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Master lighting, posing and editing so your portraits go from ordinary to extraordinary.
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See how pro portraits are built in real-time.
Get stunning results with both natural light and simple indoor lighting.
Learn how to pose individuals and friends or clients with confidence.
Discover simple Photoshop editing to elevate your final shots.
Learn how to shoot flattering portraits in any location. We’ll teach you how to choose the right focal length, understand depth of field, and control background distractions to make your subject shine.
Stop worrying about awkward poses. You’ll learn go-to techniques for posing anyone — from individuals to families — that flatter, build confidence and feel relaxed.
Master lighting even if you’re using a window or a single flash. We’ll show you how to shape and soften light for professional-looking portraits in any environment.
Explore the pros and cons of shooting in a studio vs. on location, and how to maximise both for creative, impactful portraits that connect.
It’s not all posed and formal. Learn how to shoot spontaneous, story-driven portraits that feel real and emotionally engaging.
Finish your portraits with flair. We’ll walk you through skin retouching, colour correction and creative enhancements in Photoshop — without going overboard.
Led by iPhotography’s Head Tutor, Stephen Walton, this course distills over 20 years of professional portrait experience into clear, practical lessons you can follow at home.
Stephen has photographed more than 10,000 clients — from families and pets to well-known celebrities — and now he’s sharing the exact techniques that built his award-winning studio success.
Inside this course, you’ll uncover his proven portrait workflows, lighting and posing secrets, and money-making strategies to fast-track your growth. Each lesson includes step-by-step guides, downloadable cheat sheets, and studio tips designed to help you shoot portraits that stand out and sell.
When you complete this course, you’ll receive a CPD-accredited certificate—a real, recognised qualification that proves you’ve taken the time to invest in your creativity. It’s not just a nice bonus. It’s something you can share, print, frame, or use to mark your progress.
Even though this is an online course, it’s structured, high-quality training backed by over a decade of experience and trusted by thousands of students around the world. This is photography education that respects your time—and your potential.
Learn how to confidently pose and photograph individuals, families, and groups with ease. You’ll discover ideal camera settings, flattering poses, and actionable tips for capturing natural expressions—even in tricky lighting.
Master the art of working with kids of all ages. From soothing newborns to directing teens, this module gives you age-specific portrait techniques, lighting setups, and communication tricks that help you capture genuine, heart-melting moments.
Pet portraits are in high demand—and this module teaches you how to nail every shot. You’ll learn the best camera settings, prep tips, and posing ideas for dogs, cats, and even more exotic pets. Perfect for building a profitable niche or expanding your portfolio.
Explore one of the fastest-growing photography niches—romantic couple portraits. Get creative posing ideas, lighting tips, and ways to make couples feel relaxed and authentic in front of your lens. Ideal for engagement, pre-wedding, and anniversary shoots.
When you join iPhotography, you’re not learning alone. You’re becoming part of a global community of hobbyist photographers who are learning, sharing, and growing together.
Share your latest photos in our gallery and get positive advice, tips and insights from our friendly pro tutor team.
A friendly, welcoming space—no egos, no pressure, just progress. Whether you’re here for fun, competitions, making memories, or creative confidence—you’ve found your people.
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Yes. the iPhotography Portrait Course has been designed to take you from the most basic of steps, right through to advanced portrait photography techniques, and even how to make money as a portrait photographer!
We’ve made learning portrait photography easy and enjoyable for beginners by creating this engaging and immersive online learning experience. The course features video tutorials, animation, quizzes, worksheets and more.
Whether you are an absolute beginner picking up a camera for the first, or a keen amateur with decent knowledge already, by the end of this course we’re confident that you’ll be nothing short of astonished by the rapid improvements in your portrait shots.
Yes! This portrait photography course assumes no prior knowledge of portrait photography. You’ll learn exactly what you need to know to capture stunning portrait shots.
In the first few lessons, you’ll learn all about the camera equipment you need (and what you don’t need). You’ll discover how to achieve professional-grade results using the camera and equipment you already own.
And we’ll even show you how to build your own studio on a budget if you want to take it that step further. You’ll gain a deep understanding of which camera settings to use, detailed instructions for when, where, how and why you should use them, and so much more.
But, remember, camera settings, lighting, equipment, editing, etc are only one part of becoming a highly competent portrait photographer. The other part, of course, is about working with people.
Through this portrait photography course, you’re also going to discover the behind-the-scenes professional secrets (along with many psychological tricks of the trade) for building instant rapport with anyone.
Whether you’re dealing with babies and young children, teenagers, couples, families, working professionals, couples, and even pets, you’re about to learn all the tricks and techniques for working with them, putting them at ease instantly, instinctively choosing the perfect poses, and capturing beautiful moments that will evoke pure elation.
By the end of this course, you’ll have complete mastery over both the technical and the people aspects of portrait photography.
Naturally, any experienced photographer can take a good portrait shot, but our intention with the iPhotography Portrait Course is to give you the skills and techniques that will transform your ‘good’ to a consistent ‘outstanding’.
More often than not it’s the subtle tweaks, the unconventional tips, and the little-known tricks of the trade that elevate an already competent photographer’s results to that higher level.
And you can only learn these secrets from highly experienced pros who have lived and breathed portrait photography.
iPhotography Portrait Course instructor has years of experience at the highest level, capturing over 4.5 million professional portraits of everyone from the general public, to household name celebrities. You’re in very good hands!
Yes! You can start capturing beautiful portrait photography using whatever camera you already own. You will find a standard DSLR or Mirrorless camera adequate enough (or any camera with fully manual controls).
By using the tips, tricks and techniques we reveal you’ll notice an immediate improvement to your portrait shots.
And when you’re ready, you’ll know how to achieve next-level results by using items you already own or through acquiring budget-friendly gear that produces pro-level photographs.
We all know someone with ‘all the gear and no idea’, that’s why our underlying philosophy is about teaching you the core portrait principles first.
We’ll then show you the tricks and techniques that rely less on the gear and more on the photographer.
By the end of this course, you’ll know how to take stunning portraits photos and capture beautiful memories with whatever camera and equipment you have to hand.
Yes! The iPhotography Portrait Course goes above and beyond how to just take great portrait shots.
You’re about to also learn the closely-guarded step-by-step secrets to making money from your portrait photography!
Secrets learned from capturing over 4.5 million professional portraits and generating sales of over $10 million!
What kind of positive difference could a second stream of income make to your family’s life?
And even if you’re not ready to step out and become a paid portrait photographer, simply having this insider knowledge gives you the peace-of-mind assurance that, no matter what happens in the world, to your job or, with the economy, you always have a solid income-generating skill to fall back on.
If you’re looking at this as a potential career, then this really is the best online portrait photography class.
The minute you sign up, you’ll have access to the course inside iPhotography’s cutting-edge learning platform.
If you’ve ever taken an iPhotography course before then you’ll be able to access the course right alongside your other iPhotography courses, all from one sleek, simple and secure platform.
Plus, you’ll have access to a whole array of benefits including our hugely popular member feedback gallery, download and media library and much more!
From solo and group portraits to babies, children, pets, and couples — you’ll get practical, real-world advice for capturing beautiful images in every situation.
Definitely. You’ll learn how to shoot amazing portraits in simple settings — indoors or outdoors — and we include plenty of tips for getting professional results with minimal equipment.
Get in touch with our fantastic support team with your course, payment or account questions. Available Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm UK time.
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