A Great Way to Learn Photography

It's Tuesday morning and another great day to be a photographer! I just started my Photog Blog and my goal is to write something everyday... Monday through Friday. Today I thought I would share about how I learned (and continue to learn) this art we call photography.

Over the years I have taken classes and attended seminars trying to become a better photographer. Some things have been really helpful... others not so much. I have taken several university classes for about $300 each and I attended the online degree program through the New York Institute of Photography. The problem with these learning venues, besides being expensive, is that I don't remember eighty percent of the information. Don't get me wrong... I think NYIP is a good program, but when I took it they seemed to be focused a lot on film photography, and I was deep into digital. I believe that has changed but you would need to check that out for yourself.

In my opinion, one of the best ways to learn photography and photoshop (a must know program for photographers these days) is through a web based program called Kelby Training. You may have heard of Scott Kelby, he is a wildly successful writer of photography and photoshop books. He started Kelby Training which provides online classes by some of the best folks in the business. And, what's even better, is you can take as many classes as you want, as many times as you want, without breaking the bank!

I just renewed my annual membership. It was only $179 dollars for the whole year ($199 if you are not a National Association of Photoshop Professionals member) and they threw in two books on top of it... "The Moment it Clicks" by Joe McNally and "The Adobe Photoshop CS4 Book for Digital Photographers" by Scott himself. I checked out prices at Barnes & Noble and the books alone cost $75. That means I am getting an entire year of top-of-the-line photography and photoshop classes for about a $100. That's a screamin' good deal where I come from.

I don't know Scott and he doesn't know me, so I do not get any benefit from making this recommendation. I simply think Kelby Training is an awesome way to become a better photographer and thought I would pass it on to you.

Check it out for yourself at http://www.kelbytraining.com/

Until next time...

Ryan