Creative Live has lots of photography courses on-line. At least that’s what I’ve heard.
What a great wife you are Jeannie. Just a thought, but have you checked into classes offered locally, perhaps at a Community College, etc??? One of the great things about a class in the interaction among attendees, and the exchange of ideas. Some things cannot be captured in an online class.
davidrb
Loc: Half way there on the 45th Parallel
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
CreativeLive.com has a very good selection of training videos. John Greengo does individual camera body lessons as well as full blown photography courses that cover almost everything. This course is a great refresher. They offer insight into various types of shooting, landscape, portrait, boudoire, baby. pets, etc., etc. Tom Mangelsen does a long lesson on landscape that is excellent. Art Wolf teaches finding art in landscapes. Ben Willmore offers both Photoshop and Lightroom courses as well as light painting, and Franz Lanting teaches the art of seeing more in your landscape work. One of their features is downloading the course to your own computer and viewing it at your leisure. Their catalog is very large, covering many different topics. Look through their site and see what they offer.
Try the You Tube Videos and he might enjoy the Adorama TV tutorials on photography that are also free and there are hundreds of these videos most by Mark Walace and a few others in their staff who teach these techniques and explain how they work and why they matter.
Jimbo
Lynda.com is often free through your library system. Mine is.
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, I am a photography learning junkie and have experienced them all. For your husband it really depends on how far along he is with the basics, what type of photography he will focus on, and his learning style (books, video, hands on etc..).
For basics/intermediate I would suggest contacting your local camera store (if you still have one in your area) for class offerings. In person interaction is still the best.
Going deeper into techniques, composition, posing, gear and all that, I love video training. There are free internet videos but for a more thorough and complete experience I would suggest an annual subscription to Kelbyone.com at $9.99 per month. 300 courses covering a wide range of photography and Scott & others have a very engaging teaching style. Kelbyone also will provide Lightroom & Photoshop training. Creativelive.com is also a very good source where you can buy specific courses or unlimited access however, that may be a little overwhelming to start out with.
Like I said, it really depends on which photography direction your husband wants to go and how far.
Udemy, Craftsy, Scott Kelby, Lynda.com and the list goes on,
But nothing happens till the shooting starts,
You just have to do it,,
We have Roberts Camera Store in Indy, and some great clubs..
Blair Shaw Jr wrote:
Try the You Tube Videos and he might enjoy the Adorama TV tutorials on photography that are also free and there are hundreds of these videos most by Mark Walace and a few others in their staff who teach these techniques and explain how they work and why they matter.
Jimbo
I told my husband about Adorama with Mark Wallace. He took a look and said it was very good and very straight forward. He said he wished he knew about this years ago.
Thanks for the info.
Jeannie
dandev wrote:
Lynda.com is often free through your library system. Mine is.
I will contact my local library. Many seem to recommend Lynda.com.
Isn't it wonderful there are so many resources.
I have been taking photos all of my life (since about 13 years old). I consider myself an advanced amateur photographer. I consider taking classes every few years a positive contribution to reminding what I should be doing. I also agree that camera clubs or any process that gets you with other photographers to discuss photography is very helpful.
John N
Loc: HP14 3QF Stokenchurch, UK
Jeannie1 wrote:
I am looking to purchase a photography course for my husband as a surprise gift.
Thanks,
Jeannie
Have a word with Mrs. N., please - and if you can talk her into letting me have a new camera you're on a bonus.
rmalarz wrote:
Jeannie, that is a very toughtful idea. However, it may not be the most effective use of your money. There are so many tutorials on youtube that classes for a fee are perhaps not the best way to go.
--Bob
YouTube is a wealth of information and tutorials, Udemy has a number of very affordable classes online, and then, of course, there are always the sages at UHH who will offer a lot of information...
You might want to consider a course in Photoshop or Lightroom, if he is beginning to post process his images. PS and LR are not the only post processing programs out there. There are also a number of free YouTube videos available for various post processing programs.
A $5,000 camera plus lenses would also be a well appreciated gift.
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
Have him go on You Tube and search for Mike Browne. He has dozens of free videos dealing with all phases of photography. I would also see if you have any Camera clubs in your area. They are by far one of the greatest ways to advance your photographic skills.
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