What is the best online photography school as far as quality for the money.?

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Since photography is best learned "hands on" with some kind of mentor, instructor and some fellow students to bounce ideas off, I don't know how successful an online photo school could be, or how much longer it would take you to master any of the skills necessary to be a successful photographer.

The first thing that will help you is to forget using CS4 to fix anything. Learn from the beginning how to control everything in the camera and take as few photos as possible to get the shots you want that are in perfect focus, well composed and perfectly exposed. Taking five or ten minutes to set up a shot will save you hours sitting in front of Photoshop.

While using the Internet as your resource, try to limit the number of shots you use to complete an assignment.

Most assignments are designed so a student in a traditional photo class can be done using a single 36 exposure roll of film. There is a temptation for beginning photographers to use as many shots as they need to get the shot and this can lead to poor habits later in their career. The goal is to get the shot with one exposure and then move on. Sure in the beginning you will make mistakes, but those mistakes are how you learn to avoid them in the future.

Frankly, had you asked this before now, I would have suggested you buy the much less expensive Adobe Lightroom and use the savings to buy a second lens for your camera system. Lightroom was designed for photographers from the ground up.

Photoshop was a program designed for post production professionals and pre-press technicians and it was only its unfortunate name that photographers were drawn to it and it was not until Photoshop 6 that Adobe added some powerful tools that a photographer could actually use.

Some links:

http://www.digitalphotographywebsite.com/photographyschools.html

http://www.betterphoto.com/online-photography-courses-2.asp
 
Since photography is best learned "hands on" with some kind of mentor, instructor and some fellow students to bounce ideas off, I don't know how successful an online photo school could be, or how much longer it would take you to master any of the skills necessary to be a successful photographer.

The first thing that will help you is to forget using CS4 to fix anything. Learn from the beginning how to control everything in the camera and take as few photos as possible to get the shots you want that are in perfect focus, well composed and perfectly exposed. Taking five or ten minutes to set up a shot will save you hours sitting in front of Photoshop.

While using the Internet as your resource, try to limit the number of shots you use to complete an assignment.

Most assignments are designed so a student in a traditional photo class can be done using a single 36 exposure roll of film. There is a temptation for beginning photographers to use as many shots as they need to get the shot and this can lead to poor habits later in their career. The goal is to get the shot with one exposure and then move on. Sure in the beginning you will make mistakes, but those mistakes are how you learn to avoid them in the future.

Frankly, had you asked this before now, I would have suggested you buy the much less expensive Adobe Lightroom and use the savings to buy a second lens for your camera system. Lightroom was designed for photographers from the ground up.

Photoshop was a program designed for post production professionals and pre-press technicians and it was only its unfortunate name that photographers were drawn to it and it was not until Photoshop 6 that Adobe added some powerful tools that a photographer could actually use.

Some links:

http://www.digitalphotographywebsite.com/photographyschools.html

http://www.betterphoto.com/online-photography-courses-2.asp
 
Since photography is best learned "hands on" with some kind of mentor, instructor and some fellow students to bounce ideas off, I don't know how successful an online photo school could be, or how much longer it would take you to master any of the skills necessary to be a successful photographer.

The first thing that will help you is to forget using CS4 to fix anything. Learn from the beginning how to control everything in the camera and take as few photos as possible to get the shots you want that are in perfect focus, well composed and perfectly exposed. Taking five or ten minutes to set up a shot will save you hours sitting in front of Photoshop.

While using the Internet as your resource, try to limit the number of shots you use to complete an assignment.

Most assignments are designed so a student in a traditional photo class can be done using a single 36 exposure roll of film. There is a temptation for beginning photographers to use as many shots as they need to get the shot and this can lead to poor habits later in their career. The goal is to get the shot with one exposure and then move on. Sure in the beginning you will make mistakes, but those mistakes are how you learn to avoid them in the future.

Frankly, had you asked this before now, I would have suggested you buy the much less expensive Adobe Lightroom and use the savings to buy a second lens for your camera system. Lightroom was designed for photographers from the ground up.

Photoshop was a program designed for post production professionals and pre-press technicians and it was only its unfortunate name that photographers were drawn to it and it was not until Photoshop 6 that Adobe added some powerful tools that a photographer could actually use.

Some links:

http://www.digitalphotographywebsite.com/photographyschools.html

http://www.betterphoto.com/online-photography-courses-2.asp
 
Since photography is best learned "hands on" with some kind of mentor, instructor and some fellow students to bounce ideas off, I don't know how successful an online photo school could be, or how much longer it would take you to master any of the skills necessary to be a successful photographer.

The first thing that will help you is to forget using CS4 to fix anything. Learn from the beginning how to control everything in the camera and take as few photos as possible to get the shots you want that are in perfect focus, well composed and perfectly exposed. Taking five or ten minutes to set up a shot will save you hours sitting in front of Photoshop.

While using the Internet as your resource, try to limit the number of shots you use to complete an assignment.

Most assignments are designed so a student in a traditional photo class can be done using a single 36 exposure roll of film. There is a temptation for beginning photographers to use as many shots as they need to get the shot and this can lead to poor habits later in their career. The goal is to get the shot with one exposure and then move on. Sure in the beginning you will make mistakes, but those mistakes are how you learn to avoid them in the future.

Frankly, had you asked this before now, I would have suggested you buy the much less expensive Adobe Lightroom and use the savings to buy a second lens for your camera system. Lightroom was designed for photographers from the ground up.

Photoshop was a program designed for post production professionals and pre-press technicians and it was only its unfortunate name that photographers were drawn to it and it was not until Photoshop 6 that Adobe added some powerful tools that a photographer could actually use.

Some links:

http://www.digitalphotographywebsite.com/photographyschools.html

http://www.betterphoto.com/online-photography-courses-2.asp
 
I am planning on becoming a professional photographer and already have Adobe Photoshop CS4 and my SLR camera. Looking for the best college online as I am a divorced mother of 5 kids. 4 in school and a 2yr old at home. Some guidance and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
 
Since photography is best learned "hands on" with some kind of mentor, instructor and some fellow students to bounce ideas off, I don't know how successful an online photo school could be, or how much longer it would take you to master any of the skills necessary to be a successful photographer.

The first thing that will help you is to forget using CS4 to fix anything. Learn from the beginning how to control everything in the camera and take as few photos as possible to get the shots you want that are in perfect focus, well composed and perfectly exposed. Taking five or ten minutes to set up a shot will save you hours sitting in front of Photoshop.

While using the Internet as your resource, try to limit the number of shots you use to complete an assignment.

Most assignments are designed so a student in a traditional photo class can be done using a single 36 exposure roll of film. There is a temptation for beginning photographers to use as many shots as they need to get the shot and this can lead to poor habits later in their career. The goal is to get the shot with one exposure and then move on. Sure in the beginning you will make mistakes, but those mistakes are how you learn to avoid them in the future.

Frankly, had you asked this before now, I would have suggested you buy the much less expensive Adobe Lightroom and use the savings to buy a second lens for your camera system. Lightroom was designed for photographers from the ground up.

Photoshop was a program designed for post production professionals and pre-press technicians and it was only its unfortunate name that photographers were drawn to it and it was not until Photoshop 6 that Adobe added some powerful tools that a photographer could actually use.

Some links:

http://www.digitalphotographywebsite.com/photographyschools.html

http://www.betterphoto.com/online-photography-courses-2.asp
 
Since photography is best learned "hands on" with some kind of mentor, instructor and some fellow students to bounce ideas off, I don't know how successful an online photo school could be, or how much longer it would take you to master any of the skills necessary to be a successful photographer.

The first thing that will help you is to forget using CS4 to fix anything. Learn from the beginning how to control everything in the camera and take as few photos as possible to get the shots you want that are in perfect focus, well composed and perfectly exposed. Taking five or ten minutes to set up a shot will save you hours sitting in front of Photoshop.

While using the Internet as your resource, try to limit the number of shots you use to complete an assignment.

Most assignments are designed so a student in a traditional photo class can be done using a single 36 exposure roll of film. There is a temptation for beginning photographers to use as many shots as they need to get the shot and this can lead to poor habits later in their career. The goal is to get the shot with one exposure and then move on. Sure in the beginning you will make mistakes, but those mistakes are how you learn to avoid them in the future.

Frankly, had you asked this before now, I would have suggested you buy the much less expensive Adobe Lightroom and use the savings to buy a second lens for your camera system. Lightroom was designed for photographers from the ground up.

Photoshop was a program designed for post production professionals and pre-press technicians and it was only its unfortunate name that photographers were drawn to it and it was not until Photoshop 6 that Adobe added some powerful tools that a photographer could actually use.

Some links:

http://www.digitalphotographywebsite.com/photographyschools.html

http://www.betterphoto.com/online-photography-courses-2.asp
 
Since photography is best learned "hands on" with some kind of mentor, instructor and some fellow students to bounce ideas off, I don't know how successful an online photo school could be, or how much longer it would take you to master any of the skills necessary to be a successful photographer.

The first thing that will help you is to forget using CS4 to fix anything. Learn from the beginning how to control everything in the camera and take as few photos as possible to get the shots you want that are in perfect focus, well composed and perfectly exposed. Taking five or ten minutes to set up a shot will save you hours sitting in front of Photoshop.

While using the Internet as your resource, try to limit the number of shots you use to complete an assignment.

Most assignments are designed so a student in a traditional photo class can be done using a single 36 exposure roll of film. There is a temptation for beginning photographers to use as many shots as they need to get the shot and this can lead to poor habits later in their career. The goal is to get the shot with one exposure and then move on. Sure in the beginning you will make mistakes, but those mistakes are how you learn to avoid them in the future.

Frankly, had you asked this before now, I would have suggested you buy the much less expensive Adobe Lightroom and use the savings to buy a second lens for your camera system. Lightroom was designed for photographers from the ground up.

Photoshop was a program designed for post production professionals and pre-press technicians and it was only its unfortunate name that photographers were drawn to it and it was not until Photoshop 6 that Adobe added some powerful tools that a photographer could actually use.

Some links:

http://www.digitalphotographywebsite.com/photographyschools.html

http://www.betterphoto.com/online-photography-courses-2.asp
 
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