Online courses

• kanazawa

  Participant

  March 17, 2010 at 7:56 pm

  Hi there
  I was thinking of doing an online course to get a little bit more familar with photography.can anyone tell me is this a waste of time or a worthwhile exercise.can you recommend a course if worth doing one.
  brendancullen

  Participant

  March 17, 2010 at 11:50 pm

  Hi – i can’t think that any study would be a waste of time. Maybe don’t pay for one just yet – as there are so many free resources available – including this site.

  Here’s a free one i just signed up for.

  http://www.photoanswers.co.uk/DSLR-Skills-2010/Sign-up-for-Practical-Photographys-FREE-DSLR-Skills-Course-today/

  another site packed full of tutorials and techniques is http://www.photoradar.com/

  Perhaps invest in the magazine “Practical Photography” everymonth and do all the experiments and tutorials. There are quite a few magazines – but i think this one is best.

  Hope this helps.

  bren
  http://www.flickr.com/photos/brencullen/
  kanazawa

  Participant

  March 20, 2010 at 10:03 pm

  Thanks for that got the mag today and signed up.
  deeorgan

  Participant

  March 23, 2010 at 1:30 am

  Hi Kanazawa,

  There are a lot of great free resources online. This forum is very good for feedback and suggestions on how to improve your work if you post it. Meet ups are great to meet and learn from other photographers. You can also find good tutorials/videos on lighting, techniques, equipment, editing etc. on youtube.com, photo.net, strobist.com and flickr groups are good for inspiring projects like ‘photo 365’ (to take at least one photo every day for a year and post them on flickr for feedback and comments). A good start is your local library also.

  Good luck and enjoy,
  Dee