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Photo Classes or NOT?
"RoushPhotoOnline.com" wrote in message
... On May 18, 7:30 pm, "Rudy Benner" wrote: "RoushStudios" wrote in message ... Should I take Photography Classes? This is a question I see on all the major sites in the "question & answer" areas. Oh Yahoo questions there are always nurmerous posts about this topic. Well, here's my take on it...and even though I'm an instructor (http://www.xxxxxxxxxxx.com) I'll try to give an unbiased opinion. Through the years I've taught students at many different skill levels, lots of amatuers and a fair amount of "wanna be pros". The thing that is common among all of them is the their lack of the right knowledge. It's not that they can't expose properly, it's not that they can't operate the camera. Knowing how to use all the components that are available to us and knowing how to apply them to different shooting situations, different lighting environments, and effectively delivering a message in a visual format is where the "lack of knowledge" becomes evident. Most studentes look at a pro photographers photos and say "I want to do that!". Well, to DO "that" it takes a very complete understanding of lens choice, speed choice, Depth of Field choice, and then be able put this together in a properly and powerfully composed visual layout and design that impacts the viewer. That's where most photographs fail. When I critique portfolios, and I critique hundreds, it's always the same ... the same reasons and similar problems in the execution of the photographs. So, yes, photography classes will enlighten you to things you might not know, or not know you need to do. Might also bring thing to the mind to think about when doing photography. Jeff Roush / photography instructor http://www.roushphotoonline.com What was the question again?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - "Should I take Photo Classes or NOT?" was the question .. it's in all the postings yeah I think he is just taking the **** out of a spammer, just for the record, if your trying to sell something then maybe a COMM: or FS: tag at the beginning of your post would warn those that are not interested in your obvious *bait* subject heading to avoid this post. and as your a Google group poster I think its time to re-check my GG kill filters, some seem to be getting through :-( -- "Calling Atheism a religion is like calling bald a hair color." Don Hirschberg |
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Photo Classes or NOT?
"RoushPhotoOnline.com" wrote in message
... On May 18, 7:55 pm, "Atheist Chaplain" wrote: "RoushPhotoOnline.com" wrote in message ... On May 18, 7:30 pm, "Rudy Benner" wrote: "RoushStudios" wrote in message ... Should I take Photography Classes? This is a question I see on all the major sites in the "question & answer" areas. Oh Yahoo questions there are always nurmerous posts about this topic. Well, here's my take on it...and even though I'm an instructor (http://www.xxxxxxxxxxx.com) I'll try to give an unbiased opinion. Through the years I've taught students at many different skill levels, lots of amatuers and a fair amount of "wanna be pros". The thing that is common among all of them is the their lack of the right knowledge. It's not that they can't expose properly, it's not that they can't operate the camera. Knowing how to use all the components that are available to us and knowing how to apply them to different shooting situations, different lighting environments, and effectively delivering a message in a visual format is where the "lack of knowledge" becomes evident. Most studentes look at a pro photographers photos and say "I want to do that!". Well, to DO "that" it takes a very complete understanding of lens choice, speed choice, Depth of Field choice, and then be able put this together in a properly and powerfully composed visual layout and design that impacts the viewer. That's where most photographs fail. When I critique portfolios, and I critique hundreds, it's always the same ... the same reasons and similar problems in the execution of the photographs. So, yes, photography classes will enlighten you to things you might not know, or not know you need to do. Might also bring thing to the mind to think about when doing photography. Jeff Roush / photography instructor http://www.roushphotoonline.com What was the question again?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - "Should I take Photo Classes or NOT?" was the question .. it's in all the postings yeah I think he is just taking the **** out of a spammer, just for the record, if your trying to sell something then maybe a COMM: or FS: tag at the beginning of your post would warn those that are not interested in your obvious *bait* subject heading to avoid this post. and as your a Google group poster I think its time to re-check my GG kill filters, some seem to be getting through :-( -- "Calling Atheism a religion is like calling bald a hair color." Don Hirschberg- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Don, Sorry if I didn't follow the proper protocol. I will be sure to next time. no problems :-) unfortunately it is all to common now days for people to just hit and run, at least your hanging around and putting some effort into doing the right thing and for that you earn brownie points in my book :-) and if you do follow polite conventions in Usenet you will earn friends and respect, and from that will come referrals. Of course there will always be those that will just hurl blind abuse, most of us just ignore them and get on with it. -- "Calling Atheism a religion is like calling bald a hair color." Don Hirschberg |
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