You bought the camera. Now let’s actually use it.
We’re Cathleen & Jeremy, and we help photographers stop fiddling with the dial and start making the photos they keep picturing in their heads. The craft, the business, the confidence — all of it, taught by two people who built a real photography business doing exactly this.
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It started with our wedding and one slightly impulsive camera purchase… “maybe even a side hustle,” we said. A few months in, Cathleen walked away from the news anchor desk to shoot full time, and Jeremy didn’t take much convincing to come along. More than a decade later we’ve built a six-figure photography business and purchased two studios (our current one is an old movie theater!).
Somewhere in there we fell hard for teaching, and Use That Camera is where all of it lives. The lessons, the honest conversations and the kind of help we wish someone had handed us at the start. No gatekeeping, no guru act. Just two people who’ve actually done it, glad to show you how.
Pick your way in
However you learn best, there’s a door here — a full course, a quick win, hands-on in person, or just the two of us in your corner.
Off the Memory Card
Cathleen’s podcast about everything but taking photos — clients, pricing, burnout, and the real business behind the camera. New episode every Monday.
Community
A place for photographers to grow together — feedback, encouragement, and people who get it. We’re building it this year, and we’d love you in from the start.
About Us
A wedding, a camera, a quit-the-news-desk leap of faith, and the photography business it all turned into. Here’s the whole story.
Don’t just take our word for it
From photographers who started exactly where you are.
Nail your focus — every single time.
Blurry, soft, just-missed-it shots are the fastest way to lose faith in your camera. Our free training, 7 Steps to Nailing Focus, walks you through exactly how to get tack-sharp images — camera settings, autofocus modes, and the pro habits that make it automatic. Drop your email and we’ll send it over right now.