GMIT course

bman

Hi,

I'm new to photography and recently got a Canon 400D (or more so my father got it and I'm just messing about with!). I was thinking of taking a digital photography course and the only one and I found this one in GMIT. Has anyone here completed this course and if so is it any good? Should I even bother taking a course or would I be as well off just reading online tutorials (which I have already been doing)? Some of the stuff in the course seems very basic (such as week 5: * Creating a screensaver. * Creating wallpaper. :eek: ).

5uspect

Its a digital camera, it costs nothing than time and a bettery charge to experiment.
Most folks here are only too eager to help also so don't waste money on a course that shows you how to right click...

Thirdfox

After reading that course outline I believe you would be better borrowing a good photography book from the library and spend that E170 on a lens (nifty fifty?) or speedlite for your Canon.

I've been "winging it" for a few months on my Nikon D40 and was lucky enough to get selected in a few competitions. I would recommend you to read the camera's manual first of all, get a good book (Understanding Exposure is one I see recommended all the time), go out and shoot a few thousand photos... then if you still feel like you need a course you'll have enough knowledge to go for an advanced course focusing on composition and "art".

Just my two cents
(I believe my poor D40's shutter count is already at 15,000+ after 10 months! )
edit: as you improve the amount of photos you take falls progressively (it may take you 100 shots to get a keeper in the beginning but after a few months it should be down to 1-5 shots and getting a keeper.) That's the great thing about digital - the film is free!

bman

Thanks for the advice. I'll keep shooting away so and post a few up here for C&C from time to time.

5uspect

Cool, look forward to seeing them!