Mentoring system suggestion

Will someone be assigned or volunteer to mentor me or do I PM the selected mentor? Not sure how it works.

Thanks!
 
you have to pm the mentor - though this site has a limit before you can send pms - a few days membership (7-10) and a post count of 15 before your pm feature is enabled.
 
Thank you for the information. I am mainly lurking the other sections. I will try to contribute and post more.
 
Overread, has anyone volunteered to mentor macro photography? I've seen some excellent macro photographers here and would love to learn from one of them. I've been working with my macro lens for a few months and it's a lot harder than it looks to get those really sharp close ups.
 
I know how you feel dave - so far only the mentors on the list are up for grabs - though in all honesty you could try pming some of the macro shooters - there might be some willing to give some advice :)
 
Pretty sure. At least I am.

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Yeah - and I would have been 'vailable too... 'cept HE sacked me...

(Sumpun t'do with ROT...)

Jedo
 
I'm up for grabs if someone is wanting to learn a bit more about wedding photography. Please check my site to see if my way of doing things is on track with your style. Looking forward to working with you.
 
This program still in effect or did it kinda fall by the waste-side?
 
Still in effect and still running - though I have got to clean up the mentor list sometime soon (basically a few have drifted from the site a bit).

Always willing for new mentors to join or members to seek out mentors.
 
I'm just curious.... do the mods have anything to do with it, other than posting mentors?

In other words, do the mods know how often the program is used and how successful it is?
 
Maybe have an incentive for the mentors, limit the number of "students" like a 3 to 1 ratio so it will not be overwhelming for the mentors. Maybe have small, manageable projects for the students. Finally take the students through one portion of the photography. For example, have them work on portraiture one week, then maybe macro the next if applicable. The students, will have to really do their fair share if the student wants to continue being mentored. I for one would like to be mentored. Great idea guys and good luck.
 
Next question:

Where, exactly, IS the program? I've looked and can't find it!



Maybe I'm getting old.
 
Next question:

Where, exactly, IS the program? I've looked and can't find it!

Maybe I'm getting old.

Only place I know of is that link in Overread's sig.

I think the mentor program is a great idea, in theory, but it seems to be pretty outdated and unused. I'd love something like that if it actually works well, though.
Personally, I've kinda already got an "unofficial" mentor--they just don't necessarily KNOW it. ;)
 
I'm just curious.... do the mods have anything to do with it, other than posting mentors?

In other words, do the mods know how often the program is used and how successful it is?

Mods weren't even involved initially - just me (mods are now only by the byproduct of me being a mod). It was always a user run thing on the site. In theory I should know, but I don't oft get many detail updates. I know that quite a few of the mentors have had students and often this has been a mentor-student relationship that has worked more offsite than on site (ie they communicate in private).

Generally those mentors offering more common teaching and more open options have had more students, whilst those offering more specialist training have tended to get a few asking for info with less long term students.


As a point the scheme has never operated any requirements for students or mentors - just a description of what the mentor is offering for the Bio thread - its very much a case of just linking together those willing to learn with those willing to teach.


That said I've re-sticked the bio list for the mentors (they were sticky before but I think lost it in a site update and never regained it). I've also put a notice into this thread with a link in the first post to the bio thread.
 
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