Upping Your Skills Isn’t About Being Gifted

I’m not special. I wasn’t born with a “great eye.”
There was a time when my photos were awful and my visual stories fuzzy at best.
I worked at it harder than I’d ever worked at anything—learning most of it the hard way.

And that’s when I realized:
I wanted others to experience this too—not just the technical skills, not just the artistry, but the magic of communicating an idea, a feeling, a story with a single frame.

You don’t need to be born with it—you just need to begin. Click on one of the links below to begin your learning journey!

Photographer Mike Dooley on a winter beach wearing an orange knit hat with a tripod set up in the sand

Tripod you must

I don’t want you to think of me as a teacher or lecturer.

I want you to think of me as Yoda to your Luke Skywalker.

Let me be your guide to mastering The Force as you become a Jedi Master of Photography.

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Your Journey Awaits

I’ve wandered the shorelines, captured the light, and yes—I drink way too much coffee. Let me help you create your story.

Mike Dooley teaching in a classroom setting, standing at the front and leading a photography lesson for workshop participants.
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