Errr I do workshops
I've also been on MANY and learned something from every one I've ever been on
If you think you don't need help -
you're wrong - the instant I don't feel I can learn from anyone's workshop is the day I need to find a new hobby/business
The
"Those that can, do, those that can't, teach" is b****x
Many that 'can' earn sod all, if they can teach then that's great. There is a
HUGE difference between being a great photographer and earning from being a great photographer
More than one of the Pro bodies has more than one on its judging committee that can't shoot for s**t but are good teachers, and I know some superb togs who can't explain what they do at all - teaching is an art in itself - thankfully I can teach
What many forget is that many who want help picked up a camera yesterday and know nothing at all, most keen togs on TP could teach them something useful without even thinking of themselves as teachers. If you are already competent then chances are you want a different level of info and if a workshop doesn't deliver you'd think it was crap, most likely it was simply not right for you
I was once asked to do an evening's presentation on OCF for a camera club - no probs says I, I do it all the time, its simple - then I started to write down the basics and got to 37 points you need to know to do it right and I thought - how the fk can I teach that in an hour !!! I've seen people offer OCF workshops that take a day and tbh that's more like what many will need to grasp the basics of it
Pitching any course is hard, being upset that it wasn't at the level you wanted is easy
Try to teach one - then comment
Dave