Private Photography Lessons in NYC

In-person in New York City or via Zoom anywhere in the world.

Rated 4.9/5 stars across 200+ reviews on Yelp, Google, Tripadvisor, and Facebook.

Master your camera in 2 hours.
Discover or significantly elevate your creative voice in 2 hours.

Text or call 646-483-3440 or book a free 15-min intro chat.

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Sound familiar?

Bought a great camera but still shooting on auto? Feel like your photos don’t match what you see? In a single session, I’ll have you confidently using the most important settings on your camera and understanding how to make your shots look exactly the way you want.

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Most photography classes overwhelm you with technical jargon and settings to memorize. My lessons are different — I guide you through hands-on exercises where you see the results in real time and understand why your camera does what it does. What you memorize, you can forget. What you discover, you can't undiscover.

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"I was very impressed with JP's ability to quickly assess my photography knowledge and then introduce missing concepts to take me to the next level. I was a little skeptical that I would get much out of a one hour private lesson, but I realized only a few minutes in that I had a lot to learn and that spending time with JP was the best way to learn it!" -Adam D., Yelp

“I've been taking photography classes from several instructors over the past 5 years. JP is BY FAR the best instructor I've found. His promise to teach intuitive use of aperture and shutter speed was fulfilled. Exactly the approach I've been searching for!” -Dee S., Yelp

"After just one hour with JP, I not only learned how to use many of my camera's functions, but I understood how cameras worked and where these functions came from. A week later I was in Paris taking beautiful pictures, playing with the 'City of Lights' in a way I never would have imagined I could." -Ryan S., Yelp

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I started as a celebrity photographer in NYC in 2006, with work published in The New York Times, GQ, and New York Magazine. Since 2011, I've taught over 10,000 students personally and over 80,000 online across 165 countries.

I’m excited to have you discover how your camera works so you can be truly creative with your photography, without limits.

How It Works:

1. We’ll have a no-charge 15-minute intro chat. Tell me about your camera, your experience level, and what you'd like to learn.

2. We design a lesson around your goals. Every session is tailored to you — your camera, your questions, your pace.

3. You leave confident with your camera. After a single session, you'll know how to get the shots you've been wanting.