Hand picked instructors from the professional world
Karl Taylor
Photography, Lighting, Post-Production, FilmmakingKarl Taylor has been a professional photographer for more than 25 years. Commissioned by leading global brands for his precise attention to detail and exquisite control of light, Karl is also known as an instructor who explains complex subjects clearly and effectively. He is respected by amateurs and pros across the industry for his ability to clearly and concisely communicate both the artistic and technical aspects of photography.
Karl’s logical and entertaining approach has attracted a worldwide following, while his unique expertise and commitment to education has led him to work for Hasselblad Camera Company, Broncolor Lighting and Adobe, as well as to appearances on the BBC.
Barry Makariou
FilmmakingBarry Makariou is a world-renowned liquids photographer and director with 25+ years of experience. His clients include Mountain Dew, PepsiCo, Baileys, Milka, Coca-Cola, and many more. Barry loves to create immersive films using motion control, automation and slow-motion. His extensive experience in both photography and filmmaking makes him an ideal teacher for photographers looking to experiment with moving images.
Alex Wallace
PhotographyAlex Wallace is an international commercial photographer with over 25+ years of experience. His clients include large corporations and international brands. A resident of New Zealand Alex travels the world shooting advertising and commercial images with a specialty in location photography and people at work. His style is a blend of documentary and lifestyle but aimed at the commercial world. His particular forte is working with people in fast moving environments and using minimal lighting equipment such as speedlites. Alex is also an ambassador for Canon photography company.
Ethan Davis
3D CGI & AnimationEthan Davis is a professional retoucher and CGI artist based in Manchester, England. He specialises in creating vivid, detailed and impactful imagery for top brands from home interiors to dynamic car and product 3D images. Ethan’s combination of photography expertise and CGI skills make him and ideal teacher for photographers looking to make the exciting leap into CGI and 3D. Ethan’s specialty is using Blender but he also works with a variety of 3D software and Photoshop for post production.
Anna Pustynnikova
Food Styling and PhotographyAnna Pustynnikova is a professional food and beverage photographer and stylist with over 10 years experience. Anna uses careful lighting and precise attention to detail to create beautiful, vibrant and mouth-watering images and videos. Her work is used by clients and brands around the world for advertising campaigns, TV commercials, social media, web/editorial content, cookbooks and more.
Anna’s expertise and passion make her a natural instructor – one who is eager to share her secrets and help others master the fine art of food photography.
Tamara Tott
Makeup ArtistryTamara Tott is an award-winning makeup artist with more than 12 years’ professional experience. Her highly detailed and creative makeup work is used by photographers, filmmakers and producers around the world, featuring in a huge range of editorials and ad campaigns. Her looks have appeared in Vogue, Elle Beauty, Marie Claire Beauty, and many other publications. Tamara also works frequently with private clients who depend on her incredible talents for their glamorous red-carpet looks at high-profile events like the Cannes Film Festival.
Viktor Fejes
Post-Production & 3D CGIViktor Fejes is the creative director of Gild Studios, which he founded to realise wonderful and captivating creations for the ad industry. Gild’s impressive list of clients includes AT&T, CBS, Unilever, WIRED and many more. An experienced professional retoucher and 3D artist, as well as a naturally gifted instructor, Viktor was featured in the Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ in 2019. He lives with his wife in Los Angeles and works quietly behind the scenes making many big name photographers work look even better and celebrities look even more glamourous!
Benjamin Thoume
Video Editing & Film ProductionBenjamin Thoume is the head of video production at Visual Education. A passionate, experienced filmmaker and video editor, Ben has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the essential tools and techniques that aspiring filmmakers need to succeed. With over 10 years experience in Premiere editing as well as live broadcast video production Ben has worked on a variety of projects from short films to full length documentaries for the BBC.
Rammy Anwar
Robotic Motion Control for FilmRammy Anwar runs G6 MoCo, the UK's leading visual-engineering company specialising in high-speed motion control, tracking vehicles, and virtual production.
He is a world-class visual engineer with expertise in high-speed cinema robots and emerging technology. His client list is enviable to say the least; Virgin, Baileys, Coca-Cola, Little Mix, Nissan, Clarks, Nike and John Frieda but to name drop a few!
Tiffany Anna
ArtistTiffany is a creative artist who’s work has been described as spontaneous, wacky, vibrant and dynamic, which pretty much sums up her personality too!
Tiff specialises in acrylic creations from small to super large canvases. Her work has been exhibited around the world and she’s an advocate for making art fun. To realise her vision Tiffany introduces multiple mediums from glitter to gold foil as well as the more conventional paint and brush. Follow along with Tiff’s stylish creations and bubbily personality in her series of classes.
David Lund
Liquids PhotographyDavid Lund is an experienced professional photographer and filmmaker. He specialises in liquids and splash but works across all genres . He has produced stunning images and videos for a range of global brands including Shell Oil, Lucozade, Breitling, Diesel and more.
Having begun his visual arts journey as a graphic designer David transferred his skills to photography and directing. We are very proud that David has been a long time subscriber to our platfrom and he loves helping others follow in his footsteps by sharing his expertise.
Urs Recher
Photography Lighting & ScienceUrs Recher is a professional photographer based in Switzerland who specialises in portraiture. Urs is an ambassador and consultant for broncolor, and frequently shoots broncolor products for their own promotional purposes. Urs’s knowledge is encyclopeadic with a particular interest in the physics of lighting and controlling light. His work at Broncolor has led him to be involved in the design and development of key lighting modifiersthat photographers around the world use every day.
Urs also loves to share his knowledge about photography and lighting, hosting seminars and workshops with students and photographers all over the world.
Tim Gaudion
Artist and IllustratorTim Gaudion is creative director at Visual Education but also an accomplished artist and illustrator. His work spans a nearly 30 year career with illustration and design for book covers, advertising campaigns and private commissions. His art has featured in campaigns for Hewlet Packard, Body Shop and Saatchi & Saatchi.
In Tim’s classes he teaches the fundamentals of art from colour theory, mediums, canvases, oils, acrylics and sketching through to brush choices and artistic styles.
Emma Harris
Marketing & Business for Visual ArtistsEmma is our resident marketing executive and handles everything from online campaigns to social media strategies and print advertising. With a passion for marketing and how business works she’s either studying graphs and data or working out ‘what’s next?’
Her experience, including several professional marketing qualifications, makes her an ideal tutor for some of our business marketing classes that are tailored more specifically for photographers and other visual artists.
Serena Moseley
Multimedia GraphicsSerena Moseley is an experienced multimedia artist with experience in graphic design, animation, video editing, branding and print. Serena worked for several large agencies and companies before deciding to go it alone as a freelancer and hasn’t looked back.
Serana’s first classes with us look at After Effects software to create animations and graphics. But we’re looking forward to her sharing her expertise across a range of multimedia software and skills.
Corey Rive
Multimedia AnimationCorey Rive has decades of experience in graphic design, multimedia and post produciton with a particular focus on animation and 3D. As a freelancer he has worked for a variety of clients including i-D, Vogue, GQ, Esquire, Wired and Tatler and his day to day work involves video production and animation.
Corey brings his expertise to Visual Education through a series of After Effects classes for budding animators as well as the basics of 3d modelling for classes in our 3d series.
World Renowned Guests
Inspiring insights to help your creative career
Tim Flach
Fine Art PhotographerTim Flach is known for his captivating and thought-provoking images of the animal kingdom. He captures both the power and vulnerability of animals, highlighting their undeniable connection with humans and transporting audiences to a new visual perspective on wildlife and conservation. Flach has five main bodies of work which have been exhibited worldwide, including Museums of Natural History, from Paris to Beijing. He has seven international award-winning books, translated into multiple languages.
Tim has twice been a guest on Visual Education revealing his extensive knowledge on visual science and fine art photography.
Jonathan Knowles
Advertising PhotographerJonathan Knowles is widely known as ‘the’ advertising photographer in London and Europe. His client list and awards are to numerous to mention but it’s fair to say that he knows a trick or two when it comes to the world of advertising photograpy and filmmaking. Across his decades long career, ‘JK’ as he’s known has created images that you will instantly recognise.
In more recent years JK has directed multiple TV commercials for big brands and in his fascinating guest interviews he talks to Karl about the industry, clients, high speed motion techiques and more.
Tom Oldham
Celebrity Portrait PhotographerTom Oldham - what can we say; Sony World Photo Winner (twice!), AOP portrait finalist, BJP winner, the list goes on, as does the amount of famous people Tom photographs. From Liam and Noel Gallagher to Usain Bolt, Grimes, Thiery Henry, Pedro Pascal, Cristian Ronaldo and Richard Branson to name a few.
Tom’s portfolio is packed with stunning work of some of the most famous people in the world. His innovative use of lighting, composition and style make Tom Oldham a highly sought after portrait and advertising photographer.
Tom has been kind enough to share his successes, failures and anecdotes with Karl in two insightful interviews.
Rachell Smith
Celebrity & Fashion PhotographerBritish photographer and director Rachell Smith is renowned for her clean, glossy studio imagery that seamlessly merges portraiture, fashion, and beauty. Her work radiates confidence and authenticity. Born with an inherent desire to empower others, Rachell firmly believes in the transformative magic that occurs when individuals feel confident in front of the camera. In her photo shoots, she places a premium on creating a comfortable and happy environment, ensuring positive vibes on set. Rachell thrives on collaboration, valuing the uniqueness of each person she photographs. Her portfolio features campaigns for renowned brands and appearances in publications such as Vanity Fair and Vogue.
Erik Johansson
Surreal & Fine Art PhotographerErik Johansson is a Swedish photographer and visual artist based in Prague, Czech Republic. He is known for creating surreal worlds through the combination of photographs. He primarily focuses on personal projects and exhibitions, and his approach to photography is unique in that he seeks to capture ideas rather than moments. Using his camera and imagination, he strives to create a single, realistic image that tells a story, even if it includes elements that seem impossible. Essentially, he works to solve the problem of how to capture the impossible.
David Stanbury
Wedding PhotographerAward-winning wedding photographer David Stanbury who, together with his wife Jane, have travelled across the world photographing a variety of special occasions. David shares with Karl what makes a good wedding photographer, how to stand out in such a competitive field and which three pictures are the most important on the day. Together he and Karl review a number of his images and David shares the creative thinking behind each shot, as well as his lighting setups, memorable customer experiences, building lasting client relationships, marketing your work and much more.
Sean Conboy
Architectural PhotographerArchitectural photographer Sean Conboy, renowned for photographing some of the world’s most famous buildings, joined Karl in studio for this fascinating live talk show. Sean invited viewers to take a look at what it was like working as an architectural photographer, shedding light on a profession that centres around early mornings and late nights, precision, patience and technical cameras. Together they look at some of Sean’s work, examining the lighting of various scenes and exploring how he would balance complex mixed lighting. Sean also shared the gear he takes with him on a shoot and how he handles working in light-dependant situations.
Daria Belikova
Fashion PhotographerDaria started to experiment with visual arts at the age of 15. In 2012 she moved to London to start her degree in BA fashion photography in London College of Fashion from where she successfully graduated in 2015. Since the second year at university Daria began to develop her signature style in the field of art photography, which she concisely managed to combine with fashion in her following artworks. Today Daria produces artwork that is laced with emotion and steeped with ethereal beauty. Since then she has continuously developed and pushed her practice of fashion photography towards heightened levels of surrealism and beauty. The dark emotional state that exudes from the work imbues her series of images with a fantasy and baroque/gothic fairy tale sensibility.