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When we self-critique the photograph we made and see an obvious mistake, we're tempted to label it as “bad” and promptly delete it.

When we do that, we dismiss the entire picture by deleting the very thing that’ll help us learn photography; in other words, deleting our bad pictures hinders our learning process.

A helpful approach would be this: When we make a picture we consider bad, we could reframe our thinking and call it a mistake. If we could begin to understand our mistake and how it affected our picture, then that is learning photography.

For example, and this is a common one, the tonality of our picture is too bright or too dark; usually, some photographers call this overexposure or underexposure.
 

If we see this as a mistake, we could fix it by increasing or decreasing tonality with either aperture shutter speed or ISO in a one-stop increment and then making that corrected picture.

Making pictures with the understanding that we all make mistakes, especially when we’re new to photography and beginning to learn It, allows us to be easier on ourselves and less frustrated.

And here’s the interesting part: sometimes, our mistakes are interesting outcomes regarding our composition.

So, instead of seeing our mistake as a mistake in this case, we see it as something unexpected that occurred that changes our mind about the possibilities of composition

We can open our minds at any time to the possibilities of composition, and when we do that, we become better photographers.

There's a Photography Basics (Introduction To Photography) class starting on Sunday, June 1; you can also take this class as a series of Private Lessons.

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

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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 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.