Industry insights, real-time support, expert guidance, toolkits and peer-to-peer advice to elevate your photography career 📸
For all this and more, come join us at the new home of Darklight Pro.
For all this and more, come join us at the new home of Darklight Pro.
We love our WhatsApp group, but it’s time for a change 📱🥀  We’ve learned that creativity doesn’t thrive in isolation, but it also needs some structure and we’ve got big ideas for how we can bring you more of everything you already love about Darklight. So, we’re stepping things up in a big way!
We’re moving to a dedicated space built to enhance what Darklight offers you — more connection, more insight, more real industry advice — bringing photographers together for hands-on learning, and the kind of business support you actually need. No gatekeeping here. From sharpening your business acumen, to advice on pricing your work with confidence, marketing yourself better and nurturing creativity; expect a hub of practical knowledge, expert-led sessions, and a creative community that has your back.
This next phase is an evolution of Darklight Pro. And you’re first in line 🖤
TALKS PROGRAMME 👄
Industry access you won’t get anywhere else. A creative showcase, an inside look at someone’s journey, or an unfiltered conversation with an industry leader. One speaker, big ideas, real inspiration.
UPSKILL SEMINARS 💻 Â
AÂ guided deep dive into a specific part of your business or craft — expert-led, actionable, and built to help you level up.
HUDDLES 🫱🏻🫲🏾 Â
Small, member-led discussions on industry challenges, creative inspiration and fresh perspectives. Capped attendance for real conversation; no passive lurking.
THE WEEKLY DROP-IN 🔧 Â
Got questions? Challenges? Need advice on a tricky client situation? Then this one’s for you. Drop in with other photographers plus the Darklight team and let’s problem-solve together.
WEEKLY COFFEE MORNING ☕ Â
No agenda, no pressure. Just a casual hangout to shake off self-employment loneliness and chit-chat with other photographers. Stay for five minutes or for the whole session.
CREATIVE IDEATION ☁️ Â
A space to workshop personal projects, bounce around ideas, and get fresh eyes on your work. Small group, big energy ⚡️
We get it, freelancing can feel lonely. So we’ve created this new home where you can connect deeper with your peers, get honest advice straight from industry experts, tailored to YOU and your career 📏 We’re here to help you level-up your photography career.
PHOTOGRAPHER
Sarah and Mimi have provided an invaluable source of industry insight and ideas, as well as approaches and guides to help get my work in front of the right people. Their evaluation of my practice and validation of some of my concerns have elevated both my belief in my work and my ability as a photographer.
PHOTOGRAPHER
I found consultations with Darklight really useful because they gave insightful and valuable feedback about my work from my objectives, using their artful eyes and commercial experience. They helped strategise how to make my targets actionable and brought fresh eyes about who else I should be approaching that would be a great fit and develop my work.Â
PHOTOGRAPHER
Sarah and Mimi reviewed my website. I’m amazed at how much detail they went into. I now have a document of feedback with a surprising number of points I hadn’t a clue were creating problems. Well worth the investment and highly recommended.
WhatsApp has been incredible – it’s where this community grew to 500 members. But let’s be real, it’s not built for deep conversations, structured learning, or search. The new home for Darklight Pro gives us space and functionality to hold expert-led talks, skill-building sessions, member-built profiles, organised chat forums and group huddles for tailored advice. It’s a space designed for growth, connection, and levelling up – not just an endless scroll of messages.
For three years, we’ve been a free, community-driven space. To take things to the next level, bring in new and bigger industry voices, and provide ongoing support [without our team burning out], we need to make it sustainable. The fee is small, tiered for accessibility, and ensures you’re getting real value to actually move the needle on your career.
Plus, when you invest in something, you show up differently.
A network that gives a damn and constantly evolving supply of business resources. Depending on your membership tier, here’s what’s inside:
👄 Monthly industry talks & live Q&As with top creatives
⚡️ Skill-building sessions on pricing, licensing, marketing & more
💲 Live briefs for licensing and commercial shoots
🎟️ Â Darklight Pro exclusive community rates to partner products and ticketed events
🔗 Exclusive templates & resources [treatments, client pitch guides, etc.]
👆🏻 A proper platform to connect, learn, and get support – all in one place
🖤 Weekly check-ins with Mimi & Sarah, keeping it real & valuable
We get it – not everyone is in a position to invest right now. That’s why we’re keeping it as accessible as possible with different tiers, with the basic membership level set at the equivalent of 20p per day. We see this as an investment in your career. One small job, one better-negotiated rate, one connection that lands you work – and the membership pays for itself.
The WhatsApp group has been amazing, but the reality is: we’ve outgrown it. The best convos and opportunities are getting lost in the noise. Circle is the new home for Darklight Pro, where everything is structured, searchable, and designed for real value.
If you’re a photographer looking to grow your business, craft, and connections – this is for you. Darklight Pro is built for:
The doors to Darklight Pro officially open to the public in May 2025, but we’re giving our existing WhatsApp community first access, with 1 month free to test it out this April! You’re first in line, so please add your details to the waitlist to get access. Spots will be limited, and first wave members get exclusive perks plus the chance to share feedback and make tweaks to the platform before we go live to the rest of the industry.
Yes, but we doubt you’ll want to 😏  If it’s not the right fit, you can leave whenever – no hard feelings. But we’re confident that if you engage, you’ll see the value fast.
Other groups we’ve seen are either too basic, too disorganised or too exclusive. Darklight Pro is:
💯 Â Connected to industry leaders: you get access to Darklight founders, Mimi and Sarah’s black book of industry influencers: top creatives & experts sharing their knowledge, personally to you.
🧮  Tangible value: we’ve teed up a monthly programme that’s valuable & structured. No fluff sessions, easy-access resources, and guidance that give you clear, practical takeaways.
🔥  Community-driven: real talk, no gatekeeping ✖️ just creative support. We’re not just a forum, not just a masterclass, not just another networking group. We’re all of it – wrapped up in a space thats sole purpose is to support photographers.
