beginner classes

Hello everyone, I'm curently working in a homework at my school, I've been days trying to make the butterfly look the most realistic that is possible, but I just can't figure out what else to do cause I still think it looks plain, anyone has any advice? Thank you very much! Screenshot

I'm really interested in getting into photography but I'd really like to know what I'm doing before I go out a spend some dough on a camera. In my searches for learning photography, I came across this site: DSLR Simulators for Photography Instructors & Students | CameraSim has anyone used it...

Hi guys! I am new on this forum, and i would love to do stock photography, total beginner in this field, so i want to ask if people who are skilled in this area , to give me some advices about head start. Thank you all in front.

My local rec center has asked me to put on classes for the community, most will own a dslr and I am trying to think of ideas. They want 2-3 hour 1 day classes. I'm thinking composition, but then manual mode might be too big a topic for a 3 hour class....Any help will ideas would be appreciated...