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We all wanna be better photographers.
 

Better at camera operation, composition, understanding light, and, if we have the inclination to make the leap to become professional photographers.

Photographers who are more experienced than us still seek efficiency, interesting things to photograph, and the “perfect light” and wanna be better photographers, too.

They appear to understand photography better than we do and create interesting work without much effort and few, if any, mistakes, and that’s the kind of photographer we wanna be.

But our actions have effects.

Not understanding camera operation leads to inefficiency.

When we don’t correctly understand composition, we’re confused and unsure how to visually organize our work in the frame of our viewfinders and LCD screens.

Our inability to observe and describe the characteristics of the light we see prevents us from understanding what we can and can’t do in terms of camera operation and composition.

Our worst might be someone else’s better, and our better might be someone else’s worst because better and worse are relative; we should keep that in mind.

We’re tempted to disregard our effects or to minimize the impact.

Although tempting, our disregard and minimization ain’t helpful.

If we wanna find a more productive and useful way, we should do the opposite.

The best way to accept our effects is to take responsibility for the actions that cause them.

Acknowledging the effects and our actions that caused them makes it much easier to become better photographers.

All we’ve gotta do is self-critique our work, define what we don’t like, and then describe how we could have made it better.
 

This approach to our work helps us define what we need to do to become better photographers because it clearly shows us the effect of what we did in terms of camera operation, composition, and understanding of light.
 

It’s an effective, efficient, and deliberate way to become 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.