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Originally Posted by Cantankerous
photog classes are bollocks.
i've never taken a class in my life. either you've got talent and you've got an eye or you don't. it's innate, not something that can be taught.
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yeah mostly wasn't about taking photos, it was when i was 18 pretty much before digital cameras, so it was a 6 month dark room course. but i sold all of my dark room gear when i was about 25.
however i disagree, you can teach people the basics of a decent image. where to place something in a frame, how to avoid ugly background and foreground clutter. i do also agree that you can't teach talent. you can teach technique. but hey i just do it for fun. i may exhibit at a mates pub when i have had plenty of fun when i get my dslr.
edit: also how do you know classes are bollocks if you have never taken one.....
and i love the selfpotrait you posted in the photog thread