Dave Keyworth
After looking at lots of photographers online, I finally came across one of Mike’s video tutorials and I have never looked back since - in fact, you could say it has totally changed my life.
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Zero To Hero Stories
Inspiring articles from photographers like you...
Our amazing students share their personal photography journeys and they've blown us away with their determination and commitment. Some have turned pro, won awards etc, but most have just elevated their image making to a whole new level of excellence and something they feel justifiably proud of.
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Aska Liu
Photography has opened up my views, my thoughts to this world, and made me realise that it's actually not a bad place and in many ways Mike has helped me to get to this point.
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Stephen Bray
So to be honest my photography journey has only really just begun and I have such a long way to go. With the help of online trainers like Mike Browne I feel I now have a great starting point with a solid foundation to improve. I've improved no end thanks to Mike...
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Jack Appleton
I always had in my head what type of shot I wanted to take, but found all the technical aspects of the camera daunting. Nevertheless I was determined not to just use ‘auto’ mode when there was obviously so much more potential with this clever piece of kit.
I was recommended to ‘watch a guy called Mike Browne on Youtube’...
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Gill Edwards
My success encouraged me enormously so I began buying magazines and looking at YouTube, which was where I first encountered one of Mike Browne’s tutorials. My first thought was, “Why doesn’t this guy have his own programme on terrestrial TV?”. My second thought was, “Where’s the ‘subscribe’ button?”. Now I had three fabulous resources to help improve my photography – magazines, Mike Browne and my fellow U3A photographers who were wonderfully generous with their help and advice.
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Robert Wiggers
...You’re sitting on a train and have no clue what the couple behind you are talking about. You hear words like “F-Stop” and “Dragging the Shutter”. They are muttering sentences like “OMG how much dynamic range do you have?” and “Did you use the correct sync speed?” Being blown away by all these strange words, you just sit there with a face like a goat on astroturf… What on earth is going on here? You sit in silence, listen to everything and take it all in.
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Nick Jeffery
I never gave up and realized that my love was for portraits, people and their journey! I looked at other works of photographers around the world and was lucky enough to be in India for 15 years where I delved into a whole world of faces!
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Debbie Mitra Singh
I never gave up and realized that my love was for portraits, people and their journey! I looked at other works of photographers around the world and was lucky enough to be in India for 15 years where I delved into a whole world of faces!
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Terry Hammond
Following a bad break up with my then girlfriend I finally decided it was time to learn how to use the camera properly. The fact that I’d been called a ‘dreamer’ and laughed at by said ex spurred me towards my goal. I started an online course (not Mike Browne) and quickly realised I was learning very little.
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Susan Leonard
I continued to work really hard to boost my knowledge of photography but then entered the doldrums - I was becalmed, I was directionless. Going out taking photographs just for the sake of it just isn’t me - too lazy I guess. I needed something to aim for. I looked round for camera clubs and, well, honestly they weren’t my cup of tea, they were competitions, competitions, competitions orientated nothing else. They were also old school and anything out of their comfort zone was not acceptable.
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Miss Casca
I'd always liked taking pictures since I was a kid but didn't get into photography properly until around 3 years ago. My primary motivation at the time was to shoot a self shot set for the website Suicide Girls because I was having trouble finding photographers in my area. I bought a Canon 450D from a second hand shop and began practising, this was also the same time that I discovered Mike Browne and I would watch his videos on Youtube pretty much every day to learn about exposure and composition etc.
I posted about my plans to do a self shot set on Suicide Girls and one of the other photographers pointed out that doing a self shot set was one of the hardest things to do. She suggested that I learn about photography and get to know my camera by shooting other people first.
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Ian Smith
In 12 months I have gone from beginner to professional and still learning every day. Learning is something I will continue to do each and every day as it’s the key to improvement.
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