Photography Course worth it or not

[thebutler4]

So I am thinking about taking a photography course however being I am disabled I really cant make it to collage classes .. so I found ProudPhotography | Best Online Photography Courses | Photography School[URL] this was an add here on the web site ..

So my question is anyone ever take on line classes for photography? and would it be a waist of money?

My goal would be to start a business and get off of Disability and make my own money .. I have learned a TON of great info here and applied it to my portraits .. but I know there is much much more to learn.

Any info would be great!

Thanks!

 

[bazooka]

It could be helpful, but I think it's better to just get a few books and practice. For me, learning from doing and making mistakes is a faster and cheaper education than formal education.

 

[nick_cool]

This king of classes depends much more on the teacher than the format.

I have never take a photo on line course, I think there are some subtle discutions that will be easier to have face to face, but I am an old man, so...

 

[CaptainNapalm]

With the overwhelming amount of good information and free resources available online, I would likely go the self taught route first rather than enrolling in an "online" course.

 

[Light Guru]

So my question is anyone ever take on line classes for photography? and would it be a waist of money?

Photography classes can be great but I would not take an online one. One of the must useful parts of all the photography classes I have taken are the classroom discussions and critiques.

My goal would be to start a business and get off of Disability and make my own money

If that's your goal then you would be far better off taking a business class and finding a a local photographer that you can shadow.

The website you linked to for the class honestly looks like your typical cookie cutter sell you a cheep class website. I doubt it will give you anything more then a bunch of written photography info to read and maybe the occasional email in a photo that may or may not get looked at by someone who really knows photography.

 

[KmH]

Old thread dug up by a now banned spammer.

 

[Light Guru]

Old thread dug up by a now banned spammer.

How did I miss that?

It would be nice if the forum would just automatically lock old threads that have been inactive for long periods.

 

[KmH]

Many, many older threads are worth revisiting. :mrgreen:

 

[Light Guru]

Many, many older threads are worth revisiting. :mrgreen:

And they can easily be linked to in a new thread.