Fundamentals Of Photography - Joel Sartore: Anybody have personal experience with the course Fundamentals Of Photography

BrettOssman Loc: near Tampa, Florida

Anybody have personal experience with the course Fundamentals Of Photography - Joel Sartore:

http://www.thegreatcourses.com/tgc/courses/course_detail.aspx?cid=7901

How much does it help intermediate to advanced photographers? Not too concerned with beginner stuff.

Also, what level of gear do you need to take FULL advantage of this course?

Can't argue with the guy's credentials, that's for sure.

Thanks

Crichmond Loc: Loveland, CO

I have not heard of him, but the series does look interesting. Thanks for the link!

selmslie Loc: Fernandina Beach, FL, USA

BrettOssman wrote:

Anybody have personal experience with the course Fundamentals Of Photography - Joel Sartore:

http://www.thegreatcourses.com/tgc/courses/course_detail.aspx?cid=7901

How much does it help intermediate to advanced photographers? Not too concerned with beginner stuff.

Also, what level of gear do you need to take FULL advantage of this course?

Can't argue with the guy's credentials, that's for sure.

Thanks

I have not seen this particular course but I can vouch for the quality of many other courses offered by this organization. The courses I have purchased from them have covered mainly history and literature.

The instructors are carefully selected for their engaging presentation style, often popular university professors. These are usually college level presentations but anyone would enjoy and learn from them.

BrettOssman Loc: near Tampa, Florida

selmslie wrote:

I have not seen this particular course but I can vouch for the quality of many other courses offered by this organization. The courses I have purchased from them have covered mainly history and literature.

The instructors are carefully selected for their engaging presentation style, often popular university professors. These are usually college level presentations but anyone would enjoy and learn from them.

Great feedback.
Thanks

BboH Loc: s of 2/21, Ellicott City, MD

I have the course and I consider it to be one of the better ones. He is a Nikon user and it seems as if he is using the Nikon 14-24 most frequently.

The thing that I like is that he takes the basics and discusses them while putting them to every-day use and then shows you the result. He does lessons at his home, the town where he lives and while on NG assignments. He has one doing mountain goats with continuous shooting - he then walks you thru each image explaining why it works or doesn't - just the little things that one might not otherwise take note of.

I have it on my agenda to go thru it again before winter and to complete each of the assignments he offers.

To me well worth the money - enjoy!

PhotoGator Loc: Florida

BrettOssman wrote:

Anybody have personal experience with the course Fundamentals Of Photography - Joel Sartore:

http://www.thegreatcourses.com/tgc/courses/course_detail.aspx?cid=7901

How much does it help intermediate to advanced photographers? Not too concerned with beginner stuff.

Also, what level of gear do you need to take FULL advantage of this course?
Can't argue with the guy's credentials, that's for sure.

Thanks

Before you chill out $59.95, try this for free.

http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-126855-2.html#2152582

obeone

Bought the course and just finished it. I think it's more for those just starting out. It's OK, for a review of the fundamentals, but little to basic for the intermediate photographer.

Aldebaran Loc: Florida

Check out : http://www.steeletraining.com/

I bought one for $39 on off-camera flash photography.

PROS:
They are available to you online forever, he updates them regularly and he posts links to gear he mentions and uses on the tutorials. Couldn't be more practical in his approach. He uses actual situations you can encounter with real models and home settings.

anotherview Loc: California

You could try free online offerings. With application, one can teach oneself the techniques essential to the craft of photography.

You might consider attending a workshop specific to your need.

This Website helps understand the relation of ISO, Shutter Speed, and Aperture to good exposure:

http://camerasim.com/camera-simulator/

This Website will help understand the Histogram:

http://www.digital-slr-guide.com/how-to-read-a-histogram.html

In general, this Website carries much good information and instruction in doing photography. Click the Learning tab:

www.photo.net

Daylily

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

BrettOssman wrote:

Anybody have personal experience with the course Fundamentals Of Photography - Joel Sartore:

http://www.thegreatcourses.com/tgc/courses/course_detail.aspx?cid=7901

How much does it help intermediate to advanced photographers? Not too concerned with beginner stuff.

Also, what level of gear do you need to take FULL advantage of this course?

Can't argue with the guy's credentials, that's for sure.

Thanks

I'm tempted. The Great Courses have a good rep, and it seems like he is associated with Nat Geo. The price is certainly good. You can download everything or buy the DVDs. I don't like courses that are strictly online.

BrettOssman Loc: near Tampa, Florida

jerryc41 wrote:

I'm tempted. The Great Courses have a good rep, and it seems like he is associated with Nat Geo. The price is certainly good. You can download everything or buy the DVDs. I don't like courses that are strictly online.

Nat Geo definitely got my attention, plus his award. :D

Cameoblue Loc: British Columbia Canada

anotherview wrote:

You could try free online offerings. With applica... (show quote)

I have seen a lot of pictures on the net and this instantly has become one of my favourites. Beautiful shot, thanks.

Sorry to be off topic, I have gone to www.creativelive.com several times. You can view their courses for free when they do the original broadcast or purchase as a cloud file to rebroadcast anytime you want. One course I took (and then bought) was for Photoshop CS5 by Lisa Snider. I think it was under $100 for 4 days 8 hours a day. I'm just saying is they go pretty deep into their subjects.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Cameoblue wrote:

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I bought that one and also the LR5 class they ran at about the same time. It's much easier watching when I want than when they are online.

pmsc70d Loc: Post Falls, Idaho

I have both Joel Sartore's Fundamentals I and Fundamentals II courses, and I love them. Admittedly, Fundamentals I is pretty, well, fundamental. Most people won't learn much from the first four or five lessons. But it gets better and better. The Fundamentals II is all done in the field under lots of different conditions. It's basically problem solving, and I learned a lot.

Erik_H Loc: Denham Springs, Louisiana

BrettOssman wrote:

Anybody have personal experience with the course Fundamentals Of Photography - Joel Sartore:

http://www.thegreatcourses.com/tgc/courses/course_detail.aspx?cid=7901

How much does it help intermediate to advanced photographers? Not too concerned with beginner stuff.

Also, what level of gear do you need to take FULL advantage of this course?

Can't argue with the guy's credentials, that's for sure.

Thanks

I have the course and really enjoyed it. It is pretty basic though. As far as gear goes, he points out that you can make great images with just about any camera, and demonstrates some that he has done with a pocket point and shoot. The Great Courses come with a full lifetime money back guarantee, if you ever decide that you're not happy with them, they'll give you a refund. One of the discs I got with another course wouldn't play and the sent me a replacement disc in a matter of a few days, excellent customer service.