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Old 12-16-2008, 06:10 PM   #5
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I dabbled in getting my photography cert via SAIT till the realities of life caught up to me. What I found was that at basic to intermediate levels, good photography is good photography and that tips on composition are equably applicable across digital and film formats. I wouldn't worry about "digital specific" courses if your intent is to take separate Photoshop courses.

http://www.sait.ca/pages/cometosait/...tificate.shtml

As with any course, how good it is will be dependent on the instructor and your learning style. I had George Webber who takes some incredible portraits - didn't focus on the technical details (he left those for the course handouts) but was more hands on in relaying his experiences as a photographer.

SAIT is nice in that they have a selection of courses for you to choose from. You can pick and choose from them - even if you're not pursuing a photo certificate. I did the Intro Photoshop course and found it quite useful - I was hoping for more RAW work but I think that's in an advanced course. I also took the night photography course but didn't find that to be all that enlightening (ooooh bad pun).

In all I found them really good - I'd recommend on taking anything outdoor related in warmer weather as I rapidly learned that outdoor photo shoots really suck in -20 weather.

Though the certificate has the best course name I've run into: How to make money with your camera
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