Develop you skills, knowledge & passion!
Unlock Your Full Potential with Studio Masters
Are you a photography professional or enthusiast looking to take your skills to the next level? Look no further than Studio Masters, your ultimate educational platform. Our mission is to provide you with the knowledge, tools, and inspiration you need to succeed in the world of photography.
Weekly Updates: Building Your Toolbox
Our weekly content is designed to help you develop a comprehensive toolkit that will elevate your photography skills. With new updates every week, you'll have access to:
In-depth tutorials and workshops
Expert advice and insights
Practical tips and tricks
Industry trends and best practices
Monthly Live Inspirational Shoots: Immersive Learning Experience
As a member of Studio Masters, you'll also have access to our monthly live inspirational shoots. Join us on a journey in real-time as we tackle complex photography challenges and share our expertise with you. These live sessions will give you the opportunity to ask questions, learn from our experiences, and gain valuable insights into the creative process.
Develop Your Skills, Knowledge, and Passion
At Studio Masters, we believe that learning should be engaging, interactive, and fun. Our platform is designed to help you build a strong foundation in photography, while also inspiring you to push the boundaries of your creativity. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced photographer, we have something for everyone.
Join the Studio Masters Community Today!
Don't miss out on this opportunity to take your photography skills to new heights. Join our community today and start developing the skills, knowledge, and passion you need to succeed in the world of photography.
Welcome
To The Develop academy
Hone your craft
With weekly content updates and monthly themed shoots
Weekly content
Our content is designed to provide you with bite-sized, digestible tips and tricks that will help you build a collection of techniques and methods to enhance your photography skills. We understand that the journey to becoming a skilled photographer can be challenging, which is why we aim to make our content accessible and easy to understand. Our goal is to support you every step of the way and help you achieve your full potential.
Monthly Theme
A monthly inspirational photography shoot that will take place in our studio or on location, utilising both natural and artificial light. Our experts will create unique and captivating imagery that inspires and ignites imagination. Whether you prefer the controlled environment of a studio or the natural beauty of an outdoor location, we will endeavour too cover both variations ensuring a diverse range of photographic practices.
Styling/Costume Design
We are excited to showcase our expertise in up-cycling outfits, creating corsets, styling wigs, sewing, and using a glue gun to create amazing and colourful looks for photography days. Our team of experts are very dedicated to their work, and share valuable insights and techniques that you can apply to your own projects.
Creative Make-up
Our expert MUA provides guidance and demonstrates how to create simple looks, starting from bridal makeup, that can be developed into stunning character makeup, captivating any camera lens. Emphasising the importance of hygiene, the purpose of different brushes, contouring, foundation application, and more.
Prosthetics
Applying prosthetic makeup is a skill that goes beyond makeup artistry, where you learn to paint and apply silicone pieces to create cinematic looks, from changing face shapes to creating mystical creatures.
Posing
Our comprehensive collection of guides covering a wide range of photography styles, including families, couples, individuals, and headshots. We provide expert guidance on how to achieve most aesthetically pleasing posture from head to toe for your models and clients.
Studio Portrait Intensive
Our team of experts are skilled in making use of controlled lighting and set building, including direction and connection with models and clients. We provide guidance on how to create the perfect lighting setup and how to direct your models and clients to achieve the desired results.
Location Portrait Intensive
Making use of the environment, including the selection of a complimentary background and its natural elements, and making use of additional lighting if required to further enhance the final result.
Lighting
A comprehensive guide providing you with the knowledge and skills to take control of lighting, modifiers and accessories, including gobos, gels, flags, reflectors, and scrims.
Photography with animals
We provide expert guidance on how to create the perfect setup that enhances the natural beauty of the animal and how to handle challenging situations to achieve the desired look.
Post Production
Editing techniques, from traditional editing to fine art composites, and making use of AI. We provide guidance on how to use these techniques to enhance your images and create stunning and captivating artwork.
Printing and finishing
Our pro lab is dedicated to providing you with the highest quality printing and finishing services. An introduction to our lab and expert guidance on how to achieve the best results for your images.
Be involved
Master Professional Photography: Expert-Led Online Training
Transform your photography with Studio Masters' Develop platform. Access comprehensive training from award-winning photographers, featuring monthly masterclasses, live sessions, and professional development resources.
Professional Development Includes:
• Monthly In-Depth Masterclasses
• Behind-the-Scenes Shooting Tutorials
• Live Q&A with Industry Experts
• Interactive Training Sessions
• Advanced Technical Workshops
What You'll Learn:
• Professional Shooting Techniques
• Creative Vision Development
• Post-Production Excellence
• Business Growth Strategies
• Competition Photography Skills
New Content Monthly:
• Themed Photography Episodes
• Live Streaming Events
• Interactive Q&A Sessions
• Professional Feedback
• Community Challenges
Join a supportive community for like-minded creatives.
Membership
Weekly tips and tricks
Two uploads a week
Themed content episodes
Monthly content episodes, included an hour long live with Salli & Mike, live Q&A event
Exclusive discounts
On events and shop products
Participate in live events
Join us for live events where you can pick our brains on a shoot or questions on just about anything.
Free monthly competition
Judges choice award sponsored by One Vision Imagery.
Yearly Digital magazine
A look over the year, competition winners, special spot light feature and much more.
Mentoring
Variable bespoke mentoring to meet your needs.
Qualifications
To meet todays photographer, three criteria’s including in camera artistry, composite and creative AI Elements to compliment the principle image.
Membership
£15.99 - £155.88per month
FAQ
We offer two uploads weekly in addition to a monthly feature video episode that focuses on a specific topic. Our episodes contain behind-the-scenes footage and full guidance from concept to final image, so you can see exactly how we bring our ideas to life. Monthly subscription provides access to the full library of content, with discounts on shop products and events being applicable after a period of 3 consecutive months subscription. Annual subscribers have access to the full library of content, together with immediate access to discounts on shop products and events..
At Develop, we offer streaming video content through our website, which cannot be downloaded at this time. However, we do offer other content such as lighting guides and resources/shop products that are available for download where applicable.
(see available options above)
When you sign up to develop you will be entering into membership agreement whereby you will be automatically billed for the subscription based on the option selected.
You will retain access to content as long as your membership continues.
Once your membership is cancelled or expires you will no longer have access to past or future content, if you sign up again in the future all your episodes will be available again. If you have questions on billing please contact us.
Cancellation Policy:
At Develop, we understand that circumstances can change, which is why we allow members to cancel their subscription anytime. However, please note that cancelling will result in you losing access to the content on Develop. If you decide to resume your membership, we cannot guarantee that certain membership options or pricing will be the same or available.
Refund Policy:
Please note that due to the nature of all of our content being available immediately, we do not offer a refund for the annual option. However, we do offer a refund before your first renewal if you opted a monthly option. Additionally, we do not offer refunds based on inability to log in or access/play content unless we can reliably prove an error on our platform exists.
Events refund policy:
Due to the nature of these events and production costs a refund in most cases may not be available and may be applicable to a cancellation fee or only be available to transfer to someone else.
Please contact us regarding questions about a refund at [email protected].
Should you wish to transfer your chosen event booking to an alternative date, please not that an admin fee of £25 will be applicable.
Qualifications are retained once achieved regardless of your membership with the develop platform.
In keeping with other associations/ societies we recognise a ‘Licentiate’ level. Upgrades with all levels can be applied by the judging panel where they consider applicable. Please see a full guide to qualifications on our ‘accreditation of excellence’ page within the site.
If you have any queries, ask us!!