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When I teach photography, I often use metaphors.

That's because metaphors representing or symbolizing something else, especially something that seems abstract, help explain things like aperture shutter speed, ISO, pixels, noise, etc.

For example, if we know what a ruler or a pie is, we'll have an easier time understanding shutter speed.  

If we understand the parts of the eye and what they do, we'll know how to use our aperture and what a digital sensor does.

We can also apply metaphors to help us understand light's characteristics and exposure.

Even when we use metaphors, we tend to get stuck in the mire of the details, not the more valuable ideas/metaphors.

If we're gonna understand the problematic things we struggle with in photography, we've gotta pull ourselves out of trying to understand "aperture," instead, we need to know how the iris of an eye is like an aperture.

The tricky thing to do is to shift our thought process to do that.

Photography is logical.  

Logic is symbolic.

To learn photography effectively, we've gotta understand the symbolism, but the logic is always there and helps us be better photographers.
 

The Introduction To Photography class starts soon. 
  
More ways to study and practice photography with me are below.

Call me if you need help determining the best course for you.

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

Currently scheduled classes are below.

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

But smaller classes also mean spots fill up quicker, so sign up soon. 

And what if the timing doesn't work for you in any of my scheduled group classes? Private in-person 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.