livephotolessons


	SCHEDULING A LESSON PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG DPII ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR The Future of the Highest Learning Has Arrived.
	Welcome to a new concept in online photography learning. Live Photo Lessons is a unique site that offers live interaction between a photographer and people who may be beginners, intermediate or advanced photographers who have questions that are best answered by a real photographer in real time. Live Photo Lessons was created for two reasons: 1 – to make money, and, 2 – to share knowledge gathered in more than 21 years in the photography business. The things you need to participate in this site's learning process are simple and easily accessed in the twenty-first century.
	WHAT YOU NEED You will need to setup a paypal account in order to purchase your lessons. You will need a broadband internet connection. That means dialup will not work. You will need a video camera if you want me to see your camera, camera equipment or other photographic questions. You will need a microphone, either integrated into your video camera, computer, or a standalone microphone. It will be more difficult to conduct lessons with audio only, but it still may be possible, or even preferred in some situations. The technical software and hardware used by me are all MAC based and take advantage of the fastest home-based broadband rates currently available. All cameras, microphones and peripherals are functioning properly and correctly. So, I hate to say it, but, if there’s a difficulty viewing, or hearing your interactive lesson, chances are its on your end. If you would like to submit written questions, and receive written answers, that can be arranged as well.
	HOW TO BEGIN First I will need you to e mail me with your photographic questions and interests. My knowledge base runs from image capture (I use Nikon), studio lighting, composition and artistic concepts, to color correction, using Adobe products, Aperture and finally printing with state-of-the art Epson printers. Marketing and pricing for your market, as well as photography business practices are also common topics. I will not try to answer questions that I do not know the answer, and I will either redirect you to another resource, or upon agreement, I will arrange to have someone answer that question for you in writing or live. Typically, I will find your answer if I don’t already know it, and begin to arrange a time for our live photo lesson. If there is more to the question than meets the eye, I will do the research, and follow up with an e mail and any pertinent links to valuable resources at no additional charge.
	ARRANGING FOR YOUR LESSON Our time - yours and mine - is valuable. Once we set up a lesson, that time will be set aside strictly for our lesson. The questions you sent via e mail, and the topics you specified, will be answered, along with a free ranging discussion of anything related to your photographic knowledge. If you do not attend the scheduled lesson, that hour is lost. You may reschedule a lesson 48 hours or more in advance. We will arrange a specific time and date together that works for our schedules and then meet via chat software to begin the lesson. Geographic distance can have an effect on the quality of the video and audio, and will be taken into consideration. If a break is needed during the session, that is fine, although for your breaks the clock continues to tick while if I need a break, the clock stops.Mechanical difficulties will not count against you – within reason, and mechanical difficulties on my end will never count against you. This is cutting edge technology and sometimes things can go wrong. I strongly suggest you have a very good working knowledge of your chat software, and a very good knowledge of your chat hardware as well. If you need advice to get started with software and hardware, I can advise you at no charge on what you may want to download or purchase. Once you have all the software and hardware, we can arrange a test session before our actual session, or spend time chatting with your friends to get used to how things work. RATES Currently, the rate for live lessons is 35 (usd) per hour with a two hour minimum to begin the first lesson. That means a payment of 70 (usd) must be received before we begin the first lesson. I will set aside two hours for the first lesson. Once that lesson ends, there is no carry forward of time to the next lesson. Additional hours are available in one hour increments at 35 (usd) per hour - and are paid before the lesson can take place. There is no fractional rate for times less than or slightly more than one hour. We round up. So be sure you tune in with plenty of questions or are ready for an in depth explanation of your question. Ten hour blocks can be purchased at 275 (usd), and expire one year from purchase date. Larger blocks of time are available by quote and live classroom feeds can be arranged as well. Written Q and A's are per single subject / single question, and can be sent via e mail, instant message or by preferred chat services such as SKYPE, iChat, or other methods. An unlimited text question block can be purchased for 750 (usd) per year. All payments are requested and billed through paypal unless different arrangements are made. SKYPE at shannondrawe. iChat at sdphoto@mac.com. If you have another chat service, let me know what it is.