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Hello, .

I bet you thought practicing photography was only possible with a camera.

A camera helps, but we can practice an essential part of photography without it.

The part we can practice sans camera is visualization. 

Yup, even thinking about making a picture is doing photography.

One of the things I often do is something I call "seeing in pictures."

Seeing in pictures is seeing something and visualizing it as a picture; it always happens before we make a picture.

It works best when imagining which lens, ISO, and exposure settings we'll use. 

If we use our phone's camera, we can still practice visualization, except we may not have access to exposure settings, ISO, and other functionality available in complex cameras. 

Visualizing comes naturally to us.

We struggle with creating something that aligns with our visualization because we don't understand how the characteristics of the light we see and our camera operation affect compositional outcomes. 

We can either get the picture we want or not. 

Understanding how to get the picture we want is essential.

But just as important is understanding when we can't get the picture we want based on our evaluation of the light we're working with, our skill as photographers, and the limitations of our equipment, such as our camera.

And when we understand we can't get the picture we want, we can do what we can to get the best image possible. 

I hope you'll study and practice today.  

I've got some freshly scheduled classes.

There's only one spot 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.