just want to thank you for great content and cant wait to grab my camera and start my journey! So grateful for all of this😃
Prior to taking this course I taught myself photography by trial and error, and always wondered why some photos had such great impact and others really didn’t. Emily’s insight taught me a huge amount about all the little details I could tweak to get better photos, whether that was why my images weren’t pin sharp, why the composition wasn’t working or the best ways to work with lighting for my little black dog. A lot gets covered with lovely visual examples, and gets you thinking more deliberately about how and where you shoot. This course is amazing whether you’re just starting or you have experience and want to fine tune your in-camera process!
-Olivia, LC Member
I can’t recommend this Learning Community enough! I gained SO much from working with Emily and taking the courses. Everything is super easy to understand and some of the tips will blow your mind haha. Makes you wonder why you didn’t think of things like this before 🤣 My photography has improved no end! I actually feel somewhat confident in my abilities and I now look at my own work and others with a more critical trained eye. My favourite thing about the LC is how well priced it is! Emily is always available to chat to and you have access to all the content like courses, specific edits, workshops and more! As well as an amazing Facebook community who support and help each other through the ups and downs of photography. If you’re on the fence about subscribing, don’t be – you won’t regret it and your photography will benefit no end.
-Alice, LC Member
THANK YOU Em for creating this special place! Joining the LC has really been one of the best decisions I’ve made this year & it helped me grow not only in pet photography but also as a person. May the journey continue!
-Teresa, LC Member
My photos aren’t perfect but my progress is and that makes me so excited to see what my future photos gonna be like 💞
One big help to improve at the moment are @inspawrationphotography Learning Community. You get these tips, workshops, feedback, lessons etc. by amazing photographers and it’s awesome 😍
-Felicia, LC Member
Where do I begin? Emily is such an amazing photography teacher. She has everything that I look for in a teacher. She is kind, supportive and knows what she’s talking about. Not only that but she also has such a lovely personality and you can tell that she has a strong passion and interest for what she’s doing. I’ve learnt so incredibly much from her already. I’m going to have to be honest here. When I first looked through the course I didn’t think I was going to learn too much from it. But let me tell you, I was so wrong. Em’s ‘Improve Your Pet Photography’ course has helped me with my photography really much. It has helped me think more about the light and the camera settings for different types of photos. For example, she has taught me to preferably not shoot so much in direct sun light, but she’s also taught me HOW to do it correctly if I have to. Even the smallest details that I’ve learnt from her really makes a big difference. The best thing about the course (for me) is that it’s sooo easy to follow and fits both beginners and more advanced photographers.
-Jessica, LC Member
What Our Students are Saying...
Yes to all of the above! It was easily one of the best decisions I made in 2023 because while I also learned tons and tons about composition and editing, the biggest learning opportunity the LJ, both the lessons and the community, offered me is making photo sessions fun for Jordan, my dog who has much better things to do than to pose and be still. But while Emily and the LJ content enabled ME to be a better photographer, I also learned how to be a better dog handler that also happens to take photos at the same time.
I know all of this sounds kind of romanticised and marketing-y but that's just what it comes down to: Taking photos of Jordan has become a really fun activity for the both of us and I think the results from me and other members speak for themselves 🧡 (Side note: I still mainly take photos of her on a leash for safety reasons. But knowing how to edit it out seamlessly is also a skill I learned!)