When you're the managing director and chief bottle washer (or delivery boy), it can be a little hard to write a website that sings glowing praise about yourself. I'm past fifty years of age, so for some readers I'm a dinosaur, for others just a pup. But age isn't the issue - it's how you think and what you photograph that matters.

In my mind, I'm still learning, but I've reached a point where I'm very comfortable with what I do. Perhaps too comfortable, but that's not a bad place to be when you're ready to teach others who are following a similar road. It's also a great place to be because you can try new things, knowing you can retreat to an area of safety if you need to. As a working professional, this takes away a lot of stress: if I go out on a tangent and it doesn't work, I know I can still produce something my clients will love by reverting to what I already know. I think of my experience as a security blanket.

So, I reckon that having a few years experience is also a big advantage for people who read my articles and watch my movies. I know first hand what it's like to be a photographer. I know what it's like to wish you had a few extra lenses in your camera bag, how bad it feels when you mess up a photograph, how it is to struggle with computers. But I also know what it's like to work with the best equipment in the world, shoot large campaigns for international clients and to win major photography awards. I'm a lucky person because I live doing what I love and I never take it for granted.

Today, what gives me the biggest thrill is helping other photographers. There's nothing better than an email from someone who attended a seminar or read an article, thanking me for giving them a hand.

And with the internet changing the way we can communicate, I now realize I have a great opportunity to share what I know with a wider audience. You don't have to live in Australia or attend one of my seminars to access my material or magazines, you can simply surf the Better Photography websites.

When I lecture around Australia and the world, I'm usually talking about portraiture or landscapes, and it tends to revolve around Photoshop. Lightroom or Capture One. Photoshop and post-production generally is definitely an important part of what I do as a photographer, but it's not everything and sometimes I worry that people who see my seminars think that all they need to do is learn Photoshop.

Unfortunately, Photoshop alone isn't enough. You need to start with a good photograph in the camera, and good photographs will only come from ideas, from creativity, and from inspiration. How can I teach everything I know in a single seminar?

To teach everything I know will take time. And even when you learn something, I know from personal experience that it takes time for new ideas to sink in, to become a part of what you do as a photographer. And so the idea of a MasterClass was born.

When you join a MasterClass, you can slip straight into the process as quickly or as slowly as you like. The idea is for you to assimilate my approach to photography - and adapt it to your own style - over a period of time. I don't believe you can read a few articles and instantly take perfect photos, but I know that if you stick with our MasterClasses and Ateliers that your photography will improve in leaps and bounds.

And I'm confident enough to offer you a money back guarantee if it doesn't improve your photography.

The Better Photography MasterClasses are premium subscriptions. They represent a lot of work and, I hope, great value, but they are not for everyone. Less experienced photographers may be better off with an Atelier or a subscription to Better Photography and upgrade to the MasterClass once they're sure that their passion is photography.

My undertaking is to share with you what I know about photography. If you like my photography, I'm sure you'll like my MasterClasses and Ateliers.

So, that's what makes me tick. There has never been a better time in history to be a photographer. There's so much to learn and so much you can do that I hope you'll consider joining a Better Photography MasterClass or Atelier.