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Earlier today, I worked with a photographer who enjoys photographing flowers.

So I made sure the location we met had some flowers to photograph.

At the beginning of the private lesson, we established what she felt she needed to work on through a conversation.
 

By telling me what she was struggling with, I determined that what was missing was what most photographers are missing.

She was doing the right thing by working in manual exposure mode, but her approach was inefficient and ineffective.

The part that was missing was metering.

And especially metering in spot metering.

The other part that was missing was understanding what a stop is.

Like most photographers, she thought the term stop was limited to F stop, also called aperture.

Once we clarified what a stop is and how changes and stops function on her camera, we started metering and spot metering.
 

We spot metered off something specific to achieve a standard tonality for the object she needed.

After that, she changed the tonality to get her preferred tonality by full stops.
 

After achieving preferred tonality, the next thing to work on was focusing.

We changed the focus mode and focus area she was working with, and introduced a technique of locking focus and controlling framing in content by moving the frame around the subject.

These techniques made her work more effective, efficient, and understandable regarding what she was doing with camera operation, composition, and light.

We got a lot done in two hours.

She left our meeting feeling more confident in her work with her camera and with a better understanding of Photography.

Not a bad day.

We become better photographers when we understand what’s missing in our work and try to fill in the gaps.
 

I can help you fill in the gaps- ways to learn with me are below.
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In addition to the In-person ways to learn photography with me listed below, I’ve got collections of tutorials on my Online Learning Platform for Photographers that’ll help you learn to be a better photographer.

Access to this content and other content related to the photography classes I teach in person requires a membership, which costs $25 a month.

As one member told me, it’s cheaper than their weekly coffee habit, and more useful than any YouTube videos they’ve watched, especially since they could  ask me questions.

Here’s the link:Online Learning Platform for Photographers

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The Photography Basics (Introduction To Photography) classes are starting soon.
 

If the schedules don’t work for you, we could arrange a series of private lessons covering the same material.

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Become a better photographer by joining my Online Learning Platform for Photographers – Study and practice at your own pace with access to exclusive content, assignments, and feedback.

The Photography Basics (Introduction To Photography) group classes starts soon or you can learn the same stuff as a series of Private Lessons.
  
More ways to study and practice photography with me are below.

Call me at (202) 531-2344 if you need help determining the best course for you.

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A note about group class sizes: Did you know that some places that teach photography have up to 25 students in each class? 

Bigger ain't always better.

That's why I limit my group classes to no more than five participants because smaller classes make for better, more effective, and more efficient learning experiences.

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

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

Currently scheduled classes are below.

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.