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09/01/2004 11:12:17 AM · #1 |
I just got an email telling me about some "Nikon School" classes coming up - info about them is here. I found a previous forum thread on them here,
but there is only one response - anybody else have any experience on these?
They look to be one-day seminars priced at $119 for "shooting digital" and $159 for "workflow techniques". Is it worth it, or am I just paying to be in the audience for a glorified infomercial? |
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09/01/2004 11:39:01 AM · #2 |
I attended the "Nikon School Of Photography" on June 1, 2003 -- a couple months after getting my Canon 10D -- because some friends of mine both bought D100's and asked me to go. As a beginner, I enjoyed it, and learned a few things. The instructors were very personable and enjoyable to listen to. I didn't feel it was too much of a Nikon sales pitch at all, although during lunch they did have some Nikon reps with bodies / lenses for people to touch and hold. I still occasionally reference the handbook I got.
It looks like they've changed their course offerings, since the class I took was not catered to shooting digital.
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09/02/2004 01:45:14 PM · #3 |
I'm also looking at doing a Nikon School class. From those who've been- is it worth it, or would you suggest saving the $119 and putting it into other seminars?
Clara
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10/27/2004 06:04:22 PM · #4 |
| Just got a brochure. Seems interesting. |
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10/29/2004 08:25:32 AM · #5 |
| Do you have to have a Nikon Camera? |
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10/29/2004 09:02:56 AM · #6 |
I attended the Nikon School in Rochester, New York at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) on the weekend of September 29-30, 2001. It was just a few short weeks after 9/11, so crossing into the USA from Canada at the Niagara Falls border crossing was an intimidating challenge. The USA was still seriously in shock and mourning. I was not sure if I should go or not, but since I had just spent four horrible days trapped in a Winnipeg hotel room after my own airplane was forced to land (safely) on the morning of 9/11, I decided that I too, needed a break and that I needed something to cheer me up. A Nikon School full day seminar seemed like the perfect solution. And, it was!
The school was oversubscribed and the RIT theatre was packed. The presentation was fast paced, informative and extraordinary well presented. It seemed to effortlessly cater to all levels of diverse photographers in the audience. It was highly visual and maintained the audience attention well. The day just flew past.
During the box lunch in the RIT cafeteria, the participants shared large student tables of 10 seats. We all introduced ourselves to each other. One older, local gentleman turned out to have lost a son at the World Trade Center. He said that he came to the Nikon School because his wife made him and it might distract him for a while. He said that it worked for him and he was happy that he came.
This gentleman had a profound impact on me and I am still rather astonished at his courage and fortitude. I do not think that I would have been as strong as he was that day.
As the course wound down, the two instructors played a composite slide show of their own work, set to music, all about New York City. One of the instructors, Sam Garcia, had participated in the "A Day in the Life of America" series of coffee table books. Sam had perched high upon a platform mounted near the top of the Empire State Building from before sun up to to well after sun down with a multitude of cameras and lenses of every focal length. So, there were many images of the World Trade Centers’ twin towers from that one-day shoot. When the lights were turned back on, there was not a dry eye in the house. It was potentially one of the most powerful slide presentations ever presented. Yes, everyone was still in the “walking-wounded” condition, so we were vulnerable to the obvious highly charged emotion of the presentation. But, it was still an amazing event and I am very glad to have been a part of the class.
In summary, you go to the Nikon School for four simple reasons:
- it’s a terrific opportunity to learn from Masters of the art,
- to meet incredible people who are all sharing the same interest as you,
- to see hundreds and hundreds of some of the finest photography available today,
- And, to get the indispensable handbook that they provide to each audience member which is loaded with virtually everything that you need to know about photography.
I hope that this story helps convince you to attend. It is well worth the money even though it is a bit Nikon biased, it was not too overwhelming and everyone was welcome.
Message edited by author 2004-10-29 10:02:01.
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10/29/2004 09:15:46 AM · #7 |
As an aside, congrats Mogan... it looks like you're the site's first and only D2X owner!
As for the class... definitely sounds like something that would be well worth the $119. Hopefully they'll make it to our area sometime. |
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10/29/2004 09:16:12 AM · #8 |
| Michael, you tell a great story. Thanks for sharing your experience along with your take on the school. |
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10/29/2004 09:56:23 AM · #9 |
Nikon School Schedule
Alan,
The Nikon School will be in Philadelphia on March 19 or March 20, 2005.
Michael
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10/29/2004 10:50:44 AM · #10 |
LOL, of course the "Digital 201" class was offered two miles from my office, earlier this week!
A couple years ago I was considering attending one of their sessions, and now that they have refined their offereings I will definitely do so.
I've always heard very good things about the Nikon School courses, and I'm looking forward to attending.
Message edited by author 2004-10-29 10:52:26.
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10/31/2004 09:17:11 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by joebok:
I just got an email telling me about some "Nikon School" classes coming up - info about them is here. I found a previous forum thread on them here,
but there is only one response - anybody else have any experience on these?
They look to be one-day seminars priced at $119 for "shooting digital" and $159 for "workflow techniques". Is it worth it, or am I just paying to be in the audience for a glorified infomercial? |
It is worth the money and did not seem to be an extended commercial to me.
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