Brad, What a humble approach on your part! Personally studying a lot of books on various photographic styles, techniques, and equipment has helped a lot. Working with experienced professionals. Becoming a member of a camera club and PPA. And I am just beginning a correspondence course with the New York Institute of Photography www.nyip.com. Most of all take a lot of pictures and write down exposure, film, conditions, filters used, and any other information that describes what might be recorded on the film. Then sit down with your exposures and your notes and analyze your own work. Ask others with more experience to look them over too. Slide film is so unforgiving that I often use it when experimenting to learn.
Glen O'Neal P.S. By the way ... we're all beginners. There is so much to learn ..... -----Original Message----- From: Brad Dobo [mailto:brad.dobo@;rogers.com] Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 3:13 AM To: PDML (Pentax) Subject: Photographic Training Hey folks, I'm quite curious here. How many of you took some formal training in regards to photography? Was it a university arts degree, or a community college course, or something else, like training under a professional or having a wise friend show you the tricks. Or is it simply many years of simple experience and perhaps reading books? Just wondering why (besides my lack of experience) you folks are so far ahead of me ;-) Regards, Brad Dobo
