Welcome to Icon Photography School! Start your photography journey here with free resources, designed for beginners to advanced learners. No sign-up needed—just dive in!
Here’s how to get started: Follow each lesson in order, practice with the assignments, and complete quizzes to check your progress. You can learn at your own pace, using any camera you have available.
Getting Started
Step 1: Begin with Lesson 1 to learn how to see the world through a photographer’s eyes. Each lesson builds on the last, so it’s best to start from the beginning and work through them in sequence.
Step 2: After each lesson, complete the quiz. These will help you apply what you’ve learned and solidify your skills.
Step 3: Have fun and practice often! Photography is a skill you develop by doing, so try to take photos regularly and revisit lessons as needed.
Start Learning
Click on each lesson to begin. Don’t worry about rushing—each link will guide you through the essentials at your own pace.
- Lesson 1: Rediscovering Your World – Quiz
- Lesson 2: Finding Inspiration From The Masters – Quiz
- Lesson 3: Using Your Camera’s Settings – Quiz
- Lesson 4: Film, Lenses, Filters, and More – Quiz
- Lesson 5: Organizing Color: Color & Color Theory – Quiz
- Lesson 6: Basic Composition – Quiz
- Lesson 7: Lighting – Quiz
- Lesson 8: Advanced Composition – Quiz
- Lesson 9: Black & White Photography – Quiz
- Lesson 10: Photographic Styles: Abstracts, Portraits, & Beyond – Quiz
- Lesson 11: Digital Darkroom: Creating Dramatic Effects – Quiz
- Lesson 12: Creating Your Portfolio
- Lesson 13: Get Published
- Lesson 14: Final Exam