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I had a fantastic session with Holger at LIoP. He helped me work through several Lightroom issues and took the time to explain everything in clear, detailed steps. His patience, expertise, and ability to break things down made the whole process smooth and genuinely enjoyable. My problem was fully resolved, and I came away understanding far more than I expected.

Great experience overall, I’d highly recommend!

This was such a great experience. The instructor was extremely good and I really advanced my skills. I'll go back again as soon as I am able. Thanks to everyone involved!

LIoP was a great experience for me! The foundation photography course was exactly what I needed to sharpen my technical knowledge and practical skills. I have come away with the confidence to take photography seriously as a career. I would definitely recommend the course. Also, Holger Pooten is a fantastic instructor.

I signed up for the Complete Foundation Photography Course, hoping to learn how to use my mirrorless camera and how to take decent photographs. I came away with all of that and a whole lot more. The 4 day course was a perfect blend of technical instruction and hands-on practical exercises, with a level of intensity I hadn't really expected. Not only do I now feel comfortable using my camera in manual mode, but I also have a real appreciation of what makes a great photo, a plan that will help me take a great photo and the inspiration to go and do exactly that. Loved it.

​"I am writing this to provide a professional account of my experience at LiOP. After investing in the Professional Photography Course, I found it to be a significant disappointment regarding the value provided.
​Price vs. Quality: The tuition is disproportionately high for the depth of content.
​Curriculum Depth: Roughly 50% of the sessions involve reading basic slides.
3. Supervision: During "practical" shooting sessions, instructors were often absent for extended periods (ranging from 60 to 90 minutes), leaving students without any professional guidance or supervision.
​Enrollment Process: Management explicitly confirmed via email that my language level was sufficient just to secure my payment. However, they admitted later in writing that I faced 'genuine difficulty' due to the language barrier.
​Factual Inaccuracies: The institution provided incorrect information regarding a 'pre-enrollment assessment' that never took place. I have the email trail to prove these contradictions.
​I am currently escalating this matter through official channels. I am sharing my documentation with the Professional Photography Press (Amateur Photographer). I am also in contact with the CMA, Trading Standards, and my Local MP to investigate these institutional practices. Additionally, I am alerting Action Fraud and the ICO regarding the misleading claims made. I will continue to share this experience across all platforms to protect the public interest."
Update1:
​"Your claim of 'offering support' does not accurately reflect the facts of my experience. I qoute "Some students and teachers mentioned that you film the classes. Unfortunately we cannot allow this for privacy and copyright reasons, except in special circumstances".
​Recording Sessions: I had to record sessions from day one to keep up with the material. Initially, you contacted me to restrict this, stating it was against policy. You only agreed to let me continue after I explicitly informed you that I was struggling to comprehend more than 10% of the content—a direct result of the language barrier that was not adequately addressed during pre-enrollment.
​Inaccurate Pre-Enrollment Advice: The assurance that an 'Intermediate' level would be sufficient has proven to be inaccurate for a course of this technical depth. The specialized terminology and advanced concepts require a much higher level of proficiency than what was communicated to me before I started the course. Furthermore, my specific inquiries regarding necessary preparations were left unanswered.
​Academic Oversight: Your public admission that no formal assessment process exists explains why my progress was not monitored. It appears the priority was the commercial transaction rather than ensuring the student’s ability to succeed in the course.
It is noteworthy that the permission to record sessions—which was granted when I highlighted my 10% comprehension rate—was abruptly withdrawn. This sudden change in policy, following my dispute, appears to be a retaliatory measure rather than an educational one. This inconsistency has been documented and shared with the relevant authorities as part of my formal report.
To be precise, the only Zoom call that ever took place was a meeting with Holger two weeks after the course had already commenced. This meeting was requested by me to address the difficulties I was facing. It is therefore impossible for the merchant to substantiate their claim of a 'pre-enrollment assessment' or 'consultation' as it simply never occurred. I reiterate my request for the merchant to provide any verifiable evidence—such as a time-stamped meeting link or calendar invite—dated prior to my enrollment on January 5th. Without this, the merchant's statement is a clear misrepresentation of the timeline and facts.
​I have formally reported these inconsistent practices and the provision of conflicting information to Action Fraud. This matter is now being handled through official channels to ensure accountability regarding the integrity of information provided to both students and financial institutions. I am prepared to escalate this further to the Financial Ombudsman and relevant regulatory bodies."
Update 2:
Framing the recording ban as a 'privacy' issue now is a transparent attempt to alter the facts. This is directly contradicted by your email (Feb 8th), sent after our dispute began, where you explicitly stated the ban was a withdrawal of a 'discretionary gesture of goodwill'—with no mention of privacy. Deliberately ignoring this context and manipulating the timeline to hide the retaliatory nature of your actions is a misleading practice that has now been documented for Action Fraud and HSBC.

I couldn't recommend the Professional Certificate Program more highly. I'm a graphic designer who really wanted to add Product Photography to my skillset. Yet I had absolutely zero experience in photography. A couple years ago, I had splurged on an expensive online course, spent a ton on photography equipment, and then promptly got nowhere with online lessons and trying to learn by myself. I felt really deflated and figured it was something I wouldn't be able to pull off. That is until I found LIoP and joined their Flexible PPC program. I live in Oxford and work full-time, so I took the classes on weekends over the course of 9 months. The teachers were amazing, I loved the classes and learned so much from the in-person experience that I never would have been able to grasp no matter how many videos I watched. The Product Photography class in particular was just what I was looking for and covered so much material in a short time. I also loved that you do your own personal project because I walked away with actual portfolio photos that I can use to get clients. Fast forward to now and I have my first paid client. I was having some trouble with a couple technical shots, and Holger even met with me in the LIoP studio to help me figure out what I was getting wrong. Everyone there cares about your development as a photographer and is there to help guide you. I am really surprised and impressed with how much I've grown as a photographer. If you are interested in furthering your career as a photographer (no matter what kind), I would highly recommend this program.

Undertaking the professional photography course with the LIOP was a fantastic experience and I would throughly recommend this course to other prospective students. As a self taught photographer, I had looked at other course options before deciding on booking onto the LIOP course, but what really resonated with this course was the focus and opportunity to learn from and be taught by working professional photographers.

The LIOP covers an interesting range of photography genre focuses all within a very practical, hands on, intensive teaching approach. Having class sizes capped at 8 max in a group ensures you have quality interaction with teachers and get to know and interact with other students along the way. This ensured we could bounce ideas, support and really get to know one another. Additionally, working together on studio and in class shoots, ensured we got to know about lighting and studio setup and ways to achieve different effects.

As part of the PCC, you also have a number of group mentoring sessions which help hone style influences and focus. One of the standout elements was the personal project and the onus on us to independently plan an area of focus, develop considerations for all shoots, so the images could form a central component of our end of course portfolio. Having the opportunity to do this with on-going guidance from Holger, supported focus considerations and really developed my understanding of elements to bring a project together and develop as a photographer.

Thank you to all of the brilliant staff at LIOP; Holger, Misao, Karina, Chiara, Megan, Noemi, Ben, Ossi and Caterina!

LIoP's intensive PPC curriculum is an excellent deep dive into photography and techniques and some of the more practical business aspects of photography as a career that opened up to me a ton of ideas and imagination about what it means to bring photography into my work, and make it a profession, in practice. I started the PPC in August while rethinking my career and am excited about the possibilities it opens up to pursue a photography practice. The tutors are all excellent, practitioners in their own right who are always happy to share their knowledge and experience, their advice, and Holger, the course director, has built with his team a brilliant space to help students thrive wherever they're at. If you're considering an immersive programme, I would really recommend this one!

I learnt such a lot in 4 days, starting as pretty much a beginner and leaving with lots of knowledge and confidence. A great course with a good mix of technical and composition/creative.

I did the beginners course and the intermediate course. Both are so well structured and organised, that they actually do manage to teach you the essential practices and rules in photography. I was pleasantly surprised how well exercises and experience are mixed up with theory. There was not 1 dull or empty moment. The time was so well utilised. I would definitely recommend to anyone wanting to get into photography or to improve their skills. I certainly plan to go on with their advanced classes as well!

The tutor Holger was professional, dedicated, and articulate in his delivery. The two days were packed with valuable information, combined with practical on-site exercises. The group of learners came from diverse backgrounds and were both friendly and supportive of one another. I enjoyed the class, ready to take on the following-on session soon to keep the momentum going.

I absolutely loved completing the Professional Photography Course.

I can confidently say it exceeded all expectations. The course was well-structured and all the modules were highly informative, and truly inspiring.

Over the 10 week course, I gained and learnt so much. You learn about technical photography skills but also the understanding the broader workings of the photography industry.

I would highly recommend this course to anyone with an interest in photography. It was an enriching and a rewarding experience

Liop is a very very special school with the most amazing teachers. Thank you all.

I attended this online photography course with Elisa, and I absolutely loved it! It was full of information, and everything was presented in a super digestible and engaging way. I especially loved the focus on practice! Such a great and inspiring experience, great course structure! Thank you LioP for the opportunity!

Can't speak highly enough about this course! I finished the beginner course this weekend and had a lovely experience. I came into the course barely knowing how to turn a camera on/off and left the weekend feeling like I can actually take a decent photo! I don't consider myself as someone very creative or "artistic" so I hesitated to book a course for months after buying a camera. Holger was extremely patient and thoughtful in explaining the basic concepts. He provided a lot of great feedback and genuinely was interested in everyone's photo's. I'd highly recommend this class and look forward to more in the future.

I loved this course - so much so that after doing the Beginner course, I immediately signed up for the Intermediate. Holger was incredibly knowledgable, patient, encouraging and passionate about the art of photography. I took this course just for personal interest and am so glad I did - I know I will be thinking more creatively about my photos now, and have much more technical knowledge to draw on.

The Complete Foundation Course has been brilliant and I’m sure will be very useful for my job and I’ve already started experimenting/practising personally.

I think the course was well structured, covering all the basics with plenty of time to get used to the fundamentals of photography. I liked the range of topics covered, and thought it was great that you also touched on post-production on the final day.

The examples and “case studies” of different artists we explored in each presentation really helped with grasping the theoretical concepts. The sessions were clear and delivered well, making it easy to understand for a beginner, and the teacher (Holger) was very encouraging.

Very much enjoyed the photography careers course. It is very informative and well structured. Already my approach to my photography feels more secure as a result of sitting this course. Holger is a really good teacher who clarifies the photography "industry" remarkably well.

I took the Photoshop Course, on a weekend. I thought it was very enjoyable and informative. In particular, I found the practical and structured approach really engaging.

I had a really great time taking the Full-Time Professional Photography Course. I enrolled to develop my own style and to gain confidence in my photography skills. Finding the courage to leave everything behind and commit to the full-time course was scary, but I was determined to pursue photography as a profession.

Each week, as I learned about different aspects of photography, I noticed my confidence growing. This was thanks in large part to the amazing teachers who are truly passionate about teaching and sharing their knowledge—sometimes, it even felt like they were giving away too many helpful tips! The school teaches realistic, practical lessons that really prepare you for stepping into the professional world, including topics you wouldn’t expect to find in a typical photography course.

I’m so grateful to Holger, to the school, and to all the wonderful people I met along the way. This experience has been a crucial turning point in my career, and I’m thankful for the strong support the program provided.