gerhel Loc: Sweden

Anybody know anything about this photography course;
http://www.iphotographycourse.com

JR1 Loc: Tavistock, Devon, UK

Why would you want an on line photohgraphy course, just asking, surely you would learn much more either at a college, evening class or camera club

gerhel Loc: Sweden

Am travelling 5 days a week most of the year

JR1 Loc: Tavistock, Devon, UK

Now that assists with the answer now we know.

EstherP

They want a lot of money (almost 400 GBP), but may be worth it.
What I'm bothered about:
I would have expected a link from the IAO logo to that website, but there isn't one.
So, I did a search for IAO, as they say they're IAO-accredited.
There is a list of IAO-accredited organisations, but I could not find iPhoto among them.
Before handing over my money, I'd first want an answer to that question: Are they in fact IAO-accredited? And I'd want that answer from IAO, not from iPhoto.
Call me suspicious, or anything else you like, just my 2-cents worth.
EstherP

warrior Loc: Paso Robles CA

Covers all. But did it mention $$$$ ?

jimni2001 Loc: Sierra Vista, Arizona, USA

The course that I have heard most good about is here http://www.nyip.com/ They have been around a long time and have excellent reviews. I believe some here at UHH have taken this course. There are a lot of free sources on the net too YouTube being one. So is http://www.phototips.biz/ and http://digital-photography-school.com/. Lynda.com Is not free but is an excellent source of learning. Sorry I have not heard of the course you are asking about, just trying to give you some alternatives.

tramsey Loc: Texas

Doesn't seem like much for your money. There is a ton of information right here on this forum. Go up to the top of this page, in the blue print you will find 'SEARCH' click on it and in the window type 'MWCA tutorial', there should be several tutorials included. You can also look for something like, ISO, shutter, f stop, that will get you some more. Then if you have a specific question just jump on the forum and ask. There are many professionals, serious armatures and people who just know the ins and outs of photography, who are more then willing to help. Just ask.
Then if you still feel like you would try it, go for it. Groupon coupons has a coupon for that course, I think. But I would check their credintals first like EstherP said. She's one that takes great pictures and can help.

gerhel Loc: Sweden

Thank you all for your comments, i will look a bit closer with your comments in mind

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

GB£399 for all 18 modules. About US$640.

Bensson Loc: Maple Ridge/Athabasca Oil Sands

Take a look at http://kelbytraining.com I have found it a reasonably priced resource that is always available if you have internet access. Not only helps with photography, but software and workflow. I highly recommend it

chapjohn Loc: Tigard, Oregon

Also look at the Proud Photography School.

WilmarieG

I saw the Groupon deal for this course last night, offering it at £49 and I was very tempted. But being a severe sceptic, I did some research first and I would recommend not enrolling for this course.

On the website they state that they are IAO registered, but if you search that register number, it comes with a company called "Digital Sea Ltd" trading as "Careers for Travel" an accredited training provider in travelling careers, like cabin crews and things like that. It mentions nothing of Photography on this site and also doesn't list iPhotography as a sister company. A little bit dubious in my opinion.

Further to this, www.scamadviser.com has given them a trust rating of only 58% and states that the website has only been registered 157 days.

www.careersfortravel.com

Peter1972m Loc: Essex, England, UK

I paid £49 through Groupon to do the course, and questioned the accreditation too, as have others doing the course and this is the reply form one of the tutors.

You might be interested to know that there are no official accrediting bodies for online photography courses. If any online photography course claims to offer you a photography-specific “accreditation” then you would be wise to proceed with caution. However, you’ll be pleased to know that iPhotographyCourse.com along with its parent company, Digital Sea Ltd, has been awarded with exemplary accreditation by the International Accreditation Organisation based on the quality and standards of training we deliver.

As a student of iPhotographyCourse.com, this gives you the peace-of-mind assurance that our company, team and infrastructure have undergone rigorous quality assurance inspections and have met stringent guidelines, financial audits and background checks to ensure that our company and the photography training courses we provide meet the highest possible standards. It also enables us to provide our students with an I.A.O accredited “Certificate of Achievement” on successful completion of any of our courses. This is also one of the many reasons why we are the trusted photography training partner of schools, colleges and training institutions worldwide!

Digital Sea Ltd is the parent company of iPhotographyCourse.com and is a Registered Training Provider, member of ABCC and an internationally accredited training organisation.

after a little more research i found this all to be true, and after going through the course modules i am of the opinion that if you felt the need to bypass all the free information and tutorials found on the inter net it would be money well spent.

That said i personally would rather use video trainning from sites like:

http://www.karltaylor.co.uk/
http://icesociety.com/
http://kelbyone.com/
http://ph2pro.com/ Take a look at this one you want to get into head shots.
http://froknowsphoto.com/fro-video-guide-2/ Take a look at this one if your looking to go full manual.

also use YouTube and search photography tutorial.

warrior Loc: Paso Robles CA

I just sent an inquiry about a sample lesson and exam.