Photography Courses in Toronto

Mas­ter pho­tog­ra­phy, fast. Small, hands-on class­es for begin­ners.

Begin­ner pho­tog­ra­phy cours­es in Toron­to for adults with DSLR or mir­ror­less cam­eras. In-per­son class­es capped at six stu­dents, from $480 for the 4‑course week­end Accel­er­a­tor.

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Trans­form your pho­tog­ra­phy skills with flex­i­ble learn­ing options: fixed pro­gram, pri­vate lessons, or indi­vid­ual cours­es.

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Beginner Accelerator

Learn pho­tog­ra­phy with this 4‑course pro­gram. Gain con­fi­dence and skills through guid­ed prac­tice.
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Most Flex­i­ble

Private Lessons

Achieve rapid progress with per­son­al­ized, one-on-one lessons tai­lored to your sched­ule and inter­ests.
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iPhone Photography

Learn to cap­ture stun­ning pho­tos and improve com­po­si­tions using the world’s most pop­u­lar cam­era.
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David M
Paul is an excel­lent teacher. Explains things patient­ly and clear­ly at the stu­den­t’s spe­cif­ic lev­el of under­stand­ing. He adapts the les­son to the learn­er’s inter­ests. Hearti­ly rec­om­mend time with Paul.
Response from the own­er:Won­der­ful meet­ing you Dave; see you when you’re back!
Bren­da Far­rell-Tuc
I had the plea­sure of hav­ing Paul Kou­nine as my pho­tog­ra­phy instruc­tor. He was patient, knowl­edge­able, and very thor­ough when explain­ing cam­era modes, tech­niques, and the fun­da­men­tals of pho­tog­ra­phy. Paul helped me over­come many of the chal­lenges I was expe­ri­enc­ing and gave me greater con­fi­dence behind the cam­era. His atten­tion to detail and exper­tise made every les­son an excel­lent learn­ing expe­ri­ence. I high­ly rec­om­mend Paul to any­one look­ing to improve their pho­tog­ra­phy skills
Response from the own­er:Hi Bren­da. You’re too kind, thanks so much!
J Lon­san
He com­par­tido una tarde con Paul en la que he apren­di­do mucho acer­ca de fotografía, Paul ha sido ameno, intere­sante y muy didác­ti­co. Me ale­gro enorme­mente de haber podi­do asi­s­tir a su clase
Response from the own­er:Thank you, J! I hope you enjoy your time in Toron­to.
Jason T
Worked with Paul as my pho­tog­ra­ph­er for a new busi­ness and I can­not say enough about how great his pho­tos turned out—absolutely fan­tas­tic! Great guy, very skilled and pro­fes­sion­al! If you’re work­ing with Paul as either a teacher or as your pho­tog­ra­ph­er, you won’t be dis­ap­point­ed. Thanks again Paul!
Response from the own­er:Thanks a bunch, Jason. 🙂
Althea Mac­don­ald
Paul was an excel­lent teacher, very clear expla­na­tions and exer­cis­es. The class was small thus allow­ing for alot of hands on expla­na­tions and prac­tise. High­ly rec­om­mend
Response from the own­er:Althea, thanks again for join­ing the class. I’m glad you had a good expe­ri­ence, and I’m grate­ful for your kind words!
KATHY Eng­lish
Paul’s i‑phone pho­tog­ra­phy work­shop is fab­u­lous. We learned much from him and appre­ci­at­ed his calm patience in explain­ing the more tech­ni­cal aspects of the phone’s cam­era app to us. His guid­ance on the artis­tic ele­ments of tak­ing good pho­tos will undoubt­ed­ly help us cre­ate bet­ter images that evoke our mem­o­ries.
Response from the own­er:Thanks for your kind words, Kathy! I hope you make many beau­ti­ful pic­tures. 🙂
Kim­ber­ly Anne Rick­etts-Ire­ton
Bill and Daniel thought it was great. They both learned a lot. Thank you so much.
Response from the own­er:I’m hap­py they had a great expe­ri­ence. Thanks for leav­ing a review, much appre­ci­at­ed! 🙂
Nayan Mahady
I am so hap­py to learn pho­tog­ra­phy with Expo­sure Ther­a­py. Paul made is so enjoy­ing and easy for me.
Response from the own­er:Thank you, Nayan!
Danielle C
Paul is a great teacher. He explains things in a way that is easy to under­stand and gives con­crete exam­ples. The fact that the class takes place out­side, in the field, is the per­fect way to prac­tice while learn­ing. I real­ly enjoyed his class­es, I learned a lot and I high­ly rec­om­mend Paul.
Response from the own­er:Hi Danielle, I’m so hap­py that you enjoyed the pro­gram and expe­ri­ence. Take care and have a won­der­ful pho­to­graph­ic jour­ney!
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About the Beginner Accelerator

4‑course pro­gram over one week­end for $480 (save 25%). Max six stu­dents.
3 hours

101: Camera Basics

Learn essen­tial cam­era set­tings and func­tions, and gain con­fi­dence in han­dling your cam­era. Per­fect for begin­ners and new cam­era own­ers.
3.5 hours

102: Aperture & Lens

Get famil­iar with depth and per­spec­tive by mas­ter­ing the lens and its aper­ture. Ide­al for enhanc­ing por­trait, land­scape, and trav­el pho­tog­ra­phy.
3 hours

103: Shutter Speed

Explore the impact of shut­ter speed on expo­sure, learn to freeze action or cre­ate motion blur, and cap­ture dynam­ic pho­tos in var­i­ous light­ing con­di­tions.
3.5 hours

104: Manual Exposure

Gain full con­trol over your cam­era by bal­anc­ing ISO, aper­ture, and shut­ter speed for con­sis­tent, per­fect­ly exposed pho­tos in any sit­u­a­tion.
Reg­is­ter for March 20–21, 2027

Private Photography Lessons with Paul

Get per­son­al­ized atten­tion from a pho­tog­ra­phy pro.
3 hours | $390

1:1 Private Lesson

Deep­en your knowl­edge of pho­tog­ra­phy with tai­lored lessons about any top­ic taught at your pace in Toron­to.
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12 hours | $1400 (save $160)

1:1 Basic Bootcamp

Going on a trip? Need to brush up on the fun­da­men­tals? Fast-track your skills with 1:1 lessons taught over 2 or 3 ses­sions, any­where in Toron­to.
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FAQs

My Toron­to pho­tog­ra­phy cours­es are entire­ly in-per­son. Hands-on learn­ing and imme­di­ate feed­back are cru­cial for learn­ing pho­tog­ra­phy effec­tive­ly.

Most of each les­son is spent shoot­ing out­doors, year-round. From April 1 to Octo­ber 31, we meet in front of the Roy­al Con­ser­va­to­ry of Music on Bloor St. From Novem­ber 1 to March 31, we meet inside Brook­field Place. In excep­tion­al cold or heavy pre­cip­i­ta­tion, we con­tin­ue in near­by cov­ered pub­lic spaces, such as the PATH and Union Sta­tion.

Each group course runs 3 to 3.5 hours. The 4‑course Begin­ner Accel­er­a­tor pro­vides 13 hours of hands-on learn­ing and prac­tice.

Yes, pri­vate lessons are tai­lored to your sched­ule. I offer flex­i­ble tim­ing and can meet you at a loca­tion of your choice to ensure you get the most out of your learn­ing expe­ri­ence.

For most cours­es, a DSLR or mir­ror­less cam­era with full man­u­al expo­sure con­trols is required. If your cam­era has a mode dial with M, A, S, P (or M, Av, Tv, P on Canon), you’re good to go. Some cam­eras with­out mode dials—like Fuji­film X‑series or Leica M models—also qual­i­fy, as long as you can man­u­al­ly con­trol shut­ter speed, aper­ture, and ISO.

Cam­eras with­out man­u­al controls—such as basic point-and-shoots, kids’ cam­eras, or so-called “scameras”—are not suit­able. Here’s why you should avoid scam­eras.

For the iPhone Pho­tog­ra­phy course, an iPhone 11 or new­er is required. Lessons focus on stan­dard cam­era fea­tures com­mon across recent iPhones, not the newest exclu­sive func­tions.

If you’re unsure whether your cam­era qual­i­fies, feel free to con­tact me with the mod­el num­ber before reg­is­ter­ing.

Absolute­ly! I’ve taught folks who have shown up a day after get­ting their first cam­era. My cours­es are designed for com­plete begin­ners and inter­me­di­ate pho­tog­ra­phers.

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