About ILP

Start here if you are new and/or need help navigating ILP

Open House

Competitions, games, Q&A, learning and sharing for all ILP Members. New threads by paid members only, replies by all

Groups & Projects

Fun Weekly and Daily Photo Challenges, all welcome to join in. New threads by paid members only, replies by all

ILP Showcase

1. ILP Featured Photographer,
2. ILP Member Achievements,
3. Portraits,
4. Engagement & Weddings,
5. Non-Portrait

Image posting by Advanced, Pro and Gold members; all members may reply with questions and comments. No in depth critique please.

Essential Tutorials and Shares

Some basic tutorials, actions and templates available to all ILP members. Shares are for personal use or to support client work only. Not for resale or reshare or use as part of a larger template package.

TradeShow @ ILP

Film - Color & B&W

Forum for those who love traditional film photography. Film-based images & discussions only please. New threads and replies allowed by all members.

Basics & Beyond

All your general questions and discussions about photography. Image sharing is welcomed, no critique please.

Constructive Critique

Give and receive honest critique about how to improve all aspects of an image from exposure to tonal harmony

Enthusiast Tutorials

1. Technical Shooting: Camera and Lighting,
2. Post Processing/Retouching,
3. Workflow and/or RAW Processing,
4. Studio Lighting & Setups,
5. Misc Tutorials (artistic, blog, websites, brushes, templates, fantasy, etc.)

Portfolio Building

Discussions having to do with building your portfolio... what to know, how to proceed when conducting PB sessions.

Lessons, Assignments and CC Groups

Member Groups for CC, Lessons, Mentoring and Assignments Please join in and form a group
IMPORTANT: Lessons/mentoring must occur at ILP

ILP Cover Image Challenge

Your mission: To post an image good enough to be selected as the ILP cover image.

ILP Local Meet-Ups

Member-initiated meetings and workshops.

Pixels & Chips

Post topics related to Photoshop, Lightroom, website development, and anything having to do with computer hardware or software.

Photo Equipment Discussion

Talk all about your toys here.

Share a Square

Share your templates here. See important forum guidelines.

ILP Advanced Readiness

[This forum's content accessible by Enthusiast members and greater.]
Request ILP Advanced readiness critiques; apply for ILP Advanced.

Nature, Macro, Pets, Scenic, Food, etc.

Photograph sharing, cc and discussion about non-portrait related photography.

ILP Learning Center - Information, Schedule and Q&A

Details of Workshops, e-books, Mentoring, Portfolio Reviews

ILP Learning Center - Reviews

Reviews of ILP Learning Center Workshops, e-books and mentoring

1 on 1 Mentoring

1. Lila Armock,
2. Jackie Jean,
3. Andrea Joki,
4. Romana Wyllie,
5. Meghan Poort,
6. Alexis R.

Mentoring with a select ILP Pro.

Written Portfolio Reviews

1. Lila Armock,
2. Jackie Jean,
3. Andrea Joki,
4. Romana Wyllie,
5. Meghan Poort,
6. Alexis R.,
7. Charlotte Gamache,
8. Gwendolyn Zaczepinski

An ILP Pro reviews and provides feedback and tips on 10 submitted images.

Learn with a Pro

1. Birth Photography with Natasha Hance,
2. Out of the Box with Leslie Crane,
3. Studio Lighting with Romana Wyllie,
4. Edit with a Pro: Sally Molhoek,
5. Creative Processing with Jackie Jean,
6. Mastering Family Portraits with Kylie Walls,
7. Composition & Mentoring with Stacie Turner

Mini forums for self study plus Q&A.

ILC e-books

1. Photoshop Fundamentals with Lynn Nalty,
2. Beyond Posing with Romana Wyllie,
3. The Essentials of Newborn Photography with Charlotte Gamache,
4. Holga 101 with Stacie Turner,
5. Mastering Family Portraits with Kylie Walls,
6. Backlighting with Sally Molhoek