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Feb 6, 2019 14:30:24   #
mffox Loc: Avon, CT
 
I bought Joel's "Fundamentals of Photography" and found it very worthwhile. I still check it periodically for reminders.

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Feb 6, 2019 14:33:16   #
John O.
 
Hi Jeannie: My wife gave me The Great Courses Fundamentals of Photography and Fundamentals of Photography II by National Geographic Photographer Joel Sartore a few years back and . Joel does an excellent job and the videos are professionally done. I was pleased to get these courses because they are very well done. Your husband can view these at his leisure and re-run them for review. I found them to have been a wonderful and greatly appreciated gift. My wife has since given me Masters of Photography, The Art of Travel Photography, and the Guide to Landscape and Wildlife Photography.

All of the lessons are laid out in a logical step-by-step program and build on one another.

Workshops are good only if the students have the proper background and experience.

I teach many different photography classes and at different levels. I still recommend to you to get The Fundamentals of Photography I and II by Joel Sartore for your husband. Great Courses hasfrequent sales on most of their courses.

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Feb 6, 2019 15:09:51   #
SusanFromVermont Loc: Southwest corner of Vermont
 
Jeannie1 wrote:
I am looking to purchase a photography course for my husband as a surprise gift
.
I have looked at:
* Fundamentals of Photography by Joel Sardine of National Geographic.
* Annie Libovitz - online course

My husband is an intermediate photographer and I think he would enjoy and benefit from some new course material.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Jeannie

As you can see, there are many choices - the possibilities are practically endless!

The question is: What type of course would most benefit your husband? If he uses LR and PS for editing, he can find lots of courses on that. If he wants to meet other photographers for exchange of information and some photo critique, a photography club may work for him, or a workshop. Workshops are expensive, but it is a great intensive experience.

YouTube has lots of free tutorials, but it takes time to go through them before finding ones that you like and are good, although you could get recommendations for ones other people like. CreativeLive also has free tutorials in their "On Air" segments. They have to be watched on the day they are broadcast. They put up a schedule to choose from, and in my experience the instructors are very good. That is how I found several that I like and still follow today. Whenever you see a photographer or instructor you like, it is helpful to find out if they have a website.

Websites like Lynda.com and KelbyOne do have a lot to offer, but there are a few things about them I don't like. Lynda.com has so many courses on so many different subjects, it can be confusing, plus hard to find the one you want. KelbyOne is limited to photography topics, and they are good, but unless it has changed, old ones that are no longer relevant/correct are not removed.

Many sites simply post the videos and it is up to you to choose what to follow. If for instance you want to learn LR in depth, or PS in depth, you can find courses dedicated to them.

There is a member of UHH who has a website worth looking at - Steve Perry, whose site has both free information and eBooks you can purcase at reasonable prices! https://backcountrygallery.com/

You can look on FaceBook and find photographers who use the site for discussion, and they either sell courses or have paid memberships operated from a separate website location. Here are a few that are good: MattK, Dave Cross, Ben Willmore.

In the end, it is up to you to decide what would work best, based on what your husband has indicated he would enjoy. It is a process, an evolution, and there is always something new to learn!

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Feb 6, 2019 15:14:32   #
rfmaude41 Loc: Lancaster, Texas (DFW area)
 
Jeannie1 wrote:
I am looking to purchase a photography course for my husband as a surprise gift
.
I have looked at:
* Fundamentals of Photography by Joel Sardine of National Geographic.
* Annie Libovitz - online course

My husband is an intermediate photographer and I think he would enjoy and benefit from some new course material.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Jeannie


I presume you mean Sartore, not sardine. I have a couple or three of his DVD's, they are very, very good. He is not highly technical on any of these and is VERY easy to understand.

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Feb 6, 2019 15:52:30   #
dougbev3 Loc: Pueblo, Colorado
 
I have been taking pictures since I was 8. But I did buy the Joel series and it was like a refresher course. Yes, we know these things, but not using them everyday, you get out of practice.

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Feb 6, 2019 16:10:20   #
Jeannie1 Loc: Sacramento,CA
 
Thank you so very much your information is very helpful.
Jeannie

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Feb 6, 2019 16:23:55   #
Indiana Loc: Huntington, Indiana
 
Jeannie1 wrote:
I am looking to purchase a photography course for my husband as a surprise gift
.
I have looked at:
* Fundamentals of Photography by Joel Sardine of National Geographic.
* Annie Libovitz - online course

My husband is an intermediate photographer and I think he would enjoy and benefit from some new course material.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Jeannie


Jeannie, Scott Kelby at KelbyOne has a package of ten free hour long download videos at his web site. Excellent instruction and it is free. He has over three hundred instructional courses and the free ones are to get you interested in signing up for a monthly charge that gives access to all courses he has. Google him. He is an excellent instruction. He has the best Lightroom video I have ever seen for the beginner.

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Feb 6, 2019 16:26:34   #
Jeannie1 Loc: Sacramento,CA
 
Lots of options.
Thanks.
Jeannie

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Feb 6, 2019 18:28:31   #
aellman Loc: Boston MA
 
Silverman wrote:
I am not sure he needs to pay for a " Photography Course", especially if he is not a "Beginner"as you stated. If he understands the fundamentals such as "Exposure Triangle", Composition, etc. I would suggest he just needs continued Practice, Practice, Practice, if their is a specific thing he is unsure about, ask questions here and other online Photography sites. Their are so many knowledgeable Photographers more than willing to assist him in his Passion for Photography.
I am not sure he needs to pay for a " Photogr... (show quote)


I have been here for master classes twice. It is one of the best places in the country for pure inspiration.
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Feb 6, 2019 18:41:35   #
johnblenko Loc: Pittsburgh
 
Jeannie:

I have taken the NG course by Joel Sartore. I didn’t learn a lot about exposure, lighting, etc. in the course, but he did present some interesting material on framing, ways to get an interesting shot when the background is cluttered, etc. I can’t remember what it cost, but if your husband says he has difficulty composing a good shot it might be helpful. Otherwise maybe treat him to a surprise day trip. Wine, cheese, a DSLR, and you to a scenic spot near you.

Happy Birthday to your husband.

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Feb 6, 2019 19:22:06   #
Jeannie1 Loc: Sacramento,CA
 
Many thanks.
Sounds good.
Jeannie

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Feb 6, 2019 19:31:32   #
James R. Kyle Loc: Saint Louis, Missouri (A Suburb of Ferguson)
 
Jeannie1 wrote:
I am looking to purchase a photography course for my husband as a surprise gift
.
I have looked at:
* Fundamentals of Photography by Joel Sardine of National Geographic.
* Annie Libovitz - online course

My husband is an intermediate photographer and I think he would enjoy and benefit from some new course material.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Jeannie


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Just get him the book = "Understanding Exposure" by Bryan Peterson.

https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Exposure-Fourth-Photographs-Camera/dp/1607748509/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1549499428&sr=8-2&keywords=Understanding+Exposure

Designed with the novice in mind. Bryan does a great job.

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Feb 6, 2019 20:08:10   #
Angel Star Photography Loc: Tacoma, WA
 
capdavep wrote:
You might look into Lynda.com for all kinds of courses. I find it well worth the money.


Lynda is a good resource. I recommend looking into whether your local library has an arrangement with Lynda. If it does, access to Lynda will be simply the cost of membership to your local library...))) Additionally, some libraries also offer courses from The Great Courses on which you will Joel Sartore's course on photography. Overall, I would recommend that you investigate the options and offer them up for him choose to his liking. Being that he is an intermediate photographer, would he be interested courses on photography and its various aspects or, perhaps the post-processing of his images?

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Feb 6, 2019 20:10:11   #
Chuckwal Loc: Boynton Beach Florida
 
Try u tube

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Feb 6, 2019 22:41:51   #
Jeannie1 Loc: Sacramento,CA
 
Thank you for your assistance with this you make a good point.
Jeannie. =Angel Star Photography]Lynda is a good resource. I recommend looking into whether your local library has an arrangement with Lynda. If it does, access to Lynda will be simply the cost of membership to your local library...))) Additionally, some libraries also offer courses from The Great Courses on which you will Joel Sartore's course on photography. Overall, I would recommend that you investigate the options and offer them up for him choose to his liking. Being that he is an intermediate photographer, would he be interested courses on photography and its various aspects or, perhaps the post-processing of his images?[/quote]

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