traditional college classes

Parkland College offers a number of traditional classes on photography.

online classes for free

To learn Lightroom or Photoshop, try LinkedIn Learning. You can purchase your own subscription, or if you have a University of Illinois account or public library card which works at the Champaign Public Library, you can access LinkedIn Learning for free.

The Champaign Public Library also hosts the Gale Courses. is a 6 week program on a variety of topics taught by college professors. There are 17 courses on digital photography: everything from mastering your camera, to how to take people, nature, travel shots, intro and advanced Lightroom and Photoshop CC and CS5. Check it out!

Watch these videos to learn how to resize your images for club competition in Photoshop or Lightroom (first 6-8 minutes of second video).

B&H Event Space has a number of single session online classes on a number of interesting topics in photography. It’s free with advanced registration.

Long exposure photography video

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LinkedIn Learning, formally Lynda.com, has more photography classes than you could ever complete. If you don’t qualify for free access, you can purschase a membership directly after a free trial month.

Digital Photography School has some free videos and some courses available for a fee. Our club treasurer has taken a course here he particularly enjoyed.

Hunts Photo Education has a number of single session online classes on lens, tripods, composition, lighting and editing.

Creative Live offers a number of online classes on photography and video. You might enjoy Create Art Through Photography by Art Wolfe.