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one photo assignment at a time!
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Become a photographer
one photo assignment at a time!
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How the assignments work
Learn How
Lenspiration provides family-friendly photography courses and training to help us learn photography and shoot monthly photo assignments.
Get the Details
Photo assignment details are sent out by email when an assignment goes live. Each assignment is a real need that a publisher, ministry or organization has for a photo.
Go Shoot!
This is the fun part! Use whatever camera you have to go and shoot the assignment! Deadlines help eliminate procrastination.
Submit Photos
After shooting the assignment, utilize the Lenspiration forums as you work through the process of organizing, editing and submitting your photos.
Watch Critique
Get invaluable feedback on the photos you submit for each assignment by watching Lenspiration's monthly photo critique webinars.
Get Published
Whether you win the assignment and get paid or not, we can brainstorm ideas for how to get your photos and new-found photography skill used in other ways!
Learn How
Lenspiration provides family-friendly photography courses and training to help us learn photography and shoot monthly photo assignments.
Get the Details
Photo assignment details are sent out by email when an assignment goes live. Each assignment is a real need that a publisher, ministry or organization has for a photo.
Go Shoot!
This is the fun part! Use whatever camera you have to go and shoot the assignment! Deadlines help eliminate procrastination.
Submit Photos
After shooting the assignment, utilize the Lenspiration forums as you work through the process of organizing, editing and submitting your photos.
Watch Critique
Get invaluable feedback on the photos you submit for each assignment by watching Lenspiration's monthly photo critique webinars.
Get Published
Whether you win the assignment and get paid or not, we can brainstorm ideas for how to get your photos and new-found photography skill used in other ways!
What folks are saying
"I have to say, I just may be the biggest fan of Lenspiration yet. I am SUPER excited about this website and I can’t wait to put a photo up for critique! :D"
"Just wanted to share how your photo tips are paying off . . . we got our local newspaper today, and I was surprised to see that a photo I took was on the front! If it was not for what I've learned with Lenspiration, my skills would be far less right now. So thank you!!"
"Honestly, I don’t know if my trial-and-error method of learning photography would have worked very well without anyone to "coach" me along. I have sure learned a lot with Lenspiration."
Meet your instructor
Hi! I’m James Staddon a landscape, event, wedding, and travel photographer from West Virginia.
Captivated by God’s creation and inspired by my uncle’s photography at an early age, I started exploring photography in the early 2000s, began pursuing it seriously in 2006, and jumped into it professionally in 2013 under the name of Lenspiration.
Through the assignments, workshops and various other opportunities offered by Lenspiration, I love to see inspiration planted, nurtured and expressed for the glory of God in the work of other photographers!
Meet your instructor
Hi! I’m James Staddon a landscape, event, wedding, and travel photographer from West Virginia.
Captivated by God’s creation and inspired by my uncle’s photography at an early age, I started exploring photography in the early 2000s, began pursuing it seriously in 2006, and jumped into it professionally in 2013 under the name of Lenspiration.
Through the assignments, workshops and various other opportunities offered by Lenspiration, I love to see inspiration planted, nurtured and expressed for the glory of God in the work of other photographers!
How to get started
Create an account with Lenspiration to begin stepping through the process of becoming a photographer one photo assignment at a time
Here's what you get
Membership Features:
Lenspiration members have unrestricted access to all Lenspiration's core educational videos, training material, and recommended resources, plus any exclusive training associated with learning how to shoot photo assignments . . . past, current and future
Lenspiration members receive free registration to all monthly Photo Critique Webinars
Have a question about how to complete a photo assignment? Lenspiration members are first priority on the Q&A forum
Only Lenspiration members are eligible to be paid for photo assignments
Lenspiration members enjoy 100% off all Lenspiration Courses to help them learn photography beyond the photo assignments
Lenspiration members have access to all Lenspiration's databases such as the Scouting Guide and Wallpapers Collection
Everything guaranteed 100% family-friendly
What members are doing right now
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On Assignment: Autumn Reference Photo
Maybe you can’t tell…but I had no idea how to go about shooting this great assignment, Autumn Artwork Reference Photo! November is late to be photographing fall colors. I suggest you try to photograph this assignment as soon as you can. Just a couple days can make a...
Get the details
Assignment Details
Autumn Artwork Reference Photo - Melissa, a friend and amazing artist, has asked us photographers to take some reference photos for her! She wants a custom autumn photo with creative/dramatic lighting for a piece of art she's putting together with . . .
Watch critique
December 29, 7pm ET
Once winning photos have been chosen for the running photo assignments, we'll talk about why they won during this live photo critique webinar!
What members are doing right now
Learn how
On Assignment: Autumn Reference Photo
Maybe you can’t tell…but I had no idea how to go about shooting this great assignment, Autumn Artwork Reference Photo! November is late to be photographing fall colors. I suggest you try to photograph this assignment as soon as you can. Just a couple days can make a...
Get the details
Assignment Details
Autumn Artwork Reference Photo - Melissa, a friend and amazing artist, has asked us photographers to take some reference photos for her! She wants a custom autumn photo with creative/dramatic lighting for a piece of art she's putting together with . . .
Watch critique
December 29, 7pm ET
Once winning photos have been chosen for the running photo assignments, we'll talk about why they won during this live photo critique webinar.
Where else...
Where else...
. . . can you shoot for real-life photo assignments?
. . . will you get your photos critiqued?
. . . will you get paid to learn photography?
. . . will you find a family-friendly place to learn photography?
. . . will you actually become a photographer?
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