The best way to become an outstanding photographer is to learn new skills and practice what you have learned.
The ‘Me + My Camera’ programme combines learning, practising, motivation and inspiration all in one place.
It will help you get out of a creative rut, inspire you to pick up your camera every day, and help you quickly become a better photographer than you are today.
Start now for $99 per year (instead of $199)
‘Tell me and I'll forget; teach me and I may remember; involve me and I'll learn.’
– Benjamin Franklin
This is what you can expect when you sign up for ‘Me and My Camera’:
An extensive workshop where you learn how to take outstanding photos with both your camera and your smartphone.
A monthly theme with photo ideas, photography instructions and a list of ideas for each day of the month.
Invites to my video channel where you can learn a new method to earn money on the side with your photography (even as an amateur) every month. -
A vibrant community where you can share your photos and motivate each other.
The Me and My Camera workshop and community is perfect for all photographers, whether they use a camera or a smartphone, and offers a comprehensive workshop where you can learn both.
What You Can Expect
Learn
With The “A Girl with a camera - Learn photography in 21 days” workshop (reg. price $210)
This workshop guides you step by step through the process of learning to become both a camera and smartphone photographer.
Share
in A buzzing community
Receive motivating praise for your beautiful photos from fellow female photographers from around the world, and be inspired by their photos, too!
Practice
with the Monthly Community Challenges
Each month, you can take part in a new monthly challenge. Each challenge theme focuses on a photography subject that is easily accessible , but often over-looked in daily life. Each monthly challenge comes with an extensive guide, Pinterest mood board and downloadable list of ideas.
EARN
Learn easy methods about how to earn money with your photos
Learn how to earn money on the side in the monthly live trainings. Each month you’ll be invited to a new video training where you’ll learn easy methods to earn money with your beautiful photos EVEN AS A BEGINNER PHOTOGRAPHER!
What and how you will learn
In “A Girl with a Camera”, you’ll become THE Girl with a Camera. In 21 easy-to-understand-no-nonsense lessons, you’ll be guided through the process of mastering photography.
Once you’ve completed the 21 lessons, you’ll be able to capture any kind photo and they’ll all be jaw-droppingly good.
Please note: that you DO NOT have to finish the course in 21 days, you can take as much time as you want.
The workshop is a must for any woman who can’t wait to improve her photography and would love to use it to express their personality.
Is that you?
Then this is what you can expect:
Before the learning experience begins, we’ll delve into a couple of basics:
Day 0: Equipment:
I’ll introduce you to the few pieces of equipment that I use for all my photos. You’ll be surprised to see how little it is.
Day 0: Setting up your Camera:
When you look at your camera’s manual, you’ll be overwhelmed by the mass of features. I’ll introduce you to the settings you need (a lot less than you think) and help you set up your camera for success.
Day 1: Focusing:
The Aha-Moment: After completing this lesson you’ll know HOW to select the best subject in the scene to have in focus and HOW to get them tack-sharp.
Day 2: Blurry Backgrounds:
The game changer. You’ll learn HOW to set up your camera and capture beautiful blurry backgrounds or include out-of-focus elements in the foreground for a more interesting look.
Day 3: Understanding Subjects:
Clarity. After this lesson, you’ll know how to set the scene for your photos, why some settings will never work and how to ensure the main motif is the focus of every viewer’s attention.
Day 4: Scenes:
The Sky’s the Limit. The world is full of beauty. BUT also full of boring scenes. In this lesson you’ll learn how to turn boring scenes into works of art.
Day 5: When to Walk Away:
Confidence. In the previous lessons you learned how to set the scene for your photos. In this lesson you’ll learn which subjects are best left to enjoy with the naked eye and not necessarily in photos.
Day 6: position:
From Amateur to Professional. With the guides in this lesson, you’ll transform your photos from boring- to professional by knowing how to position yourself and hold the camera to capture your scenes and subjects. Covering: Everyday scenes inside and outside the home, people in portraits and groups, animals, flowers and buildings.
Day 7: The professional look:
Combine what you’ve learned in week one to create photos that make people’s jaws drop.
Day 8: Introducing Light:
The Artist’s Brush for Photographers. In this lesson you’ll learn how to recognise good photography light and distinguish between good and bad lighting situations.
Day 9: Enhancing the main Subject with Light:
You’ll learn the first simple methods to use light to enhance your main subject and also how to use light in interesting ways.
Day 10: Manipulating Light:
From now on “Manual Mode” yay!: Now is the time to get creative with light. Even the worst lighting situations can be used to create interesting photos. Once you learn how to read light and set your camera up to create amazing images with it you’ll be well on your way to becoming the photographer you’ve always dreamed of becoming.
Day 11: Capturing the perfect Moment:
This is the one thing many photographers aren’t particularly good at. Or how many times have you “just missed” a great photography opportunity? This lesson will teach you the skills to make those “missed shots” a thing of the past.
Day 12: Backgrounds:
The World is your Backdrop. What is a perfect background setting for your central motifs? This lesson will teach you what to watch out for when setting the scene for your photos.
Day 13: Light as the Main Subject:
Some types of light are so pretty that they can brighten up even the most boring locations. You’ll learn how to capture light (without going blind) and how to use the setting to enhance its beauty.
Day 14: Creating Mood:
Create Photos that people look at for longer than a few seconds. By using elements like light, weather or the time of year, and combining them, you photography will become more captivating. In this lesson you’ll learn how they individually affect the feel of the photo.
Day 15: Getting Arty in the Dark:
Learn cool tricks and hacks for creating stand-out photos after the sun has gone down.
Day 16: In and out of the Frame:
Another Biggie. Everything you need to know about composition. How to set up your shot. Learn where to place your main subjects and why.
Day 17: Collecting and Gathering:
Accessories can bring boring scenes to life. In this lesson, you’ll receive a list of things you might want to collect and how to use them in your photography compositions.
Day 18: Photographing your Home and Everyday Life:
Did you know that we spend 90% of our time indoors? Learn how to use your home for photography without turning it into a photo studio.
Day 19: Creating an Image Selection:
The first step in developing your unique photography style. In this lesson, I’ll teach you how to take a series of photos of the same subject in one session.
Day 20: Taking Photos for Instagram:
The photos you post on Instagram must stand out in the main feed. That means they must tell the whole story within a tiny square. Day twenty will be the one that uncovers the secrets of why you haven’t gained all that many faithful followers (who you are friends with or related to) yet.
Day 21: Finding Mentors and Inspiration:
Learn from those who started before you. In this lesson you’ll learn where to find inspiration and how to copy other photographers ideas in your own unique way.
Day 21: Recap:
You’ve made it - you’re a photographer! This lesson brings it all together.
Extra Content:
Stack Focusing: an advanced method for creating tack-sharp images.
Creating the “Monet Look”
Succeeding on Instagram
Cropping and resizing
An extract from Day 7:
IN this lesson we delve into the anatomy of photos. You’ll learn how I decided how to capture this cluster of daisies in the way I did and also how these decisions affect the finished look.
what to expect from the
Monthly Challenges
In the “Me and My Camera” program, we have a new photography challenge every month. The challenge theme disappears when the month ends and is replaced by a new one.
Each challenge theme is complemented with an extensive guide, a Pinterest mood board and a list of downloadable ideas for every day of the month.
To give you a sense of what to expect, here is an excerpt from the ‘Books’ theme:
BOOKS
Books can be used either with a person as an accessory or as the main subject in a photo.
Let's start with books as an accessory to create an atmosphere.
If someone is hiding behind a book, the feeling is playful and mysterious.
If someone is reading, the feeling is more calming and studious.
If someone is working with an open book on their desk and possibly wearing glasses and taking notes, the feeling is more intellectual.
The flying books in the picture below add a magical touch:
Always bear this in mind when incorporating books into your photos to tell a story. The feeling you want to convey must be emphasised by the surroundings.
Here's how you can create the atmosphere in your book photos:
Cosy:
You need warm, dim lighting to create a cosy atmosphere during the autumn or winter. Use accessories such as fairy lights and/or candles.
In spring and summer, you can use the books to create a backdrop of someone rocking in a hammock or drinking peppermint tea in the garden while reading.
Studious or intellectual
Set the book(s) on a table, perhaps with some scattered pages, paperclips, stationery, etc. You can include someone in action reading the book and/or taking notes. Or create an inspiring flat lay with an open book, perhaps a cup of tea and some stationery scattered around.
Magical/Playful
You don't need to be a Photoshop pro to create magical book photos. Just make sure that the environment, the person and their clothing match the mood you want to create. Check out the Pinterest mood board for cool ideas for magical book photos.
Let the title tell the story.
The book cover and title are a story in themselves. For example, if the person in the photo is reading a horror book, you might want to have it look up at the book's edge with wide eyes in fear. On the other hand, if the book is funny, you might want to photograph the person laughing out loud, holding the book to his or her chest.
It depends on the book and its title and what emotions the book title evokes.
And that's not all...
As I mentioned above, this is just a small excerpt!
The theme continues with
Methods for photographing books as the main subject
A list of downloadable ideas to help you try a different method for each day of the month
A Pinterest mood board for inspiration
MONTHLY LIVES
HOW TO EARN MONEY WITH YOUR PHOTOS
Even amateur photographers can Easily make money with photography - and I’ll show you how!
Each month, you’ll be invited to a live session to learn how to make money with your beautiful photos or photography skills. Each money-making venture requires nothing more than your time, and if you follow the steps, your success is guaranteed.
Live sessions 2025:
JANUARY: Create a Calendar to Sell
FEBRUARY: Earning Money with Lightroom Presets
MARCH: Sell your Beautiful Photos as Wall Art
APRIL: Selling your Photos as Post Card Sets
MAY: How to start a Lifestyle Blog
JUNE: Behind the Scenes of a Photography Blog
JULY: Stock Photography in 2025
AUGUST: How to Get Commissioned Work that Pays and is Enjoyable - even as a novice photographer.
SEPTEMBER: Earn Money by Hosting Photo Walks
OCTOBER: Start a Small Portrait Side-Biz - without a studio
NOVEMBER: How to use Instagram to Make Money with your Photos
DECEMBER: Host a Photography Exhibition
You’ll be invited to join in live AND receive a link to the recording once the session is over.
Frequently Asked Questions
+ What happens after I sign up?
You will receive an email with a link to access the ‘Me and My Camera’ program.
After you have accessed the programme, you will find the ‘Photography Basics’ workshop and this month's topic, including 31 ideas, Pinterest gallery.
You will be given access to the community and, if you wish, you can create your first post and introduce yourself with the best photo from the last year.
+ If I wait, will I have access to past photo topics, the downloadable guides and the mood board?
Unfortunately not. Each month's topic is replaced by the next one. The programme does not include a topic archive.
+ How long do I have access to the content?
You have access to the content until you cancel your subscription. The subscription is for one year and costs only $25.
If you sign up and are among the first 50, that's your price - for as long as you stay. If you decide to continue next year, you pay the same price as today.
+ I'm already an experienced photographer. Is ‘Me and My Camera’ a worthwhile investment?
I would say yes.
It's fun to focus on specific topics over a longer period of time.
I've also heard that the workshop included in the programme has filled in a lot of gaps for my subscribers, even if they felt like they already knew most of the basics.
And let's not forget how fun the community is. Being on the same journey as others is inspiring and motivates you to pick up your camera regularly.
And hey, it only costs $25
You really have nothing to lose.
Hi, I'm Dawn Hänsch,
FOUNDER OF GIRLS WITH CAMERAS, SOOP, and “Me + My Camera”
When I first became interested in photography, I wanted to learn quickly and use the simplest methods to make rapid progress.
It was always the other photographers who motivated me and inspired me with their images that pushed me forward again and again.
The ‘Me + My Camera’ programme offers you a complete package that includes knowledge, techniques, inspiration, and a vibrant community of like-minded photographers who will inspire and motivate you.
Dawn xx
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