Online Photography Classes Vs. Campus Photography ClassesEssay Preview: Online Photography Classes Vs. Campus Photography ClassesReport this essayOn line photography classes VS. Campus photography classesThere are many differences between on line classes in photography and on campus classes:Photography is more convenient on line to most people for many reasons on line courses have, flexible classes that fit your schedule , you are in the comfort of your own home, and you can eat and drink while doing your assignments. If you have any bad habits no one else will see them, such as sitting in your pajamas while doing school work. You do not have to be at class at any particular time, as long as your assignments are turned in on time.
In On line photograph classes you have to be in the class just long enough to turn in your assignments and comment on your peers assignments. The comments and critiques from your peers in an on line classroom are very beneficial in helping you better your grades. When you are taking courses at home you do not have to worry about the violence that might go on at a campus.
Some of the differences of on campus classes, are you stay for the whole class, you have to drive back and forth to the collage, find a parking spot, buy a parking pass, and make sure you park in the right place. Most of the times if you want to stop and get something to eat you have to leave an hour before your class begins. You do not get the comments or critiques of your peers to help you better your assignment, or the advantage of tutorials. There is no smoking allowed in the collage and sometimes not even on the campus grounds. You are more apt to eat out and less healthy if you go to Collage on campus. You have a huge range of possibilities in the computer lab on campus like developing your film in a dark room; you cannot do that on line. Although there is security on campus, you still worry about your safety while going to collage on campus.
There are also many similarities between on line classes and on campus photography classes: the reading requirements, amount of hours and credits needed to graduate, flash drives, straps, tripods, cameras, and flashes, and depending on the type of camera, you might use a film camera in an on campus class and learn to develop your own film in a dark room or use a digital camera. In an on line class you use the same equipment except you use a digital camera, you also have on line digital books (all though you still can purchase hard cover books that you pay for later instead of having to purchase them before class starts. Of course both courses you need subjects to photograph. You will take night, twilight, morning, and afternoon shots in both courses. You meet a variety of different people and sometimes make bonds that last a life time.
Practicality
In a student-run and solo class, you only take 1 minute of photography to create all the images. If a class is too short in amount of time, you may simply add a camera. Also, the class itself may not have any on-campus photographers on hand as it is held at a lower price. In an on line class you need to meet a range of photographers and meet them in a room for 8-12 hours for a small fee and then a photographer may use your cell phone to record your shots. There may also be camera-equipped or digital cameras available on-line. In this type of class, you use a DSLR or a digital camera (not both) just for photos.
What the Difference is
All of this is just a general concept…
When I got to know a guy’s personal photographer in the fall during an “over the last” year of college, he knew exactly who he was going to be using most often! He had a camera by this point as I was a graduate student and all of his photos had been taken for him after his first semester at Cal State.
When I got to work as a graduate student there was one year in which he photographed everything from an indoor pool to an oversize home movie theater. One year he had an idea on how his family, which also happened to be a graduate student was going to “use” his family as photographers.
Each year after an on-campus photography class, I worked through his background and was more or less at a professional end. When I started my graduate work, I made use of his photography and took pictures all over the place. But that didn’t mean there wasn’t a little bit of interest to learn from him.. my job was to keep that interest up and I spent time working through his background and trying to figure out what I wanted out and what I was being encouraged to do. I’ve now trained as a photographer in an in-house production studio and his photos on film have been published in many magazines, magazines and bookstores and even blog posts have spawned a whole new field of photography and I now have a whole line of “on line production” cameras. There are a limited number of these to choose from, but in fact I’ve worked on over 80 different models and I’ve photographed all of them all with my own hands for over a year. The work I’ve done has been a bit of a blur in the beginning and I’m not sure I plan on returning to the hobby for the foreseeable future.
Do the following things to avoid the pitfalls of an off-campus photography class:
Do photography at any point during the day. During the day when I work I typically work on the laptop as much as possible for as little as 10 min. of my time. During the day I work with mostly professional cameras because I’m always going for the shot. I usually do my shooting with the night focus and I like to take the photos during quiet moments like watching a movie, waiting for someone to stop by or just when the camera works OK. If things calm down and you are using it for a few hours, or more, I go for it sometimes, but usually for about 30 minutes.
During the day I generally work
Practicality
In a student-run and solo class, you only take 1 minute of photography to create all the images. If a class is too short in amount of time, you may simply add a camera. Also, the class itself may not have any on-campus photographers on hand as it is held at a lower price. In an on line class you need to meet a range of photographers and meet them in a room for 8-12 hours for a small fee and then a photographer may use your cell phone to record your shots. There may also be camera-equipped or digital cameras available on-line. In this type of class, you use a DSLR or a digital camera (not both) just for photos.
What the Difference is
All of this is just a general concept…
When I got to know a guy’s personal photographer in the fall during an “over the last” year of college, he knew exactly who he was going to be using most often! He had a camera by this point as I was a graduate student and all of his photos had been taken for him after his first semester at Cal State.
When I got to work as a graduate student there was one year in which he photographed everything from an indoor pool to an oversize home movie theater. One year he had an idea on how his family, which also happened to be a graduate student was going to “use” his family as photographers.
Each year after an on-campus photography class, I worked through his background and was more or less at a professional end. When I started my graduate work, I made use of his photography and took pictures all over the place. But that didn’t mean there wasn’t a little bit of interest to learn from him.. my job was to keep that interest up and I spent time working through his background and trying to figure out what I wanted out and what I was being encouraged to do. I’ve now trained as a photographer in an in-house production studio and his photos on film have been published in many magazines, magazines and bookstores and even blog posts have spawned a whole new field of photography and I now have a whole line of “on line production” cameras. There are a limited number of these to choose from, but in fact I’ve worked on over 80 different models and I’ve photographed all of them all with my own hands for over a year. The work I’ve done has been a bit of a blur in the beginning and I’m not sure I plan on returning to the hobby for the foreseeable future.
Do the following things to avoid the pitfalls of an off-campus photography class:
Do photography at any point during the day. During the day when I work I typically work on the laptop as much as possible for as little as 10 min. of my time. During the day I work with mostly professional cameras because I’m always going for the shot. I usually do my shooting with the night focus and I like to take the photos during quiet moments like watching a movie, waiting for someone to stop by or just when the camera works OK. If things calm down and you are using it for a few hours, or more, I go for it sometimes, but usually for about 30 minutes.
During the day I generally work
I myself prefer the online classes, because for me I need that extra little help that I can get from my peers and from my professors