 Maryannebenusisphoto.com - Mary-Anne Benusis  Contact Mary-Anne Benusis Mary-Anne Benusis's Gallery |
The instructor Who teaches these courses? What is this persons back ground and where did they study photography? Please share some true positive news.
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- Carolyn M. Fletcher  Contact Carolyn M. Fletcher Carolyn M. Fletcher's Gallery |
If you go to the pull down menu for interactive courses, there is a tab for pro instructors. If you click on a photo, it takes you to their bio/gallery and you can get a pretty good idea of what they shoot and see if their course would be right for you.
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- Ken Smith Contact Ken Smith Ken Smith's Gallery |
To piggy back on Carolyn's reply, here's the course catalog: http://www.betterphoto.com/online-photography-courses-all.php Feel free to contact the instructor directly for questions on the course, experience, etc. It doesn't have to be a mystery. Although I've not taken a BP course, I've heard positive comments about them.
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Richard Lynch |
MaryAnne, There are currently 23 instructors with Betterphoto, and you can see the list here: http://www.betterphoto.com/photography-classes-instructors.php Each will have a bio. I believe all of us have been with BP for several years, at least! All are experts in the field, though experience and specializations vary widely. The courses should mostly have reviews from other students -- unless the course is new. I'd be glad to answer any questions about the two courses I teach now. I hope to have a few more in the coming months! Richard
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Maryannebenusisphoto.com - Mary-Anne Benusis Contact Mary-Anne Benusis Mary-Anne Benusis's Gallery |
Thank you all for taking the time to give me positive information! I am very thankful. I am so glad to hear that there are qualified teachers available and that I may see their bios. I had no idea who was teaching the courses. I teach and wanted to make sure that the courses were taught by someone who is very professional and has a lot of experience. Thank you for taking the time to enlighten me. I appreciate your time and energy. many blessings and happy photographing.
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- Usman M. Bajwa Contact Usman M. Bajwa Usman M. Bajwa's Gallery |
Glad you feel at ease, MaryAnne. By the way, Jim also is a big fan of the Green Drink too. UB.
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Richard Lynch |
MaryAnne, I think Jim's expertise is a bit understated!! And formal training in a subject never substitutes for real experience. For example, I have a Master of Fine Arts... in Fiction Writing! I can count the dollars I made writing fiction. On the other hand, I am probably one of the most experienced Photoshop experts on the planet. At the time I started learning PS there were no books on the subject, let alone classes or formal training. I've written 9 books on the topic, taught formally in college classrooms, have been a consultant, a columnist and actually added features to the Photoshop program... Ansel Adams actually trained in ... classical music, not photography. Safe to say "training" is not always the best gage of qualifications. The instructors here have vast knowledge. When I came here with 25 years of experience, I learned from the instructors I talked to by sharing experience. I am excited about my piers, and I think you will be too. Just to say: My best college instructors... did not have a PhD. Words they said 20+ years ago resonate in my head at times I least expect it. and they may be words about writing fiction that apply to photography, or words about how to stage a play, or how to cook a roast... Real teachers make you understand, and grow... not develop under their light. Richard
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
You forgot your days with Cream and your sets with Steve Winwood at the Crossroads Guitar Festival. Jim wrote 5 books on women?
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Richard Lynch |
Honestly, I think I'm better looking than Clapton. I don't know about Jim writing about women... but here is a list of his photography books on amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Jim-Miotke/e/B001IOH9X8/newwriting/
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Maryannebenusisphoto.com - Mary-Anne Benusis Contact Mary-Anne Benusis Mary-Anne Benusis's Gallery |
thank you for taking the time to respond. I look forward to seeing your photos Richard L. Perhaps leaving out one's last name is a good idea. blessings to all.
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Maryannebenusisphoto.com - Mary-Anne Benusis Contact Mary-Anne Benusis Mary-Anne Benusis's Gallery |
One more thing........ Richard L is what I saw when I scrolled up on the response page - I did not realize you published your whole name. I am new and have not explored all areas of BP. Now I see my last name as "B". Richard I love your photo "Tritone Parsnip". Wonderful. Good eye! Blessings.
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chrisbudny.com - Chris Budny Contact Chris Budny Chris Budny's Gallery |
PS---The author Jim Miotke for the books "about women", is a different Jim Miotke than the one who operates Betterphoto. You can read the two different author biographies at Amazon.com. About the Author (Not BP Jim)
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
Secret Agent Jim Miotke. Learned Greek just to ask a woman to marry him? That's just four words. Understanding exposure from all those spy photos.
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Richard Lynch |
Yes, if you just look up Richard Lynch, you'll find that I am dead several times over and used to act in horror films having been terribly burned and scarred at one point. I'm just the Richard Lynch part that writes the Photoshop books, and some off-the-wall prose. I learned a lot the day I shot that Parsnip. I shot it for about 4 hours playing with vintage lenses on my digital camera. I was in a Edward Weston moment... The tri-toning is my own very monotonous process using the very misunderstood Multichannel mode in Photoshop. I'm not hiding my name! Richard Lynch
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Maryannebenusisphoto.com - Mary-Anne Benusis Contact Mary-Anne Benusis Mary-Anne Benusis's Gallery |
Darn! I was hoping he wrote those books and this one ... http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/adultery-jim-miotke/1007666261?ean=9781599264288 Seems Jim 2 is very different than Jim 1. but it seems they both are not one trick ponies either...like myself. I manage a stock portfolio and an art portfolio. I am sorry to hear about your multi-deaths Richard L. You look great for a dead guy!! If you look me up (under images). I am a beauty queen from the USA with big Farah Fawcett hair. It seems I won some contest and women flocked around me and started crying. NOT my scene. My best photo instructor, is my girlfriend's 26 year daughter with Down's Syndrom. She speaks 8 lanuages but has no college or University training.
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Maryannebenusisphoto.com - Mary-Anne Benusis Contact Mary-Anne Benusis Mary-Anne Benusis's Gallery |
ps. I have been a Stock Trader for 30 years. With no traing what so ever. I have not even read a book about it. Maybe that is why I do so well. :)
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