photographer

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for photographers focused on progress over perfection

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What’s Included?

Education

✅ Weekly Video Lessons on Core Topics

✅ Practical skills for Photographers

✅ Monthly challenges to encourage practice

✅ Direct feedback and guidance

Community

✅ Private Online Platform

✅ Weekly Community Calls with Mike

✅ Global Network of Photographers

✅ Exclusive Merch & Giveaways

Core Education Topics

  • Flash Photography

    and other Lighting Techniques

  • Photo Editing

    and Finding your Style

  • Content Creation

    sharing your work and your story

  • Storytelling

    with Posing & Prompting

  • Client Experience

    from Communication to Automation

  • Mindset & Longevity

    stay Confident & Motivated

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community is the most important thing

Being surrounded by other photographers creates momentum and makes it fun. You see different methods, hear familiar struggles and realise that doubt is part of the process. I wish I knew this cheat code earlier in my career.

Hey, I’m Mike

Like most photographers I doubt myself, I overthink things and I struggle with the pressure to have it all figured out. I created this community because I know how important it is to keep learning in an environment that feels supportive, honest and motivating.

I’m a Photographer in Progress

I’m not a business coach, I’m a Photographer and I love helping photographers learn new skills & build their confidence.

1:1 Coaching

I get asked about 1:1 coaching/mentoring a lot so I’m putting together a small mastermind group within the community to best serve the people who want a little more support.

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Practice Makes Perfect

Art is subjective. There is no finish line and no perfect version. Growth comes from practicing, experimenting and failing. I believe practice makes progress, not perfection.

Find Community

Modern Darkroom has a dedicated online community platform where you will move through the lessons as a group, learning side by side in a supportive, collaborative environment. Plus you can ask questions in community spaces, share wins, and get guidance every step of the way. Much more than just a pre-recorded course, this is a global community of Photographers.

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Frequently asked questions

  • All the Live Classes will be recorded and uploaded into the Community. Members will have access to the Community and All Classes for 12 months!

  • The Live classes will be at 4pm Sydney Time.
    — Convert this to your own time zone —
    All classes will be recorded and shared in the Cohort.

  • This course is mainly designed for Wedding, Couples, Family, and Portrait Photographers who love capturing meaningful moments but struggle to bring their vision to life through editing.

  • Not at all. Whilst the class examples will use Lightroom Classic because that’s what Mike uses, the tools and skills are not specific to Lightroom. You can take this course if you use Capture One, Luminar Neo, Lightroom CC or Lightroom Classic.

  • Yes! I have the option to split the full payment into 4 Fortnightly Payments or 2 Monthly Payments.

  • The editing course is structured to be a good introduction for those just starting their editing journey, but we also dive into more advanced features for those looking to refine their skills.

    If during the course you feel it is not for you, please just email us at courses@mikejeffrey.co and we can arrange a full refund.

  • The Community and Courses are hosted with Circle. In my opinion, Circle is the best online community building platform available. It allows me to have live calls, share videos, create discussion threads and host my courses all within one place. Plus any members can start discussions or private message threads with other members.

Still Have Questions?

Please send me an email at courses@mikejeffrey.co

No such thing as a silly question. It just has to start with HEY MIKE…