Photography Course Redo, starting October 1st
The photo of carrots is a tip of the hat to Charmian. Her picture is better, though.
Back in July, I announced my participation in Jodie Coston’s Online Photography Course at Morguefile. A few other people expressed an interest, but some couldn’t start right away and others (including me) began posting our assignments, but had to put them on hold when we got busy with other things.
Which is fine, because it’s a completely self-paced course. I was thinking about starting again from Lesson 1 anyway, because I have learned a lot about my camera, its limitations, and some hacks I can use to work around those limitations.
Beginning October 1st, I’m starting the photography course again. I’ll be posting the results of each assignment here at the blog, and as my schedule allows, other nifty things I’ve tried from tutorials around the Web. The idea is to improve, so feel free to give feedback in the comments (”Eh,” “Ooh,” or “Bleh” are entirely appropriate.)
Food and travel writer Charmian Christie is going to join me this go-around. She’s set up a separate blog for this endeavor. And if you’d like to join us, you’re more than welcome. Let me know where you’ll be posting your photos, and I’ll add a link to the Photography Project blogroll.
I’ve found a smorgasbord of resources on the Internet for budding shutterbugs like me. Most of the sites are also frequented by pros and experienced hobbyists as well, so there’s a lot to learn. In no particular order, here are the links to my favorites so far. (Please comment if you know of a great photography site I’ve missed.)
Jodie Coston’s Free Online Digital Photography Course at Morguefile
Flickr (The forums here have a wealth of information. You can find groups that focus on your particular camera model, geographic area, photography niches, whatever. Join one or all of them.)
Photo Bliss (the 365 Challenge)
Better Photo (Has some free content and some for-pay services. I haven’t spent any money here, so this isn’t an endorsement of anything they offer for a fee; however, plenty of pros seem to gather there.)
Digital Camera Resource (Excellent, painstakingly-detailed, unbiased reviews of zillions of digital cameras. My favorite. Even if you’re not shopping for a camera, you may learn something you didn’t know about the one who have.)
Phew. That’s a lot of linking for one day. Now I better go put some fresh batteries in my camera, because October 1st is Wednesday! Did I say we are starting on October 1st?
September 29th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
Count me in! So, I should be following the course or can I do free style?
September 29th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
Faten, that’s great.
Of course, it’s entirely up to you, but I like the order of the lessons.
Either way, I think the idea would be to give feedback on each other’s photos in light of a particular assignment. (Each lesson covers a different basic - composition, aperture/shutter speed, light/white balance, depth of field, etc.)
October 1st, 2008 at 8:56 am
Thanks for the kind words, Carolyn, but to be honest, that carrot photo you like so much was sheer luck. I whipped out my camera and snapped. The real trick is to repeat such “artistry” with intent!
Faten’s joining us? Great! I’ll add the link to my blogroll!