School vs. Self Taught?

[dancinmyazoff]

I'd like to get some opinions. I've been teetering on the thought of whether I should take some Photography and Photoshop courses at a local college or not. I've only gotten into photography and photoshop recently, but I'm enjoying taking pictures so much and I have so many ideas of things I'd like to do. I have a Canon Rebel XT and my Photoshop program is CS, and know the very basics of both but I would like to use them to their fullest potential. Do you think a few 5-week courses for both photography and photoshop would do me well or just a whole bunch of at home trial and error is best? Any tips and advice would be greatly appreciated :) thanks alot.

[mattograph]

Good news.....

The pros and cons are hammered out here

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=535520

For my money, competent instruction is far more valuable than money spent on equipment. My photography classes forced me to do things I would not have done otherwise, but ultimately made me a better photographer.

[dancinmyazoff]

Thanks alot for taking the time to reply. I'm going to check out that thread.

[PhotosGuy]

Because you have a descriptive title, you can look at the "Similar Threads" links at the bottom-left of this page!
Each link you visit should provide more links at the bottom.

[dancinmyazoff]

Good tip, I didn't see the similar threads at the bottom of the page. Thanks.