YOU’RE IN.
Welcome to A Year With My Camera. The course starts in your inbox — there's a welcome email on its way to you now with everything you need to know about what happens next.
Please go and find that email before you do anything else. Opening it matters: it tells your email provider that you want to receive these messages, which makes it much more likely that future lessons will arrive in your inbox rather than somewhere unhelpful.
If you can't find the email
It can take up to an hour to arrive, so if it's not there yet, come back and check again shortly.
If you use Gmail, check your Promotions tab. To make sure future emails arrive in your main inbox, drag the email from Promotions to Primary. You can also add admin@emmadaviesphoto.com to your contacts.
If you use Outlook or Hotmail, check your Junk folder. Right-click the email and choose "Mark as not junk" to keep future lessons out of there.
If you use anything else and the email hasn't arrived after an hour, you're welcome to get in touch.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Lessons arrive by email every Thursday, one per week for a year. The first six lessons will take you off Auto mode. After that, the course alternates between technical and creative photography — building both skills at once, in an order that makes sense.
You don't need to do anything to make this happen. Thursday will arrive and the lesson will be there.
A few things worth knowing now
You can't fall behind. The emails arrive at a gentle pace and there is no deadline. If you miss a week, or take three weeks off, or read a lesson twice before moving on, all of that is absolutely fine. The course is designed to work at whatever speed suits you.
You don't need a specific camera. The early lessons will tell you exactly what your camera needs to be able to do. Most DSLRs, mirrorless cameras and advanced compacts will work. If you're unsure, wait for the first lesson; it will answer the question for you.
You don't need any prior knowledge. We start at the beginning and we move at a pace you can keep up with. If you've tried to learn photography before and it hasn't stuck, this course is designed specifically for that experience.
While you're waiting for Thursday
If you'd like to get started straight away, have a look at the #Make30Photos challenge which is a simple, low-pressure project to get your eye in before the lessons begin.
Other ways to take the course
The email course is free and complete in itself. But if you'd prefer to learn in a different format, the same curriculum is also available:
In the app: a small annual subscription gives you the lessons inside a private community, with the chance to share your work and learn alongside other beginners. Find out more
In print: the AYWMC workbooks cover the same material on paper. See the books
In video format: if you prefer watching to reading, the course is available in video format. As an email subscriber you are entitled to a bundle offer which saves £60. Claim the bundle
You don't need any of these to complete the course. They're there if you want them.