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When we see something that creates the impulse to make a picture, we’ve got two choices: make the picture or don’t.

We usually choose not to make the picture when we begin composing it, and we realize we can’t make the picture we wanna make.
 

Choosing not to make a picture just because we can’t get the image we want doesn’t make for good studies and practice, especially when it comes to creativity.
 

That’s because when we make a photograph, especially now that we have to re-imagine, it challenges us to stretch our creative legs.
 

When we could break free of what we had in mind and see the possibilities of what we could do, we became more creatively nimble photographers.
 

Instead of getting stuck in our heads, we're considering possibilities.
 

Automatic exposure modes limit our possibilities.
 

Manual exposure mode opens up our possibilities to infinite variations of a photograph.
 

If we miss this opportunity, we miss the whole point of being a photographer.
 

Photographers respond to the light they see within the framework of understanding camera operation, composition, and light.

Instead, rethink the picture in terms of the best we could do, given our circumstances.
 

This makes us much more versatile photographers.
 

Instead of not making the picture, just make the picture.
 

That’s our choice to make a picture or not make a picture.

When we make the photograph, we become better photographers.

We stay stuck in the same place when we don’t make the picture.
 

Nothing stifles our evolution as photographers more than not considering other compositional possibilities beyond the one we had in mind that we couldn’t make.
 

In other words, when we feel there’s no picture to make, we always make the photograph.

Ways to learn with me are below and the Photography Basics-Introduction To Photography class start soon. 

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

If you can’t make any of those schedules, Private Lessons would be the way to go.

If none of my in-person ways of learning work for you, then you can study and practice at your own pace and on your own schedule by gaining access to the Introduction to Photography video tutorials on my Online Learning Platform for Photographers.

It’s the next best thing to taking an in-person class with me; you could even ask me questions, and members get exclusive access to all the other member-only educational content created to help you be the best photographer you can be.  

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

Access to this content and other content related to the photography classes I teach in person requires a membership, which costs $25 a month. (You can also join for free and get access to content that’s available to everyone.) 

Here’s the link: Online Learning Platform for Photographers 

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 in-person scheduled group classes? Then, in-person Private Lessons suited to your schedule are always an option.