You don't study photography. You do it.
After following the crowd for a while, I'd then go 180 degrees in the exact opposite direction. It always worked for me.
Photography is simply a function of noticing things.
I appreciate simplicity, true beauty that lasts over time, and a little wit and eclecticism that make life more fun.
The best things happen when you just happen to be somewhere with a camera.
Balance of light is the problem, not the amount. Balance between shadows and highlights determines where the emphasis goes in the picture...make sure the major light in a picture falls at right angles to the camera.