Baydream wrote: I've found that photography clubs, organized critiques and workshops "focused" on what you want to learn are better than a "soup to nuts" photography course (online or in-person). A lot depends on whether you want to learn portrait work, wedding photography, nature photography. Probably no one wants to do it all.
Promotions for programs that "guarantee" success as a professional photographer are overblown in my view.
You also want to see the work of the "instructor". Can they produce quality work? - or just talk about it? I just took a class in drawing animals because I knew the artist could produce based on her work.
Beware the promises of promoters.
MLKstudios wrote: OK, you guys win. I give. I'll post an "example" of my work. Macro is popular here.
If you want to shoot really close up photos of cigarette butts, I'm the best teacher you can find, anywhere...
D700, 60mm "micro-Nikkor" and on camera flash (SB-900 bounced). No post work other than minor RAW adjustments. You have to imagine it printed really LARGE.
An "oh-maj" to the platinum work of Irving Penn.
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