Journey to ICM Photography

Learn how to embrace intentional camera movement, and start making expressive, impressionistic and abstract images — no experience needed.

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✨ What You will Learn:

In this video series, you’ll be gently guided through a new way of seeing and creating with your camera. Through short, inspiring lessons, you’ll explore:

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What ICM (Intentional Camera Movement) photography really is — and how it feels

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How to move with your camera using natural gestures like sways and arcs

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How to shift from “getting it right” to expressing emotion and mood

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Ways to begin spotting your unique photographic voice and visual style

This is not a technical course. It’s a doorway into creative freedom — using your camera as an extension of your body and your emotions.

📷 Who's this course for:

This course is perfect for you if:

• You’ve never tried ICM but you’re curious, or if you've tried it a few times and want to take it further

• You’re a nature or landscape photographer looking for new inspiration

• You feel creatively stuck and want to loosen up

• You love creative photography — even if you’ve never picked up a DSLR camera

💡 What You’ll Need:

• A camera or phone that can slow the shutter (we’ll show you how)

• A little space to move (even indoors)

• A sense of curiosity and a willingness to play

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FAQ

What kind of camera do I need? What else do I need?

You can use any camera in which you can adjust shutter speed, aperture and ISO.

Can I use a smartphone camera? Which apps can I use?

Yes you can. If you have an iPhone, try apps like SlowShutterCam or SlowShutter. And if you have an Android, try Camera FV-5 App.

Do I need prior experience, or do I need to take some other course first?

This is a great first course for beginners. You do not need any prior knowledge of ICM photography - you just need to know the basics of how your camera works.

How long does the course take?

We recommend you go out after each lesson and practice the technique you just learned. The videos are between 2-4 minutes long, but then it’s up to you how much time you spend practicing each technique.

How long do I have access to the course?

You get lifetime access.

What if I already know how to take ICM Photos, what course should I take?

If you think you’ve already nailed this - check out some advanced techniques in the Advanced course, or how to take photos with really long exposure time in the Longer Exposures course. Or, if you'd like some personal help, check out Mentoring and Portfolio Reviews.

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Testimonials

"With Journey to ICM Photography, Kaisa and Morag have created the course I needed to get me started on a new direction. I had tried some ICM before but it felt a bit ‘random'. This course has helped refresh my approach to the camera and to see new opportunities around me. I’ve enjoyed their clear and practical videos, and the concise handouts are full of good tips. The friendly approach of this short course has invited me into the right mindset for making pictures that can surprise me, while setting out the basic techniques I can practise and build on. I’ve found these first steps on the journey very encouraging, knowing that there are no fixed rules but some very useful guidelines to finding my own style."

— Mark Goldthorpe, UK

"I discovered the Academy courses by chance. I had mainly been taking close-up flower photos and had no idea how to approach ICM. The “Journey to ICM” course opened the door to a whole new world for me. The step-by-step videos and PDFs are far clearer than anything I had previously found on YouTube. For the first time, I truly understood the basic settings and how to control camera movement with intention. My creative world has expanded—I now enjoy photographing the same kinds of subjects while creating completely different visual expressions. This course has inspired me to keep learning and exploring even more!"

— Miki Akashi, Japan

"I'd wanted to try ICM and didn't know where to start, then I found Kaisa and Morag. After learning a few straight forward beginner moves, I was on my way. I like Kaisa and Morag's modular approach to training so I can continue on when I'm ready, and the way they keep the instruction simple and to the point makes their teaching easy to execute."

— Melinda Brack, Australia