“Celebrate your Life in Beautiful Images” forces you to think beyond just taking a snapshot of your day.
Before this class I would bring my camera on day trips or vacations, but not on a weekend off with my wife or a morning walk with my dog Max. I now see the incredible benefits of doing that.
I lost Max unexpectedly a couple days after I took this picture of him in Week 1. It is a brooding, dark picture. Kind of surreal and foreboding, but of course I didn’t recognize that at the time. I just thought it was underexposed. Who knew that would be the last, so I have an emotional connection to this photo.
![John_01](https://bpsop.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/John_01.jpg)
Max… Beyond ready to go. My life is a mix of high stress work and trying to balance that with relaxation when I get I home. I really enjoy spending time with my dog, Max. Here, we’re on our way for a rainy walk.
![Coffee Run Had a busy work week, so little time to myself and family. But, one of the things that I enjoy and helps start the day is morning coffee.](https://bpsop.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/John_02.jpg)
Coffee Run. Had a busy work week, so little time to myself and family. But, one of the things that I enjoy and helps start the day is morning coffee.
![John_03](https://bpsop.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/John_03.jpg)
![John_04](https://bpsop.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/John_04.jpg)
It had been about five years since I took my last photo, traded my DSLR and lenses for my new mirrorless camera, and took this course. My goal was really just to jump start me into taking photos again…
I enjoyed Brit’s teaching style. She has a wonderful way of teaching concepts and conveying them through her videos and lessons, and her video image reviews were to the point and instructional. She made me feel that my photos were good, yet recommended alternatives to make them even better — but not in a condescending way. I often had an “AHA” moment and wished I saw what she saw but know next time I’ll have that in the back of my mind.
I really do endorse the idea of taking pictures of your favorite everyday life moments. For some it might be work experience, for me it’s my off time enjoying family, new places and those quiet moments surrounding food and wine. This class opened that up for me!
— John Verrilli, student in Brit’s class February 2016
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