I'm not sure the value will be 14 unless the person has actually created a mysite.

Here is how SharePoint is doing it but it involves some internal methods:

SPServiceContext context = SPServiceContext.GetContext(SiteInfo.CurrentWeb().Site);
UserProfileApplicationProxy proxy = UserProfileApplicationProxy.GetProxy(context);
if (proxy.CheckUserAccess(context, UserProfileApplicationUserRights.CreatePersonalSite))
{

}


You can use reflection to call the GetProxy and CheckUserAccess methods.  

How to check if current user is permitted to create personal site and create it on demand
I'm quite a beginner in photography with no real experience in visual art. I became interested in it about 10 months ago. 

I inferred from the literature to avoid color photography for 2 to 3 years, or until I have a strong feeling for composition. 

It seems reasonable that first you should know to spot your interest in subject and express it on final print, a task in which colors may confuse a beginner. Besides I'm afraid that with no skill of actual seeing and analyzing I may end up with ugly oversaturated and dull images. Is there a professional opinion on subject, or I'm just inventing limitations of my own?
