Photograph what's actually in front of you.
Garden visitors, family pets, horses, native birds, foxes and the wildlife on your local doorstep. The patience and craft to make a photograph instead of a snap.
Wildlife Photography Course
Photograph animals — on their terms, not yours
Twelve modules across camera craft, behaviour, light and timing — from garden visitors at home to safari-park practice and native British wildlife in the field. Three tutor-assessed assignments with personal, written feedback from a named iPhotography tutor. A friendly Member's Photo Gallery to share work and learn alongside other photographers. Over 100,000 taught since 2012.
For as long as your account is active
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3 tutor-assessed assignments
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CPD-certified certificate
12modules
100k+members
4.9★rated
100,000+photographers taught
Since 201214 years teaching
4.9★average member rating
12modules in the course
For lifeof your account
What you'll be able to do
From "it flew off before I had the camera up" to photographs that hold the moment.
Wildlife photography is mostly about patience and prediction — reading the animal, the light and the moment. The kit matters less than people think. Behaviour and timing are everything. That's what you'll learn here, with Rachel Sinclair, working photographer since 2007.
Read the animal — behaviour, light, timing.
Why animals do what they do, and how to be in the right place a moment before they do it. The bit that separates a lucky frame from a photograph you knew was coming.
Get the focus right.
Focus areas, focus modes, back-button focusing and shooting RAW — the technical bits most wildlife photographers wing. We cover them properly, so a fast-moving animal stops being a guess.
Use the camera you've already got.
Compact, bridge, DSLR or mirrorless — and a zoom on a smartphone is fine for a lot of this. The course covers crop-sensor and full-frame too, so you know what's worth upgrading and when.
Practise close to home.
Safari parks, zoos, RSPB reserves and the local woods. Practical fieldwork for the kind of wildlife you can actually get to — before you ever set foot on a safari.
Edit wildlife photographs that still look like the animal.
Photoshop and Lightroom from the basics up — enhancing exposure, black-and-white conversions, cataloguing, printing, framing. Taught with restraint so the wildlife still looks wild.
Inside the course
Twelve modules, four phases — one thing taught at a time.
Each module covers one thing properly, in plain English — with practical examples filmed across the UK in carefully selected conservation-focused zoos, including Chester Zoo. Open any phase below to see exactly what's covered.
01
Foundations & camera craft
The kit that actually matters, the three settings every photograph hangs on, and how to focus on a moving animal without guessing.
Foundations & camera craft
The kit that actually matters, the three settings every photograph hangs on, and how to focus on a moving animal without guessing.
- Introduction to Wildlife
- Camera, Lenses & Accessories — compact, bridge, DSLR & mirrorless, lenses, other essentials
- Understanding Exposure — camera basics, apertures, shutter speeds, ISO, histograms, exposure compensation
- Focusing & Getting the Most out of Your Camera — focus areas & modes, back-button focusing, using RAW
02
Practise close to home
The wildlife you can photograph today — pets, garden visitors, and the safari park down the road. Real subjects, real practice, no plane ticket needed.
Practise close to home
The wildlife you can photograph today — pets, garden visitors, and the safari park down the road. Real subjects, real practice, no plane ticket needed.
- Practise on Pets — outside, inside, moving pets, in environment, horses
- Wildlife at Home & Locally — garden wildlife & macro, local wildlife, adding emotion, focus stacking
- Practise at Safari Park / Zoo — planning where to go, animals in enclosures, working the scene
03
Native wildlife & the kit deep-dive
Britain's native wildlife in the field — from RSPB reserves to bird-in-flight technique. Plus the crop-sensor vs full-frame decision, settled.
Native wildlife & the kit deep-dive
Britain's native wildlife in the field — from RSPB reserves to bird-in-flight technique. Plus the crop-sensor vs full-frame decision, settled.
- Photographing Native Wildlife — on location, RSPB reserves, bird portraits, birds in flight, birds in environment
- Equipment for Wildlife Photography — crop sensor cameras & lenses, full-frame cameras & lenses
04
Editing & what to do with your photographs
Photoshop and Lightroom from the basics — with restraint so the wildlife still looks wild. Then the practical stuff: cataloguing, printing, sharing, entering competitions.
Editing & what to do with your photographs
Photoshop and Lightroom from the basics — with restraint so the wildlife still looks wild. Then the practical stuff: cataloguing, printing, sharing, entering competitions.
- Basic Editing in Photoshop & Lightroom — enhancing exposure, black & white conversions
- Preparing Images for Export — cataloguing, enhancing & presets, preparing for print, framing & photobooks
- Using Your Images — how to improve your photography, social media, entering competitions, conservation
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Bonus content
Two extras that sit alongside the twelve modules — for the day you book that trip, and a candid sit-down with Rachel about how she actually works.
Bonus content
Two extras that sit alongside the twelve modules — for the day you book that trip, and a candid sit-down with Rachel about how she actually works.
- Photographing Wildlife Abroad — how to research a species, photographing in the wild
- Interview with Rachel Sinclair
The course trailer
Watch a quick look at what's inside.
A short trailer giving an overview of the course — what you'll learn, who you'll learn from, and the kind of photographs members are making.
Your tutor
Real photographer. Real wildlife. Real working life.
Rachel Sinclair is the photographer whose work is on the page and the one filmed across the UK in every module. A named iPhotography tutor writes your assignment feedback in person, not a help desk — real photographers replying to you by name, signed and specific.
Rachel Sinclair
Course Instructor
"Since 2007, I've photographed animals big and small across the globe — from family pets to wild predators on Kenya's vast savannahs. I've led photographic safaris across East Africa's most iconic locations and hosted workshops back home in the UK, helping amateur photographers gain confidence in the field."
The Member's Photo Gallery
Share your work. Swap notes. Make friends.
The Member's Photo Gallery is where the club hangs out. Upload your shots, see what other members are working on, leave comments, take part in the Weekend Challenge. Tutors drop in regularly to comment on photographs that catch their eye.
Try the technique
After each module, head out and shoot. Bite-sized, doable, on your own subjects — not busywork.
Upload your photograph
Pop your best shot into the Member's Photo Gallery. Friendly, private to members, no public scroll.
See what the room thinks
Members comment on each other's work — honest, encouraging, sometimes brutally helpful. Tutors join in regularly too.
Pass it on
Comment on other members' work, ask questions, take part in the Weekend Challenge. This is where the friendships start.
From the field — Rachel Sinclair's portfolio
Six photographs by the tutor who'll teach you the course.
Every photograph below was taken by Rachel Sinclair, the Wildlife Photography Course instructor. Same craft, same eye, same patience that you'll see at work across the twelve modules.
Community Points & Rank Badges
You start with a thousand points the moment you join.
Every member at iPhotography has a points score and a rank badge. They're not gimmicks — they're how the club recognises the work you do, the modules you finish, and the help you give other members. Points can also be redeemed against exclusive training content inside the club.
+1,000
when you join the course
+500
when you complete the course
+30
for every module finished
+50
for every photo shared in the gallery
Distinguished
5,000 pts
Established
10,000 pts
Expert
75,000 pts
Legendary
300k+
Included free with the course
Four bonuses that go with the course.
Hand-picked extras that make the teaching stick longer. Yours the moment you join — no upsell, no fine print.
Your bonuses
Combined value £0.00 — included free
Free
Bonus 01.
3 Tutor-Assessed Wildlife Assignments
Three hands-on briefs across the course — planned, shot, edited and submitted. Each one comes back with personal, written feedback from a named iPhotography tutor on the photograph you made. The bit no free tutorial can give you.
Free · worth £0.00
Free
Bonus 02.
Member's Photo Gallery & Weekend Challenges
Share your photographs with the club, swap notes with other members, and join the Weekend Challenges — themed photo prompts every weekend with the rest of the members.
Free · worth £0.00
Free
Bonus 03.
Media & Download Library
A growing library of training videos, eBooks, presets, cheat cards and reference guides — yours to download any time.
Free · worth £0.00
Free
Bonus 04.
Wildlife Flip Cards Premium
A printed deck of Wildlife Flip Cards, posted to your door with free worldwide P&P — included free with the course. Camera settings, behaviour cues and field reminders at-a-glance, designed to be used in a hide, in a hedge or in the car park of an RSPB reserve when reception's gone. The kind of reference that lives in a jacket pocket, not a downloads folder.
Free · worth £0.00
What members say
Real reviews from real members.
Pulled verbatim from members who've taken this course. We've left the typos in — that's how you know they're real.
★★★★★
"The course was so easy to follow. The tutors are friendly, knowledgeable and really helpful with feedback. I've gone from being scared of my camera to actually loving the time I spend with it."
TM
Tony Mills
Member · iPhotography
★★★★★
"I've tried a lot of online courses. This is the only one where a real person replied to my photographs. It changed how I shoot, but more importantly it changed how I look at things."
RH
Robin Hollamby
Member · iPhotography
★★★★★
"Best money I've spent on my hobby. The modules are clear, the feedback is genuine, and the gallery is the friendliest corner of the internet I've found."
SY
Simon Young
Member · iPhotography
★★★★★
"I was nervous about being the oldest one in the group. Turns out everyone here is welcoming, and the tutors don't talk down to anyone. I'm finally taking photographs I'm proud of."
DG
Debbie Gammie
Member · iPhotography
★★★★★
"Stephen's feedback on my landscape photograph was the most useful 200 words I've ever read about my photography. Worth the cost of the whole course on its own."
JG
John Gallagher
Member · iPhotography
★★★★★
"I took the course over a long winter. By the spring I was photographing things I'd walked past for thirty years and never noticed. That's the real gift."
AS
Audrey Schweikert
Member · iPhotography
The course, the bonuses, the club — one payment
Everything you get when you join today.
The Wildlife Photography Course — the full course, all four bonuses, account access for as long as you keep it, and a thousand Community Points to start you off in the club.
- 12 modules filmed across the UK (kept for as long as your account is active)
- 3 tutor-assessed assignments across the course, with personal written feedback from a named iPhotography tutor
- Wildlife Flip Cards posted to your door — free worldwide P&P
- Four bonuses worth £246.95 — included free
- iWild Photography Book — included free on course completion
- CPD-certified Course Completion certificate
- 1,000 Community Points on day one · 500 more when you finish
- Rank badge that grows with you
- 30-day money-back guarantee
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Wildlife Photography Course
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30
Day Guarantee
Try the course for 30 days. If it's not for you, we'll refund you in full.
We've been teaching photography since 2012. We know the course works — but you don't have to take our word for it. Join, take the first few modules, share a photo in the gallery, and if it doesn't click, email us within 30 days and we'll refund the lot. No hard feelings.
Common questions
The things people usually ask us first.
I've never photographed wildlife before. Is this course really for me?
Yes — that's exactly who the course is built for. The first few modules assume no wildlife experience. Rachel Sinclair walks through the kit, the camera basics, focusing and exposure, then builds up through practising on pets and garden wildlife before you ever set foot in a hide or a safari park. Whatever's outside your window is enough to start with. Most members work through the course in a few months; some take a year. There's no clock.
What kit do I need? Do I need a long lens and a fancy camera?
No. A DSLR or mirrorless with a kit lens will see you through most of the course, and Rachel covers compact and bridge cameras too. There's also useful work to be done with a zoom on a recent smartphone, especially for the garden and macro modules. We cover crop-sensor and full-frame in their own deep-dive module, so you'll know what's worth upgrading and when — without spending a penny you don't need to.
The course was filmed across the UK — in conservation-focused zoos including Chester Zoo, on location with native wildlife, and at safari parks and RSPB reserves — but the techniques apply almost anywhere. Pets, garden wildlife, local birds, safari-park animals, reserves. The principles travel with you.
How long do I have access to the course?
For as long as your account is kept active. No expiry, no resubscription, no "course access window". The modules, the gallery, the bonuses, and the certificate stay with you.
When do I get tutor feedback?
On each of the three tutor-assessed assignments built into the course. You submit the photograph, a named iPhotography tutor replies with personal, written feedback. Specific, signed, and yours. Most replies arrive within a few working days.
Inside the wider Member's Photo Gallery you can also share other work and join in the conversation. Tutors drop in regularly to comment on photographs that catch their eye, members swap honest comments and advice, and PLUS+ members get priority and enhanced tutor feedback on their gallery uploads as part of their subscription.
What are Community Points and rank badges?
They're how the club recognises your activity over time. You start with 1,000 Community Points the moment you join, earn 30 for every module you finish, 50 for every photograph you share, and 500 when you complete the course. As your points grow, your rank badge changes — from Regular through to Legendary.
Can I get a refund if it's not for me?
Yes. Email us within 30 days of joining and we'll refund the course in full. No quiz, no hoops — just reply to your welcome email and let us know.
Is the certificate worth anything?
The Course Completion certificate is CPD-certified, which is recognised across the UK for continuing professional development. For most members it's a quiet bit of pride rather than a career credential — but it carries genuine weight if you want it to.
Come and learn with us.
The world's friendliest photography club has a place set for you. Join today, take your first module tonight, photograph something on four legs or two wings by the weekend.
Join the Wildlife Photography Course — £149.00
