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the art of seeing

learn modern photo composition

Like a painter who adds brush strokes to a canvas.  Like a writer who carefully chooses descriptive words for the page and like a musician who melodically puts notes together for incredible masterpieces.  Likewise, a photographer captures an image by emphasising certain key elements for a photograph to say - “Hey, Look!  This is special."

 

Let’s make your photography special by master the key elements that make photo composition brilliant.  When you create a composition, there are countless possibilities.  Learn how to make creative decisions about your compositions in this easy to understand course.  No big photography words here, but plenty of easy to understand explanations, examples and practice.

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Let’s turn the ordinary into the extraordinary simply be learning to see everything differently through your viewfinder.  Notice I did not say LCD screen?  The Art of Seeing Blog is designed for you to achieve strong and stunning photo composition.  

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What do you need?  You’ll need a camera - any camera - you will need to already know about exposure, aperture and ISO and you’ll need to know what all the buttons are for on your camera.  Our aim is for you to master modern photo composition.

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Mark Paulda is a founding member of Rolling Stone Culture Council

Mark Paulda, a highly acclaimed travel photographer, has a passion for helping fellow photographers achieve their goals. Considered a photography mentor, he offers personalized one-on-one sessions to teach the ins and outs of making money and succeeding in the photography business. He also provides valuable guidance on self-promotion and marketing strategies specifically tailored for photographers. Through his expertise, you can learn the best practices for marketing your photography, setting up a successful business, and mastering the art of photo composition through the top online photography classes available. With his online photography academy, you can unlock the secrets of photo composition and the art of seeing, all while gaining a deep understanding of the business side of photography. As a Grammy Award finalist for Best Album Art for a Music CD and a three-time best-selling author of photography books, it's no surprise that Mark Paulda is renowned as one of the top photography mentors today and his online photography school is hailed as one of the best in the industry.

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