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When asking for a critique of our work, It's not unusual to encounter conflicting opinions about a picture.

One person says it's a good picture; the other insists it's terrible.

On the other hand, we don't need to know the opinion of someone besides ourselves to know it's a picture we made to the best of our abilities.

The problem with looking for the opinions of others regarding our work is that there's gonna be conflicting opinions.

So whose opinion do we believe?

The only opinion that matters about our work is ours.

No one knows better than us if our picture works or not.  

It's our picture, and we know what our intent of composition is and that ain't up for debate.

The question we gotta ask ourselves with every picture we make is whether we failed or succeeded in our intended composition.

Finding someone to critique our work and tell us how they could've done it better is easy.  

It's not so easy to find someone that'll teach us to critique our own work and, in critiquing our own work, use our self-critique to give us a better understanding of camera operation, composition, and light.

More importantly, they'll show us how to use our self-critique to offer insight into who we are as photographers in terms of our skills and techniques and where we need to make specific efforts to become better photographers.

In other words, through skillful self-critiquing, we learn to use a picture we're not happy with now as a way to become better photographers in the future. 

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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.