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Eh. That's a tough question to answer without knowing your level of experience. It sounds like it's geared towards complete beginners. It looks like a fair bit to cover in four three-hour periods so I expect you're only going to get a cursory lesson on each topic.

Also, it doesn't say anything about any hands-on shooting or review, nor does it look like you get a text, you'd only have your notes to reference. If it were me I'd pick up a good reference book (Amazon.com: The Photographer's Handbook (Third Edition, Revised) (9780679742043): John Hedgecoe: Books is one that I have and feel is a fairly comprehensive introductory book). Take your camera, such a reference book, and the camera's manual out and experiment - walk yourself through the manual and just try the different settings, and try to mimic shots as you read along in the "text book". I suspect you'll learn more this way (and have the book to go back to for future reference), but that's partly based on how I learn best. I'd spend the small amount of money on the text and try things myself, then decide on which courses I want to spend my money. Perhaps the self-education won't work that well - introductory courses like this are run moderately often, so you can sign up for the next one. But you may find that you're comfortable with the basics and would prefer to go into a more advanced course on lighting, or composition, or post-processing, or any number of topics about which this course will only tease you.

(If you do take the course and find it useful, please feel free to repost and correct my opinion! Add your level of expertise before the course and what you gained from it and this thread will be much more useful to future readers than my assumption-filled recommendation.)
 
I took a beginner class and it was a waste of time. But this class may be different.. dunno.
 
Apparently you can only take the class if you're using a 1D series body with an L class zoom.

But I agree with the guys above -- seems like a complete beginner's class, not really a techniques class or something that would improve your photography.
 
The only purpose i did a beginners class was so i had something down on record that i knew how to use my camera(i did before hand mind you) before i started college.
Something to show my interest's. But i did learn a little from it,but my course was double that price for 12 week's.so it all depends on your skill level.
Might be cheaper buying Photography for dummies and reading the sections over the 4 nights and practising them.
 
Kinda what i was thinking.

I FEEL like in my first week with my camera and on TPF i've learned most of there program.

Would kind of like to go for the social aspect and to meet people to bounce ideas off.

Theres a local camera shop here in town and the owner does private classes for pretty much the same price ($30 per session). Im gonna talk to him today and find out the details.

Id just like to have a person to bounce question off of, especially since i dont know enough to even ask the question right... Lol

Thank for the help
 
Yes and no.

If you are quite clueless and lost when you pick up the camera and/or use processing software and/or when emailing with attachments etc then yes take the class.

Don't bother if you can read the instruction manual and know what it is trying to tell you. Manage to stumble around in processing software and eventually figure it out. Email with attachments etc. Then It is likely a waste of time.

"Would kind of like to go for the social aspect and to meet people to bounce ideas off." Well to me that is like going to a gathering of people who have flat tires and bouncing ideas off each other. I'd rather go to a convention of tire retailers. Beginners bouncing ideas off beginners is probably not real fruitful.
 
From the topics they have listed, it looks like it should be called 'Introduction to Digital Photography'.

They mention 'automatic and manual controls'...but that could (and should) take up at least two of the classes...but with all that other stuff, I doubt they really have enough time to cover it properly.

I teach a course called 'Using your DSLR' camera, and it's also 12 hours (4 classes)....but it's almost entirely dedicated to the settings & controls on the camera...and learning to shoot in manual mode. So that means we get into great depth on the subject of metering. We also spend a good deal of time on aperture, shutter speed and ISO. How to change/control them and how they affects your photos...and thus how to achieve your creative goals by manipulating them. It's also very hands on, with exercise after exercise to really reinforce what the students are learning.

It sounds like their course is more basic that the one we have, but I'm sure there are plenty of people who really are starting from scratch and would benefit from a course the lightly covers a broader range of topics.
 

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