Workshop Evening College Courses

I did a 10 week portrait course at a local college and the interaction with other photographers was great, but the instructor was less than useful. He set an objective - take a picture with a rembrandt light and then left us to it.
There was a city and guilds course which a few of us looked into doing - I decided against it as the cost was about the same as your course and I decided that I could pick my own tutors and train in my own thing at my pace. My first course was a £300 weekend course with a really good photographer - I learnt loads. I would find the photographer who trains and go on a course or two with her/him.
Just my 2p
 
Hey. Thanks for your views. Do you have the details of the weekend course you went on if it still runs?

I've also looked at the Nikon courses which may be a good way to meet others and ask loads of questions to the "experts" :)

Ed
 
Hi Ed,
it really depends on what you are looking for in a course - the course I did was with the Blackthorn School and was portraiture. That may or may not float your boat - you didnt say - the tutor was Simon Young.

Brian
 
I would highly recommend a C&G course if you are just getting into photography.

The workload is not too heavy but you will learn lots of invaluable lessons. You might want to check if you are eligible to jump straight to the level 2 if you already have a significant understanding of how to manage your DSLR.
 
bdslr said:
Hi Ed,
it really depends on what you are looking for in a course - the course I did was with the Blackthorn School and was portraiture. That may or may not float your boat - you didnt say - the tutor was Simon Young.

Brian
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I've done a course there with Simon, very good tutor. He's an occasional member on here. Mine was a general course which covered lots of things including studio portraiture, 3 hours once a week, only 6 people on the course so small and intimate.
For the studio week, we'd previously discussed lighting, experimented and then on the night we had a model and the students arranged the lighting themselves to work out what worked and didn't. It wasn't a case of having everything setup for you and you took the shots. The students themselves worked it out between them, with occasional help from Simon if required.

Worked ok for us

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Having done this course, this was what started me on my degree by distance learning.
 
To the op, if you are jumping into level 2, do you pass the requirements to miss level 1. Is this pure photography or more art based, will you be discussing history, studying other photographers etc. how about film? A lot of courses designed for school leavers will use film for a year, with processing etc.
When does this course run, during the day or evenings. Does it fit into your work?
 
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