A snow-capped Mount Fuji viewed from across a lake, with autumn red and green foliage in the foreground.

SO, YOU WANT TO BE A PHOTOGRAPHER?

Collage of travel and urban scenes featuring people in various locations, including a city skyline, mountains, and a person holding a camera outdoors.

You are here because you want to take the next step. And I’m here to help!

This is not for beginners or advanced photographers. You are the amateur hobbyist who wants to go to the next level: towards going Pro and making money with your photography and art!

You are on a level where you already know what ISO, aperture, and Lightroom is. You already have a decent camera and have shot some pretty nice photographs. But it isn’t high-level yet, but you do want to be the respected pro who earns good money with his craft and art.

I’ve made the leap from hobbyist to pro, and I will share all my insights, steps taken, lessons learned, and insider tips to speed up your journey to going pro.

THE LEAP FORWARD FROM AMATEUR TO PRO

READY TO GO THE NEXT LEVEL?

Choose your plan

Option 1

199 €97

Portfolio review

I will do an extensive portfolio review in which I share tips, hints, pointers, and more insights about how to improve your shots. Maybe they are already very good, and you will receive my compliments! I will tell you what and why it is good.

You will upgrade your photographer’s eye for sure, I guarantee it.

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Done within 3 working days.

Available in English and Dutch

Sale

Portfolio review

€97.00 €199.00

I will do an extensive portfolio review in which I share tips, hints, pointers, and more insights about how to improve your shots. Maybe they are already very good, and you will receive my compliments! I will tell you what and why it is good.

You will upgrade your photographer’s eye for sure!

Option 2

499 €297

10 Day WhatsApp Coaching

Perfect for those who prefer chatting extensively instead of video calls.

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Daily chat support and daily knowledge bombs, on WhatsApp for 10 whole days

Portfolio review

Weekly progress meetups

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+Bonus: Camera Advice You Need to Hear (which will save you 10.000 dollars!)

ONLY 2 SPOTS LEFT

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Available in English and Dutch

Sale

10 Day WhatsApp Coaching

€297.00 €499.00

Daily chat support on WhatsApp for 10 Days

Portfolio review

Weekly progress meetups

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Perfect for those who prefer chatting extensively instead of video calls.

Option 3

1499 €697

1 Month
Coaching Program

MOST CHOSEN

The full program to get you
from just a hobbyist to a professional photographer who lives well from his craft, I guarantee it!

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3x30 min Call
(Day 1, Week 2, Last Day)

Portfolio review

Weekly progress meetups

Daily chat support on WhatsApp

ONLY 2 SPOTS LEFT

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+Bonus: The Art of The Definitive Thing (once you know this secret, it’s a gamechanger!)

+Bonus: Camera Advice You Need to Hear (which will save you 10.000 dollars!)

+Bonus: How to find leads to score your dream jobs and make tons of money (make $50k-250k a year with this system!)

!! ONLY 2 SPOTS LEFT !!

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Available in English and Dutch

Sale

1-month Coaching Program

€697.00 €1,499.00

3×30 min Call
(Day 1, Week 6, Last Day)

Portfolio review

Weekly progress meetups

Daily chat support on WhatsApp

Payment can be done with Paypal, credit cards, Stripe, Apple and Google Pay.

A workspace with a laptop displaying photo editing software, a Sony camera with lens, a cup of coffee with a spoon, and a potted plant on a wooden desk against a plain gray wall.

Want to learn to edit in Lightroom yourself?

I can teach you!

With my guidance, I can superspeed your journey to understand Lightroom Classic so that you can edit all your shots yourself, within a week!

What I offer:

+A 45 min Videocall
I’ll explain to you where to look, what to click, what not to do, and lots of little tips and tricks to get you to the next level.

+ One week daily WhatsApp Coaching
We will chat daily to make sure you get the gist of Lightroom and editing. After this week, you’ll be able to do what I can do as well!

+Bonus: Portfolio Review!
I will check 10 photos of yours and I’ll tell you what’s good about them, how to edit them, what could be better, and what to look for next time.

+Bonus: My 5 favorite presets!
I will give away my 5 best presets to you, and you’ll use them constantly, I guarantee it.

€599,- / €247,-

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What you need to have:

A laptop with Lightroom Classic or a smartphone with Lightroom Mobile.

Your level:
If you have already worked with Lightroom Classic for more than 25 hours, know what masking is, and have made your own presets already, then this is not for you.

2 SPOTS LEFT

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Do you want to learn Lightroom with me?

Great! Send me an email at hello@marcusmusashi.com with the title Learn Lightroom. And I will contact you a.s.a.p :)

I could edit your photos!

Another option is that I edit your photos with my experience and professional eye in Lightroom. Edit Your Photos>

Reviews/Testimonials

“I had no clue how to move forward, but Marcus gave me solid advice, real helpful practical tips, and some good ol’ Dutch honesty to make sure I really get ahead. And I did!”

— Jay. S

“The portfolio review was exactly what I needed to hear. Marcus is right about what I should look for in my next sessions out photographing (more clear subjects and less over-editing). I’m very much tempted to take the 1 month coaching program to learn more pro tips!”

— Diane B.

“I prefer chatting over awkward videocalls, so I did the 10 day WhatsApp coaching route, which I really liked. We chatted about so many topics. Marcus was very insightful and helpful. I needed to hear what he had to say to get me going!”

— Nick K.

FAQs

I’ve gathered so much real world experiences from my deepdive into photography that I’m confident now to share these lessons with you.

The lessons I learned, the wisdom I’ve gained, and the 1001 details I’ve noticed, is something that is going to help you speed up your journey 5 times faster.
I will give away all my secrets, and help with the implementation to get you out there, making money from photography and living your dream life!
If you are a veteran of the game, no. If you are a beginner who doesn’t know what Lightroom, ISO and rules of thirds mean, then also no.
You are the ambitious amateur who has has a decent camera, shot his fair share of photographs, and knows what he or she wants: to move on from just being a unpaid hobbyist.
I will make sure you go the next level!
Your bottlenecks that prevent you from getting ahead in your craft and the business side of it all. We’re gonna analyze what is going well and what isn’t.

Then we can make sure we fill the knowledge gap, make you learn new skills, and make sure you get to the next level so that you can also go pro soon instead of never.
If you really want to get ahead, we are going to need some time together to pinpoint your bottlenecks and where we can tweak and improve. I can guide you on a daily basis to make sure you learn new skills and knowledge, and stay on track.

The first call is to pinpoint bottlenecks. The daily chats are to provide you of information you need to upgrade your skills and fill that knowledge gap. And the weekly checkups are to see if you are staying on track.

Then at the end of the second week, we do another call to finetune the goals. And then on the last day we do another call to conclude how much we’ve accomplished together!

This program will be of unbelievable value to you. You can ask me anything and I will help you with handy tips, insider info, the right link, the right contact person, and with a kick in the ass to get you going when the going gets tough.
There are dozens of topics that we can address. This all depends on what your level is right now and what your bottlenecks are. I will provide you with relevant, useful practical tips and advice to get to that higher level!

It might be about editing and Lightroom, or social media and branding, or building the websites and webshops, the world of prints and fine art, and/or how to market your products and how to get clients.
Let’s chat and see where we can improve!
Yes! You can ask me anything and I will answer extensively on whatever you want to know.

Big questions, small questions, silly questions, you are welcome here to ask. You are here to get ahead, and that is because there are certain you don’t know right now. And we are gonna make sure you do.
Look, we might not be a match. That’s reality: some people click, some don’t. No worries!
If we don’t click after our first 2 days, and you’re not happy with the progress you’ve made, I will refund your entire amount.
No questions asked.

Who is Marcus Musashi?

“Who is this guy to tell me about how to shoot photographs and the business of photography?!”

Well, I actually did the deep dive. I went ALL-IN on the craft. I turned myself from a hobbyist into a pro by doing the hard work. By studying the craft, embracing the grind, and fine-tuning my skills, branding, and business, I’ve managed to turn an expensive hobby into a lucrative and very fulfilling business.

And I’m here to share my best tips, learned lessons, and lots of wisdom to make sure you also make the big leap forward from amateur to pro.

LFG.

A little about me: You’ll soon notice when talking to me that I’m relaxed, fun, ambitious, and open. You can talk to me about anything and everything.

I consider myself a world citizen, but I’m originally from the Netherlands, which means I’m absolutely Dutch, and the Dutch are open, to the point, honest, relaxed, and ‘gezellig’ (which means: fun, chill, open, and always in for a good talk).

In our chats, we’ll talk some chitchat at first, but I will always get to the point to get back on track of making sure you get to the next level. Let’s chat!