Still thinking...

...what to do.  Some days I'm really up for the idea of studying exactly what I want to do.  Other days I'm thinking that it's really not necessary.

I have, however, booked onto an online course with the Equine Photographers Network, which is just a 5 week course.  It'll be fun I think, to share ideas with other photographers with a passion for horses.  It may even fire my enthusiasm for study.

Sue x

So we were talking.....

....yesterday about the cost of the OCA courses now, and we agreed that we don't have that kind of cash spare at the moment (who does!!). Especially as I can't guarantee that I will have the time to devote to studies - look what happened last time!

But then my husband pointed out that our youngest boy only has 2 more years at school, and after that I could "go to Uni and study photography full-time" if I wanted.  So, my question is, do I want to?  Sounds good - I don't have a degree, I went to work straight from school.  I enjoy photography, and I want to learn.  But do I want to go to Uni? And if I did, would it be worth it?  I will be 50 this year ( I know, I don't look it), so by the time I finished the course I'd be 55.  Is there any real point? I mean REALLY? Would I REALLY benefit from having a degree at 55?  But it does have an appeal! I mean, I'd be in my 50s and at Uni! How much fun would *that* be?

So, your thoughts would be appreciated.  And any recommendations for where I could study?

I'm going to give this some thought.......

Sue x

I have had a reply...

...from the OCA and if I want to study TAoP again I will have to enrol from new.  Kind of what I was expecting really, I just wanted to make sure.

So now I have to decide if I do want to study.

Then if the answer to that is yes, I will think seriously about doing the People and Places course rather than TAoP.  It's just short of £1000 for the course, so I must be certain that I will do it.

In other news, the sun is shining and the dogs are snoring on the deck.  It's Met Office start of summer tomorrow, but we had hailstones last week. Hmmmmmmmmmm

Slight change of plan

I know that I said I wasn't carrying on with TAoP officially, but was going to plod on through it just for myself, but....... I have been looking at the OCA website again and thinking that I would quite like to pick it up.

So I have emailed OCA to see what I would need to do and I'm just waiting for their reply.  I did have a little freak out at the cost of courses now, but I will worry about that when the decision is finally made.

I have been having some success with my equestrian photography business, (see my other blog CC&C for details) and I have rediscovered my love of photography in general.  I particularly enjoy taking photographs with a purpose again, which is fab.

I have had a couple of riding accidents which I have detailed in CC&C and I am suffering from really bad headaches, so I also have to think whether studying will be the best idea at the moment.  Staring at a PC screen for hours is not the best recovery for a TBI .....

So I might be back, I might not.  I'm hoping I will be back doing this - it has been on my mind for a while.

Hopefully I will see you all soon

Sue x