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Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

DWU2 wrote:

Agree - 96% off of what?

96% of zero value = 0

luvmypets Loc: Born & raised Texan living in Fayetteville NC

If you want some in-depth videos check out The Great Courses. Their videos can be purchased as either download or DVDs and there are several on photography, 1 on Lightroom and 1 on Photoshop. There are several DVDs in each course that are hours of information/instruction and the instructors are National Geographic photographers.

They put their videos on sale several times per year. I have purchased all of them but haven't watched all of them, yet.

Dodie

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

The amount of information online is simply overwhelming. As has already been discussed it is not necessary to spend a single penny in those photo packages. I wish what we have today had been available in the early 50's when I began to use a camera. I could have been a fast learner, perhaps better at what I do.

Thank you Linda for the useful links.

Robertl594 Loc: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and Nantucket

Another thing to consider is the knowledge and depth of experience of the UHH community and its willingness to share. I recently posted a question regarding a process and my response was overwhelmingly beneficial. The rapid reply, knowledge, information, kindness, patience willingness to help was phenomenal. If you have a question about a process, post it and you will get answers that can help you. There are some really good people on this forum.

kenArchi Loc: Seal Beach, CA

I have about 60 books on how to photography.
And a few hundred photo magazines.
What I have seen on line is no different Than those old books.
I think photography techniques have not changed if very little.
Only the gear has changed.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

Robertl594 wrote:

Another thing to consider is the knowledge and depth of experience of the UHH community and its willingness to share. I recently posted a question regarding a process and my response was overwhelmingly beneficial. The rapid reply, knowledge, information, kindness, patience willingness to help was phenomenal. If you have a question about a process, post it and you will get answers that can help you. There are some really good people on this forum.

Always remember on uhh you get:
(1) Expert advice
(2) Strong conflicting opinions
(3) Completely wrong answers

And it's up to the reader to sort them all out.

PhotogHobbyist Loc: Bradford, PA

What bothers me most is the ones that advertise how to take "perfect" landscape, portrait, low light, action, or whatever other subject, photos every time. They claim they will give you the exact settings and everything to get the perfect shot each and every time.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

PhotogHobbyist wrote:

What bothers me most is the ones that advertise how to take "perfect" landscape, portrait, low light, action, or whatever other subject, photos every time. They claim they will give you the exact settings and everything to get the perfect shot each and every time.

But that's what they give you right? The secret to taking perfect photos. Everyone knows it is a secret that you can buy. Anyone can do it once you know the secret. Wait.. Are you saying they are exaggerating for the sake of making a sale!! NO!! Say it isn't true.

Robertl594 Loc: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and Nantucket

JD750 wrote:

Always remember on uhh you get:
(1) Expert advice
(2) Strong conflicting opinions
(3) Completely wrong answers

And it's up to the reader to sort them all out.

Well not quite. Hidden in the varied answers, is typically a correct one. You just have to find it. Also, some have a good sense of humor.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

Robertl594 wrote:

Well not quite. Hidden in the varied answers, is typically a correct one. You just have to find it. Also, some have a good sense of humor.

That would be (1) in my list?

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Fredrick wrote:

Like an idiot I bought this package last year, and haven’t even looked at it.
As folks are saying, there’s plenty of free stuff out there to watch and learn from.

I know what you mean. I've bookmarked many sites that I haven't gone back to read.

Robertl594 Loc: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and Nantucket

jerryc41 wrote:

I know what you mean. I've bookmarked many sites that I haven't gone back to read.

That’s a great idea! If you think you want to buy something online, bookmark it and if you keep going back to it, then buy it. How many times have I spontaneously ordered something that looked like I wanted it, then regretted shortly after!?! Great idea!

r1ch Loc: Colorado

grandpaw wrote:

What are your thoughts on the five day photography bundle deal that they run once a year for $98

I did it a few years ago. I liked the content but there was a lot. You have to make sure you get it all downloaded which takes time, a lot of time.

I gradually got through a fair amount of it but it took over a year, then when I went to lookup and download the stuff I bought, it was gone.

I sent them an email they basically said too bad.

I will not be doing that any more in the future. I say depending where you are in your photography journey, if you are a beginner, it is great, if you are more advance less so unless you are unskilled in an area of photography they are teaching.. (How to wrap babies up and shoot pregnant women) Stuff you have never done, the information and training is pretty good in my opinion. Lighting tips and Portrait shooting and tips I found very useful. Yes some of it can be found online, you have to scour the internet to find it and then not as good (some better but you have to find it and it is like a princess wanting a prince, you have to kiss a lot of frogs to there.)

CaptainPhoto

Yea, this year's 5-Day deal is not something I would be interested in. I looked over all the offerings and none fit my needs. It seems like there is nothing worthwhile there. And yet all the photography email sites I receive emails from are all promoting it. Almost as bad as all the political ads on TV. I have gotten it in the past but you know it still sits on my computer and I haven't looked back at it since buying it. So my answer this year is NO.

Ednsb Loc: Santa Barbara

I don’t think I’ve ever seen UHH posters so overwhelming agree on a subject so I am afraid to voice an opinion different but here goes. While the amount of information is overwhelming and most of it isnt of interest to me there are several of the educators I follow on a regular basis like Mark Denny, Tim Grey, Greg Benz, Nick Page, Tim Shields and Nigel Danson. They primarily are landscape photographers like me. I use Greg Benz’s Lumenzia for doing my luminosity masking (great plugin). And while you can get bits and pieces of what they teach via YouTube you won’t get all of them. I don’t do many of the genres these classes cover but it would be nice to have a backup if my daughter asked me to do headshots for her. I’ve never purchased any photography classes since my uni days - great to live in Santa Barbara, a center of photography learning back in the 70s.