Thread 4481544

The worst part of photography school is paying for the fees, but the facilities and tutors are really good where I am. I might drop out after I get what I want out of it. It forced me to learn how to photograph and meter properly, use composition, understand lighting, and edit in post-production—all things that amateurs struggle with because they can’t ask a professional for tips.

>>4481544 (OP)
>t forced me to learn how to photograph and meter properly, use composition, understand lighting, and edit in post-production
shit that you learn from a book or 30 minutes on youtube,lmao

>>4481548
There’s more nuances to it than 30 minutes of YouTube allows
You also need instant feedback

>>4481548
Bait post. No one could possibly be this stupid.

>>4481550
This. Understanding how light behaves or works takes years. Even some seasoned photographers won’t understand complex questions about light.

>>4481574
What cases do you have in mind when you're talking about “complex questions about light”?

>>4481609
My tutor gave me this one:
>What types of shadows would you get if a person stood in a completely white topless "cube" (four walls around the person, and they're painted white) but where there was a black floor, and the sun was directly overhead?
Now variate the question with different sun positions and colours on the walls or floor, and it becomes a complex question of how light behaves. You have to remember that the walls act as diffusers of light and can make it softer or change in path/intensity depending on how it bounces off a surface of whatever material or colour.

>>4481544 (OP)
If you haven't got your foot in the door of industry then your "learning" is not over. Learn how to survive then dropout.

>>4481610
>variate
Meant to say vary*

With photography you can never really become completely educated, there is always something new to learn. You can be better than 99% of the population at taking photos with very little effort though.

>>4481544 (OP)
In all art disciplines you have both theory and practice. Understanding theory is deeply important, but still the most important part is to actively be out taking pictures.

A technically perfect photograph can still be snapshit, while one that is deeply flawed in execution can be what is remembered and held up.