I’m a complete beginner. Which photography class in London should I start with?

Start with a beginner digital class or a taster. Skip studio, fashion and documentary intensives first.

Do I need my own camera?

Often yes, a DSLR or mirrorless. Check each class page, because some classes provide kit.

Should I book a taster, a short course, or a long course?

A taster is a few hours to try photography. A short course is a skill block. A multi-week foundation is a bigger commitment of cost and time.

Should I start with portrait, studio or street photography?

Start with a beginner class first, then fill the gap you care about, portrait, studio or street.

Can I find evening or weekend photography classes in London?

Yes. Use the Evening and Weekend filters on this page.

How many photography classes are listed on Learn.London?

Learn.London currently lists 396 photography classes in London.

Which London providers offer photography classes?

Photography classes on Learn.London currently include City Lit, City Academy, LIoP, Idea Store Learning and London School of Photography.

How do I find the right class?

Start with your level, then topic, then day, time, price and venue.

396 photography classes in London

Class	Provider / Venue		Schedule	Duration		Teacher
Exploring Photography: printing with light (cyanotype printing)	Idea StoreLearning455 The Highway, London E1W 3HP	6 Nov 2026	13:30 - 16:00150 min class	Short course5 weeks	£80		View class
Affinity by Canva – creative photo editing for photographers	City LitKeeley Street, WC2B 4BA	6 Nov 2026	18:00 - 21:003 hour class	Short course4 weeks	£229		View class
Saturday Black and White Darkroom Printing workshop mixed level	Morley CollegeChelsea Campus	7 Nov 2026	10:00 - 14:004 hour class	Workshop2 weeks	£125	PhotographyTeacher	View class
Intermediate Photography Course	LIoP91 Brick Lane, London E1 6QL	7 Nov 2026	10:00 - 16:00Saturday& Sunday	Weekend course2 Days / 10 Hours	£345	PhotographyTeacher	View class
Digital Photography for Beginners Courses	City AcademyPhotoion Studio, Waterloo	7 Nov 2026	10:00 - 16:00Saturday& Sunday	Weekend course2 days	£285		View class
Saturday – Create a photography project into a photobook	Morley CollegeChelsea Campus	7 Nov 2026	10:30 - 13:303 hour class	Short course3 weeks	£135	PhotographyTeacher	View class
Exploring: photographing your world (intermediate)	Idea StoreLearning321 Whitechapel Road, London E1 1BU	7 Nov 2026	14:00 - 16:002 hour class	Short course5 weeks	£80		View class
Portrait Photography Course	LIoP91 Brick Lane, London E1 6QL	9 Nov 2026	10:00 - 16:006 hour class	Short course4 days	£745	PhotographyTeacher	View class
Portrait Photography	London Schoolof PhotographyThe Shoreditch Academy of Image Making, Back Building, 148 – 150 Curtain Road, London, EC2A 3AT	9 Nov 2026	10:30 - 16:306 hour class	Short course5 days	£695	PhotographyTeacher
Developing photography skills	City LitKeeley Street, WC2B 4BA	10 Nov 2026	18:00 - 21:003 hour class	Short course5 weeks	£259		View class
Digital Photography Level 2	City AcademyPhotoion Studio, Waterloo	11 Nov 2026	18:30 - 20:302 hour class	Short course6 weeks	£285		View class
Portraits and people photography	City LitKeeley Street, WC2B 4BA	12 Nov 2026	10:00 - 13:003 hour class	Short course5 weeks	£259		View class
Product and still life photography	City LitKeeley Street, WC2B 4BA	12 Nov 2026	14:00 - 17:003 hour class	Short course5 weeks	£259		View class
Photography workshop: Photoshop	City LitKeeley Street, WC2B 4BA	12 Nov 2026	18:00 - 21:003 hour class	Workshop5 weeks	£259		View class
Portrait Photography Course	LIoP91 Brick Lane, London E1 6QL	14 Nov 2026	10:00 - 16:00Saturday& Sunday	Weekend course2 weekends	£745	PhotographyTeacher	View class
London Street Photography Courses	City AcademyPhotoion Studio, Waterloo	14 Nov 2026	10:00 - 16:006 hour class	One-day class1 day	£149		View class
Level 1 Photography Workshop	London Schoolof PhotographyThe Shoreditch Academy of Image Making, Back Building, 148 – 150 Curtain Road, London, EC2A 3AT	14 Nov 2026	10:30 - 16:30Saturday& Sunday	Weekend course2 days	£250	PhotographyTeacher	View class
Developing photography skills	City LitKeeley Street, WC2B 4BA	14 Nov 2026	10:30 - 16:306 hour class	Short course3 weeks	£259		View class
Portrait Photography Courses	City AcademyPhotoion Studio, Waterloo	15 Nov 2026	10:00 - 16:006 hour class	One-day class1 day	£159		View class
Beginners Photography Course	LIoP91 Brick Lane, London E1 6QL	16 Nov 2026	10:00 - 16:00Monday& Tuesday	2 day course2 days / 10 hours	£295	PhotographyTeacher	View class

Starts Today
Exploring Photography: printing with light (cyanotype printing)
Today, 13:30 - 16:005 weeksIdea Store Learning455TheHighway,LondonE1W3HP
5 weeksFri 13:30£80
ClementinaCross455 The Highway
ClementinaCross
455 The HighwayLondon E1W 3HP
£80
Starts Today
Affinity by Canva – creative photo editing for photographers
Today, 18:00 - 21:004 weeksCity LitKeeleyStreet,WC2B4BA
4 weeksFri 18:00£229
MichaelHardingKeeley Street
MichaelHarding
Keeley StreetWC2B 4BA
£229
Starts Tomorrow
Saturday Black and White Darkroom Printing workshop mixed level
Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 - 14:002 weeksMorley CollegeChelseaCampus
2 weeksSat 10:00£125
PhotographyTeacherChelsea Campus
PhotographyTeacher
Chelsea Campus
£125
Starts Tomorrow
Intermediate Photography Course
Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 - 16:002 Days / 10 HoursLIoP91BrickLane,LondonE16QL
2 Days / 10 HoursSat 10:00£345
PhotographyTeacher91 Brick Lane
PhotographyTeacher
91 Brick LaneLondon E1 6QL
£345
Starts Tomorrow
Digital Photography for Beginners Courses
Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 - 16:002 daysCity AcademyPhotoionStudio,Waterloo
2 daysSat 10:00£285
JamesRossPhotoion Studio
JamesRoss
Photoion StudioWaterloo
£285
Starts Tomorrow
Saturday – Create a photography project into a photobook
Sat 7 Nov, 10:30 - 13:303 weeksMorley CollegeChelseaCampus
3 weeksSat 10:30£135
PhotographyTeacherChelsea Campus
PhotographyTeacher
Chelsea Campus
£135
Starts Tomorrow
Exploring: photographing your world (intermediate)
Sat 7 Nov, 14:00 - 16:005 weeksIdea Store Learning321WhitechapelRoad,LondonE11BU
5 weeksSat 14:00£80
MarkWilkinson321 Whitechapel Road
MarkWilkinson
321 Whitechapel RoadLondon E1 1BU
£80
Starts Mon 9 Nov
Portrait Photography Course
Mon 9 Nov, 10:00 - 16:004 daysLIoP91BrickLane,LondonE16QL
4 daysMon 10:00£745
PhotographyTeacher91 Brick Lane
PhotographyTeacher
91 Brick LaneLondon E1 6QL
£745
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Portrait Photography
Mon 9 Nov, 10:30 - 16:305 daysLondon School of PhotographyTheShoreditchAcademyofImageMaking,BackBuilding,148–150CurtainRoad,London,EC2A3AT
5 daysMon 10:30£695
PhotographyTeacherLondon School of Photography - The Shoreditch Academy of Image Making
PhotographyTeacher
London School of Photography - The Shoreditch Academy of Image MakingBack Building, 148 – 150 Curtain Road, London, EC2A 3AT
Starts Tue 10 Nov
Developing photography skills
Tue 10 Nov, 18:00 - 21:005 weeksCity LitKeeleyStreet,WC2B4BA
5 weeksTue 18:00£259
EdGregoryKeeley Street
EdGregory
Keeley StreetWC2B 4BA
£259
Starts Wed 11 Nov
Digital Photography Level 2
Wed 11 Nov, 18:30 - 20:306 weeksCity AcademyPhotoionStudio,Waterloo
6 weeksWed 18:30£285
JamesRossPhotoion Studio
JamesRoss
Photoion StudioWaterloo
£285
Starts Thu 12 Nov
Portraits and people photography
Thu 12 Nov, 10:00 - 13:005 weeksCity LitKeeleyStreet,WC2B4BA
5 weeksThu 10:00£259
SaraLeigh LewisKeeley Street
SaraLeigh Lewis
Keeley StreetWC2B 4BA
£259
Starts Thu 12 Nov
Product and still life photography
Thu 12 Nov, 14:00 - 17:005 weeksCity LitKeeleyStreet,WC2B4BA
5 weeksThu 14:00£259
LorenzoBerniKeeley Street
LorenzoBerni
Keeley StreetWC2B 4BA
£259
Starts Thu 12 Nov
Photography workshop: Photoshop
Thu 12 Nov, 18:00 - 21:005 weeksCity LitKeeleyStreet,WC2B4BA
5 weeksThu 18:00£259
MichaelHardingKeeley Street
MichaelHarding
Keeley StreetWC2B 4BA
£259
Starts Sat 14 Nov
Portrait Photography Course
Sat 14 Nov, 10:00 - 16:002 weekendsLIoP91BrickLane,LondonE16QL
2 weekendsSat 10:00£745
PhotographyTeacher91 Brick Lane
PhotographyTeacher
91 Brick LaneLondon E1 6QL
£745
Starts Sat 14 Nov
London Street Photography Courses
Sat 14 Nov, 10:00 - 16:001 dayCity AcademyPhotoionStudio,Waterloo
1 daySat 10:00£149
RichardMorganPhotoion Studio
RichardMorgan
Photoion StudioWaterloo
£149
Starts Sat 14 Nov
Level 1 Photography Workshop
Sat 14 Nov, 10:30 - 16:302 daysLondon School of PhotographyTheShoreditchAcademyofImageMaking,BackBuilding,148–150CurtainRoad,London,EC2A3AT
2 daysSat 10:30£250
PhotographyTeacherLondon School of Photography - The Shoreditch Academy of Image Making
PhotographyTeacher
London School of Photography - The Shoreditch Academy of Image MakingBack Building, 148 – 150 Curtain Road, London, EC2A 3AT
£250
Starts Sat 14 Nov
Developing photography skills
Sat 14 Nov, 10:30 - 16:303 weeksCity LitKeeleyStreet,WC2B4BA
3 weeksSat 10:30£259
JadOakesKeeley Street
JadOakes
Keeley StreetWC2B 4BA
£259
Starts Sun 15 Nov
Portrait Photography Courses
Sun 15 Nov, 10:00 - 16:001 dayCity AcademyPhotoionStudio,Waterloo
1 daySun 10:00£159
HollyFalconerPhotoion Studio
HollyFalconer
Photoion StudioWaterloo
£159
Starts Mon 16 Nov
Beginners Photography Course
Mon 16 Nov, 10:00 - 16:002 days / 10 hoursLIoP91BrickLane,LondonE16QL
2 days / 10 hoursMon 10:00£295
PhotographyTeacher91 Brick Lane
PhotographyTeacher
91 Brick LaneLondon E1 6QL
£295

Exploring Photography: printing with light (cyanotype printing)

Affinity by Canva – creative photo editing for photographers

Saturday Black and White Darkroom Printing workshop mixed level

Intermediate Photography Course

Digital Photography for Beginners Courses

Saturday – Create a photography project into a photobook

Exploring: photographing your world (intermediate)

Portrait Photography Course

Portrait Photography

Developing photography skills

Digital Photography Level 2

Portraits and people photography

Product and still life photography

Photography workshop: Photoshop

Portrait Photography Course

London Street Photography Courses

Level 1 Photography Workshop

Developing photography skills

Portrait Photography Courses

Beginners Photography Course

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Where you can learn photography in London

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