Lifestyle Photo Pro with Mackenzie Duncan

Lifestyle Photo Pro with Mackenzie Duncan — the career-transition course for hobbyist-to-professional photographers

The gist: This 2.5-hour course is built specifically around the business skills photographers need to go pro — pitching clients, pricing, and contracts — from someone who's run that business for over a decade.

• Taught by an established commercial photographer: Mackenzie Duncan has 16+ years of experience with clients including Air Canada, Puma, Starbucks, and GQ.
• Business templates, not just technique: includes mood boards, call sheets, shot lists, email templates, and release/usage forms — the operational documents a freelance business actually runs on.
• Client-side perspective included: a 45-minute interview with a brand contact covers what makes a photographer stand out when pitching for paid work.
• Bonus editing resources: 25 Lightroom presets are included alongside the business curriculum.

A student testimonial on the course page said it was "the first one that is 100% transparent into the way Mackenzie runs his business," specifically praising how it covers "how to talk to clients like a professional" and the usage/licensing knowledge most workshops leave out — calling it "exactly what I needed to take my career to the next level."

Best for: photographers ready to transition from hobbyist to a professional, client-based career. Skip it if: you're already running a profitable photography business and just want new shooting techniques. Runs ~$150 — check the current price before buying.