The Truth About Courses For Photography - 5 Steps To Consider

Sep 5
08:14

2011

Dan Eitreim

Dan Eitreim

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Choosing the best courses for photography can be fairly involved - here are five steps...

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Want to know the unvarnished truth about courses for photography? Here it is,The Truth About Courses For Photography - 5 Steps To Consider Articles many of them are way overpriced, take too long to show results and stop far short of true camera mastery.In fact, many of them are not much more than a hit and miss collection of photo tips...they don't offer any sort of coherent strategy designed to make your photos "POP!"If you are looking for courses for photography, here are five things to consider...First: Is the course affordable? If you are spending all your money on the photo course, you won't have anything left to practice and enjoy your photo hobby. Before long, you will grow to resent the course and possibly quit before you even complete the lessons. (Even though the lessons were paid for - all of them - in advance.)You got into photography because you love it and want to have an outlet for your creativity, not so you can spend all your free cash and feel bad every time you pick up your camera!Second: Is it convenient? Will you have to commit to driving to a classroom every day for the next 6 months? Or can you download the lesson and study it on your own computer - in your own home - at your own pace? You want to learn your craft, not sit in a classroom - frustrated at all the students who just don't "get it." Or, get lost because they are going too fast for you to keep up...after all, we all have lives outside the classroom - and they DO have a way of getting in the way.Third: Is it understandable? If you need a PhD just to slog through your lessons, you won't. A person could be a brilliant photographer, but that doesn't mean they are qualified to write a photo course.Fourth: Are the lessons fast? Or do they drag on and on? You want to be out there shooting not stuck reading a boring lesson. You want a course that has dumped all the fluff and gets right to the point. You should strive to spend an hour or less hitting the books and get out there shooting! Fifth: Is there an easy to understand and easy to remember step by step system that will enable you to generate stunning photos at will?If you keep these points in mind, there are many good courses for photography out there that will make taking your photo passion to the next level more fun and enjoyable.

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