L³ Education
L³ Education - Pet Photography Community
Master the Art of Capturing Perfect Pet Moments and Editing with Precision
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Are you ready to deepen your approach to pet photography?
Welcome to L3 Education, a space dedicated to photographers who want to move beyond the basics and create meaningful, emotive imagery. Here, you’ll receive personalised guidance from Lena Lewis, multi-award-winning pet photographer and Top 10 International Pet Photographer of the Year 2024.
This is education rooted in artistry — not presets and shortcuts, but understanding light, emotion, connection, and intention behind every frame.
Personalised Mentoring & Training
At present, education is offered through in-person one-to-one photography and editing sessions, tailored entirely to your experience level and creative goals.
Whether you’re learning to confidently shoot in manual mode, refining your use of natural light, or developing a consistent fine-art editing style, each session is shaped around your needs — not a rigid curriculum.
You’ll learn in real environments, with live subjects, guided gently but thoroughly through both the technical and creative process.
Photography Mentoring
Develop confidence behind the camera while learning how to:
work with light intentionally
create expressive, emotive portraits
refine composition and storytelling
photograph pets with patience, awareness, and respect
Sessions include hands-on shooting time, allowing you to practice techniques in real time with guidance throughout.
Editing Education
Editing is where your artistic voice is refined.
Through personalised Lightroom and Photoshop sessions, you’ll learn how to:
create depth and mood
develop a cohesive fine-art style
understand colour, tone, and contrast
edit with intention rather than imitation
From foundational workflows to advanced techniques, each session is paced to support your growth without overwhelm.
Online editing education and small group sessions will be introduced in the future, allowing continued learning from anywhere.
Whether you’re at the beginning of your journey or seeking to refine an established style, L3 Education offers a calm, supportive environment to learn, create, and evolve as an artist.
PRIVATE 1:1 In-Person FINE-ART PET PHOTOGRAPHY MENTORSHIP
Take your pet photography beyond technique and into intention.
This private one-to-one mentorship is designed for photographers who want to create emotive, fine-art imagery — work that feels thoughtful, atmospheric, and deeply connected.
Whether you’re at the beginning of your journey or refining an established style, each session is fully personalised to your experience level, creative goals, and artistic direction.
This is not a fast-paced workshop or a rigid curriculum — it’s calm, supportive guidance shaped entirely around you.
HERE’S WHAT WE’LL EXPLORE
Understanding Your Camera With Confidence
Learn how your camera truly works — from exposure and focus to depth of field — so every creative decision feels intentional rather than uncertain.
Shooting in Manual Mode
Move beyond automatic settings and gain full creative control, allowing you to adapt confidently to changing light and environments.
Light, Mood & Atmosphere
Discover how to read natural light and use it to create depth, softness, and emotion — shaping images that feel cinematic and timeless.
Composition & Visual Storytelling
Learn how composition guides emotion, balance, and flow within an image — helping you create portraits that feel purposeful rather than posed.
Working With Animal Subjects
Develop a calm, respectful approach to photographing animals of all temperaments, focusing on connection, patience, and authentic expression.
Location Awareness
Understand how to assess your surroundings and use them intentionally, ensuring the environment supports the subject and story rather than distracting from it.
Requirements
Please bring your own camera and lenses.
A carefully selected animal model will be provided for the session, allowing you to focus fully on learning and creating.
Duration
Approximately 4 hours of private, one-to-one mentorship, paced to suit your learning style and creative needs.
Investment
£235
This mentorship is ideal for photographers who wish to slow down, deepen their understanding, and create work rooted in emotion, atmosphere, and intention — whether photography is your profession or your passion.
PRIVATE 1:1 In-Person FINE-ART EDITING MENTORSHIP
Editing is where atmosphere, emotion, and artistic identity come together.
This private one-to-one editing mentorship is designed for photographers who want to move beyond basic adjustments and develop a refined, cohesive fine-art style.
Whether you’re new to Lightroom and Photoshop or looking to deepen your existing workflow, each session is tailored to your experience, pace, and creative direction.
The focus is not speed or shortcuts — but understanding why each adjustment is made, so your edits feel intentional and consistent.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Lightroom & Photoshop Foundations
Gain confidence navigating both programs, understanding their purpose, layout, and how they work together within a fine-art workflow.
Core Editing Tools
Learn how to use essential tools effectively — from exposure and colour adjustments in Lightroom to retouching techniques in Photoshop — creating clean, natural foundations for your images.
Advanced Editing Techniques
Explore deeper tools including layer masks, brushes, radial filters, tone curves, and colour grading to introduce depth, mood, and atmosphere into your work.
Hands-On Guided Editing
Edit alongside me as we work through an image together step by step. Each adjustment is explained clearly, helping you understand both the technique and the intention behind it.
Personal Image Critique & Refinement
You’ll have the opportunity to edit one of your own images with real-time guidance and feedback, allowing you to refine your workflow and strengthen your artistic voice.
Requirements
Please bring your own laptop with Lightroom Classic and Photoshop installed, as we will be working directly within these programs.
Duration
Approximately 4 hours of private, in-depth editing mentorship.
Ongoing Support
Following your session, you’ll have access to continued critique and guidance, allowing you to build confidence and consistency as you apply what you’ve learned.
Investment
£265
A £100 non-refundable retainer is required to secure your session date, with the remaining balance due 48 hours prior.
This mentorship is ideal for photographers seeking a slower, more intentional approach to editing — creating images that feel cohesive, atmospheric, and true to their artistic vision.
PRIVATE Online 1:1 FINE-ART EDITING MENTORSHIP
Develop your editing skills from wherever you are.
This private online one-to-one editing mentorship is designed for photographers who want to develop a refined, cohesive fine-art editing style with individual guidance throughout the process.
Whether you’re still finding your way around Lightroom and Photoshop or want to deepen and refine your existing workflow, the session is tailored to your experience, pace, and the areas you would most like to develop.
The focus isn’t on rushing through an edit or simply copying settings, but understanding the tools, techniques, and intention behind each adjustment so you can confidently apply what you learn to your own photography.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Lightroom & Photoshop Foundations
Build confidence working between Lightroom Classic and Photoshop, understanding how each program fits into a complete fine-art editing workflow.
Core Editing Tools
Learn how I use essential editing tools for exposure, colour, tonal adjustments, retouching, subject refinement, and creating a clean foundation for a finished image.
Advanced Editing Techniques
Explore techniques including layer masks, brushes, radial filters, tone curves, colour grading, selective adjustments, and the tools I use to create depth, atmosphere, and mood.
Hands-On Guided Editing
We’ll work together through one of my RAW images from start to finish, following my complete fine-art workflow step by step. I’ll explain not only what I’m doing, but why I’m doing it, while you edit alongside me.
Personal Image Critique & Refinement
You’ll also have the opportunity to work on one of your own images with real-time guidance and feedback, helping you understand how the techniques we’ve covered can be adapted to your own photography and shooting style.
Session Recording
Your Zoom session will be recorded and provided to you afterwards, giving you a personal resource that you can revisit whenever you need to go back over a technique or part of the workflow.
REQUIREMENTS
You’ll need access to a computer or laptop with Lightroom Classic and the latest version of Photoshop installed, along with a stable internet connection.
As this is a live online mentorship, you can take part from anywhere.
DURATION
Approximately 3–4 hours of private, in-depth editing mentorship via Zoom.
There is no strict time limit. We work at your pace, and if your session takes longer than expected, there are no additional charges.
ONGOING SUPPORT
Following your session, you’ll have access to continued critique and guidance as you begin applying the techniques to your own work, helping you develop confidence and consistency beyond the mentorship itself.
INVESTMENT
£225
INTRODUCTORY OFFER — £170
A £100 non-refundable retainer is required to secure your session date, with the remaining balance due 48 hours prior.
This mentorship is ideal for photographers who want personalised, one-to-one guidance through the fine-art editing process, with the freedom to learn at their own pace and ask questions throughout — wherever in the world they are.
COMPLETE FINE-ART PHOTOGRAPHY & EDITING MENTORSHIP
Create with intention — from camera to final image.
This complete private mentorship combines one-to-one photography mentoring and one-to-one editing mentoring into a cohesive learning experience designed for photographers who want to develop a refined fine-art workflow from capture through to completion.
Whether your goal is to strengthen your technical understanding, refine your creative direction, or achieve greater consistency in your work, this mentorship provides calm, personalised guidance at every stage.
WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THE FULL MENTORSHIP EXPERIENCE
• Photography Mentorship
Private one-to-one guidance focused on understanding light, composition, camera control, location awareness, and working thoughtfully with animal subjects.
• Editing Mentorship
In-depth, one-to-one editing sessions covering Lightroom and Photoshop workflows, fine-art colour grading, tonal balance, and atmosphere.
• Ongoing Support
Continued guidance and critique following your sessions, allowing you to apply your learning with confidence and clarity.
MENTORSHIP FORMAT
The complete mentorship is designed for flexibility and will be delivered across two private sessions, each approximately four hours in length.
Photography Mentorship
The first session focuses on photographing with intention — developing confidence with your camera, understanding light and environment, refining composition, and capturing emotive portraits on location.
Editing Mentorship
The second session is dedicated to editing — working through your images using Lightroom and Photoshop, refining workflow, and applying advanced techniques to create cohesive, atmospheric final pieces.
We can either do this part in-person, or online via zoom.
REQUIREMENTS
• Photography Session: Please bring your own camera and lenses.
• Editing Session: Please bring your own laptop with Lightroom Classic and Photoshop installed.
DURATION
Each session lasts approximately 4 hours, for a total of 8 hours of private mentorship, typically split across two days.
With both photography and editing explored in depth, this mentorship supports a complete creative process — from vision and capture to refinement and final presentation.
INVESTMENT
£400
A £150 non-refundable retainer is required to secure your mentorship dates, with the remaining balance due 48 hours prior to your final scheduled session.
Course One: The Foundations of Fine-Art Editing
The Foundations of Fine-Art Editing is a complete breakdown of my personal editing workflow, designed to help you understand not just how I edit, but why I make each decision throughout the process.
This course has been created for photographers who want to move beyond basic edits and begin creating more intentional, refined, fine-art imagery. Whether you’re newer to Photoshop or looking to strengthen your current workflow, each step is explained clearly so you can follow along and apply it to your own work.
What’s included
The course is made up of 17 videos across 3 modules, with each stage of the edit broken down into smaller, easy-to-follow lessons.
You’ll learn how I:
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Crop with intention depending on the image
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Remove distractions and clean up your images
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Use masking to control different elements within the scene
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Fix colour casts, including more challenging scenarios
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Apply Camera Raw edits (destructive and non-destructive)
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Shape light using gradients
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Add depth and contrast using curves
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Refine light using dodge and burn
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Bring everything together with final adjustments
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Export correctly for both screen and print
The final module includes 3 full start-to-finish edits, along with the RAW files used so you can practise alongside and apply what you’ve learned.
Who this is for
This course is ideal for:
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Photographers wanting to develop a consistent fine-art editing style
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Those looking to better understand Photoshop and how to use it with intention
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Anyone who feels stuck in their editing and wants a clearer, more structured workflow
Investment
£147
One-time payment with lifetime access, so you can revisit the content whenever you need.
Requirements
Access to the latest version of Photoshop is required to follow along with the course.
A note from me
This course isn’t about presets or quick fixes. It’s about understanding your edits so you can create strong, consistent work in your own style.
Everything is taught in a clear, real, and honest way — just as I would explain it if you were sat editing alongside me.
