Photograph what other people walk past.
Long exposure, light painting, fire, wire wool, UV — over 70 creative techniques in plain English, with the photographs to prove they work.
Light Tricks Course
Photograph the light most people never notice
Eighteen modules of creative-lighting techniques — long exposure, light painting, fire trails, wire wool, UV and infrared. Fourteen hands-on assignments with personal, written tutor feedback. A friendly Member's Photo Gallery to share work and learn alongside other photographers. Over 100,000 taught since 2012.
For as long as your account is active
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Tutor-assessed assignments
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CPD-certified certificate
18modules
100k+members
4.7★rated
100,000+photographers taught
Since 201214 years teaching
4.7★average member rating
18modules in the course
For lifeof your account
What you'll be able to do
From "I've only ever shot in daylight" to photographs that look like quiet magic.
Light tricks aren't a separate skill — they're the same camera you already own, used with a longer shutter, a sparkler, a torch, or a strand of fairy lights. The course shows you how, set-up by set-up, with the photographs to prove it works.
Built for the kit you already have.
A camera with manual settings, a tripod, and a few quid's worth of torches, sparklers or glow sticks. That's most of the kit list.
Shoot along with each lesson.
Every module is built so you can pause the video, copy what you've just seen, and have a frame on the camera screen the same evening.
Works on your camera, whatever it is.
DSLR, mirrorless, or a smartphone with full manual mode. The settings are explained for each camera type so you don't have to translate.
Light painting and long exposures.
Hold the shutter open, move a torch through the dark, and watch glowing trails appear in your photograph. Sparklers, spirals, road traffic, household lamps.
Fire, smoke and spark photography.
Sparks flying off spinning wire wool, smoke through coloured backlight, sparklers in motion. The set-ups, the safety, and the camera settings to capture all of it.
Inside the course
Eighteen modules, six phases — one thing taught at a time.
Each module covers one thing properly, in plain English. Open any phase below to see exactly what's covered.
01
Set up for creative lighting
The kit list, the camera settings, and the first few set-ups you can shoot in a dark room with a torch.
Set up for creative lighting
The kit list, the camera settings, and the first few set-ups you can shoot in a dark room with a torch.
- Introduction & Equipment
- Camera Basics
02
Movement, blur & light trails
Long exposures, light painting, motion blur — the techniques that turn the simplest light source into a glowing trail.
Movement, blur & light trails
Long exposures, light painting, motion blur — the techniques that turn the simplest light source into a glowing trail.
- Light Trails
- Creative Blur
- Basic Light Tricks
03
Fire, flash & fireworks
Sparklers, fireworks, smoke and a basic flash gun. How to capture the bright bits without blowing them out.
Fire, flash & fireworks
Sparklers, fireworks, smoke and a basic flash gun. How to capture the bright bits without blowing them out.
- Abstract Photography
- Shooting Fireworks & Fire
- How to Use Basic Flash
04
Wire wool, lightning & the magic of dark
The shots that need patience and a touch of bravery — spinning wire wool, lightning, deep-night photography.
Wire wool, lightning & the magic of dark
The shots that need patience and a touch of bravery — spinning wire wool, lightning, deep-night photography.
- Special Effects
- Night & Lightning
- Wire Wool Photography
05
Advanced techniques across portraits and fashion
Applying creative lighting to people — portrait set-ups, fashion-style shots, UV photography, and creative flash work.
Advanced techniques across portraits and fashion
Applying creative lighting to people — portrait set-ups, fashion-style shots, UV photography, and creative flash work.
- Advanced Light Tricks
- Portrait Light Tricks
- UV Light Photography
- Fashion Light Tricks
- How to Use Creative Flash
06
Editing your light-tricks photographs
Finishing long-exposure shots in Photoshop — contrast, glow, clean-ups, and the small enhancements that bring a trail to life.
Editing your light-tricks photographs
Finishing long-exposure shots in Photoshop — contrast, glow, clean-ups, and the small enhancements that bring a trail to life.
- Basic Editing
- Advanced Editing
The course trailer
Watch a quick look at what's inside.
A short trailer giving an overview of the course — what you'll learn, who you'll learn from, and the kind of photographs members are making.
Your tutors
Real people. Real photographs. They'll know you by name.
The tutor who writes your assignment feedback is the same person whose photographs are on the page. Real photographers, replying to you in person — not a help desk.
Stephen Walton
Course Instructor & iPhotography Head Tutor
Art-school trained, photographer since 2005. A career across portrait, landscape and creative-lighting work, with photographs published by Adobe Photoshop and multiple industry awards. The voice you'll hear teaching most of the modules in this course.
Emily Lowrey
Course Instructor
Professional wedding, travel and astrophotography photographer, and an accomplished videographer. Story-driven work focused on the genuine, raw moments most photographers miss. Panasonic ambassador, and the camera behind many of iPhotography's course recordings.
The CameraSense method
Learn the way that suits you — not the way a textbook tells you to.
CameraSense is the teaching method behind the iPhotography Light Tricks Course. The course is built around the way you take in information — whether that's listening, watching, reading or doing — so the lessons stick whichever way your brain prefers.
Four ways to learn the same craft. Mix them up, switch as the mood takes you, finish at your own pace.
Listen
Photography podcasts you can put on while you're out walking, driving or making a cuppa.
Watch
Video tutorials that show you the technique, the gear and the result — no skimming required.
Read
Course chapters and blog posts for the times you want to take it in at your own pace, on paper or on screen.
Do
Photo assignments to put what you've learned into practice — the only way it really sticks.
The Member's Photo Gallery
Share your work. Swap notes. Make friends.
The Member's Photo Gallery is where the club hangs out. Upload your shots, see what other members are working on, leave comments, take part in the Weekend Challenge. Tutors drop in regularly to comment on photographs that catch their eye.
Try the technique
After each module, head out and shoot. Bite-sized, doable, on your own subjects — not busywork.
Upload your photograph
Pop your best shot into the Member's Photo Gallery. Friendly, private to members, no public scroll.
See what the room thinks
Members comment on each other's work — honest, encouraging, sometimes brutally helpful. Tutors join in regularly too.
Pass it on
Comment on other members' work, ask questions, take part in the Weekend Challenge. This is where the friendships start.
What you'll learn to shoot
Light trails, sparklers, wire wool — the photographs members make.
A few examples of the kind of work the Light Tricks Course teaches you to capture. Three are by members who've taken the course; the others show the types of shots you'll be set up to make by the end.
Community Points & Rank Badges
You start with a thousand points the moment you join.
Every member at iPhotography has a points score and a rank badge. They're not gimmicks — they're how the club recognises the work you do, the modules you finish, and the help you give other members. Points can also be redeemed against exclusive training content inside the club.
+1,000
when you join the course
+500
when you complete the course
+30
for every module finished
+50
for every photo shared in the gallery
Distinguished
5,000 pts
Established
10,000 pts
Expert
75,000 pts
Legendary
300k+
Included free with the course
Three bonuses that go with the course.
Hand-picked extras that make the teaching stick longer. Yours the moment you join — no upsell, no fine print.
Your bonuses
Combined value £0.00 — included free
Free
Bonus 01.
14 Tutor-Assessed Light Tricks Assignments
Fourteen hands-on creative-lighting briefs across the course. Each one gets personal written feedback from a named tutor — the bit no free tutorial can give you.
Free · worth £0.00
Free
Bonus 02.
Member's Photo Gallery & Weekend Challenges
Share your photographs with the club, get personal tutor feedback, and join the Weekend Challenges — themed photo prompts every weekend with the rest of the members.
Free · worth £0.00
Free
Bonus 03.
Media & Download Library
A growing library of training videos, eBooks, presets, cheat cards and reference guides — yours to download any time.
Free · worth £0.00
What members say
Real reviews from real members.
Pulled verbatim from members who've taken this course. We've left the typos in — that's how you know they're real.
★★★★★
"The course was so easy to follow. The tutors are friendly, knowledgeable and really helpful with feedback. I've gone from being scared of my camera to actually loving the time I spend with it."
TM
Tony Mills
Member · iPhotography
★★★★★
"I've tried a lot of online courses. This is the only one where a real person replied to my photographs. It changed how I shoot, but more importantly it changed how I look at things."
RH
Robin Hollamby
Member · iPhotography
★★★★★
"Best money I've spent on my hobby. The modules are clear, the feedback is genuine, and the gallery is the friendliest corner of the internet I've found."
SY
Simon Young
Member · iPhotography
★★★★★
"I was nervous about being the oldest one in the group. Turns out everyone here is welcoming, and the tutors don't talk down to anyone. I'm finally taking photographs I'm proud of."
DG
Debbie Gammie
Member · iPhotography
★★★★★
"Stephen's feedback on my landscape photograph was the most useful 200 words I've ever read about my photography. Worth the cost of the whole course on its own."
JG
John Gallagher
Member · iPhotography
★★★★★
"I took the course over a long winter. By the spring I was photographing things I'd walked past for thirty years and never noticed. That's the real gift."
AS
Audrey Schweikert
Member · iPhotography
The course, the bonuses, the club — one payment
Everything you get when you join today.
The Light Tricks Course — the full course, the bonuses, account access for as long as you keep it, and a thousand Community Points to start you off in the club.
- 18 modules (kept for as long as your account is active)
- 14 tutor-assessed assignments with personal, written feedback
- Three bonuses worth £207.00 — included free
- iShoot Photography eBook — included free on course completion
- CPD-certified Course Completion certificate
- 1,000 Community Points on day one · 500 more when you finish
- Rank badge that grows with you
- 30-day money-back guarantee
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Light Tricks Course
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30
Day Guarantee
Try the course for 30 days. If it's not for you, we'll refund you in full.
We've been teaching photography since 2012. We know the course works — but you don't have to take our word for it. Join, take the first few modules, share a photo in the gallery, and if it doesn't click, email us within 30 days and we'll refund the lot. No hard feelings.
Common questions
The things people usually ask us first.
I've never tried this kind of photography. Is it really for me?
Yes — most members who take the course haven't done long exposure or light painting before. The first two modules cover the camera settings you need, the few cheap props you'll use, and the simple set-ups you can do at home with a torch. We build up to wire wool, fire, fireworks, UV and creative flash from there. Take it at your own pace.
What kit do I need?
A camera with manual settings, a tripod, and a couple of household items — a torch, glow sticks, sparklers, sometimes wire wool or coloured gels. Nothing expensive. You don't need a studio, and you don't need to buy Photoshop — though if you have it, two modules show how to finish light-trail shots there.
How long do I have access to the course?
For as long as your account is kept active. No expiry, no resubscription, no "course access window". The modules, the gallery, the bonuses, and the certificate stay with you.
When do I get tutor feedback?
On every assignment you submit. The fourteen tutor-assessed assignments built into the course each come with personal, written feedback from a named iPhotography tutor — specific, signed, and yours. Most replies arrive within a few working days.
Inside the wider Member's Photo Gallery you can also share other work and join in the conversation. Tutors drop in often, members swap honest comments and advice, and PLUS+ members get priority and enhanced tutor feedback on their gallery uploads as part of their subscription.
What are Community Points and rank badges?
They're how the club recognises your activity over time. You start with 1,000 Community Points the moment you join, earn 30 for every module you finish, 50 for every photograph you share, and 500 when you complete the course. As your points grow, your rank badge changes — from Regular through to Legendary.
Can I get a refund if it's not for me?
Yes. Email us within 30 days of joining and we'll refund the course in full. No quiz, no hoops — just reply to your welcome email and let us know.
Is the certificate worth anything?
The Course Completion certificate is CPD-certified, which is recognised across the UK for continuing professional development. For most members it's a quiet bit of pride rather than a career credential — but it carries genuine weight if you want it to.
Come and learn with us.
The world's friendliest photography club has a place set for you. Join today, take your first module tonight, share your first photograph by the weekend.
Join the Light Tricks Course — £149.00