№ 01 · Capture
Field Manual
Decode the machine — how your camera behaves, and why.
Chapters 1–3 freeRead Chapter 1 free →
You bought the camera. Now learn to run it.
Your photos, judged blind every night — building the proof that books you clients.
Cameras Decoded teaches you to actually use your mirrorless camera — short lessons, a photo challenge every night, and your photos judged by other photographers.
Free account · Chapters 1–3 free · Tonight's challenge free to enter
Tonight in the Arena
// Proof
Judged blind. Proven nightly.
This is what the promise looks like in real life: real photos, real photographers, real nights.
Start free. Here's everything that's free.
Field Manual, Chapters 1–3 — the camera-craft lessons, free.
Tonight's Arena entry — shoot the challenge, enter it, get judged.
The Daily Drill — a two-minute skill rep, every day.
The exposure cheat card — the one-page decision card. Take the free cheat card →
No card. The paid parts are labeled paid, everywhere.
Create your free account// How it works
Learn it. Shoot it. Get judged.
01
Take the lesson.
Short, hands-on, and it ends with a shot to go make.
02
Shoot tonight's challenge.
One brief, one entry, every night.
03
Get judged blind.
Photographers vote on the photograph, not the name. A winner is named at 11.
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MISSIONS
Exposure Drills
Read the light
Set the triangle
Hold the zone
Chase the light
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Arena
One brief. One shot. Blind votes.
Enter the arena →
The Field Manuals
The lessons, in book form. Two on the shelf — each one starts free.
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№ 02 · The Finish
The Finish
The grade is a decision — finish every frame on purpose.
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// Go further
When you're ready to go further.
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The Camera Confidence Guide
The 142-page book. Yours outright — and it counts toward the Founding 200.
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Pro
Everything unlocked. Annual is the hero plan, and the guide is included. Weekly and monthly exist for trying.
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Spots are claimed, never assigned — open to annual operators and guide owners.
See the wall// Questions
Asked, answered.
Is it really free?
Yes: Chapters 1–3, the nightly challenge, and the drill cost nothing and ask for no card. Paid things are labeled paid.
What camera do I need?
Any mirrorless camera — Sony, Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm, Lumix. This is a mirrorless school.
I'm brand new. Or I've shot for years.
Beginners start at Chapter 1. Experienced shooters: the Arena and the mission briefs will find your level in a week.
Can I cancel Pro?
Anytime, in two taps; annual carries a 30-day guarantee.
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