Digital Photography School

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Digital Photography School

Postby DPOP » Sat Jan 27, 2007 1:08 pm

Many of you don't need any help or instruction when it comes to taking photos, but I do. I'm a newbie to this corner of the world and I need all the help I can get. Developing an "eye" for good photography and slideshows takes time and experience. Bottom line is: I'm watching and listening to the members of this forum and seeking out other help as well. For those who are interested, I ran across this site which offers some help in this area:

http://digital-photography-school.com/D ... chool.html

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Postby nannybear » Sat Jan 27, 2007 1:12 pm

Thanks Dan,

I have put it in the next Notes Doc I am building. Cheers Jan
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Postby DickK » Sat Jan 27, 2007 2:27 pm

Nice site with good info and some good links, too.

No matter how many shots I've taken, I'm always trying to learn something along the way. And there's always more to learn!
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Postby twodoor55 » Sun Jan 28, 2007 5:53 am

I have personally take a few classes with BetterPhoto.com. I learned a lot from the instructors.

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Postby threads1 » Fri Apr 06, 2007 2:04 am

One of the best schools for photography online is New York Institute of Photography.

It is a home study course but they offer a lot of free information and is updated every month.

http://www.nyip.com

Possibly the best site in existance about photography is "the luminous lanscape". You can google it to get the site. It is a bit more advanced but the owner covers anything and everything about photography and photo products. A free site with no advertising. Many product reviews with unbiased reports. I consider this the bible of photography for the internet.

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Postby threads1 » Fri Apr 06, 2007 2:50 am

One site I forgot to mention is:

http://www.shootthelight.com

It's owned by Charles Glatzner and he is probably the best wildlife and landscape photograher in the world. Of course this is just my opinion. He offers photography workshops at different locations . This is not for point and shoot camera owners. It is for digital SLR owners that want to take thier photography to the next level. He is a walking encyclopedia of photography and a great teacher as well. Very down to earth. His workshops are not cheap so if your P.O. at your money I highly recommend checking him out.

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Postby Tarafrost » Fri Apr 06, 2007 7:55 am

I would highly recommend going on workshops for those that want to improve their photography. Pick one that interests you and with an instructor who's work you resonate with and go for it.

The intense, focused nature of workshops can work wonders with your photography, if the instructor has any teaching ability at all. It has for mine.

Being able to compare your shots with other attendees and the instructor's works also helps open your eyes to "seeing" images in different ways. It never ceases to amaze me how a dozen photographers can be shoulder to shoulder photographing a scene and how each image is totally different.
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Postby DickK » Fri Apr 06, 2007 11:09 am

Tarafrost wrote: It never ceases to amaze me how a dozen photographers can be shoulder to shoulder photographing a scene and how each image is totally different.

Andrzej,
So true! I did a seminar/workshop many years ago and got a lot out of it. And your comments are a 100% match for my experience. It's even more startling when you have an assignment like -- "texture and pattern: photograph a brick wall" to see the huge variety of shots that come back! Turned out to be great fun, challenging and very enlightening.

Taking really great pictures is a creative, artistic talent but much of it can be learned. I would never set my goal to become "world class" but I've seen how easy it can be to get enormously better.

Note to self: need to do this again for sure!

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Postby Tarafrost » Fri Apr 06, 2007 1:16 pm

DickK wrote:Note to self: need to do this again for sure!


You and me both, Dick!

Problem is I want to do an Africa Photo Safari/Workshop....but those are extremely expensive. $10K per person for a 10 day trip. Ouch!

One day....
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