Thirty-six modules across three courses — Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced. Composites, surreal scenes, vector portraits, type effects and more. Eligible as the Skills section of your DofE Award. We submit your Assessor's Report directly to your eDofE account when you complete the course — usually within 72 hours.
This isn't photo retouching. It's digital art — building composite images, surreal scenes, type effects and vector portraits from raw photographs using Photoshop's layers, masks and blend modes. By the end of the bundle you'll have made more than thirty original pieces you can keep, share, or build a portfolio with.
Use layers, masks, blend modes and smart objects to combine photographs, textures, text and effects into a single, seamless composition. The foundation of every piece you'll make.
Brushes, blend modes, filters, adjustment layers, smart objects, the pen tool, vector shapes. Not a feature checklist — we use them, project by project, until they feel like reflexes.
Underwater scenes, flying-out-of-bounds, melting wax, smoke, water bubbles, fantasy portraits. Manipulating light, colour, scale and perspective so the impossible looks plausible.
How to balance elements, guide the viewer's eye, and apply the same creative-direction habits a working art director uses — on every piece you make.
Three sub-courses, twelve modules each, in the right order. Start at the beginning, build up, finish with stylised characters and painted portraits. Or take a single level on its own.
You get the photographs Justin uses in the tutorials. Follow along, recreate every piece on your own machine, then customise — building a portfolio of work as you go.
Inside the courseEvery module is built around a finished piece of digital art. Open any sub-course below to see exactly what's covered.
The foundations — masking, compositing, type effects, branding and creative advertising. Twelve finished pieces by the end.
12 modules +Surreal scenes and creature work — smoke, dreamscapes, fantasy portraits, body art, fur masking, animal-skin swaps.
12 modules +The big projects — vector portraits, painted portraits, pop art, vanishing point, stone busts and the Invisible Man.
12 modules +A short trailer giving an overview of the course — what you'll learn, who you'll learn from, and the kind of photographs members are making.
Your tutorJustin teaches every module of this course himself — the same working filmmaker and digital artist whose pieces you'll be recreating step by step.
Over fifteen years working in film, video editing and digital art. Best known for directing the viral Harry Potter fan film Severus Snape and the Marauders, and founder of Broad Strokes Productions in Los Angeles. The voice walking you through every module of this course, project by project.
The Member's Photo GalleryThe Member's Photo Gallery is where the club hangs out. Upload your digital-art pieces, see what other members are working on, leave comments, take part in the Weekend Challenge. Tutors drop in regularly to comment on work that catches their eye.
1After each module, open Photoshop and have a go. The project files are included, so you start from where Justin started.
2Pop your finished artwork into the Member's Photo Gallery. Friendly, private to members, no public scroll.
3Members comment on each other's work — honest, encouraging, sometimes brutally helpful. Tutors join in regularly too.
4Comment on other members' work, ask questions, take part in the Weekend Challenge. This is where the friendships start.
What you'll be makingA few examples of the pieces you'll be building by the end of the course. Each is tagged with the technique it shows — from masking to surreal composites.
Every member at iPhotography has a points score and a rank badge. They're not gimmicks — they're how the club recognises the work you do, the modules you finish, and the help you give other members. Points can also be redeemed against exclusive training content inside the club.
+1,000 when you join the course +500 when you complete the course +30 for every module finished +50 for every photo shared in the galleryHand-picked extras that make the teaching stick longer. Yours the moment you join — no upsell, no fine print.
Share your finished digital-art pieces with the club, take part in the Weekend Challenges, and pick up tips from members at every stage of the journey.
Free Free Bonus 02.A growing library of training videos, eBooks, presets, cheat cards and reference guides — yours to download any time.
Free What members sayPulled verbatim from members who've taken this course. We've left the typos in — that's how you know they're real.
★★★★★"The course was so easy to follow. The tutors are friendly, knowledgeable and really helpful with feedback. I've gone from being scared of my camera to actually loving the time I spend with it."TM Tony Mills Member · iPhotography ★★★★★
"I've tried a lot of online courses. This is the only one where a real person replied to my photographs. It changed how I shoot, but more importantly it changed how I look at things."RH Robin Hollamby Member · iPhotography ★★★★★
"Best money I've spent on my hobby. The modules are clear, the feedback is genuine, and the gallery is the friendliest corner of the internet I've found."SY Simon Young Member · iPhotography ★★★★★
"I was nervous about being the oldest one in the group. Turns out everyone here is welcoming, and the tutors don't talk down to anyone. I'm finally taking photographs I'm proud of."DG Debbie Gammie Member · iPhotography ★★★★★
"Stephen's feedback on my landscape photograph was the most useful 200 words I've ever read about my photography. Worth the cost of the whole course on its own."JG John Gallagher Member · iPhotography ★★★★★
"I took the course over a long winter. By the spring I was photographing things I'd walked past for thirty years and never noticed. That's the real gift."AS Audrey Schweikert Member · iPhotography The bundle, the bonuses, the Award — one payment
The DofE Photoshop Digital Art Bundle — all three sub-courses, the bonuses, the DofE Assessor's Report workflow, account access for as long as you keep it, and a thousand Community Points to start you off in the club.
We've been teaching photography since 2012. We know the course works — but you don't have to take our word for it. Join, take the first few modules, share a photo in the gallery, and if it doesn't click, email us within 30 days and we'll refund the lot. No hard feelings.
Common questionsThe course counts as the Skills section of your DofE Award. When you sign up, enter your eDofE ID and chosen Award level on the registration form. Work through the thirty-six modules across the three sub-courses at your own pace, share your finished pieces in the Member's Photo Gallery, and complete the course. We then email you your Assessor's Report and submit it directly to your eDofE account — usually within 72 hours. You keep lifetime access to the course material.
This is a project-based course rather than an assignment-based one, so the assessment looks at course completion and the digital-art pieces you've built — there's no separate tutor-marked assignment to submit.
The Beginner sub-course starts from the basics, but a little familiarity with the Photoshop interface goes a long way — knowing where the toolbar lives, what the layers panel does, how to open a new document and save your work. If you've at least poked around in Photoshop before, you'll settle in much faster.
You'll need Photoshop 2018 or later. No other photo-editing software is 100% compatible with the tutorials, so we'd recommend an active Photoshop subscription before joining.
For as long as your account is kept active. No expiry, no resubscription, no "course access window". The modules, the gallery, the bonuses, and the certificate stay with you.
Each of the three sub-courses ends with a 30-question multiple-choice test. You can retake them as many times as you like until you pass — the passing result is what counts towards your final score and feeds into the Assessor's Report we submit to your eDofE account. There aren't any tutor-assessed assignments on this course; the projects you build are yours to keep and share.
If you want tutor input on a finished piece, the Member's Photo Gallery is the place to share your work. Tutors drop in regularly, members swap honest comments and advice, and PLUS+ members get priority and enhanced tutor feedback on their gallery uploads as part of their subscription.
They're how the club recognises your activity over time. You start with 1,000 Community Points the moment you join, earn 30 for every module you finish, 50 for every photograph you share, and 500 when you complete the course. As your points grow, your rank badge changes — from Regular through to Legendary.
Yes. Email us within 30 days of joining and we'll refund the course in full. No quiz, no hoops — just reply to your welcome email and let us know.
The Course Completion certificate is CPD-certified, which is recognised across the UK for continuing professional development. For most members it's a quiet bit of pride rather than a career credential — but it carries genuine weight if you want it to.
The world's friendliest photography club has a place set for you. Join today, take your first module tonight, share your first photograph by the weekend.
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