How to take your perfect photo.

As a photographer, I have been asked a few times to teach a "crash course" in photography. I find it quite daunting because over the years I have distilled the idea of such training into 2 sections... As soon as I open my mouth on the first day of these 2 sections, I imagine that my foundational statement will be met with a groan or a sigh.

Photocred : All images by Andrew Kerr Photography (Me)

I find it daunting, not because I find teaching a chore - quite the opposite - because I know that by the time we get to the end of the course, I will have equal amounts of praise. I have had so many informal students find renewed vigor in their photography once the foundational statement hits home.

Strangely, I have even had disillusioned colleagues, with many years as professional photographers, thank me in secret for reconnecting them with their muse.

I am going to share that groan-inducing pearl here as a yard stick as to whether there is interest in futher guidance.

Here goes :

When you photograph what you see, you lose sight of the picture.