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There's a lotta stuff we bring to our photography studies and practice.

Some of what we bring is:

• Equipment
• Time
• Attention
• Effort
• Work

But the most important asset we bring is our forward momentum.

Our forward momentum is also a skill and our job.

At one point, we're all photographers who don't understand photography and struggle with getting the compositions we want.

Our struggle is the start of our momentum; we're trying hard but not making progress; we feel stuck in our misunderstanding and confusion and may feel we're moving in circles.

Then, we decide to put in the time, effort, and work needed to learn photography, and our forward movement begins.  

At first, our forward movement is slow; there's a lotta new terms, concepts, camera operation skills, and techniques we're learning, and it may seem overwhelming.

But little by little, piece by piece, we begin to understand, and with our understanding comes our forward momentum; our time, effort, and work start to pay off in effective and efficient camera operation, resulting in intentional compositions.

And the bigger our effort and work, the faster our forward momentum moves.

Our learning never stops with photography.

Our need to keep up with the changing technologies aside, we're constantly honing and adjusting our technique to suit the light that we're working with to get the compositions we want.

When we understand more, our momentum moves faster, and because we've built momentum, we learn new, more advanced techniques quickly.

Before we realize it, our photography becomes second nature because we understand photography thoroughly, and that's crucial because at that point, we can pick up any camera and operate it to create intentionally composed one-of-a-kind pictures.

I can help you become that photographer.

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The Photography Basics (Introduction To Photography) classes 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.

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.

And remember, we learn and improve by doing, so practice making at least one picture daily.