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Hello, .

Here's what you won't learn with me. 

You won't learn to be a landscape photographer, a street photographer, a portrait photographer, a wildlife photographer, or whatever type of photographer you wanna be. 

But here's the thing: Before we become any of the types of photographers mentioned above, we've gotta be a photographer first. 

That means being the best light observers, effective camera operators, and intentionally composed picture makers as practically possible. 

In other words, we've gotta be the best photographers we can be.

And that's something I can help ya with. 

From what I recall, a photographer I'm studying and practicing with during my Introduction to Photography class also takes street and landscape photography classes at a college or university. 

While working with this photographer yesterday during the second Introduction to Photography class meeting, the primary technique introduced for inclusion in the participants' studies and practice was "equivalent tonalities."  

This technique's practical application is acquiring our preferred tonality and changing our intended compositional outcomes without needing to remeter. 

Importantly, it's an efficient technique for any type of photography and requires working in manual exposure mode.

However, working in manual exposure mode isn't enough if we aren't intentionally observing and evaluating light and operating our camera to compose the best picture we can.

When we get intent, we'll understand how to be a photographer first. 

And by understanding how to be a photographer first, we can do any photography we want. 

There's only two spots left in the Introduction To Photography class that starts on Sunday, April 14. 

The Introduction To Photography class will get you more involved in photography by learning how to work your camera in manual exposure mode. You'll get a good foundation in the basics of photography while learning reliable creative techniques. Classes are scheduled to start April 14. 

Smaller classes mean better learning, so class sizes are limited to 5 participants plus me.

But smaller classes also mean spots fill up quicker. 

Private in-person or online lessons suited to your schedule are always an option. 

And remember, we learn and improve by doing, so practice making at least one picture daily.

That's all for now; thanks for reading! 
Sam

I'll help you be a better photographer—study and practice photography with me. 

And what if the timing doesn't work for you in any of my scheduled group classes? If that's the case, let's schedule a one-time lesson or a series of in-person or online private instruction that covers the same things as my group classes. 

Ways to work with me are listed below.