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thekeyislooking
Can anyone suggest or recommend some online photography courses or tutorials, please?
I live in Stockholm, Sweden, and have found some 2-3 day workshops, but the problem is that i work on a cruise ship, so im away half the time, and it would be nice to be able to learn stuff while away on the sea...
Would love to find some decent online courses or tutorials, which go through all the apects of photography - amateur and professional.. I dont mean just the basic "this is ISO" or "this is how you change aperture". But more in-depth and more practical things that professionals have learned over the years!
Watched some Karl Taylor videos, he seems pretty hands-on kinda dude, with plenty of good and straight-forward advice.
But are there any other options?
Thanks!!!
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thekeyislooking
Also, have ordered Scott Kelby's book box, that will be a good read when i get off the boat...

Any other book/video/magazine/tutorial suggestions are more than welcome!
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liveandletlive
What's the "iso?"

Sorry, I couldn't resist. Wish I could help. The only thing I can say is,

where are the ship photos??? I bet you get some AWESOME shots from that ship.
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globefan
Chasing the Light – Improving Your Photography With Available Light by Ibarionex Perello

&

Night Photography: Finding Your Way In The Dark
by Lance Keimig
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SM2012
There is a huge English-language market for online courses. Google Scott Kelby (one of the best known) and you'll see. Quality varies enormously. Try the free intros first. In my experience, the best tutorials tend to focus on a specific technique (or software). Courses offering complete mastery of portrait lighting in ten one-hour videos should be approached with caution with your wallet kept safely in your pocket.

As they all charge for imparting their knowledge (e.g. "Learn Lightroom in 24 hours - special introductory price of $49.99"), I suggest you start with a book. Search in Amazon for your camera model and the words "field guide". This is the next step from the user manual (which explains what the camera can do, but not why). Field guides are a good start and books don't need an Internet connection or power supply to be read. You can also go back easily to a previous section and even write in them. With that said, my bookshelves used to be full of how-to books (in 24 hours, of course) until I learnt there as well to approach them with caution.

Scott Kelby writes a good Photoshop for Photographers book if you use PS. He tends to update old versions as new versions of PS are released. He also thinks he's funny.

Martin Evening writes the definitive (and rather turgid) book on Lightroom if you use LR.

The best book on photographic technique in general that I have ever read and will heartily recommend is Michael Freeman's "The Photographer's Eye" (not to be confused with the seminal Szarkowski catalogue by the same name), which is all about composition.

As for video tutorials, the best I've found for HDR and on one software plugins are by photographer Brian Matiash.

Hope this helps.
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yellodog
The Luminous Landscape is a veritable gold mine of heavy duty tutorials.
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thekeyislooking
Thanks for the suggestions!
I will look into these options!

And i will sort out some photos of the ship when i have some time and energy!
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