Things are fairly quiet for me here in Paris at the moment. I don’t have any travel planned and the cloudy weather isn’t exactly encouraging me to go out and explore the city. So I figured I would take this time to work on my photography. I don’t want to be a professional travel photographer, selling photos or publishing a book, but I would like my blog to be known for its great photography rather than just as a run of the mill expat blog with a few photos.

MatadorU Travel Photography Course

I would love to do a photography course here in Paris but after looking around I decided it would be easier to do an online course. The MatadorU travel photography course is a 12 week course which I can complete at my own pace and as it’s focused on the travel side of photography I think it’ll be the best way to go. I’ll be publishing each of my weekly assignments here with photos I take in Paris or from any short trips I take.

The MatadorU course covers the basics of using a DSLR camera, photo editing, and marketing your photos/blog to lead you down the path of becoming a professional photographer. I like that this covers the business side of travel photography as well as the technical and creative side of photography.

The MatadorU travel photography course is $350 but I found a coupon code to get $100 off. This is the discount code which worked for me: APISTUDYABROAD

Transcending Travel eBook

Not wanting to do anything half-hearted, I’ve also downloaded Digital Photography School’s Transcending Travel photography ebook which I’ll be working through too. I think this book focuses more on the creative side of travel photography which is something I definitely need to work on. Taking great photos doesn’t come naturally to me so I need all the creativity tips I can get. :)

Whenever I go to buy something online and see that little box for a coupon/discount code, I have to find a code that works, otherwise I feel cheated! So with a little searching I found a coupon for this travel ebook too. Use coupon code 25lightstalker to get $5 off if you want to order the book.

Any constructive criticism of my photos is welcome but be aware that I cry easily.