this course is all you need to get started!
Hey friends! I'm Katelyn and I've been a professional photographer since 2008 and an educator for over 10 years now. I actually have a confession to make....
Before you run away.... here's why this benefits you. The greatest advantage that I had starting off was that I learned photography my own way.
I didn't have a professor's rules haunting me in my mind. I didn't have an old-school exposure mentality stuck in my brain and causing me to doubt my style. I literally learned on my own and I created a method for manual shooting that allowed me to freely create well exposed images that I absolutely loved! I've taken my manual shooting method and have created a way for you to learn it too! I'm thrilled that you found me! Now let's dive in!
tell me...
ARE YOU TIRED OF...
- DARK, GRAINY IMAGES?
- WONDERING WHY IT LOOKS SO EASY FOR OTHERS?
- having a camera you don't understand?
- blurry images?
- missed opportunities for amazing photos?
- feeling like something just isn't clicking?
- PICTURES YOU'RE NOT HAPPY WITH?
IMAGINE THIS?...
can you
- UNDERSTANDING GOOD & BAD LIGHT
- IMPRESSING FRIENDS & FAMILY WITH YOUR IMAGES
- FULLY UNDERSTANDING YOUR CAMERA
- EDITING QUICKLY & CONFIDENTLY
- GROWing A SKILL THAT LASTS A LIFETIME
ONE-STOP SHOP
This is exactly what the KJ Photography Starter Course offers. Inside the course you'll get access to all of the essential shooting and editing education necessary to capture images that you're proud of!
Topics include:
improving as a photographer requires mastery of the basics at a foundational level
complete
- Gear terms
- Switching to Manual
- Raw vs. Jpeg
- Aperture
- ISO
- Shutter Speed
- Exposure Triangle
- Manual shooting terms
- My Manual Priority Plan
- Focus settings
- Metering settings
- White balance
- Basic composition rules
- Lighting terms
- Discovering good light
- Backlighting Basics
- Direct Lighting
- Secondary Light
- Mastering Shade
- Lighting Priority Plan
- Background Priority Plan
- Lighting skills application
- Understanding Lightroom
- Importing and exporting
-Develop module breakdown
- Editing basics
Enroll for only $199!
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what you're
going to master...
love/hate relationship
with your camera?
Ever wonder why your images are only great some of the time?
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Are you intimidated by aperture, shutter speed and ISO settings?
Are you disappointed when you try to capture great photos?
Are you frustrated that you have a "real camera" and no idea how to use it?
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Do you feel like your settings are always a guessing game?
LOVE & CONTROL YOUR CAMERA
in one week?!
HERE'S HOW TO
MAKE IT HAPPEN:
Hours of in-studio teaching content where Katelyn teaches the foundations
3+
Lessons covering the basics of manual shooting, lighting and editing
35
Full length demo lesson where you can watch from the inside of Katelyn's viewfinder on her camera!
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Workbook pages reinforcing the tips and training from each lesson
90+
On location phone checklists to keep with you at all times to reference as you practice!
10
Enroll for only $199!
Great images are created in-camera
... literally
COME LEARN FROM THE BACK OF MINE!
get inside my camera
Thanks to updated technology, you can watch me shoot from inside of my camera!
Enroll today for just $199!
same family.
same location.
same camera.
same family. same location. same camera.
One year apart
- lauren elizabeth
CAMERA CONFIDENCE
FINDING GREAT LIGHT
but will you see results?
Be warned : This education will affect the way you see absolutely everything. You'll be finding great light scenarios on your drive to pickup the kids, you'll be noticing pockets of light in your home and you'll even start making changes to simple photos taken on your phone!
THE FINISHING TOUCH
It's intimidating to learn how to master the manual settings of the camera... But it doesn't have to be! I will teach you how to learn manual shooting in a way that only requires you to manage one key variable at a time!
real students
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Megan
WOWED HERSELF:
When your education clicked I was like oh my gosh, did I take this? There is no way I took this. I seriously should’ve invested in you before a camera!
Alyssa
had things click:
When I say your education changed my life.. I mean it CHANGED MY LIFE!!!!! I tried everything I could to learn before your education!! Spending HOURS and HOURS on YouTube but nothing was “clicking” until I found you! Then everything just made sense! I remember being so frustrated because I just couldn’t “get” what I wanted or envisioned.. now… whole different story!!!
While I believe wholeheartedly that beautiful images are created in-camera and not through editing, you still need to know how to master Lightroom. You'll be able to navigate the interface and understand all that it has to offer you! Say goodbye to trial and error editing!
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their story...
can be your story too!
real student transformations
Everything included in the KJ Photography Starter Course
KJ PHOTOGRAPHY
Starter Course
shooting and editing essentials
ENROLL FOR $199!
Upgrade!
let's dive in!
KJ PHOTOGRAPHY
Starter Course
BEGIN YOUR BUSINESS!
which option is best for you?
3+ Hours of in-studio foundational content
35 Lessons on manual shooting, lighting and editing
UPGRADE TO PRO FOR $279!
PRO
Full session demo from inside Katelyn's viewfinder!
90+ workbook pages to reinforce each lesson
10 on location phone checklists to reference as you practice
Business Basics - The 6 P's of a Startup:
- Protection : Steps to take legally
- Pricing : Charging for your services
- Payments : Processing credit cards
- Portfolio : Credibility
- Promotion : Getting clients
- Professional Presence : Website
"Could I get paid to take photos?"
I would encourage you to upgrade to The KJ Photography Starter Kit PRO. The PRO upgrade option includes beginner education for those who want to turn their passion into profit! Beginning a business can be intimidating but it doesn't have to be! :
- Protection : Steps to take legally
- Pricing : Charging for your services
- Payments : Processing credit cards
- Portfolio : Credibility
- Promotion : Getting clients
- Professional Presence : Website
INCLUDES:
UPGRADE TO PRO FOR $279!
The kj starter course
The Lighting & location course
THE STARTER COURSE vs.
lighting & locations Course
- desires to learn about natural lighting at a basic level and then take it to the next level
- regularly shoots in manual and has an understanding of the relationship between iso, shutter speed, and aperture.
- is at a professional level and wants to elevate their work
Do i need both?
- needs every part of manual shooting broken down
- is a mom that wants to learn how to use her camera
- is at the beginning of pursuing their dream of starting a photography business
- has just started getting paid for their work but struggles to understand manual shooting and lighting
- needs a solid foundation of all of the basics
- doesn’t understand how to get the look they want
If you have already taken the L&L Course and you're wondering if this course would teach you anything new, here's is what I would recommend. The KJ Starter Course would teach you the foundational basics in a different way than they were taught in the L&L Course. The L&L didn't dive deep into the basics of manual shooting to the same degree as the Starter Course. If you are comfortable with manual shooting and can clearly detect good natural light no matter where you are shooting, you do not need the KJ Starter Course. The Starter Course is truly for beginners. We are known in the industry for having courses that are geared more towards established photographers, The Starter Course is our first course that was truly designed with only beginners in mind.
"KJ starts at the beginning and doesn't hold anything back!"
-Kass
Jamie
I REMEMBER BEFORE:
"My second wedding ever and so new to photography typing into Google “why can’t I get any pop??” and stumbled upon KJ.
It changed my business right then! I have since bought everything she offers. Everything just “clicked”. With every course I was seeing more and more progress!"
Christina
found what she needed:
"I cannot thank you enough for your education. I’m not even 2 years in and SO proud of my work and business, all thanks to you!!
This is from Christina's first session ever vs a recent wedding she shot! We're so proud of her progress in just 2 years!! Well done!
Mikayla
has upped her game:
"I can’t tell you how much your education has enhanced my shooting knowledge and my husbands, too!
He is my second shooter and I taught him everything you’ve taught me and he has come so far! I was actually excited to edit when I didn’t have to spend 25 minutes on each image!"
"I love being able to
having vague concepts or ideas!"
take things and immediately put them into practice rather than
-Dakota
"Katelyn gives
-NEELY
EXAMPLES FROM HER PAST WORK TO SHOW US IT CAN BE DONE!"
Let's do this thing!
READY FOR THE KJ PHOTOGRAPHY STARTER COURSE?
Everything included in the KJ Photography Starter Course
KJ PHOTOGRAPHY
Starter Course
shooting and editing essentials
ON SALE FOR $199!
Upgrade!
KJ PHOTOGRAPHY
Starter Course
BEGIN YOUR BUSINESS!
3+ Hours of in-studio foundational content
35 Lessons on manual shooting, lighting and editing
UPGRADE TO PRO FOR $279!
PRO
Full session demo from inside Katelyn's viewfinder!
90+ workbook pages to reinforce each lesson
10 on location phone checklists to reference as you practice
Business Basics - The 6 P's of a Startup:
- Protection : Steps to take legally
- Pricing : Charging for your services
- Payments : Processing credit cards
- Portfolio : Credibility
- Promotion : Getting clients
- Professional Presence : Website
YOUR QUesTIONS
ANSWERED...
Get Started!
Great question! Yes, absolutely! And here's why! Whether you are photographing your family, portraits, weddings, etc... having the right foundation is essential!! The topics covered are for ANY photographer!
To fully benefit from this course you need to have access to Adobe Lightroom.
You'll get access immediately! And have access FOREVER, so you can pull up these videos and lessons whenever you need a boost or a refresher course. Watch at your own pace with one lesson a week … or binge-watch the entire course over the weekend! I know you have family needs and other things to tend to, so I want to make sure you have access to these tools forever. Once you enroll, you'll get access the same day! Woo hoo!
ABSOLUTELY!!! This course created FOR BEGINNERS! It’s so much smarter to do all of this at the very beginning and set your business up for success well with the right foundation, instead of having to go back and change things a year or two in! Learn how to get your images how you desire straight out of camera!!
You will not need to download the video files in order to access them. You will simply be able to log in and view your videos online. However, you will need an adequate internet connection to allow the videos to load so you can watch them!
I have a super tight return policy -- but it’s only because I want to make sure I’m attracting dedicated, serious photographers. I have worked so hard to make this program serve you right where you are, but I certainly understand the fear in buying something you can’t fully experience before purchase--that would give me pause, too! As such, by purchasing, you’re agreeing to my 30-day guarantee: if you complete the entire course and do all the work within 30 days from date of enrollment and aren’t satisfied, just show me your work, let me know why it wasn’t a great fit for you and I’m happy to buy the course back from you.
It depends on what you struggle with. If you’re never freaking out over settings while shooting and you can find good, natural light most of the time, then you would probably be ready for the Lighting and Locations Course. If you really struggle still with settings and understanding what creates “good” light, then the Starter Course is the foundation you need before anything else.
The L&L Course touches on Manual shooting at the very beginning but I didn’t dedicate multiple lessons to diving into every part of the manual shooting process. I also didn’t give multiple ways to learn the manual shooting content. This Starter Course breaks down the basics in multiple ways for more chances of the content “clicking”. It’s teaching what is taught at the very beginning of the L&L Course just in a much more thorough way. The lighting portion of the Starter Course is similar. It’s the same content as the basic lighting info in the Lighting and Locations Course but it’s broken down differently and is catered more towards beginners instead of photographers who want to step up their game. The L&L goes into much more detail but doesn’t explain the basics the way the Starter Course does. So if you need strong foundational skills, you need the Starter Course. If you’re pretty solid in manual shooting but need to step up your game, you’re ready for L&L!
Our dedicated KJ Support Team would love to chat with you, and make sure this is the right fit! Email us at katelyn@katelynjames.com with any questions and we'll get back to you asap!
It depends! Do you constantly struggle to create consistent work because even though you KNOW what the manual settings control, you don’t have a plan for how to find the right settings in different scenarios, then this would be great for you! If you have never learned about natural lighting and what to avoid or what to look for in every location, then this is for you! If you have never fully mastered the foundational basics, this is your best course option from us! If you have mastered the basics, then you’re ready for the Lighting and Locations Course!
"I'm only 17 years old and my business has continued to grow more than I ever thought possible and I attribute a lot of that to you (katelyn) and the amazing content you offer!"
Enroll today for just $199!
4 weddings before even having my driver's license!
-Gianna
