Mike MichalowiczBusiness Author & Keynote Speaker Empowering Entrepreneurs

Transform Your Photos: Retreat Learning

25 Jun 2026 · 0 min

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In this brief conversational excerpt from a retreat, Mike Michalowicz reflects on a photography training session led by Izzy that taught participants how to improve phone photography. He describes how the retreat’s learning environment was expansive and memorable, highlighting specific techniques such as the rule of thirds and background blurring. Mike notes that applying these tips has fundamentally changed the way he composes photos, leading to noticeably better results. The dialogue underscores the value of experiential learning at retreats and the lasting impact of practical, hands‑on skill instruction.

I find also these retreats are very expansive in learning. One of my favorite retreats was in New York in that kind of glass house thing. I think it was Izzy who gave us a training in photography on our phones. Oh yeah, that was so cool. So cool. And then she's like, let's go out and take pictures. And I've taken pictures ever since radically differently, much better as a result of that.
We learned something.
Yeah. I used to make object in center. She's like, no. Rule of two-thirds. Right. Rule of two-thirds. And blurring the background. These different techniques you could.
Yeah. It's always a learning experience too, which I've always appreciated. Appreciate it as well.