Reply To: An experience I had…

[nesgran]

It sounds pretty bad to be honest but kudos for taking her on. She should really get her money back if she paid anything for her course. If it had been me I would probably have given the teacher a ring and talked about the course because it sounds genuinely worrying but then maybe that is just me. If you don’t get a response there I would probably shoot the college an email and discuss the standards of their teaching. They will make your life difficult in the long term if they keep churning out fauxtogs. This is obviously assuming “Sarah” isn’t thick to the extreme.

It sounds like she hasn’t really invested in a system so even if she now learns canon it isn’t exactly the end of the world I think. Get her to buy one of the yongnou manual flashes, a pair of radio triggers and an 8-pack of eneloops, together they will set her back a bit over $100 so aren’t exactly breaking the bank. Add a cheap light stand, umbrella and umbrella holder so she can practice without you. Maybe a 50mm lens as well at some point.

Sounds like it’d be a great idea to give her a body and let her lose at the wedding, just make sure you have given her some rules so she doesn’t make an ass of you. I would probably avoid giving her a flash though for that as it is pretty annoying when at a wedding and someone flashes indiscriminately.