12 Weeks To Better Photos Course - It's On Like Donkey Kong

I got some good responses to yesterday's post about the 12 Weeks to Better Photos course I was considering re-doing, so now it's officially on: I'll be re-starting the course!



The plan is to tackle a new lesson here on the blog each Thursday - so you can keep an eye out for those posts each week. If you decide to do it along with me (I would love that!) you can link to your post in the comments section and on my facebook page. I think it would be so much fun to see how others are doing.

Here's the complete schedule of lessons:

Aperture Basic Training ~ September 8, 2011
ISO and Shutter Speed ~ September 15, 2011
The Color of Light ~ September 22, 2011
Flash ~ September 29, 2011
Composition ~ October 6, 2011
Shooting Indoors ~ October 13, 2011
Shooting Outdoors ~ October 20, 2011
On the Go ~ October 27, 2011
Portraits ~ November 3, 2011
Landscapes ~ November 10, 2011
Your Daily Environment ~ November 17, 2011
Camera Accessories ~ November 23, 2011*

*note: This is a Wednesday because the 24th is Thanksgiving


I've already gotten a few questions about the course from people who seem interested so here's a quick FAQ about it. If you have any other questions just let me know. Remember, this is just for fun and completely informal - so you can expect lots of happy vibes each week :)

FAQs:

Q: So, wait, what is this course thing anyway? Do I have to sign up somewhere?
A: There's no sign-up. No registration. If you want in, you're already part of the club (welcome!). The course is totally online and 100% free. The links above are to each week's lesson and you're free to check them out whenever you want.

Q: I only have a point and shoot... Do I need a fancy camera to do this?
A: Absolutely not! The first few lessons do focus on technical things that you might not be able to control manually on a P&S, but the later courses (for example the ones on composition and shooting in different environments) you can definitely do!

Q: I'd love to do it, but I don't have a blog *frowny face* Can I still participate?
A: You don't have to have a blog either! I'd love to see your photos over at my facebook page if you want to share what you did.

Q: Twelve weeks sure is a long time, I'm not sure that I can commit to that, is that okay?
A: Yup. Do one week. Do 12 weeks. Only do a week or two that seem interesting to you. It's all good. And if it ends up just being me talking about it, well, that's okay too.

Q: I think my photos are lousy and I'm embarrassed to share them...
A: Okay, this isn't a question, but I'm putting out there anyway. Please don't feel like your photos aren't good enough to be shared. The purpose of doing this course is to learn and get better - if our photos were already perfect we wouldn't have anything to learn right? And we won't get better until we learn more stuff, no? I sure as heck don't know what I'm doing, so you definitely don't have to think you do either!


So that's what you can expect for the next few months on the blog (fun, right?). You can also check out my facebook page for updates about the course too. I really hope a few of you will also join in (*hint hint*) and I'm looking forward to playing around with my camera and hopefully getting some new epic photos out of the course. Oh, and I'm sure you can expect some certain dogs to make an appearance in some of the weeks' lessons too ;)