Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Along with what you get from the instructor, this and the camaraderie which goes along with it, is the important part: > I meet people with the same interest. This > greatly helps discussion and accelerates > the learning. It sometimes goes too slow > to learn everything on your own. Jim Michiel Fokkema wrote: > Richard wrote: > >> This is pretty crazy. I am almost 43, married for 21 years, have 2 >> kidz, silicon valley mortgage, runs a small business, and... I am >> thinking about getting a photography degree... >> >> I already have a Bachelor degree in EE and a Master degree in Comp. >> Sci. May be it would be easier if I spend the money and just buys lots >> of film and travel around and takes tons of pictures and learn to >> enjoy Xtol in the morning. Yet somehow there is a yearning. The >> Academy of Art (www.academyart.edu) is almost local enough, right in >> SF, and I can even take online courses. I suppose I am more interested >> in the "Fine Arts," Documentary type of work, but I don't know. >> >> I don't know, may be the feeling will disappear tomorrow. >> >> // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, >> please use richard at imagecraft.com) >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > Hi Richard, > > I understand your feeling. I greatly believe in continuous education. I > got a bachelor degree in food science a few years ago and started a > course in portrait photography few weeks ago. It is only a 15 week > course and really would like to go for a degree. > What I like the most is that I meet people with the same interest. This > greatly helps discussion and accelerates the learning. It sometimes goes > too slow to learn everything on your own. > I'd say, go for it you're only 43 and never old enough to stop learning. > > Best regards, > > Michiel Fokkema > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >