Finally finished diploma in freeland photography.

Here's some of the pics I did for it. not really for criticism (had plenty of that!), just to give an idea what's involved. Pretty much in chronological order.

[/URL]http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/DSCF0830.jpg (http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/DSCF0830.jpg)

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/phoneboxbefore.jpg (http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/phoneboxbefore.jpg)

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/phoneboxafter.jpg (http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/phoneboxafter.jpg)

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/Blue-tit.jpg (http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/Blue-tit.jpg)

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/Pig.jpg (http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/Pig.jpg)

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/Becky-curve-2.jpg (http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/Becky-curve-2.jpg)

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/Becky-lying-bright.jpg (http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/Becky-lying-bright.jpg)

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/Becky-Lying-5.jpg (http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/Becky-Lying-5.jpg)

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/Becky-Stood-1.jpg (http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/Becky-Stood-1.jpg)

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/IMG_8016.jpg (http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/IMG_8016.jpg)

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/IMG_8035.jpg (http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/IMG_8035.jpg)

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/IMG_8272.jpg (http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/IMG_8272.jpg)
Football shots were in such bad lighting, I had to shoot at ISO 400 and still boost the exposure loads. Bought a fast lens the next week!

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/IMG_0849.jpg (http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/IMG_0849.jpg)

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/IMG_0920.jpg (http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/IMG_0920.jpg)

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/IMG_0897.jpg (http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/IMG_0897.jpg)

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/IMG_8682sm.jpg (http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/IMG_8682sm.jpg)

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/April20.jpg (http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/April20.jpg)

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/April3.jpg (http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/April3.jpg)

[URL="http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/Meg-29.jpg"]http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/Meg-29.jpg (http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/paulwhittle/Meg-29.jpg)

Well done!

Do reckon the time and money invested was good value...?

Well done!

Do reckon the time and money invested was good value...?

Good question. Purely for enjoyment, not really, though it pushes you hard to improve technically and creatively (which I needed).

As I intend making at least a partial living (already registered self-employed, set up business bank account, website, and had 500 leaflets printed), I'm sure it will pay off. It has also given me avenues to persue beyoond social photography (though 'people' are my thing really), which will be handy to supliment my income I think.

With hindsight, a basic photography course would have been helpful (the course assumes you know what your'e doing!). I'd never heard of USM or levels when I started.

Really out grown my 350D now though....