summer school 2025
This summer, capture
AMAZING
photos of your kids
Join our FREE Photoparents Summer School and learn how to photograph your family's summer adventures!
Picture this: a summer full of fun, laughter and adventure and you there with your family, capturing all those beautiful memories on your camera. But this time it's with someone at your fingertips showing you how to do this BETTER.
presenting:
Photoparents Summer School
AKA, how to photograph your kids this summer so you capture all the key moments and all the fun without fuss or overwhelm!
WHEN: 6 weeks - from Monday 7th July - Friday 15th August
WHAT : 6 weekly lessons, each tackling a different aspect of capturing summer, with practical challenges to get you capturing your kids beautifully
HOW MUCH : it's FREE! SO Nothing, nada, nic, gratis, zero to pay
You can learn this:
How to capture the everyday
Summer is not all about that one week of holiday! It's also the afternoon ice-cream, playing with bubbles and trips to the park!
Water play! and how to capture it well!
Paddling pools, sprinklers, pools, seaside, rivers, lakes - there is no summer without some form of water play! But capturing it can be tricky AND dangerous for your camera. Until you see our tips that is...
How to take photos in summer light:
No more squinty eyes, overexposed photos, or harsh shadows! Learn to recognise the light you have and adapt accordingly!
Summer at the playground
It's all swings and roundabouts at time's but we're not complaining. Plenty of summer fun happens there too and some of those are trickier to capture than others!
Summer out and about
Summer adventures don;'t need to be far from home but they can still be memorable - we'll help you get ready to capture those too!
...and plenty more!
Ready to get started?
Photoparents Summer School starts on Monday 7th July.
It's online, it's beginner friendly and it's free!
The only way to learn photography is to do photography.
And what better time for it than the summer?!
NOT watch other people do photography, NOT read about photography, NOT think about photography, NOT even dream about photography.
It just doesn't work that way.
You have to take photos - see what works and what ( inevitably ) doesn't. That's why all our courses - free or paid, always have a strong 'doing' focus, rather than just serving you pretty documents that will not ultimately get used.
So if you join our summer school, be prepared to take photos.
Here is what people said about our recent courses:
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I absolutely enjoyed every lesson, love the way you have explained the techniques and have literally opened my eyes into seeing the way I take photos from the artists point of view. This course proves you can actually learn and improve your skills no matter the age/ experience/ subject.
Roxi R.
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I've learnt so much! Really intrigued and impressed, such basic things to notice and think about that'll drastically improve a photo! Really enjoyed this course (my first ever).
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Loved it! It's been so useful and inspiring! Definitely makes you see things from a different angle and pose yourself differently when taking photos. Definitely encourages you to see the details. Thank you for the lovely lessons and feedback.
Militsa N.
Hi, I'm Ania Wilk-Lawton
I'm the founder of PhotoParents, an award winning photographer and a Mum to two spirited girls. I teach parents how to take overwhelm out of photographing children and help them get some stunning shots of their family. And if you join us for this project. I'll be the one helping you take better summer photos!
Ania xxx
Join us and capture your best summer photos EVER
This is not our usual generic '5 tips for better photos'. You will be surprised at how much you can learn! This course is non technical, suitable for beginners and will get you clicking in no time.
Faq.
This course is suitable for anyone from complete beginners and up. Because we know we have diverse audiences, we keep the technical side light and concentrate on the changes that can be made without digging deep into the camera know-how.
Ideally yes - but a lot of what we teach can be used on any camera - including your phone camera. If you do have a camera-camera, I would recommend dusting it off and having a play with it as we go through the course. You will thank yourself for it! And if not in the summer, then when?
We could! But not in this course. Our Summer School is all about having a bit of fun with photography - remembering the big 'why' when it comes to photographing kids and focusing on seeing differently and taking it one activity at a time. Yes, there will be some technical pointers on individual activity tutorials but the aim is not to focus on the camera know-how. Come September, our regular courses which balance the technical with the creative will restart again and if you want to learn what your camera does and how ( and why you should or shouldn't care - that's one ones you want! )
No. Summer is busy and it would be needlessly stressful. We want you to join in the group, read/watch our guidance on the weekly theme, take some great images, share your photos and be inspired by others because that's how you'll learn most. I'll be there in the group to answer questions, offer additional advice and be of help, but no pressure to be there at specific times! The main point of these courses is that you need to actually have a go and try things out and take some photos , so we try to make it as easy as possible and to fit around people's daily routines.
YUP - it's free!! No catch. This is a free taste of what we do to a far greater depth in our paying courses and we hope that if you were considering learning photography, this might convince you we are the people for you and join us at a later point, but there is absolutely no pressure!
Hi! Nice to meet you! We're PhotoParents - in a nutshell, we educate parents on how to use their cameras better and capture all the precious memories of their kids growing up. We have been doing this for over 15 years now, we have seen several thousands of parents improve their photography with us beyond what they thought was possible. If you're new to this, we'd recommend having a look at our flagship PhotoParents Fundamentals course which will give you all the key camera know-how, composition and light skills in a supportive, nurturing, instructor led setting.