I’d like to learn basic photography. I dont have a camera yet coz I want to know if I could enroll first. Once I get a good school then I would buy one (slr) asap. A school or tutorial in Manila (particularly in Mand or Pasig city).

FPPF Inc.
Room 302A FEMII Bldg.
A. Soriano cor. Cabildo Sts.
Intramuros, Manila

http://www.photoworldmanila.com/workshops/basic-photography/

Philippine Center for Creative Imaging
2247 Don Chino Roces Avenue (formerly Pasong Tamo),
Makahttp://pcci.com.ph/index.htmlti City, Philippines

and check this Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/SirNicolays-Photography-101/186437693768?sk=wall

I am going to get a canon t3 soon, and i want to learn a little about photography so i can control the camera better and not just take photos on auto all the time… i want a site that can explain to me about lighting, composition, and exposure.. because i cant take classes right now. does anyone know a site that does that?

I know this might come as a shock to anyone under about 30 (most especially teenageres) but believe it or not BOOKS still exist.

Try getting a couple on basic photography and go from there.

Am located in Chennai. I really want to learn photography. Can any one suggest me were and how?

I’m self taught. Bought a camera, read some books, then got out there and started shooting. Wasted
a ton of film. But I learned how to shoot post card quality photos.
Now with digital cameras you don’t have to worry about wasting film.

Im a high school junior whos Interested in learning photography and how to use my DSLR as efficiently as I can.if anyone can point to a good direction at where to start and sometips would be nice too

You have a good interest to learn digital photography.
You can not be a good photographer over night. To become a good photographer you need to work hard and keep focusing on your topic. I can give you some suggestion. I think it will work.

1. First of all, the digital camera you use should be an slr (single lens reflex) camera that lets you set it to fully manual, and allows for lens changes.

2. Take one basic photography class if possible. It doesn’t have to be an expensive college class or a professional class. It can be a class at your local community center. The most important thing is to have a professional photographer around that you can learn from. It also helps to have others around who are also learning, that way you can learn from them.

3. If you can’t take a photography class (and even if you can) find a photography book that covers the basics of using an slr camera. Read through each chapter once and then go out and shoot. Take it with you when you go out shooting.

4. Download some photography projects from the web that tell you step by step how to shoot various subjects to get different effects.

5. Don’t wait until you have an event to go to learn digital slr photography. They say practice makes perfect, so take your camera, your book or project sheet and go somewhere. It should be a place that you enjoy so it will inspire your creative side.

6. Try shooting different things and in different places. Shoot outdoors scenes, and then shoot indoor closeups of still lifes, like flowers.

7. Play around with the different aperture setting and keep a record of what the setting were on each image. This will help you understand what the different aperture setting do to the image. Once you understand what the aperture does to images, then work on the shutter speed settings. After that work on both of them in combination. If you really want to learn digital slr photography these two are the key to understanding photography and becoming a good photographer.

8. Join a local photography club. These places usually have a mix of beginner to more experienced photographers who are willing to share information.

9. Buy the Nikon D3000 DSLR digital camera. This beginner’s camera from Nikon comes with an in-camera guide that will teach you the basics of photography. It’s like carrying around a book or class inside of the camera. It is an entry level camera for those wanting to learn more about photography, take more professional cameras, and graduate up from the "point and shoot" camera. The Guide mode simplifies things for those just learning about apertures, shutter speeds, infinity and all that other camera lingo. The camera comes with the automatic system as well as the full manual control so after this smart camera teaches you photography, you can go it on your own.

i want to study photography. i have background in film making. my husband said my shots (thru cellphone camera) are creative and i have the potential to be a good photographer.. if i will start studying with a private tutor, how long will it take to learn all.. basics, lightings, lenses, angles etc. thank you.

its just experience the more u play with ur camera the more u learn,

it will be good if u plan to take a tutor, also u can take a way to take online lessons from Lynda.com or the internet bloggers on youtube. the also provide good and informative stuff!

as an amature photographer, i will recommend you to start with just Basic photography and dont go in much technicalities in the start like as u mentioned about Lighting and lenses.. this is a bit advance topic considered in photography

once u knows all the basics then move towards the lighting and taking pictures with different lenses. this will not confuse you when u learning the basics.

for camera angles you can follow this link:

http://www.mediacollege.com/video/camera/angles/

but u dont need since u have a film making background..

thats it.. hope i have provided all info related what u have asked!

check my photostream and see u at Flickr then! within a month

www.flickr.com/photos/waleedahmed

I really Love Photography and i need help to be able to progress

Read.
Buy books.
Take classes.
Take art classes.
Analyse the great masterpieces by master photographers.
Learn about compostions.
Learn about equipment.
Learn to develop in the darkroom.
Learn photoshop.

Follow photography awards and try to understand why this particular photographer wins and how he did the work.

Practice, practice, practice.

Oh I think I forgot just follow your instinct and be original.

i need a completely free website that will teach me everything i need to know about photography, including learning about lens and what types of cameras to use, plus posing and lighting and everything.

You can start with this site, which has quite a lot of information. I do not know if it covers everything you are interested in, but you can always come back here and ask about specific areas of photography that might not be covered there.

http://www.digital-photography-school.com/

Happy shooting!

I want to learn some skills to be able to really use my T2i, what is the best book or course to learn photography. Thanks

Scott Kelby books: http://www.kelbytraining.com/books/

Here is the first book —> http://www.kelbytraining.com/product/the-digital-photography-book.html

I live in a very small town that is very limited on classes offered at our technical college. Someone suggested that I check out online classes. More than anything, I need some recommendations on legitimate schools. I understand the greatest part of photography is having the gift of capturing the perfect shot, but first, you need to learn all the technical parts of photography. I am 45 yrs. old, and this is really the first time in my life that I have felt so passionate about learning something. Please help me with this!

I just answered Emily G thusly:

A very wise old photographer once told me that a client doesn’t care if you had to hang upside down from a rope to get a shot, they only want the shot. You don’t need to go to school to learn photography, you need to get out there and start making images for publications or customers. You’ll learn soon enough if you’re making the right moves or not, and you’ll get paid for it as well.

Back in the old days of film perhaps there was something to a photography school because darkroom work was like cooking, and a school could cut short the time it took to make a GOOD consomme as opposed to just consomme, but with digital this is no longer the case.

The greatest part of photography is NOT having a "gift." The greatest part of photography is knowing how to make the shot that will please the client. Those stupendous photos you see of the moon rising over a New Mexican town, or of a glaring bulldog of a Prime Minister in wartime are because the photographer was in the right place at the right time for a once-in-a-lifetime shot. Wanna know the three-step formula for making pictures like Ansel Adams? One: live at Yosemite; Two: go to one of the great vistas and wait for the light and weather; Three: shoot the shot.

If you’re making pictures your customers like and are willing to pay for then who cares if you went to school?

I have interest in photography, i want to know where i could learn the basics of photography.

Don’t waste your time or money on formal classroom training. I’ve hired and been hired, and not once did anyone give a fig if I had any. What we want is to know if you can GET THE SHOT, and to do that you just go out and start taking pictures, then seek critiques from informed persons whose opinions you respect as to what is and is not right about your work. Camera clubs at the advanced amateur and professional levels are a good place for this. Posting your work and asking for critique here too.

Go to the library and read all you can find. Study the works of the great masters. Then go and practice what you have learned. It’s the only method I’ve ever seen that works.