Photography Courses

michelle22222

I am thinking of doing a photography course from home and I have found two good ones. One is a correspondence with kilroys college and the other is an online course with a college called CMIT. Both seem good I am just wondering if anyone has any advice as to which one would be the best for a beginner and which would be most beneficial???

pixbyjohn

If you live within distance of one I suggest you join a camera club that also runs courses. At least then you have fellow members to interact with and exchange ideas etc. And maybe the club arranges field trips etc. Good luck in the hobby,
John

melekalikimaka

all depends on what you want out of it and time your willing to commit, theres a course to suit all out there

hoganpoly

I found you tube a great source of help with photography from basics through to post processing,also get the invaluable book understanding exposure,by all means go the online course route but for me I think its a waste and id rather use the course fee to buy equipment:)

paulydub

Joining a camera club is a good idea look up http://irishphoto.ie then clubs to see a list of some of the clubs in ireland.

Websites I find usefull is
http://www.photoanswers.co.uk has good videos on both camera usage and photoshop they update it the odd time.
http://www.dslrtips.com/workshops/DSLR_workshops_tutorials_tips.shtml
has the basics for using a dslr he use's a canon but it applies to others as well.
in youtube search box type in photography. the less you type into youtube the more options you will get back try photography tips / photography tutorials.

cjf

I think it depends on if you are getting into photography as a hobby or if you want a recognised certificate. CMIT have a FETAC Digital Photography course and FETAC are well recognised in Ireland.