{"id":83512,"date":"2018-04-21T18:24:36","date_gmt":"2018-04-22T01:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=83512"},"modified":"2018-04-21T19:28:31","modified_gmt":"2018-04-22T02:28:31","slug":"why-i-made-my-first-online-course-ultimate-beginners-guide-to-mastering-photography-on-udemy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/21\/why-i-made-my-first-online-course-ultimate-beginners-guide-to-mastering-photography-on-udemy\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Made My First Online Course: Ultimate Beginner\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Guide to Mastering Photography on Udemy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dear friend,<\/p>\n

I am very excited to share the news of my first online course, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Ultimate Beginner\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Guide To Mastering Photography\u00e2\u20ac\u009d on Udemy<\/a>. First of all, I wanted to share why I made the course, and why enrolling in the course will inspire, motivate, and empower you in your photography!<\/p>\n

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What is the story behind the course?<\/h2>\n
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Golden Triangle in yellow x Cindy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To start off, let me tell the story of how this course came into fruition.<\/p>\n

I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve always been passionate about learning and education. When I was younger, I was empowered by all of my teachers, mentors, and guides in my local community. Without them, I wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have been able to evolve into the young man that I am.<\/p>\n

Ever since I was a kid, I loved sharing my knowledge, experiences, and skills. I remember in the early days of the Internet, I was so awe-struck that there were so many people online willing to dedicate hours of their own effort to help others. For example, I was really into the arcade fighting game, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Marvel vs Capcom\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. I wanted to get better at the game, and wanted to learn all the combos and moves. When I was around 11 years old, I got my first computer, and got AOL 3.0, and connected online via my 28.8k modem. I discovered \u00e2\u20ac\u0153gamefaqs.com\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in the early days, where the guides and walkthroughs and cheat codes were all written purely in .txt files (pure ASCII), including joystick moves. I learned how to master Marvel vs Capcom, flawlessly pulling off 20+ hit combos in the air, and thought to myself, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Maybe one day I could write my own guide.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

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When I was around 12 years old and in Bayside, Queens in New York, the popular computer game was \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Gunbound\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, like the strategy game \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Worms\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in which you have a tank, and calculate your shooting trajectory and calculate wind strength, and shoot other tanks. I learned all these complex formulas to calculate how to hit your opponent every time, and I wrote one of the first popular and viral online guides on how to master using the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Lightning\u00e2\u20ac\u009d bot. I dedicated countless hours drawing my own diagrams on the computer in Photoshop, and sharing these guides to these online Gunbound forums. I got great joy empowering other players, because other players have also empowered me in the past.<\/p>\n

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Fast forward a bit, I still remember when I applied to college, I wrote my college admission essay on Gandhi, on \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Being the change which you wish to see in the world<\/a>.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d I was passionate about empowerment; discovering knowledge, information, and wisdom, and sharing it with others.<\/p>\n

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My passion is teaching, and empowering you!<\/h2>\n