I’ve been at this for over forty years, which means I’ve made most of the mistakes worth making — and a few that weren’t. What I’ve learned, I learned slowly, often the hard way, and occasionally with the help of someone patient enough to point me in the right direction before I wasted another roll of film.

These tutorials are my attempt to return the favour.

They’re not here to turn you into a different photographer. They’re here to help you become a better version of the one you already are — whether you’ve never touched a manual camera in your life, or you’ve been shooting for years and feel like something’s missing. I’m not interested in rules for their own sake. I’m interested in what happens when you understand them well enough to know when to ignore them.

Pick a path. Take your time. And if something doesn’t make sense, the comments are open.