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Camera college?

Q I snap away and get some good results, but I want to move away from using the more automated settings on my camera. Could you please recommend the best courses for helping me to progress my shooting skills? The London School of Photography and The Photography Institute both have courses that look comprehensive but they’re quite expensive.

David Seaman

It’s tricky giving advice on specific courses without having experienced them myself, David, but I’ve had good reports of both the organisations you’ve mentioned. However, everyone learns in different ways. Some prefer structured learning, while others like tinkering around with the camera and learning through trial and error. These days, there is a lot of information online, as well as in magazines like this one, so you can be swamped with advice – some of it good, some of it not so

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