NYIP, Unit 3 - completed

I'm half way through the NYIP course.  YEAH!  I only missed one question on the Unit 3 exam and that's because I miss-keyed the answer on the online text - I had it right on my printed version. 

The NYIP audio CDs are just conversations between 2 or 3 NYIP staff that support and reinforce the reading material, but, frankly, sometimes they do and sometimes they don't.    They are usually interesting because the participants are real photographers discussing how they take photographs, how they got in the business, what equipment they use, and so no, but there are times when I could do with a little more lecture and a little less talk, if you know what I mean.

The DVD accompanying this lesson was very good.  It demonstrated how you could set up a temporary studio in your dining room using sun light from a window and Jerry Rice and Don were back in the botanical gardens photographing flowers from a different angle.  Jerry is a good instructor.

The last three topics covered in Unit 3 were Landscape and Nature Photography, Travel Photography, and the Perfect Print.  We've finished the basic photography techniques and are moving on to using the techniques for different photography genres.

These lessons seemed to be rather short but they covered a lot of ground.  Landscape and Nature covered landscapes, flowers, rainbows, and snow.  NYIP's tips on travel photography from Chris and Chuck were helpful and interesting.  The Perfect Print booklet was published in 1985 and while there are many aspects of a perfect print that hold true in both 1985 and 2011, this section really needs updated to include digital prints and computer editing software. 

There are 5 tips for improving your landscape photography at Your Digital Photography.com.   Digital SLR Guro has 5 different tips on landscape photography.  Photo Tuts+ has an interesting article on black and white landscapes and a video lecture,  Edward Burtynsky on Manufactured Landscapes.

Digital Photography School and the travel experts, Fodor's, have several articles on travel photography.