MyPhotoSchool, courses and a FREE photography website
Registration for the MyPhotoSchool website is now open now, and interested photographers should now sign up to receive all the benefits that comes with being a member.MyPhotoSchool, is a new online photography school , and each of the courses is taught by one of the world’s leading photographer. Student will get access to to to photographers and professional critiques, as well as their own photo website, for free.
You can now register on the MyPhotoSchool website before the first courses start running in April, you can book your place on the course of your choice from the 4th February.
The team behind MyPhotoSchool is Associate of the Royal Photographic Society and member of the British Institute of Professional Photographers, Duncan Heather; and ex eBay and Skype Director, Elspeth Briscoe. The team also launched the world’s first online gardening school, MyGardenSchool, last year. They bought all of their experience in perfecting an online school model to bear when creating MyPhotoSchool: outrageously good tutors; a keen understanding of the mindset and skills required for effective teaching and learning in a digital world; compelling content; and the very latest in technology.
Duncan Heather said: “When we were creating MyPhotoSchool we looked at the competition and asked ourselves, ‘What don’t they offer? What more could we give our students? We came up with quite a comprehensive list.
“We wanted to offer a wide variety of photography courses, for every level of expertise and experience, from the novice to the hobbyist to the aspiring professional. We wanted to enable our students to get 1-to-1 feedback with the best photographers in the world, and to be able to build camaraderie with fellow students in our online classrooms. We wanted to be able to provide our students with their own free photography website, together with the tools and templates to create a professional design, on which to display work – and ultimately sell, if they chose to upgrade. We wanted to provide a themed competition every month, with the winner’s work promoted on the main website. These were our aims, and I am proud to say that we have achieved them all with MyPhotoSchool.”
MyPhotoSchool courses cover everything from getting to grips with the equipment, understanding light and exposure, perfecting composition, professionally editing and making money from photography. Tutors at MyPhotoSchool, include world renowned wildlife photographer Heather Angel, former president of the Royal Photographic Society (RPS); David Newton, professional photographer, journalist and author of technical guides to photography; Nigel Hicks, Associate of the British Institute of Professional Photography (BIPP), professional photographer and author; Tony Worobiec, Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, founder member of Arena, journalist and author; and Paul Harcourt Davies, professional photographer, author and conservationist. For more information on all of the MyPhotoSchool tutors and the courses that they teach, please go to theMyPhotoSchool courses page.
MyPhotoSchool will also run a monthly themed competition for members registered to its website. It will feature 8 categories: Landscape & Nature; People; Abstract; Digital Manipulation; Travel & Architecture; Garden & Flower; Macro; and the Monthly Theme. The first place winner in each category will have their work displayed on the MyPhotoSchool homepage for a month, receive a £25 coupon code to spend against any MyPhotoSchool course, and be entered into the People’s Choice Award for the best photo of the year. The winner of the annual competition will win a DSLR camera.
All MyPhotoSchool courses cost £120, last four weeks and begin on the first Saturday of every month. The beauty of the course being online is that students learn at their own pace, and in the comfort of their own home. Each course includes step by step video tutorials, downloadable course notes, and the facility to chat with tutors and fellow classmates online, in a ‘virtual classroom’. The classroom may be ‘virtual’ but the camaraderie is real, and the technology is very intuitive and easy to use.
World renowned photographer Sue Bishop will be teaching ‘Flower Photography’ and ‘Improve your Landscapes’ courses at MyPhotoSchool, and is also a tutor at MyGardenSchool. She says: “MyPhotoSchool is a great opportunity for me to share my passion for photography, using the very latest digital means, with students from all over the world. I know from my experience at MyGardenSchool that it’s an energising experience to have enthusiastic new students every month, and I look forward to welcoming them at MyPhotoSchool.”
