The most challenging coursework I’ve taken is portrait photography. Also, one of the most fulfilling.  I’ve taken both environmental and studio photography.  I can be easily overwhelmed by technology.  Not a good thing when doing almost any type of digital photography.  Is it okay to admit this?  I loved shooting in the studio with the control you have over light.  The metering and measuring and the doing of math were too overwhelming for my small, right-sided brain.  My photography is more intuitive based, i.e., lazy.  The best advice I received in this class was, don’t shoot up someone’s nose.  In most of my classes, we were asked not to submit photographs of our family for assignments.  The thought was that it made it difficult to critique the work objectively.  I have a beautiful family, including six grandchildren.  My most meaningful portraits are the photographs I take of my family. My organization holds a camp for children who have rare neuroimmune disorders and their families.  I spend the week at camp taking portraits of the children and of the families. It is such a gratifying experience.  The families love that they get all these beautiful (and free) portraits.  Our organization uses these images for our electronic media and publications.