10 Free Photography Resources

Being stuck at home for weeks (months?) on end probably wasn’t in your plans earlier this year, but now that we all have a little bit of unexpected free time we may as well use it to our advantage! Below are a handful of free resources that we’ve found, that we think may be worth your time to read, watch, and explore.

Creative Live - On Air Photography Classes

Creative Live offers free on-air (live) photography classes that cover a wide range of topics. Some of their recent and upcoming classes include: Mobile Photography, Music Photography, Food Photography, Setting Up a Home Studio, and using Final Cut Pro. And for those of us that could use it, they also opened up their Health & Wellness classes for free as well. Click here to start watching!

Caroline Tran - Building a Memorable Brand

Caroline Tran is a Los Angeles-based photographer and photography educator that provides a variety of classes, guides, tools, etc. through her website. Earlier this year, at WPPI 2020, she was invited by Rangefinder to be a speaker at their Rise and Shine Summit, where she spoke about finding her brand identity and building a profitable photography business in a saturated photography market. Her talk is currently available for free for a limited time. Click here to view her talk.

Katelyn James - Thriving (Not Just Surviving) During These Hard Times

Katelyn James is an enthusiastic wedding photographer and educator who regularly creates and shares educational videos on her YouTube channel. One of her most recent videos is titled “5 Tips for Thriving (Not Just Surviving) During These Hard Times”, and it’s definitely worth watching! Click here to learn to thrive!

Sandra Coan - Natural Looking Light with Strobes & Flashes

Sandra Coan is a highly respected photography educator that has been spotlighted and featured by a wide range of groups and organizations, including Rangefinder, Click Magazine, The Knot, Seattle Bride, Belle Lumiere, etc. One area in particular that she excels at is teaching photographers how to use strobes and flashes to create natural-looking light. Click here to join her Beyond Natural Light facebook group, or start reading through her photography lighting blog, here.

Skott Chandler - The Essential Guide to Lightroom

Skott Chandler is offering his Essential Guide to Lightroom for free until April 16th. This is a beginner’s course, designed specifically for photographers that aren’t familiar with Lightroom yet. Some of the topics covered in the course include importing your files, cataloging your images, using customized presets, and more. Click here to view the course for free.

Clickin Moms - One Month of Community Access, Free

Founded in 2008, Clickin Moms has grown to a global community of over 16,000 professional photographers, aspiring professionals, and women who simply want to take better photos in their daily lives. Joining the Clickin Moms community will provide you with access to hundreds of photography tutorials, videos, and guides, along with help and advice from thousands of your fellow photographers from all around the globe. Join the Clickin Moms community today and receive access to their full library of resources, tutorials, forums, etc. for free for the next 30 days.

Annemie Tonken - This Can’t Be That Hard

Annemie Tonken is a professional photographer that hosts a series of weekly podcasts related to building and running profitable, sustainable photography businesses. “It is absolutely, 100% possible to earn a living in this industry without sacrificing your sanity or your personal life… and I can show you how.” Click here to listen and subscribe.

Professional Photographers of America - We’re In This Together

Professional Photographers of America (PPA) is currently offering ALL of their online education for free for the next two weeks. This includes all 1,100+ of their online classes that deal with all things photography related. You’ve got to hurry if you want in on this deal, so click here to get started!

Benj Haisch - Camera Gear Reviews

Based out of Tacoma, WA, Benj Haisch is a professional photographer and educator. Many photography-related resources are available for purchase on Benj’s website, but he also provides free videos through his YouTube Channel where he discusses camera gear, Lightroom presets, shooting with film, and more. Start watching, here.

John Branch IV - Tutorials, Software Reviews, Tech Demonstrations

John Branch IV is a wedding photographer… with a technical background. John’s YouTube channel contains dozens and dozens of well-produced videos related to client management systems, album creation software, photo editing software, photography gear, and the tech that can help run your business. Click here to begin watching.

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