Regarding the Printing & Color Management online course:
In a word, the course is fantastic! The amount of work that you have put into this course and your deep understanding of the material boggles my mind. It is exactly what I was looking for...It is not just your knowledge that makes the course, but your presentation skills: intelligent, funny, and I feel that you are speaking to me. I have to stop myself from binge-watching, because at a certain point my brain gets full.
Mary K.
Regarding the Printing & Color Management online course:
I've just finished studying your printing course and wanted to thank and congratulate you for all of the research and effort you put into it. And delivered in that quality and style we've all come to love! Not only have I learned heaps, it's translating into better results.
Rob C.
Regarding the Printing & Color Management online course:
I’ve just finished your Printing & Color Management course...I’m just blown away. The work, research, knowledge, and skill put into that have me in awe. Truly. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Worth every penny. If I knew it was going to be that good, I would have paid double the price.
Cliff G.
Regarding the Printing & Color Management online course:
I have been printing my images for several years and knew the mechanics of icc profiles, calibrating monitors and setting up printers. When I saw your course I originally was not going to invest in it but decided to do so to see what else I could learn. I was very glad I did. The theory behind all the processes was very helpful and gave me a much better understanding of how it all works...the explanation regarding the different paper types was also very helpful. I feeling like my printing process has been significantly improved because of this course.
Larry L.
Regarding the Printing & Color Management online course:
Just finished the course and all I can say is hats off. Really great job, I enjoyed it and learned so much.
Austin R.
Regarding the Printing & Color Management online course:
I started the class last night...and it’s honestly great man. Photography skills aside being a good educator is really hard, and your craft is top notch. The immense amount of work you sank into this thing shows. Worth every penny.
Richard D.
Regarding the Printing & Color Management online course:
I just wanted to reach out to let you know that the printing course has been phenomenal so far...thank you so much for putting all of this time and effort into the course. I am really enjoying it so far. At the time of writing this I am midway through Section 4 but you’ve helped me put a lot of the pieces together that I didn’t fully understand. I can’t wait to see how it continues to progress and at the end reprinting some of the original prints I made to see how much better they turn out.
David H.
Regarding the Printing & Color Management online course:
Just finished "Printing & Color Management"! Man, oh man, is that an amazing contribution to all of us. Thank you so much! I can't wait to apply what I have learned
David H.
Regarding the Printing & Color Management online course:
Finished the course. WOW! It was EXCELLENT. Congratulations and thank you for being so thoughtful throughout the production of the course.
Ken M.
Regarding the Printing & Color Management online course:
Just a quick message to let you know I think you really hit the ball out of the park; I am loving this course! I am only at chapter 3, but have already learnt so much. Well done, Nick.
Kevin F.
Regarding the Printing & Color Management online course:
I just finished the Printing Course and can I give you a standing ovation? I'm thinking your picture is now in the dictionary beside the word "thorough."
David
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
I just wanted to email you and let you know that I am only at episode 3.10 on your light meter course and I would be satisfied with my purchase if the course ended here. I can’t believe there is so much left and I am really excited to get through the rest of it.
Austin M.
Regarding the Large Format Photography online course:
I just bought a Chamonix 45F2 and am watching your videos. Can't imagine learning all this without your excellent tutorials. They are superb! ...Thank you very much for all this hard work you put into the videos.
Stacy A.
Regarding the Large Format Photography online course:
Thank you for being so comprehensive, structured and approachable. Bluntly: your courses are the best photography education.
Alex C.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
I just wanted to quickly say thank you so much both for your brilliant metering course and the YouTube videos.
Having completed your course and been using your method with the pentax spot meter for that last 6 months it’s really been the single biggest improvement to my film photography since I started shooting medium format.
Eddie S.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
Just completed the course. Well I have been shooting film mostly color/slide with some B/W since the 70's, and had mixed results. But credit where credit is due what a brilliant well presented and no bull sh*t course you put together. It all makes sense now...Just did some tests with both my Pentax and Reveni with my Nikon Z611 and the shots came out perfectly exposed with both. I am now confident to try my large format 4x5 and 6x17 using color/slide film with this method. ...Thanks very much for teaching an old dog new tricks.
Mick
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
I just finished going through the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography course. I feel so grateful having watched it! Invaluable information. Such beautifully clear explanations. I'm super excited to try out what I learnt! Thanks so much!
Ilya
Regarding the Large Format Photography and Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online courses:
Yesterday I purchased two of your courses - the manual metering and the large format photography ones. I have already finished the metering course and I just wanted to express my gratitude and appreciation for your work.
Pretty much all of my photography is on film and I have extensively studied metering and film photography in general. I have read pretty much everything I could get my hands on, including the three Ansel Adams books and I believe I have a pretty solid understanding of the zone system and how metering works. However, I never truly felt comfortable with metering and I kept trying to come up with a consistent approach.
After watching your metering course I honestly believe I understand metering vastly better than before. And not only that, the course actually brought back my inspiration for just going out and shooting, so I did just that and I can’t wait to develop my roll tomorrow and see how I’ve done.
Thank you for all the knowledge you’ve shared and thank you for inspiring me to shoot more and more.
Ivo V.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
I can’t put into words how much I appreciate the information that you have given me. This is the best $200 I have spent on my photography journey! Thank you once again!!!
Joey A.
Regarding the Large Format Photography and Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online courses:
Thank you for building your course the way you did. Simply put, it is packed full of valuable information and honest guidance without the waffle...I loved everything and am finding myself returning to various sections to recap.
I’ve re-learned so much of what I’ve forgotten, and the course was so easy to follow with the fun factor.
William S.
Regarding the Large Format Photography online course:
Just wanted to say that I'm enjoying the LF videos. Some things are totally new, some are things I've practiced or discovered myself that I had no description for. Thanks for putting it into words and good graphics. I'll also be checking out the metering lessons.
William S.
Regarding the Large Format Photography online course:
So far I am GLUED to the material. Excellent...I have read the Ansel Adams books, and other LF books, but this is so much easier to understand...thanks for your effort and time taken to develop this course.
Charles K.
Regarding the Large Format Photography online course:
Just finished watching the Large Format Course…great stuff! I admit, I was a little worried in the beginning as I felt like I had already learned the material by reading Adams’ books and various YouTubing… but was PLEASANTLY SURPRISED by the insights you dished out. The course succeeds in walking the line between theory and practicality, and delivers insights beyond anything else I’ve seen. I’m now confident and excited to get outside and apply these learnings… just in time for fall colours!
Sean B.
Regarding the Large Format Photography online course:
I just want you to know how your courses continue to help me! I just received my Intrepid 4x5 and your course has been a constant reference for me. Your explanations are always in a logical sequence and clear, and the videography is excellent. Money well spent...
Andi A.
Regarding the Large Format Photography online course:
Many thanks for an enjoyable, thorough, course. Very detailed with helpful nuggets scattered throughout. I have had my LF camera a while but never known how to drive it. Thanks to your course I feel a lot more confident. Now where's that award winning image.
Alan E.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
I have now taken several images with your PPM method, and I must say in the beginning I was really afraid that the images where all overexposed. Just a feeling I had with the exposure times, they looked way longer than before. Now after several rolls and 4x5, I’m quite happy with the results. I’m blow away every time when I see the results...You have put a lot of work in this course and it shows, it’s great quality I have ever seen.
Patrick M.
Regarding the Large Format Photography online course:
I’ve completed another one of your courses, this time the large format course. And again, thank you for the wealth of information. I feel like I was hardly scratching the surface with my 4x5 camera, now I’m excited to practice some techniques.
Paul L.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
Your course explained it all. For the first time I feel I am metering intentionally. It has freed my mind to focus on visualizing my shots. I feel free to go out on any day at any time and shoot without any fear or anxieties. Thank you for your wonderful classes. I am taking the Lightroom class. Looking forward to the large format cameras.
Pascal G.
Regarding the Large Format Photography online course:
I’m working my way through the course and I’ve got to tell you it’s even better than I could have hoped for...Your courses inspire confidence and demystify the subject, letting folk enjoy the art, or craft, or whatever it is. The mixture of intelligible information and enthusiasm that you pump into the video tutorials works just right and makes learning addictive.
Martin S.
Regarding the Large Format Photography online course:
Thanks very much for all the hard work on the course...it has helped me a great deal! My biggest problem was misunderstanding how tilt works, and now I’m able to ( sort of ) visualize the focus plane and how it changes. Also, the section on getting your film plane parallel with the subject for architectural subjects has changed how I approach that situation. I’m ready to put it to use!
Roy S.
Regarding the Large Format Photography online course:
I just finished binge watching your Large Format class and all I can say is WOW and THANK YOU. Though I will be continuly retaking several chapters for months/years to come I now feel comfortable with my 6X17 to run some test rolls through it...Thanks Again and hoping our paths will cross one day.
Kurt L.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
I just wanted to say thanks for the awesome metering course. I went away to shoot a month long project with my Deardorff and every single exposure is great. It was the first time that I'd shot so much and the labs took forever to process my test shots that I'd not seen them before I went on the shoot and had no idea how things would turn out! Anyway turns out I much prefer manual metering, so thank you!
Sarah H.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
I needed to tell you how much I enjoyed your Precision Metering Method course! It has helped me out vastly with a bunch of new knowledge and also reinforcing things already known...I laughed as much as I learned. I really appreciated all the extra material you taught, it really helped to build a strong base to work from.
Dennis H.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
I've always been one to waste a lot of film bracketing. I almost exclusively meter incident light but totally agree with your assessment of the downsides of incident metering...especially sunrises and sunsets - I bracket like hell and pray, and because I'm always insecure at heart, I end up with rolls of Velvia with 8 out 10 frames being very similar. And that adds up, cost-wise. So your course caught my eye, and I'm ashamed to say: to my surprise, in each and every segment I found something I thought I knew, but didn't. Mostly, I found that I knew all the pieces of the 10,000-piece jigsaw puzzle, but never quite managed to put them together in the coherent way that you did. Like you I'm baffled at the amount of disinformation on the internet.
But you know those drawings where you see only dots and when you connect them in the right order, an image emerges? That's exactly what you did for me. I knew and understood all the separate elements. I just never connected the dots. You did that. When I got to the segments where you explain your precision method, it was nothing short of an epiphany. So thank you. It's the best $ 199 I spent in a long, long time.
Gerard K.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
Just wanted to say thanks for putting the master metering course together. It really is a great course, delivered well and in a simple to understand way.
Barrie A.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
To say that I found your course helpful, insightful and entertaining would be an understatement. I found it to be all of those things and more, it was perfectly paced, accessible and a joy to watch. Your technical explanations were clear and precise and your in-the-field examples were excellent and worth the price of admission on their own.
Gerard O.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
So I developed film from my Mamiya C330 using your precision metering method and I actually got negatives I could print without crying! Thank you. It's a great method. I keep going back to different parts of your course when I run into questions I have. Again, what a great course and also your clarity in teaching is exceptional.
Toula T.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
I just finished your course on metering, and...holy smokes, man, you put together one hell of a course in here; best money I have spent in anything related to photography. Ever. ...it has been a blast going through your course; you manage to be engaging, instructional, and pragmatic at the same time, which makes you a rare bird. It has been eye-opening so, even without the meter, I already see the world around me in a different light (puns not intended)...you've revitalized my passion for this beautiful art, and that alone is priceless.
Ivan S.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
I just finished your course on metering, and it was excellent. I used film right up until the late 90’s, and using digital has just become too automatic for me… I’ve got an Intrepid 4x5 and a trusty Mamiya RB67, and after seeing the cost of color sheet film, had to have a more precise method of exposure. Your system fit the bill, and I’ve been using it with black and white film until I build up the courage to try 4x5 color photography. Thanks again, and I’m looking forward to the large format course you mentioned, I’ll be first in line to sign up!
Roy S.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
So first I want to say that this course was amazing! I'm one of those people you talked about who got a lot of information off of youtube, etc. Anyway, I need simple and your technique is that…I also appreciate that I can go back to your course and look up certain sections because I know I've forgotten many points.
I just wanted to say thank you. You are a great teacher and you were able to clear up so much of my muddled ideas. It's nice to have all the sections to go to for specific information. Very well organized. I really enjoyed this course.
Toula T.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
Once again thank you for your metering technique course. I can’t tell you how much it has improved my photography. I really enjoy the whole process and time I take to properly meter correctly now and that's absolutely down to you.
Joseph T.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
I also tried the precision method for the first time last Saturday, there is a photo attached. I metered using the light concrete on the main building and I have to say, it's one of the most accurate exposures I have done so far. Before I was doing exactly what you mentioned in one of your videos, I was always overexposing the shots to be on the safe side, but this time I just used box speed, and yet, the result was great, I'm really happy.
Your course is great by the way, and I like the way you teach, you got a sense of humor when presenting the lectures and that gives the course a lightweight touch, it's worth it every single penny.
Guilherme L.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
Just wanted to thank you for your amazing course on mastering manual metering for film photography. It's really well done and has enlightened me in ways I would have never imagined. I'm a photography enthusiast and have been shooting for 15 years (digital) / 5 years (film) but I never spent the time to "properly" learn photography. I mostly got away reading blogs, forums, watching tutorials and experimenting but deep down I always felt I was missing something.
When shooting film, I blindly applied the "advice" I read online: meter for the shadows and overexpose your film by 1 stop. I always felt dirty doing that and I'm sure my lab is doing way more work than they let me know...Anyways, I've ordered a Pentax Digital Spotmeter off eBay and I can't wait to put your precision method to practice!
Régis H.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
Nick, Ive learned more from your online YouTube instructions than I learned at an elite East Coast Art School where their teaching philosophy was scant instruction forcing one to MUDDLE THROUGH. Your approach is concise, fact filled and sequentially logical...one foot in front of the other...and additionaly you have a WRY/RYE sense of humor which provides needed comic relief as opposed to those who tediously drone on about technical minutiae invariably resulting in...ZZZZ!
Given your excellent YouTubes I signed up for your metering course ...and I AM NOT DISAPPOINTED...same excellent and well organized presentation and despite many years of experience learned concepts I'd never knew existed. To sum up your instruction...it's like sitting down with an old friend with a good Bourbon Chaser....
Thomas H.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
I'm writing to express my gratitude for the breadth and quality of your Precision Metering Class. The class and the lessons learned have made photography fun again...I'm going slower and being more thoughtful about my photography because of the metering system you shared. Sure, I still capture some real clunkers, but I had fun in the process and can figure out how or why I made a mistake. This leads to improvement and more fun...I don't give compliments lightly and want to add my thanks because your course gave me more than I expected and my experience has been that is very rare these days.
Steve M.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
First of all THANK YOU! I binged watch your course in the past two days and it was incredible and helpful for me to get the exposure I wanted. I just developed a roll of 120 film and it is exactly how I wanted it to be. Your class is "spot on" (pun intended)!!! I was kind of familiar with Ansel Adams work but your way of explaining and metering makes way more sense to me visually speaking.
Mathieu C.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
Just a quick note to say I’m really enjoying your light metering course. Really clear, concise and super helpful. If only I could get my hands on a bloody pentax spot meter!
Joseph T.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
I just wanted to send you a note regarding the Precision Metering course. I found the course extremely easy to digest and quite educational. Despite my use of a Sekonic meter, I have found it is a spot on process that makes my return to film quite easy. In addition to my film photography, the thought process reminded me of so many understandings simply taken for granted in this day of digital camera wizardry. Thanks for and entertaining and educational experience Nick!
James J.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
Just finished the course and can't thank you enough for it! I tried your precise technique yesterday and I felt much more confident in using the spotmeter than before. And exposures came out great
Dmytro B.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
You are one hell of a great instructor/teacher, Nick. Your method of combing the classroom lessons with the in the field demos is a great touch. It really brings to light (pun intended) just how the precision metering system works while using your clear examples. I loved it! Your demeanor is so pleasant and down to earth, I never felt like I was in a lecture hall or classroom. Rather I felt as though you were sitting right here with me in my home while we were both enjoying a fine Vintage Port like a ’63 Grahams. I’m an old dog (70yrs Old) and I gotta tell ya, I learned a heck of a lot and you made it so simple to understand, so it seems that 'old dogs can learn new tricks.'
David H.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
So I recently bought a medium format camera in no small part because of following your channel. After struggling a bit with trying to find the best way to meter for it I signed up for your class. I just wanted to let you know that I found your class to be utterly superb. You have a real gift for teaching and breaking down complicated ideas. My biggest criticism is probably that the title is too limiting. I believe this class has a lot of information that would be incredibly valuable to digital photographers as well. All photographers can improve their skills by understanding exposure better and this is by far the clearest explanation of what photographers should be doing and how they should use their equipment that I have come across and I have read Ansel Adams’ books.
Josh F.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
I already watched and enjoyed half of the course and....I finally am absolutely sure how to meter my films. You are an amazing teacher and I already tried the precision method with my large format camera and every exporsure was perfect :-) So thank you so much for this course!!!
Tanja G.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
I eventually signed up for your light metering course. And I am binge watching since then :) I am up to a third now, and I wanted to let you know that I am really happy with the content so far. I used to be a teacher myself, and I do know how difficult it is to teach in a clear, understandable but not boring way. You do a good job I must say. But what I am really really happy with is the content. Compliments for that...So no questions yet, but only a big thanks.
Aliz V.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
I’ve just completed your Precision Method for film course and I just wanted to send a quick email to thank you for the awesome content. I’m sure I’ll be revisiting certain videos for reference as I practice in the field, and I’m looking forward to putting this information to use. I learned a ton of great info, and again thanks for putting together a great course, especially one I could attend on line during this pandemic situation.
Paul L.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
I recently bought your course on metering, and I just have one word : AWESOME! At long last, I understood what the meters on a camera do, what all the vocabulary around Zone System which I had read and tried to understand meant, and how to transform the simple act of following what the meter or the camera tells you and pressing on the button into a conscious creative act of how to I want that picture to look. So, thank you over and over for your tutorial : you are clear, and everything falls into place!
Pascal F.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
Just wanted to write and say that I’m REALLY enjoying the course. I purchased a Pentax Digital Spotmeter which arrived the other day - I’m hoping to go out and take some photos on the weekend. While I was waiting for the Pentax spotmeter to show up I practised the precision method using my digital camera and I’m honestly blown away by how confident I’ve become picking my exposure.
Tim C.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
I’ve been a teacher for over 23 years and I know that successful teaching and learning comes not only from being a dynamic teacher, but also from a smart and intuitive curriculum design. The way you lay out the course and touch on so many different points in your instruction is a testament to your ability to see learning from the “beginner’s mind” standpoint. That can be really hard to do as one gains more and more experience in a craft. It’s obvious though that you put your course together with the intent of the learner’s needs first and spent a lot of time thinking about what all of those needs would be. As a result you designed a wonderful scaffolding structure to successfully bring the student from point A to point B. My film negatives are so fat with properly exposed tones now that Ansel Adams would be shedding a tear in joy and appreciation. Thanks again for putting together such an excellent course and thank you also for the education and inspiration you continue to provide with your YouTube videos.
Anthony A.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
I believe your manual metering course is one of, if not THE best and most comprehensive approaches to this topic.
George W.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
I just wanted to send you an email to say thank you so much for the wonderful manual metering course you have produced and let you know that I think it really is an excellent course. It's really great to follow, teaches in a method which is easy to understand, fun to listen to and learn from and is really engaging. You're a great teacher.
David H.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
Just wanted to say I've just finished your manual metering course and it was fantastic! I've been following your videos on youtube for about a year and was a little hesitant to splash the cash for the course, but I'm so glad I did. It was extremely comprehensive, used really easy-to-understand language and examples, and cleared up so much misinformation that I've come across before. Worth every single penny and more!
James B.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
I wanted to send a quick thank you. I just finished your online course for mastering manual metering and I really enjoyed it. I have read the Ansel Adams books (Camera, Neg, Print) and I was left with all these questions about converting the Zone System to color neg and color reversal film, which I shoot primarily. You answered all of them. And your system is so straight-forward and easy to use. Thank you for making sense of it all, and doing it with so much clarity.
Scott K.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
I like your style and to date the best and most understandable at conveying the information and learning from it. Years ago I bought Ansel Adams Books in order to learn the Zone System, never could figure it out until your course. It will take some practice, but I feel that I finally have a better grasp of what I am doing.
Pete B.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
I spent the last 4 days watching your videos and translating, at the same time, in french to my father. Your class is amazingly complete, it changed my way of seeing film photography. Now the pentax spot meter is ordered, I can't wait to apply this technique and see how my pictures turn out.
Thank you for your hard work and for sharing your passion
Thomas C.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
I wanted to thank you for the wonderful course. As a poor college student, I was hemming-and-hawing whether the money would be worth it.
You blew me away - every bit of the course was insightful and full of information. After watching, I can't understand why I haven't seen this process anywhere else, and I've been gobbling up tutorials after getting into photography early last year. Your method is simple concept that has huge ramifications for workflow.
Karl R.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
I am really enjoying the course. You sense of how long each segment lasts make for easy viewing. You also present topics in a very clear, concise and easy to digest way. So far it is worth every penny.
Joseph T.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
I just finished your Mastering Manual Metering course and want to thank you for offering this course and for such a masterful presentation. I'd been doing my own metering "by the seat of my pants" not really knowing WHY I was doing what I did but only doing it because it seemed to make sense to me. Your course made me re-evaluate my methods and gave me an understanding of WHY I should do what you taught me. I will definitely continue to practice but I've already noticed an improvement in my results.
James B.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
I've been applying your method on my recent shoots, and I'm pleased to say the results have been fantastic. I've been using the Pentax digital spot meter with your guides and several different cameras -- Bronica SQ-Ai, Pentax 645 NII, Nikon F3 & Graflex RB 4x5 Super D.
It's great to feel like I have some sense of control and can expose a photograph with deliberate intention, and achieve the desired result on a consistent basis. And thankfully, I can finally break the insecure habit of bracketing every shot just in case I don't nail the exposure.
James T.
Regarding the Master Manual Metering for Film Photography online course:
Been following your youtube for a long time now and picked up film photography again after being hooked on digital for the last 6 years. Can I just say that you blew my mind with the Precision Method. So good my man!! It gives me more confidence with my exposures and helps me previsualize my shots like never before. I hope someday to shake your hand and have a beer.
Hayes P.