Complete Beginners Photography Course?

Backtoblack

Please can anyone advise where might be the best place to attend a beginners photography course? Probably just a ten week one or so to begin with.
Any suggestions or advice greatly appreciated.
Thank you.

Fenster

I attented one of those courses as near to a complete beginner and gave up after a week as it was extremely inane :[

bp_me

Join your local camera club instead. It will be more beneficial (probably).

DadaKopf

A number of VEC colleges in Dublin do night courses. You might like to check them out. They have a website where you can check courses on offer.

Backtoblack

I was given a good camera (cannon wtih lots of lens etc) but I am a complete beginner. I want to learn as much as i can about using the camera before i go out and use it..
The Dublin Camera Club? Are they the best?
Or some of the ten week courses with the colleges might be ok.. but i'm just wondering if the teachers there would be better than dub cam club.. if you know what i mean.

Backtoblack

bp_me wrote:

Join your local camera club instead. It will be more beneficial (probably).

Right. I just thought someone might have attended a good one that they could advise.
I probably will join a camera club i suppose, its a more logical idea!
Thanks for your help!

bp_me

List of IPF clubs --> http://www.irishphoto.ie/ipfclubs.html

Backtoblack

bp_me wrote:

List of IPF clubs --> http://www.irishphoto.ie/ipfclubs.html

perfect! thank you very much!

Fenster

Backtoblack wrote:

Right. I just thought someone might have attended a good one that they could advise.
I probably will join a camera club i suppose, its a more logical idea!
Thanks for your help!

You'd learn more going out and trying everything and anything.

Backtoblack

Fenster wrote:

You'd learn more going out and trying everything and anything.

lol! I will too, but its a pretty professional looking camera and i'll look like a doofuss behind it, trying to focus it for twenty minutes alone!! lol

bp_me

Backtoblack wrote:

lol! I will too, but its a pretty professional looking camera and i'll look like a doofuss behind it, trying to focus it for twenty minutes alone!! lol

Use AF

Backtoblack

bp_me wrote:

Use AF

lol What's that!!! (see!!! )
Automatic function???
I wouldn't even know how to set that up!
>>>>>>total beginner<<<<<<<:p

bp_me

auto focus. have a good read through your camera's manual.

http://www.photo.net/learn/ <--- worth a read also.

Backtoblack

bp_me wrote:

auto focus. have a good read through your camera's manual.

http://www.photo.net/learn/ <--- worth a read also.

LOL! My dad told me to read the manual of course too!

You're a star! thanks a mill! I've saved it to my favourites and will look during the week. Will do a course probably too - won't do any harm!
Thanks again for all of your help!

bp_me

Dont forget to post up some results too.

Backtoblack

bp_me wrote:

Dont forget to post up some results too.

yep will do!
When did you start taking pics?

digitalbeginner

Backtoblack wrote:

Please can anyone advise where might be the best place to attend a beginners photography course?

Where are you based?

Backtoblack

digitalbeginner wrote:

Where are you based?

At my location in Dublin!

bp_me

Backtoblack wrote:

yep will do!
When did you start taking pics?

About a year ago...........

digitalbeginner

Backtoblack wrote:

At my location in Dublin!

We're running Beginners Digital Photography courses in Drumcondra, Dun Laoghaire and Leixlip starting the week of the 22nd of January. You can get more details here http://www.digitalbeginners.ie/digitalphotocourses.htm. If you need any more info just pop me an email.

Backtoblack

bp_me wrote:

About a year ago...........

Cool! I hope we can chat more about same then!

Backtoblack

digitalbeginner wrote:

We're running Beginners Digital Photography courses in Drumcondra, Dun Laoghaire and Leixlip starting the week of the 22nd of January. You can get more details here http://www.digitalbeginners.ie/digitalphotocourses.htm. If you need any more info just pop me an email.

Its not a digital camera though. I've been given it to practise with a view to upgrading to digital in the future.. I might be a bit out of place in a digital course..

digitalbeginner

Apologies, must drink less on New Year's in future:)

When it comes to film the Gallery of Photography is your only man. They're running a B&W Film Photography course for beginners (includes absolute beginners to the camera as well) starting in January.

You can find more details here: http://www.irish-photography.com/courses/intro.html

Enjoy!

Backtoblack

digitalbeginner wrote:

Apologies, must drink less on New Year's in future:)

When it comes to film the Gallery of Photography is your only man. They're running a B&W Film Photography course for beginners (includes absolute beginners to the camera as well) starting in January.

You can find more details here: http://www.irish-photography.com/courses/intro.html

Enjoy!

lol! Ok. I'll had it to favourites.
Thanks for your help!

Backtoblack

Thanks for all your help!
Off to sleep now. Back to work tomorrow!!!
At least its only a four day week!!!

Goodnight!

Sebzy

If the above do not suit have a look at
Dublin Camera Club
http://www.dublincameraclub.ie/facilities/beginnersCourse.jsp

First class January 31st the course runs for a total of 10 weeks covering just about everything.

If your interested you can drop down any Tuesday to the club nights at 8pm and ask questions etc.. It's also worth noting that if you join the club you will get use of 2 dark rooms (Big and small) and a kitted out studio.

Dublin Camera Club
10 Lower Camden Street
Dublin City Center
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Seb.

mikedragon32

Based on this thread it seems that joining a club is the way to go.

Is anyone here a member of Bray CC? Would be interested in joining as it seems to be the closest to me, but am terrible at going along to things on my own! It might be helpful if a fellow boardsie is a member...

gandalf

Sent my deposit off for the Dublin Camera Club course starting on the 31st. Been treatening to do this for years so glad I will be finally.