Getting Started with Adobe Express with Mark Wallace

This course will be free to watch while streaming on YouTube Live on 9/8/2026 from 7:00–10:00 PM EST and will be available for purchase after the event.

Every photographer, small business owner, and content creator eventually hits the same wall: you need a polished graphic for social media, and you need it today, but you don't have the time, budget, or Photoshop skills to make one. Adobe Express was built to solve exactly that problem, and in this class Mark Wallace breaks it down from the very beginning — no prior design experience required.

Mark starts with a full tour of the Adobe Express interface, so you know exactly where to find your projects, templates, and tools before you ever click "create." From there, he walks through the core design tools — text, photos, shapes, and backgrounds — using real examples so you can see how a graphic actually comes together. You'll learn how to find and customize professionally designed templates rather than starting from a blank page, and how to set up a Brand Kit so your logo, colors, and fonts are one click away on every future project.

By the end of the class, you'll have a repeatable workflow: pick a template, apply your brand, resize it for the platform you need, and publish it straight to social media. Whether you're promoting a photo shoot, a workshop, or your own business, you'll leave with the confidence to create clean, on-brand graphics on your own schedule.

This class includes a dedicated 30 minutes of Q&A directly with Mark Wallace.

What You'll Learn

• Navigate the Adobe Express interface with confidence, from the home screen to the editor workspace.
• Use core design tools — text, shapes, photos, and backgrounds — to build a graphic from scratch.
• Find, customize, and resize ready-made templates to fit your own message and platform.
• Build a Brand Kit and apply your logo, colors, and fonts to any design in one click.
• Export and post finished graphics directly to Instagram, Facebook, and other social platforms.

Who It's For

• Complete beginners who have never used a design tool before.
• Photographers and videographers who want quick marketing graphics for their shoots and workshops.
• Small business owners and entrepreneurs who need consistent social media content.
• Social media managers and marketers looking for a faster, template-based workflow.
• Anyone curious about AI-assisted design tools and wanting an easy on-ramp into graphic design.

How to Join

• This class will be free to watch while it is streaming live on YouTube: Link
• The YouTube Live link will be sent to registered participants prior to the event.
• After the live event, the class will be available for purchase.

About the Instructor

Mark Wallace is a commercial photographer and educator based in Phoenix, Arizona, and the founder of Snapfactory, a full-service photography and video production studio. He's best known for his long-running tutorial series Digital Photography One on One and Exploring Photography, which have reached millions of viewers on YouTube and helped establish him as one of the most trusted teaching voices in photography. Mark's commercial and editorial work has been used by brands and outlets including Sekonic, Profoto, Tether Tools, The Washington Post, and NPR.

On CreativeLive, Mark is known for breaking down technical subjects — lighting, camera settings, post-production workflows — into clear, practical steps that beginners and working photographers can put to use immediately. He brings that same approachable, hands-on teaching style to Getting Started with Adobe Express, walking students through each tool step by step rather than assuming prior design knowledge.