We’re stoked to present to you a breakdown of the Online learning element of The Hunting Photographer Mentorship. This is the the nuts and bolts of the whole operation. 20+ hours of video spread over 40+ lessons in 5 different modules. You’re going to be damn smart if you watch through it all! The following is a basic breakdown of each video in the course.

LESSON 1 - Course Introduction and background on Zack Boughton

LESSON 2 - Introduction and background on Steven Drake

LESSON 3 - The Why. We ask the hard questions that will build a strong foundation for your photography work. “Why” you shoot is actually damn important.

LESSON 4 - Internships. We talk about why getting an internship is a great way to kickstart any career and especially in the world of hunting and outdoor photography. Included are ways to create and land a killer internship.

LESSON 5 - Mentorships. A mentor can be a huge way of progressing your photography quickly and helping make tough business decisions as they come up. We provide insight into how you can find a good mentor outside this class.

LESSON 6 - The #1 Key to Success. We tell you what we think the #1 key to success in this business is.

LESSON 7 - The Lifestyle. Steven and Zack talk about what it’s like to live the lifestyle of a hunting photographer from work hours, seasonality of the the job, and how much you actually get to hunt for yourself.

LESSON 8 - The Industry. We discuss the pros and cons of the Hunting Industry and give you insight into what it’s actually like so you can succeed once you’re on the inside.

LESSON 9 - The Power of Shooting. The basis of this whole course is the ability to take a photo. We believe that massive repetition is the best way to develop your skillset and style as a photographer. We discuss ways to make time to develop your skills with the camera.

LESSON 10 - Research, Education, & A Critical Eye. The best never stop learning and if you can make it a habit to research the latest trends and techniques in your field, educate yourself, and be able to be your own worst critic you will be constantly progressing.

LESSON 11 - Keys To Hunting Photography. We dive deep into the process of capturing a hunt starting with the pre-planning and then talking about how to go about documenting the hunt and what types of photos should be in your bag of tools on every hunt.

LESSON 12 - Staged Vs. Authentic. We tackle the touchy subject of staged and authentic photography and when/where you should utilize both. And yes there is a place for both.

LESSON 13 - Capturing The Hunt. We follow Steve Drake on a spring bear hunt as he shoots photos. Hear from him while he’s shooting images on why he’s shooting, what settings he’s using and more great in the field tips.

LESSON 14 - Timelapse Photography. Learn how to shoot a timelapse and professionaly piece it together into a captivating piece of video.

LESSON 15 - Long Exposure Photography. Learn to shoot long exposure photographs with Steven.

LESSON 16 - Camera Settings. We talk about camera settings in specific scenarios you’ll encounter when shooting photos during a hunt.

LESSON 17 - LIGHTROOM 1O1. We teach you how to set up your harddrives, import photos and categorize your images.

LESSON 18 - LIGHTROOM 102. We show you how we go about editing hunting images. Zack and Steven both edit five hunting images.

LESSON 19 - LIGHTROOM 103. Exporting images and Client Delivery is explained.

LESSON 20 - Basic Camera Gear - We give you the breakdown on a basic kit and what you want to get started.

LESSON 21 - Advanced Camera Gear - There’s some things you’ll want to eventually add to your kit so you can be a ninja in all situations. We discuss a few advanced pieces of gear.

LESSON 22 - Travel Gear - If you professionally shoot photos you’ll be on the road and in the air. Transporting your gear is part of it. Learn what we use and why.

LESSON 23 - Starting Your Business - We break down all the things you’ll need to do to start a legitimate photography business.

LESSON 24 - Basic Business Skills - We discuss the following topics: Accounting, Time Management and Efficiency, Business Communication, and Leadership and Trust.

LESSON 25 - Your Brand - What to think about when starting to brand yourself and your business.

LESSON 26 - Portfolio & Websites - What’s the general best practices are for your portfolio and/or website and what we recommend. Includes insight from Lyle Hebel, the Marketing Director at Stone Glacier.

LESSON 27 - Growing Your Brand - We discuss different ways that you can grow your brand.

LESSON 28 - The #2 Key to Success - A in depth discussion on what we believe the #2 Key to Success is.

LESSON 29 - Pricing Images & Day Rates - It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been a photographer, pricing is always a tough issue. We try to shed some serious light on how to go about this. Includes insights from Lyle Hebel, Marketing Director at Stone Glacier.

LESSON 30 - Finding Brands - How to go about finding and landing outdoor brands.

LESSON 31 - Proposals - Learn how to professionally pitch projects and get more jobs.

LESSON 32 - Contracts - What a contract is and does, when you need one, and how to make one.

LESSON 33 - Attorneys - Why the hell you’d need an attorney.

LESSON 34 - Invoicing Clients - Well do you want to get paid? We show you how to easily invoice clients so your bank account reflects the work you do.

LESSON 35 - Drone Certification - Drones are cool, you should own one and be able to legally fly it commercially. We tell you how.

LESSON 36 - Image Releases - A necessity on some shoots. Learn how to create and get your releases signed the easy way.

LESSON 37 - Photo & Video Permits - The moral of the story here is that this is a headache but a necessity of the profession. We give you the low down. It’s up to you to decipher the grey areas of these old, outdated laws.

LESSON 38 - Goals & Future Planning - Where do you want to take your photography, what are your goals in 3, 5 and 10 years, what’s your exit strategy?

LESSON 39 - Instagram 101 - Seems easy enough but we see this done wrong way too often. We go through creating and building your profile and how to start posting the right way.

LESSON 40 - Tips, Tricks, and Advice - This is where we dive into topics such as posting times, hashtags, tagging, haters, what to post, how to engage with the community, promoting your page and more. Lessons learned from years and years of posting both for our own accounts and brand accounts.

LESSON 41 - Posting Workflows - We show the process of collecting images in Lightroom, exporting, transferring and finally posting on Instagram.

LESSON 42 - Video Basics - We talk about the basics of posting video to Instagram because if you don’t ever post video your losing out.