Help! Need Advice On A Gift For Want-To-Be Photographer

[cozyaum]

My father-in-love has all the fancy lenses & equipment & focuses & exposes well but his photos lack some serious composition skills. He is completely self-taught. He wants to get into landscape photography hoping to sell them at a local's farmer's market.

He's not the YouTube or forum type, so I'd like to sign him up for a 101 Composition &/or Landscape workshop that he can handle. He doesn't have the attention span for a multi-week course and do to chronic pain, I'm thinking a webinar or online class better for him so he can do it from home on his ipad.

Any suggestions of websites that offer such things? I have been googling all night with no luck

 

[mangtarn]

why not a book? a good photography book is addicting to read.

welcome to the forum by the way.

 

[MLeeK]

I'd say a book too.
This is my favorite website on composition: Guidelines for Better Photographic Composition.

 

[joealcantar]

How about a tablet that he can use as a portfolio and download a book to?
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Shoot well, Joe

 

[mangtarn]

How about a tablet that he can use as a portfolio and download a book to?

the answer to that is..

I'm thinking a webinar or online class better for him so he can do it from home on his ipad

by the way i wanna have some fancy focuses and exposes as well

 

[WesternGuy]

Any local Vancouver photographers or photo shops offer "short" courses? You could check that out, for example here: Vancouver Photo Workshops - School - Vancouver, BC | Facebook

Alternatively, maybe there is a local landscape photographer who would be willing to spend a few hours with him, for a price of course. My 0.02¢.

Cheers,

WesternGuy

 

[cozyaum]

Those were all great suggestions that have my wheels turning-thank you so much!!

 

[mangtarn]

My father-in-love has all the fancy lenses & equipment & focuses & exposes well but his photos lack some serious composition skills.

what is a father-in-love????