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Ive been researching online photography courses for a few weeks now as i cant attend a regular college course due to work commitments, a distance learning course will fit in better around my life.

Ive narrowed it down to 2 choices and would love anyones feedback on them. Even more so if you've actually sat the courses too

1st one is:
Level 3 Award in Digital Photography from UK Open learning
(http://www.uk-open-learning.com/CartV3/Details.asp?ProductID=549)
Its NCFE accredited and the course content seems pretty good

2nd one is:
Diploma in Professional Photography from The Photography institute
(http://www.thephotographyinstitute.co.uk/index.cfm/apg/home)
Not accredited but content looks excellent too.

After the course to teach me all about aperture, shutter speeds, ISO, lighting, metering etc and not just how to sell photos.

Anyone had any experience with any of these providers or could offer advice on any others that i may have over looked?.

Thanks in advance
 
In all honesty, do you need to go on a course? I can strongly recommend the book 'Understanding Exposure' it explains all about aperture, shutter and ISO in very easy terms with good example pics. Around £10 I think on Amazon. Have a practise after and I think you will be far more knowledgeable.
 
Yeah i do really want t go on a course if im honest, especially if i ever want to move into the world of professional photography in the future. I feel a course will be able to offer a proper learning structure as opposed to me trying my best from a book.
 
hewhoknows said:
Yeah i do really want t go on a course if im honest, especially if i ever want to move into the world of professional photography in the future. I feel a course will be able to offer a proper learning structure as opposed to me trying my best from a book.
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Look for a BTEC Level one photography at you local collage if you can find one. This will cover all you want to know and more. One I did was 3hours a week plus homework.

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That was my 1st port of call if im honest but they only rasn the course on a Monday evening which i 100% cannot make :( was gutter really as the course looked spot on for me. (Plus its full until September 2011!!)

Im self employed at the moment and am out alot of evening seeing custoemrs and getting in work hence me looking at a home learning course which will be more flexible and can work around my busy life.
 
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An accredited course may be inportant if you want to develop a professional career in photography, even then its all about the quality of your work as opposed to what certs you have on the wall.

Ive been going though this thought process also and signed up to an OCN level 2 accredited course delivered by BX in Belfast in the spring time, while I havent sumitted the course work or exhibit pics (unlikely to do so now), it was well worth attending cause you can only pick up so much from a book, its good to see thing being done (e.g. studio lighting)

All the best to you:thinking:
 
Thanks Vicmac, i agree thats the quality of work is probabaly whats most important. Still no clearer on which course to go for thought lol!!!
 
are you limited on the above courses, if you dont have alot of kit, ie just have a basic camera set up and no more? i too am looking for a course, have applied at my local college but spaces are constantly filled, and the OU course is apparently a pile of crap.
 
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are you limited on the above courses, if you dont have alot of kit, ie just have a basic camera set up and no more? i too am looking for a course, have applied at my local college but spaces are constantly filled, and the OU course is apparently a pile of crap.
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Both courses recommend that you have a camera with appeture and shutter priority mode and if possible manual mode. Other than that i dont think there is much limitation.

Ive only got a low end DSLR myself, a Nikon D60 and a few lenses so reckon you could set yourself up pretty cheaply??!?!

Ideally id recommend emailing them just to be on the safe side though.
 
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