The membership
One membership. The whole school.
Every course we publish, current and future. The Club, instructor critique, all downloads, and certificates that verify. One price, renewed yearly, cancel whenever you like.
Annual membership
$599 / year
- Every course, current and future
- The Club feed and critique threads
- Instructor feedback on your work
- All downloads: presets, checklists, practice files
- Certificates with public verification
Cancel any time from your account. Access runs to the end of the year you paid for.
What is included
Every course, current and future
Everything published today and everything we add while you are a member. No upgrades, no tiers, ever.
Photography Club
An async feed of real student work. Post yours, follow reshoots, and learn from how other photographers solve the same problems.
Instructor critique
Flag a post feedback welcome and instructors respond with specific, practical critique you can act on in your next shoot.
All downloads
Presets, checklists, and practice files attached to the lessons they belong to.
Verified certificates
Finish a course and pass its quizzes to earn a certificate with a public verification page.
How it works
Step 1
Learn
Watch structured lessons that teach photography in the order photographers actually need it: settings first, then seeing.
Step 2
Practice
Every course points at real shooting practice. You make photographs, not notes.
Step 3
Critique
Post your work to the feed and get specific feedback from instructors and members who are doing the same work.
Step 4
Certify
Complete the lessons, pass the quizzes, and earn a certificate anyone can verify.
Every course in the membership
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- 1Understanding aperture
Your instructor
Taught by a teacher, not a content creator.
Photography School is built and taught by Tyson Waggener, the founder and curriculum director: 23 years teaching photography, an MA from SCAD, and National Board Certification. Every course is filmed fresh for this school, in the order a working curriculum demands, not the order an algorithm rewards.
23
Years teaching
MA
From SCAD
NBCT
National Board Certified
Questions, answered
What does the membership include?
Everything the school makes: every course now published, every course we add while you are a member, the Club feed, instructor critique, all downloads, and certificates with public verification.
What happens when new courses come out?
They are included. There are no upgrades and no tiers; a membership is always the whole school.
How does critique work?
Post your work to the Club feed and choose what you want from it: just sharing, feedback welcome, or edits welcome. Instructors and members respond with specific, practical critique.
How do certificates work?
A certificate issues when you have watched every lesson in a course and passed its quizzes. Each certificate has a public verification page you can share with anyone.
Can I cancel?
Yes, from your account at any time. You keep access through the end of the year you paid for, and you are not charged again. We also email you seven days before each renewal.
Do I need expensive gear?
No. The lessons teach camera control, light, and composition on whatever camera you have. When gear genuinely matters, the lesson says so and explains why.
Is it for beginners?
Yes, and for photographers leveling up. Courses start at the fundamentals and build toward a coherent portfolio, so you can enter where your skills are.
Is there a free way to start?
Yes. A free account unlocks the free-flagged courses and downloads, no card required.
Ready when you are.
$599 a year. Everything included.