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Photography Course - Dublin

  • 22-10-2013 3:37pm
    #1
    tempnam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 491 ✭✭


    I'm interested in dong a photography course in Dublin @ beginner level. Any recommendations?

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    DannyBuoy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 598 ✭✭✭DannyBuoy


    Dave McKane over at http://iop.ie/courses/index.htm generally has some good stuff going.


  • #3
    kman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73 ✭✭kman


    I did the Creative Photography course in the Gallery of Photography, well recommended. This other one there may suit you.
    http://www.galleryofphotography.ie/2013/09/26/introduction-to-digital-photography-and-imaging-2/


  • #4
    xia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,079 ✭✭✭xia


    And always mentioned: The one in the Dublin Camera Club :)


  • #5
    perfectring1
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 8 ✭perfectring1


    Yea, I did a course in Institute of photography on Lord Edward Street - useful photoshop course there too.


  • #6
    Dr.Winston O'Boogie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,832 ✭✭✭Dr.Winston O'Boogie


    xia wrote: »
    And always mentioned: The one in the Dublin Camera Club :)

    Was looking at this one, anyone done it? Any use?


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  • #7
    xia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,079 ✭✭✭xia


    niallo24 wrote: »
    Was looking at this one, anyone done it? Any use?

    I did it a few years back and am a DCC member since :)

    I found it very good and thanks to outings during the course you get to use what you learned while using your own camera.


  • #8
    bigjoe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 197 ✭✭bigjoe


    I would suggest look at camera clubs and see what if anything they are doing. As far as I know http://stbrigidsphotogroup.blogspot.ie/ St Brigids will be running one in the New Year and will be free to all paid up members of the club.

    Keep an eye on their site.


  • #9
    CabanSail
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 9,047 CMod ✭✭✭✭CabanSail


    Generally speaking you get better value for money from a Camera Club membership than a course. Of course as a club member you get out what you put in. Also different clubs suit different people. I was a member of DCC when living in Dublin. It suited me fine. Big club with lots of facilities and plenty of experienced photographers to learn from along with great talks.


  • #10
    MarkN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,323 ✭✭✭MarkN


    If you were looking at the IOP courses would you dip your toe in and do one of the shorter/weekend courses or just dive in and do a 6 month/one year one? It's a lot of money to put up for the more intensive ones. Anyone here completed any of them and care to share what you feel you got out of it?

    Is it only worth doing the longer courses if you're 100% about trying to make a career out of photography?


  • #11
    melekalikimaka
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 10,686 Mod ✭✭✭✭melekalikimaka


    MarkN wrote: »
    Is it only worth doing the longer courses if you're 100% about trying to make a career out of photography?

    not at all


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  • #12
    DannyBuoy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 598 ✭✭✭DannyBuoy


    MarkN wrote: »
    If you were looking at the IOP courses would you dip your toe in and do one of the shorter/weekend courses or just dive in and do a 6 month/one year one? It's a lot of money to put up for the more intensive ones. Anyone here completed any of them and care to share what you feel you got out of it?

    Is it only worth doing the longer courses if you're 100% about trying to make a career out of photography?

    I've done a few of Daves courses and was very happy with them. I guess the good thing about doing a short course first is that you'll get a feel of how he runs them and if you're happy then invest more time and money in them.


  • #13
    brayhead2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3 ✭brayhead2


    Hi I run " The Irish Street Photography Group" on Google Meetup 170 Members 20-30 Active each Month we meet & Shoot Street Photography in Dublin..and its "FREE" great group of people at all levels..if your interested in this Genre of Photography..Please feel free to send me an Email desbyrnephotos@yahoo.com


  • #14
    Dave!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,857 ✭✭✭✭Dave!


    Bump :)

    I'm also interested in taking the IOP course. It's quite pricey though! Any more thoughts on it? What would the age profile generally be? I'd like to do a class with people around my own age (mid–late-twenties) ideally.

    Thanks


  • #15
    Dr.Winston O'Boogie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,832 ✭✭✭Dr.Winston O'Boogie


    Anyone done the below? Heard good things and that it may be a better option than the Dublin camera club?

    http://www.mkfinstitute.com/Digital%20Photography%20Workshop.html


  • #16
    amdgilmore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 545 ✭✭✭amdgilmore


    It's also an idea to check out the work of some of these instructors before you fork out the cash. Most of them are pretty easy to find online.

    I personally wouldn't be comfortable taking lessons from somebody who was into a style of photography that I felt was indicative of a lack of taste on their part...

    I'm trying to be diplomatic here, but I don't know how well I'm succeeding. Not all instructors are equal, is the basic message. Tailor him or her to your own tastes.


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