Before I talk about learning – click TGO Photo Club pages in the left column and see a beautiful Georgia mountain color scene by Pat Mahon,

THEN READ MY LEARNING STORY:

Think about learning.  Send me your quote – If you do not have one, search the internet to find some, then make up you own.

Here are a few I found. The one I made up is the title to this page – ” At my age, finding something new to learn is so easy. – Jim Brubaker

“Learn as if you were to live forever.” ― Mahatma Gandhi

“The day we stop learning is the day we die.” ― Michael Scott

“Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned.” – Albert Einstein

“Improve quality of life and make those around us a bit more happy by leading a vigorous life, keep on learning every day you live,  ………” –  Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi 

At the last Photo Club meeting I suggested that one way to become a better photographer was to study photos in the many Christmas catalogs we receive this time of year – study their use of composition, color, and tone – these photos were taken by experienced (high paid) photographers – someone to learn from.

I try to study (learn something new) each morning  – I study photographs and test what I see when I change them with Photoshop. I see the effect of taking away an element of composition, color, or tone and I learn to use some of the extreme complexities of PhotoShop.

My last blog talked of my experience with the Neiman Marcus catalog – page 208. Here are some more results of my playing around (learning around) with PhotoShop each morning with my own computerized classroom. I study the elements of the photos of “expert photographers”,  then using what I learn, I create my own photo-based images of my experiences and my familie’s activities.

 

Cow #207203 from my Texas ranch. i did not name my cows – I Gave  them a number – month and year of birth  plus month and year of birth of their Mom & sequence number if needed.

Icelandic Northern Lights – with Perla, the Icelandic horse, watching

Let’s rodeo in Stonewall, Texas

From my son and daughter-in-law – with Harley (or whatever brand) and antique motorcycle (a horse)

Cartoon of man laughing

Man laughing –  turned into cat laughing via PhotoShop

Oh my, as you swing through life maybe you can set aside a little learning time each day – then smile at how many new things you can find to learn about.