Learn to take pictures that you’re excited to share with others.
Are you confused by all the settings on your camera?
Frustrated with how your pictures are turning out?
Feeling like your computer is hopelessly disorganized?
Lenspiration provides family-friendly photography training to help photographers of any skill level feel confident with their cameras!
Discover how to take satisfying photos that you'll be excited to share with others.
Ready to feel confident using your camera?
Join for free
Use the link below to start your free trial of the Lenspiration Membership.
Start learning
Use your member resources to start learning about your camera, taking photos, and participating in group activities & training.
Watch your photos improve!
Enjoy assignments, practice with your camera, and participate in group coaching to grow as a photographer.
Not ready to join? See our stand-alone courses
Meet Your Photography Coach
Hi! I’m James Staddon, a landscape, event, and wedding photographer from West Virginia.
I know how it feels to travel to an amazing location, take some beautiful pictures, and then…oh no! be horrified with how the photos look on my computer at home.
I understand how frustrating it is to not know which camera setting to use as I try to capture those fleeting moments happening in front of me.
But God’s creation is so amazing, and the beauty around us has motived me to push through and learn how to take pictures that I’m excited to share with others. Many people have inspired and trained me, and I’m so excited to pass this experience on to you through Lenspiration.
I love watching students get comfortable with their camera, learn how to “think like a photographer”, and start taking stunning photos. Through the assignments, workshops, and coaching offered by Lenspiration, I hope to inspire and train photographers to take pictures for God’s glory!
Testimonials
What members & students are saying
"Learning from Lenspiration has been a really good experience for me, and I especially appreciate being able to count Lenspiration towards my high school credits. Being able to win prizes for the Shoot to Serve assignments pushes me to take better pictures! I also enjoy exploring the Scouting Guide, which I think its a really neat feature. The quizzes at the end of the [course] lessons are helpful to ensure that I learned what was taught!"
"The amount I have learned in such a short time is incredible. You truly have extraordinary talent and I am so grateful that you have put forth such time and effort to share your knowledge with others."
“I...want to say thanks for creating Lenspiration! I really enjoy the courses and the way you lay things out, your critique, and most of all the Christian...aspect of the course.”
Start taking better photos today . . . even with a simple camera (or your phone!)
It doesn’t matter what kind of camera you have, anyone can learn to take better pictures by using these 10 simple tips! Packed with lots of example images and "wow" photos, this free ebook will show you how to improve your pictures and start feeling more satisfied with your photos!
Lenspiration...
Offers family-friendly photography training.
Lets you shoot for real-life photo assignments.
Gives opportunities to get paid to learn photography!
Provides live, personalized photo coaching.
Helps you learn to think like a photographer!
Lenspiration Photography Program
The Lenspiration Photography Program is a series of free workbooks that take you step-by-step through the core resources (free & paid) that we offer on Lenspiration.
Phase I
Walk through the Foundations of Photography course and get to know your camera through supplemental resources! Plus, join monthly live Photo Coaching Webinars and get hands-on experience with real-life Photo Assignments.
Phase II
Through training articles, videos and the Explore with Your Camera video series, you’ll learn how to push your camera to its limits and explore special effects. Continue joining monthly live Photo Coaching Webinars and participating in Photo Assignments.
Phase III
Gain experience in a variety of photography genres. Step into advanced photography through the Mastering Composition course, learn the Secrets of Photo Editing, and streamline your workflows through the How to Share Your Photos With the World course.
Questions About Lenspiration?
Learn How it Works!
Do I need to have a fancy digital camera to benefit from Lenspiration?
Not necessarily! Many of the photography principles we cover apply to any camera —even a phone. However, most of the material presented is from the standpoint of a DSLR, so people get the most out of the training if they have a DSLR, mirrorless, or bridge camera.
If you do not have one of these type of cameras yet, that's ok. We have resources that will help you learn how to buy the camera that's right for you.
Isn't it expensive to get into photography?
It doesn't have to be! We provide resources that will help you learn how to determine what equipment fits your needs best, and then how to find the best deal when you're ready to buy it.
Will I learn how to make money with photography?
Yes. And on the forums, there are photographers with years of experience making money with their cameras that can help answer any specific questions that you might have about your specific entrepreneurial pursuits.
Is the membership for only one person or can more than one person in the same household use it at the same price?
Subscription is for the whole family! There will be some things you'll have to reset for the next person (like course quizzes), but no need to pay for multiple subscriptions for multiple members of your immediate family, even if they are not living under the same roof!
What are we up to?
Follow along with Lenspiration travels…
Looking for the Northern Lights the other night! Photo taken by my 11yo niece. 😎
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Some friends took us to a lake for a picnic dinner while in NC. Turned out to be a nice spot for sunset!
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Have you heard of "The Tail of the Dragon" on the TN and NC border? If not, look it up! Julianna and I drove it on our way to a wedding in Knoxville and it was crazy! I don`t remember driving something that curvey since descending out of Angeles National Forest on Gelndora Mountain Road in CA years ago.
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Last day to vote on which photos to use in the Lenspiration 2025 calendar! Survey here: https://forms.gle/FYCaUbWz1sZBQw1t8 (link is also in bio). Thank you for your help!
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Help me choose which photos to use in the Lenspiration 2025 calendar! Survey here: https://forms.gle/FYCaUbWz1sZBQw1t8 (link is also in bio). Thank you for your help!
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Been a while since I`ve posted! Here`s a favorite camping spot on our travels through Appalachia this summer.
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I think this is my favorite photo from the Photography Meetup the other week. It even has a good story behind it. 🙂 See blog post (link in bio).
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There`s nothing like going out with friends to photograph the glories of God`s creation together!
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Cell phone snapshot of the sunrise God gave us at the Tallulah Gorge photography meet up. Nothing epic, but material to work with! Looking forward to sorting through my photos from the workshop soon.
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Had such a blast with this great group of photographers exploring Tallulah Gorge on Saturday! We got the passes to go through the entire gorge....and wow what an adventure! Don`t think I could have made it out without my equipment getting soaked unless I had been with a group! Seriously strenuous. Best photography day in a while!
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Behind the scenes shots from the webinar last night!
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Was editing covered bridge photos the other day and liked this one with the strong leading lines a day vanishing point!
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Last night`s sunset was simply amazing!
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Share beautiful photo locations for a chance to win free access to the Lenspiration Scouting Guide!
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Decided lastminute to go out for sunrise. Wasn`t a colorful one, but golden hour was nice. Found a nice, unmarked outcropping with a nice view!
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First time really exploring with the Sienna today! Canaan Loop Rd. WV Didn`t get stuck anywhere and never bottomed out. Learning it`s capabilities. It does well for being a minivan!
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Went out for a walk this morning at Stonewall Resort State Park! "For this is our God for ever and ever: He will be our guide even unto death." Psalm 48:14. Are you ready to be led to the death of your old nature? Death to self? "Verily, verily, I say unto you, `Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it dies, it bringeth forth much fruit.`"!
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"O send out Thy light and Thy truth: let them lead me"! Psalm 43:3a So grateful we can know what the truth is!
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