New Photographer, as in brand new!

Rastaman

Hi,

Just reading your posts here, hope you are still somewhat current...

I am looking for recommendations for any classes that would help me get to grips with my camera and photography. I am Drogheda (Co. Louth0 based but can travel.

Any help would be excellent

Cheers

AnCatDubh

Hi Rastaman and welcome,

Hope you don't mind but I move your post off the tail end of the other thread into its own thread. You'll probably get more traction when its on its own.

I throw one in for starters - check out the offerings in digitalbeginners.ie - Dave from there posts here from time to time, but a number of previous course participants have reported good things. They also do the Canon training so there's obviously merit to their offerings.

Also I think there is a camera club around drogheda (Dink, sNarah - help me out here?) which may be of interest to you (assumes your profile location is accurate).

And finally, hang about here - there's lots to be learned and new people are always welcome,

Anyhow, hope you don't mind me ripping the post off the other thread.

Cheers.

EDIT: Good lord but my typed English is gone to the dogs!

CabanSail

Drogheda have a very good camera club. Go along to a meeting as a visitor & see if it suits you. Being in an active camera club & posting on helpful forums (like this one) are good ways to learn.

http://droghedaphotographicclub.com/

(but the website seems to be broken at the moment)
Working again now.

BFassassin

You just missed out by 2 weeks. There is a course on in DKIT on photography.
Im doing it and so far so good. Id like to get my hands on a D90 soon though so I can try it out

Calina

I think Dink is a member of the camera club in Drogheda.

Rastaman

Guys,

Thanks a million, browsed the web for what felt like weeks (was really only a couple of hours!) but you lot pummelled the old www into oblivion.

I never thought of DKIT, but will have a look at thier schedules.

I have a D70 my neighbour more or less gave to me (so he could buy his new Canon)

I have looked at the inst. of Photohragy website, thank you, plenty of info on there and the Canon training says alot for the store.

i will ask my neigbour about the Drogs Camera Club as well.

Wow, Really greatful.

Thank you (",) (original smiley!)

Hugh_C

Rastaman wrote: »

I have a D70 my neighbour more or less gave to me

A fine camera to start on! I've also heard great things about the very active Drogheda Camera Club

Rastaman

Thanks Hugh,

So much encouragement out there/in here...brilliant!

Thanks for the compliment

Mick

BFassassin

Well th course is part of the lifelong learning thing.
Here is the link to it for you
http://learn.ie/www/categories.asp?cID=3

sNarah

Hi rastaman,

Dink & myself are indeed in the Cameraclub here in Drogheda, we meet every thursday, only joined myself a couple of weeks ago and it's interesting enough alright!

You just missed their course they organise, appartenly it's a very good one.

Other than that, I know the DIFE have a fulltime course in multimedia production/creative art, which includes photography as well, check out their website. They have an evening class as well, but it's more for compact digital camera's (e.g. how the buttons work and how to improve the photo's on the camera).

As far as I know that s the only options here in Drogheda. If you want to join the camera club, just pm Dink or me for more info!

Dara Robinson

This might be a nice starting point

http://www.nightcourses.com/search.html?from_page=main&keyword=Photography&county_id=25&college_id=0&go=