Haha. It's just short/slag for phoTOGrapher! I'm not sure if I made that up years ago, or heard it somewhere, but I've always used it lol

This is for beginner to intermediate photographers (and we have some pros too!) who value respect, humble learning, and genuine connection over competition or perfection.

Because it matters. And honestly—because it's awesome.

Free stuff usually comes with a catch. This isn’t that. There are no upsells hiding around the corner.

I’m building Humble Togs Club as my full-time focus so I can pour my energy and time into the community, the resources, and you. The $5/month helps support that—and keeps the space safe. Free groups often attract jerks, but even a small cost keeps the vibe kind, committed, and troll-free.

If $5 feels like too much, no probs, but it's less than buying me a beer once a month. lol

If you can see the value here, like our current members do, I hope it'll feel like a no-brainer.

As a member, you get access to our private, supportive community platform (private website + a phone app), Live Zoom sessions and Q&As you can join anytime, a growing library of modules on photography, flash, studio lighting, portrait posing with a focus on portraiture, weddings and events (my main specialties), working with natural light, Retouching in Photoshop, and Lightroom, building a business in photography, and much more!
Oh and that all important feedback from peers (without the attitude)!

Live Zooms are scheduled regularly (approx 2-3 per week) on various topics and at different times of the day to allow for various international timezones. It's never necessary to attend, but all members are welcome. If you miss one you wanted to attend, you can watch the recorded playback in your own time (or even at 2x speed!)

We protect the culture here, full stop. No gatekeeping. No egos. No belittling. No calling anyone's work crappy, just because you think you've done better!

I know how intimidating it can feel to ask questions when you’re just starting out—and I’ve built this space to be the opposite of that.

Everyone’s welcome. Everyone’s learning. Everyone has something to offer.

Absolutely. Beginners are not just welcome—they're embraced. No question is too basic here. And the training modules start at the very beginning

That depends if you believe your experience means you won't be able to learn from others who've just found out what an aperture is!

I can tell you we have several members already who were shooting for magazines while I was in diapers and they just love being part of the supportive community and I call on their experience often!

You can find that stuff elsewhere. We really aren't a space that cares to talk about which camera is more awesome than another. My personal cameras I've had for more than 10 years. It's not the camera that makes the photographer, and humble togs know that.

Founding members get in for $5/month (or $49 per year) right now, after a 7 day trial—and that price is locked in for life. As the club grows and adds more value, the price will increase for new members, but never for you.

And there's no other upsells on your way inside. Other than our Humble Togs Club merch which is available to whoever wants it! Merch can also be WON by getting the most member votes on our Monthly Challenges!

All training modules, zooms and basically everything inside is never asking you for more money!

No problem! Many of our members are just wanting to grow and learn photography without making money from it. We are building out training modules geared towards running a business in photography, but there are loads of modules just helping you improve and learn too, sans the business stuff!

Lol.

You want the skinny on me and where I've come from?

Ok. Fair enough.

I've been a professional photographer for over 20 years now. I started as a beginner (like we all do, right?!), worked for others until I was ready to start my own studio brand in Australia. Over 12 years, 3 locations and 5 full-time staff members, we netted averages of around half a million bucks a year. Seems not-so-humble to talk about money stuff, but I know some people wanna know this stuff. Our weddings started at $3K (though most were between $5-7K) and our biggest sale to one family for a family portrait session (who absolutely adore us btw and VALUE what we created for them so much, which is the IMPORTANT part) was $7,200. We made all sorts of other great income in events and actors headshots but I guess you can certainly say, I'm a portrait photographer. I've always found it easiest to photograph people and accept their kind payments for valuing what we create for them.

Then, when my wife and I (and studio dog) moved to NYC, I didn't really wanna start again as a portrait photographer so I decided to start again in TV/Film. I worked on close to all the TV Shows filming in NYC and surrounds (Blue Bloods, Severance, Marvellous Mrs Maisels, Backlist, Wu-Tang, Evil, Ghost, New Amsterdam, The Good Fight, FBI: Most Wanted, aaaaaall the Law & Orders and many more) but then in 2023, that industry crashed and hasn't returned.

Since then, I've learnt all about how to create websites (like this one) and online stuff in digital marketing. I also came across the Skool platform, built for growing communities.

So in April 2025, I decided to start my own and here we are.

If you really wanna find out more about me, google my name, "Kurt Sneddon" and hit "images". You'll find a heck of a lot of images out there in the interwebs with my credit on them.