Quick, Intensive Bootcamp-Style Training

Four Skills.

Endless Possibilities.

A hands-on, specialized bootcamp teaching LGBTQ+ creatives the essential skills needed to become professional service providers and build independent, sustainable businesses in makeup, photography, image editing, and basic business & marketing.

+CORE CURRICULUM+

THE FOUR KEY AREAS

GENDER-AFFIRMING MAKEUP

STUDIO PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY

IMAGE EDITING

BASIC BUSINESS & CLIENT SKILLS

Specialized MTF transformation makeup, facial shaping, sanitation, and working with all skin tones, ages, and ethnicities.

Photoshop, professional portrait retouching, image correction, and modern AI-assisted editing tools.

Basic business practices, branding, marketing, pricing, client communication, LGBTQ+ awareness, sensitivity, and creating a safe, affirming experience.

Natural, strobe/flash, and continuous lighting; posing for all body types; styling, props, composition, and art direction.

+PURPOSE & VISION+

MORE THAN A SKILL SET

Students are not simply learning makeup and photography—they are developing creative, technical, and business skills that help them build independent careers and serve their own communities with confidence, mastery, and pride.

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+TAKE THE NEXT STEP+

TRAIN TODAY. TRANSFORM TOMORROW.

Join us in shaping a new generation of LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs and affirming service providers. Step into your future with hands-on training, expert guidance, and a supportive community built around your success.

One Week. Four Skills. Endless Possibilities.

The Transitions Bootcamp is intentionally designed as an intensive, one-week experience. We are not trying to replicate a two- or four-year college education. Instead, we focus on the practical skills that can be put to work immediately. In one concentrated week, students are introduced to four complementary disciplines: specialized gender-affirming makeup, studio portrait photography, professional image retouching using Photoshop and AI tools, and the business, marketing, and client-relations skills needed to turn those abilities into income. The goal isn't to spend years (and thou$ands) studying theory—it is to learn the tools, techniques, workflow, and business fundamentals necessary to begin building a professional service business immediately.

And the possibilities extend far beyond one specific clientele. The same skill set can be adapted to serve transgender and LGBTQ+ clients, as well as actors and performers, models, influencers and creators, adult-platform clients, cisgender women, Pinup models, Cosplayers, corporate headshots, family portraits, and anyone else seeking professional transformation, beauty, or portrait services. Students can specialize in the market that best fits their community, interests, and opportunities—or build a diverse clientele that allows their business to evolve over time. That flexibility is one of the greatest advantages of learning all four skills together.

At $3,000, the Bootcamp represents a concentrated investment in a versatile professional skill set rather than payment for a week's worth of classes. Learning these disciplines separately could take years and require substantially more time and money. We have intentionally condensed the learning curve into an intensive, hands-on experience so students can begin applying what they learn immediately. The objective is simple: one week of focused training that can become years of opportunity.

TUITION $3,000

Priority Access & Support

Due to documented systemic employment and economic disparities, priority scholarship placement is provided to trans women, while remaining accessible to any LGBTQ+ applicant facing financial hardship.