A Learn+ Original Series

Fashion & Portrait Photography with Lindsay Adler

Sharpen the Skill Behind Your Style

Great photography starts with knowing which techniques to use, but is strengthened by understanding why you use them. Join acclaimed fashion and professional portrait photographer Lindsay Adler to go behind the scenes and see how deliberate decisions build the confidence to develop your own visual style.

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6 sessions | Learn+ & PhotoVision | Nov 2026 – Apr 2027  |  Live at Imaging USA

 

About Lindsay

Meet Lindsay Adler, the Visionary Behind the Lens

Lindsay Adler's career shows how every creative decision a visual artist makes shapes the final image. Known for compelling color, bold lighting and a truly collaborative spirit, the fashion and luxury portrait photographer has shot editorials for ELLE, Vanity Fair and Bazaar. Her work proves that understanding the fundamentals opens up a world of distinct creative possibilities.

 

Two decades behind the camera

From a Syracuse University degree to fashion work in London and her own New York studio.

Published worldwide

Editorials in Marie Claire, ELLE, Vanity Fair, Bazaar and InStyle, with clients like Canon and Adobe.

A teacher at heart

Author of five photography books, a Canon Explorer of Light, Profoto Legend of Light, and the first woman to receive Rangefinder's Icon of the Year Award.

 

 

 

The Series

Six Learn+ sessions, November through April

Each episode connects the how with the why. See expert techniques in action, understand the decisions behind them, and discover how to apply those skills to your own studio portrait photography.

Nov 1 · Lindsay's Learn+ platform

10 Essential Two Light Setups

Ten completely different looks from a 3-foot octa and a 1x4-foot strip softbox, from high-key commercial to dramatic low-key editorial. Your free recipe card comes from this episode.

Dec 1 · PhotoVision

Meditation, Muscle & Sweat with Ab Sesay

Ab Sesay shows how light, posing and atmosphere shape fitness and beauty portraits, then Lindsay reinterprets the theme in her bold, graphic style.

January · Lindsay's Learn+ platform

Color Grading

How Lindsay edits and color grades a portrait from raw file to final image.

Feb 1 · PhotoVision

Creative Cohesion with AB+DM

Celebrity photography duo Ahmad Barber and Donté Maurice on creative partnership and building a fashion editorial that feels unified without repeating itself.

March · Lindsay's Learn+ platform

Storytelling on a Budget with Meg Loeks

Photos that tell a story using inexpensive props like vintage suitcases, old telephones and simple bed sheets.

April · PhotoVision

Boudoir with Cate Scaglione

How styling, light and posing take a boudoir image from spark to simmer to smolder, with care and comfort for the client.

Lighting Recipe Cards

Put the Technique into Practice

Once you're confident in a new technique, making it your own comes next. Take the lessons from PhotoVision and Learn+ into your next shoot with downloadable lighting recipe cards that break down featured setups into practical references.

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Member card sets

Meditation, Muscle & Sweat with Ab Sesay
Lindsay Adler on PhotoVision · Dec 1
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Creative Cohesion with AB+DM
Lindsay Adler on PhotoVision · Feb 1
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Boudoir with Cate Scaglione
Lindsay Adler on PhotoVision · April
Coming in April

Special Offers

An offer for every photographer in the room.

New to PPA? Start for $1. Already a member? There's an exclusive Learn+ offer waiting for you.

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$1 for your first month of Full membership
  • PhotoVision, with more than 2,000 videos and Lindsay's PhotoVision sessions
  • Member recipe card downloads and the 10-minute Episode 1 clip
  • Equipment insurance, contracts and copyright resources
  • No commitment. Cancel anytime.
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Your exclusive Learn+ offer

PPA members get a members-only discount on Lindsay's Learn+ platform, home of the November, January and March sessions. Log in to see your offer and the 10-minute Episode 1 clip.

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QUESTIONS

What photographers ask about the series.

New U.S.-based members get Full PPA membership for $1 their first month, with no commitment. After that, the regular rate is $28.42 a month or $323 a year. Join at ppa.com/join/lindsayadler.

The November, January and March sessions stream on Lindsay’s Learn+ platform. The December, February and April sessions stream on PhotoVision, which comes with PPA membership.

At Imaging USA 2027 in Charlotte, NC, January 31 to February 2, including her pre-con on January 30.

Yes. Members get an exclusive discount on Lindsay’s Learn+ platform. Log in to the member area to see the offer.

Anyone can get the free sample card from 10 Essential Two-Light Setups with their email. PPA members download the full card sets for each PhotoVision session.

A new session comes out each month, November 2026 through April 2027, each with a short trailer.