Summer 2026: Photographic Composition: Taking Better Photos (SU1-610)

This class will help you become a better photographer through a combination of lectures and viewing images including those that you and your classmates take. Photographing with intent means finding an interesting subject and presenting it in a way that creates an impact on your viewers. The main emphasis will not be on technicalities but rather compositional techniques. John Erve was a member of the Millbrae Camera Club reaching masters level in each category (Pictorial, Monochrome, Nature, Travel, Journalism, and Creative) and served as its president from 2020-2021. He has also been an instructor for the Photographic Society of America (PSA) teaching classes on Image Evaluation and Imagine Critique. He has a taken courses from PSA on History of Photography and Portraiture in Available Light through PSA.