Pat Kay – 30 Day Photography Fundamentals Accelerator

Learn the fundamentals right in just 30 days and set yourself up for photography success.

When it comes to learning any skill, leveraging a mentor is one of the fastest and most effective ways to level-up.

Mentors have experience.They’ve have successes and they know what works, they’ve pushed past failures and know what to avoid; they’ve already navigated the road you’re looking at going down yourself and this experience is invaluable.

After almost 2 decades of being a creative across many different disciplines, every time I learn a new creative skillset, I always try to look for mentors because I know how effective it can be. However when I first started photography, I didn’t have one, and I wish I did; especially considering just how deep and wide this fantastic visual art can be.

And that’s the perspective to which I built this course. I had the question: “if I had a photography mentor when I was first starting, what would I learn? And how would I learn it?”

This course is the answer to that. It’s me, mentoring you.

It’s me teaching you the skillset that has landed me sponsorships and opportunities with almost every fortune 500 brand I’ve ever wanted to work with. It’s the skillset that is the foundation of how I was able to go pro in photography. But most importantly, it’s the skillset that’s unique to my perspective and my background; one that’s deeply rooted in not just photography, but in many creative disciplines and a comprehensive understanding of visual art and its methods, history, and perspectives, learned over decades.

In this course you’ll not only be able to learn how to use the camera, but you’ll also learn how to see the world as a photographer; how to gain a creative vision; a unique perspective. You’ll learn a holistic view of photography rather than a singular perspective, and I’ll also set you up for success in many of the auxiliary sub-skills you’ll need to learn along the way too.

This is the most comprehensive toolkit of skills I could ever give a single person, and I can’t wait to teach it to you.

I hope to see you in the course.

Course curriculum

Day 1 — What is photography, anyway?

Day 2 — Sensor sizes and cameras

Day 3 — Lenses

Day 4 — Exposure, Overview

Day 5 — Exposure, Shutter speed

Day 6 — Exposure, Aperture

Day 7 — Exposure, ISO

Day 8 — All about focus

Day 9 — All about focus, part 2

Day 10 — Shooting modes and more

Day 11 — It’s all about light

Day 12 — Low light

Day 13 — What is GOOD photography, anyway?

Day 14 — Foundational Visual Patterns

Day 15 — Subject, subject, subject

Day 16 — Layout basics

Day 17 — Finding your style

Day 18 — Finding a purpose for your art

Day 19 — Genres of photography

Day 20 — Landscape: Genre overview

Day 21 — Street Photography: Genre overview

Day 22 — Portraiture: Genre overview

Day 23 — Editing basics

Day 24 — Adobe Lightroom: Editing workflow

Day 25 — Auxiliary gear and nice-to-haves

Day 26 — Location scouting and planning

Day 27 — Backup and storage

Day 28 — Sharing your work and Social Media

Day 29 — Making a career out of photography

Day 30 — The next step