ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY COURSES & WORKSHOPS

Academy of Art University Online
Established in 1929, Academy of Art University is the largest private art & design university in the nation offering accredited online AA, BFA and MFA degrees, classes and certificates. The Photography program ensures students produce technically and aesthetically sound work. Under the guidance of a faculty of working professionals, students fine tune their style. Courses include:

• Digital Photography
• Portraiture/Fine Art
• Advertising/Photo Illustration
• Documentary/Photojournalism

Academy of Art University is accredited by the national Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).

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Ashworth University
Ashworth University is a widely respected, nationally accredited distance education school, offering more than 40 career and vocational training courses in today's most exciting professions and trades. Photgraphy diploma proram offered:

• Photography
  In this distance learning course in photography, you'll receive comprehensive, detailed training in the special techniques of professional photography. Your lessons are presented in a clear, step-by-step manner. Your text is fully illustrated. And you can practice what you learn with hands-on projects you'll do at home. Soon, you should be able to take your training as far as you want to go.

Ashworth University is an Accredited Member of the Distance Education and Training Council. The Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency, for distance learning schools. Ashworth University is qualified under the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support, or DANTES program. Ashworth University offers easy, interest-free monthly tuition.

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Agfa Online Photo Course
Improve your photography skills with Agfa Photography's online courses. Tuition is free and you can choose from these titles:

• The Online Photo Course
• The B&W Lab Course

BetterPhoto.com
This award winning site offers many online photography courses in addition to photo tips, articles, questions and answers, newsletter, discussion forum and more! Here are some of the online courses available:

• Advanced Color Creativity and Inventiveness
• Beyond Snapshots - Making the Most of Your Equipment
• Photoshop for Photographers
• Understanding Exposure
• Image Design - Revealing Your Personal Vision
• Creative Use of Filters

Focus on Photography
Fodor's "How to Take Travel Pictures Like a Pro" will teach you how to take great travel photos with their free online guide. Browse through nearly 100 photography tips in these categories:

• Getting Ready
• Lighting
• The Natural World
• Classic Vacation Shots
• The Elements
• People
• Techniques
• Composition

MLKstudios
MLKstudios Online Photography Course teaches photography basics and more from the comfort of your own home. Even if you have no real photographic experience the program can take you from zero to accomplished in only 8 weeks. Some of the topics covered include: portraiture, journalism, still life, land and seascapes, and the history of photography

The Photo College
The Photo College offers an extensive online photography course which you can sign up for in a variety of ways:

- Free Online Lessons: the first 12 chapters of The Photo College course are free and include 71 pages with over 40 photo examples and over 45 graphics and charts.

- Expanded and Advanced Online Lessons: (over 110 more pages than the free lessons presented online), including the 2 previously released online lessons on Artificial Light and Exposure Compensation, and your choice of any one additional lesson from the Advanced Lessons, and you still receive free email support and upgrades for 1 year.

- Downloadable/Printable Self-Study Course: The Complete Photo College consists of the expanded versions of the 12 online lessons, a short review chapter, a chapter filled with practical assignments in many popular areas for the working photographer, and 19 comprehensive Photo College advanced lessons (over 340 total pages containing over 71,000 words, 150 color photo examples, 145 graphics, and 27 charts), TPC's Glossary of Photographic Terms (over 1000), with unlimited email support.

- Certificate of Completion Course: this course is individually tailored to your personal photographic interests and includes the complete download and glossary mentioned above, personal one-on-one training, unlimited email support, individual lesson assignments with critiques, 11MB personal web site for each student's use and assignment evaluations, downloadable study aids, and written tests for each of 13 required areas of photo technique. Successful completion is rewarded with a frameable certificate from The Photo College.

Photo Seminars
Photo Seminars offers just about everything for the beginner or professional photographer. If you want to learn photography, you'll appreciate the large selection of free photo seminars available. Here's a few titles:

• Photographing Wildflowers
• What the Photo Editor Looks For
• Making a Good Image Even Better

• Introduction to Advertising Photography
• Basic 35mm Photography
• Photographic Light
• Careers in Photography
• Camera Buying Tips

Phototutors.com
Here is the complete Photography training course from Photolearn, written by Garry Edwards. Garry has practiced professional photography for over 40 years and is also well known for his photography training and for his technical articles.

The Course includes more than 167,000 words and 500 photos on 530 A4 pages, covering Portrait, Wedding, Glamor, Still Life, Model Portfolio and Artistic Nude photography plus How To Make Money From Photography, How To Take Better Pictures For Ebay Listings, How To Choose a Camera plus there’s detailed info on Studio Lighting and Equipment.

With a lifetime of pro photography experience, Garry has included all the technical and business info you need to take your photography to the next level.

And there’s more, because Garry gives free, unlimited support by email, so if you need info on any photographic or photography business question you only need to ask…

The Robert Farber International Photography Workshop
Founded in 1998 by Robert Farber, Photoworkshop.com is a unique educational environment created by photographers for photographers where photographers from around the world to share their work, their ideas, and their knowledge with each other. Free membership at Photoworkshop.com gets you access to a 3D learning environment with hundreds of audio files, tutorials and interactive content. Topics covered include:

• Darkroom Techniques
• Camera Choices
• Lighting
• Desktop Publishing
• Printing Techniques

School of Photography
If you are new to photography, try the Basic Photography course at the School of Photography. The Basic Photography Course is designed to give you all the necessary information and help needed to become confident with your camera and covers subjects from APS cameras to Zoom lenses, including composition, lighting, special effects, lenses, exposure, capturing movement, cameras, film, flash photography and accessories. The course is delivered entirely online and available anytime, anywhere. Visit the site for current tuition fees.

Web Photo School
Web Photo School offers you over 100 photography lessons in a wide range of subject areas. You can try the public lessons for free or enroll for a yearly membership ($45) and have access to the entire database of courses. Here's a just a few of the many learning categories:

• basic photography
• portrait photography
• commercial photography
• lighting and special effects
• fashion photography

Photography Tutorials

Luminous-Landscape.com
Luminous-Landscape.com has a large list tutorials, equipment reviews and more.

Photo.net Tutorials and How-Tos
Photo.net provides you with a large collection of photography tutorials, tips, techniques, camera and equipment reviews and more.

PhotographyTips.com
PhotographyTips.com offers hundreds of tips and hints for both beginner and advanced photographers. Topic areas include: Equipment; Technique; and Subjects. Learn how to take better pictures of your pets or how to buy a used camera. Lots of good information here for anyone interested in photography.

Photography History

George Eastman House
The International Museum of Photography and Film - timeline of photography, photography collections and photography education.

A History of Photography
From its beginnings through to the 1920s plus the most important photographers and most significant processes used in the early days of photography.

Women in Photography
A collection of 8,300 works by more than 500 women photographers with almost half of the images vintage photographs done before 1910.

Photography Tips & Techniques

• Kodak - tips and tutorials
• New York Institute of Photography
• Photo Source - techniques, guides & how-tos
• Photo Secrets - guide to better pictures
• FotoInfo - chemistry, tips, techniques

Required Reading

• Black & White World - ezine featuring monthly features and columns, a very active community of forums, a monthly photo competition, photo industry news, a constantly-growing FAQ and more.