jerryc41 wrote:
I'm posting this as a caution about signing on with Andrea Magri for a photo course.
I've signed up for a several online photo courses - lynda.com, etc., and they've been great. On June 24, I accepted an offer of a GoPro course from Andrea Magri - "The GoPro Handbook was written by Andrea Magri, an Italian filmmaker, longterm GoPro user, and head writer at Project GoPro" - for $37. It seemed to offer a lot, the price was good, and I could get a "no questions asked" refund if I wasn't satisfied.
Unfortunately, I wasn't satisfied. I received a 138-page PDF and a lot of links. Some of the links didn't work, and others required a subscription to use them. The processing tutorials were limited to Adobe Premiere and Apple's Final Cut, neither of which I use. I didn't want to spend $37.50 for a PDF, so I requested a refund. It took a while, but PayPal said I was getting a refund. A few days later, the refund was canceled. I contacted Andrea, and he apologized and said the refund was sent again. It didn't even make an appearance on PayPal. After waiting a week or more, I posted on his YouTube pages that I hadn't received the refund. Yesterday, he sent me an email saying the refund was sent, and it appears on PayPal. I'm hoping it goes through this time.
Maybe my experience was unique but think twice before sending him your money.
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I've taken the whole online course of the New York Institute of Photography. Great set of lessons and critiques by photographers such as Chuck DeLaney and Cris Corradino. There are 12 segments dicussing all aspects of photography with many assignments for types of photo techniques. Very good course!