25% off CreativeLIVE classes

To celebrate National Teacher’s Day, CreativeLIVE is offering 25% Off Sitewide on the various classes offered at CreativeLive. The sale is factored in on their website, no coupon needed.

OR if you prefer free classes, check the latest ON-AIR SCHEDULE. You can watch classes for FREE online when as they are recorded LIVE. So in TV terms, watch the live premiere for FREE, but you have to pay to watch the reruns 🙂

Pay What You Want Photography Bundle: $1+ gets you two items, $13+ gets you nine items

I forgot about Dre, and I also forgot about the Stacksocial “Pay What You Want” Complete Photography Bundle. If you pay $1 or more (your choice), you get two items, a food photography class and a “Advanced Creative Photography Skills” class. If you meet or beat the current average price (currently $12.84), you get seven more items, five of which are classes, and the other two are bundles of stock photos to be used for educational (post-processing) purposes.

These have instant digital redemption and come with a 15-day satisfaction guarantee. The “Leaderboard” you see there is if you want to pay more and get your name/brand prominently featured.

Meanwhile, if you are curious about getting started with WordPress, their Pay What You want developer bundle offers the “Basic WordPress Course” (20 hours, 12-month access only) if you pay $1 or more.

Speaking of WordPress, there are a few WordPress Theme bundles available as well (these are sold separately, not part of that “Pay What You Want” offer). One is a meta bundle even, you get a mix of various themes and educational material, the “The All-In-One WordPress Business Bundle” for $39.

Having said that, there’s plenty of FREE WordPress material available online (including the default annual themes by Automattic), so you don’t have to buy any classes or themes unless you want or need them.

In addition to the various for-pay items at Stacksocial, they also have a Freebies section. They typically require some kind of social media action (share on twitter, like on facebook, or email a friend about the offer (honor code system), etc).

IMPORTANT: if you are not familiar with Stacksocial, make sure you check each particular offer’s terms. Some offer lifetime access, others offer access for only a limited period of time (eg 12 months). Some courses are streaming only, others are accessible through apps, some may be downloadable. And so forth…

Speaking of free, don’t forget to check the CreativeLIVE On-Air Schedule to see if there any classes of potential interest coming up. They are free to watch when they record/air originally, but you have to pay for the “DVR” later.

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Online Classes: all Family and Portrait Classes under $100

A new promotion is now live at CreativeLIVE, all their Family and Portrait Photography Classes are on sale for under $100. No coupon is needed, the sale is factored in on their website while the promotion is running.

CreativeLIVE uses a different model. Each class is recorded LIVE online and everyone can watch it for FREE while it is recording LIVE. After the original live stream is over, then you have to pay to watch or rewatch it. So if you have a flexible schedule and fast-enough internet access you can watch a LOT of content for free.

For the upcoming schedule of classes and details on each class, check CreativeLive’s Free On-Air Classes page. Upcoming instructors include John Greengo, Mike Hagen, Lindsay Adler, Joey L, Jasmine Star, and more.

30% off Flash Sale at CreativeLive

CreativeLIVE has launched a 30% off Flash Sale on their classes available for purchase over there. No coupon code is needed, the price is adjusted on their website while this promotion running.

Day #2 of Joe McNally Lighting Class Streaming at 12pm ET

Day #2 of Joe McNally’s Lightning Class “Lighting, Logistics, and Strategies for a Life in Photography” will begin streaming LIVE at 12pm eastern on Thursday and will be free for all to watch while it is recording live.

CreativeLIVE uses a different model when it comes to online classes. Each class streams live online as it is recorded (in other words, classes are recorded live) and everyone can watch it without paying. After the original live stream is over, then you have to pay to watch or rewatch it. So if you have a flexible schedule and fast-enough internet access you can watch a LOT of content for free.

For more details, check CreativeLive’s Free On-Air Classes page. Other upcoming classes include Lindsay Adler, Jeremy Cowart, Ben Willmore, and more.

Watch FREE LIVE: starts Wednesday 12pm ET: Joe McNally 3-Day Lighting Class

Starting on Wednesday at 12pm Eastern, and continuing on Thursday and Friday, there will be a 3-day class live-streaming for FREE for everyone to watch at CreativeLIVE by the one and only Joe McNally, “Lighting, Logistics, and Strategies for a Life in Photography”. Look under “Class Materials” for the topics that will be covered. The stream will take place 12pm to 7pm eastern during each day.

CreativeLIVE uses a different model when it comes to online classes. Each class streams live online as it is recorded (in other words, classes are recorded live) and everyone can watch it without paying. After the original live stream is over, then you have to pay to watch or rewatch it. So if you have a flexible schedule and fast-enough internet access you can watch a LOT of content for free.

For more details, check CreativeLive’s Free On-Air Classes page. Other upcoming classes include Lindsay Adler, Jeremy Cowart, Ben Willmore, and more.

FREE Live Streaming Classes this week include Joe McNally

CreativeLIVE has a different model to most online classes. When the class streams live online, everyone can watch it without paying. Once the original live stream is over, then you have to pay to watch or rewatch it. So if you have flexible schedule and fast-enough internet access you can watch a LOT of content for free. This week is particularly of interest because the one and only Joe McNally will be offering a class April 5-7, “Lighting, Logistics, and Strategies for a Life in Photography”. Look under “Class Materials” for the topics that will be covered.

For more details, check CreativeLive’s Free On-Air Classes page. Other upcoming classes include Lindsay Adler, Jeremy Cowart, Ben Willmore, and many more!

20% off one class at CreativeLIVE w/coupon [NEW CUSTOMERS]

This coupon promotion is for NEW customers only! Coupon code AFF20MARCH gets you 20% off one class at Creative LIVE. Cannot be combined with other purchases. You must have one class in your shopping cart for the coupon to work. Coupon expires 3/31/17 or when it is used 200 times; whichever happens earlier!

PS: you can watch classes at CreativeLIVE for FREE when they are recording/broadcasting live on the internet. Check their On-Air schedule for dates and classes. After they air, you cannot watch them for free.

Pet Photography Class Bundle for $180 (three classes)

If you are interested in Pet Photography classes, CreativeLIVE has created a Pet Photography Bundle for $180 that includes three classes: Family Pet Photography, Animal Photography and Lifestyle Family Photography. The bundle discount is half of what you’d pay if you bought these classes individually.

30% off Thirty CreativeLIVE courses

A new limited time promotion is now running at CreativeLIVE, you get 30% off 30 online courses offered on their website…

A number of their classes are available to watch for FREE exactly when they are broadcast live. For example, as of the time of writing, this Portrait Photography class is streaming LIVE for FREE.

You can find a list of upcoming free broadcasts (streams) at the their On-Air page.

5-year subscription to Polaroid University’s Mobile Photography Classes for $25

Stacksocial is back with another educational promotion, they are offering a prepaid 5-year subscription to the Polaroid University Video Classes for $25. This is a one-time payment that gets you five year access to their online classes, which you can watch via a web browser or their iPhone app. You can see details and previews at their website.

If you instead prefer a shorter term, a 1-year subscription is available as either a digital download or a gift-box delivered by mail for $20 through Amazon. Pay attention to the listing – download vs box.

99c HD Rental: “For the Love of Spock” (documentary on life of Leonard Nimoy)

The real Spock was also a photographer. It’s logical! A new documentary on the life of iconic Star Trek actor and photographer Leonard Nimoy has been produced by his son Adam Nimoy (111 mins, 2016) and it is now available for rental in HD (without ads) for $0.99 at Amazon Instant Video (or digital purchase for $5 in HD). This is part of a 99c Documentary Rental promotion. I haven’t seen this yet, so I don’t know if (or how much) it mentions his photography work.

Course bundle: “Become a Photoshop Pro” for $41

Stacksocial is currently offering a “Become a Photoshop Pro” course bundle for $41. This consists of seven online classes with 22+ hours of content. This includes Lifetime access to the courses, with instant digital redemption but there are no refunds. Each class is detailed (verb) over there. This is a larger size of the picture below:

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(ENDED) The Great Courses: National Geographic Masters of Photography DVD set for $41.50 [updated]

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National Geographic Fundamentals of Photography for $60 per set [updated]

UPDATE 11/29/16 PM: the prices at National Geographic increases, but some of the options at Amazon (DVD or Instant Video) continue for $60.

ORIGINAL POST: Also among the latest National Geographic specials is a sale on the Great Courses DVD set of “Fundamentals of Photography” (with Joel Sartore; 24 episodes; 2012) for $60 with free shipping. NOTE: the price at National Geographic went up, but the paragraph below continues for $60.

Great Courses is also offering it for $60 through Amazon as a DVD set or as a Digital Video purchase.

IF you are not familiar with this, and want to get a feel for it before committing any money to it, you can start a 7-Day Free Trial to the Great Courses Signature Collection through Amazon Instant Video. This is an $8 per month monthly subscription, which you can cancel at any time. Cancel before the free trial expires if you want to avoid any charges. (NOTE: Video Subscriptions available for Prime members only).

In addition to Photography I, also on sale for the same price are these sets:

Cyber Monday: 50% off All Courses at Skillwise w/coupon

Skillwise is a spin-off of Stacksocial, focusing, as the name suggests, on online courses and learning, and their Cyber Monday special is 50% off all courses using coupon code CYBER50 over there. The sale is good for Cyber Monday. They feature the usual assortment of courses, search for things like Photoshop, DSLR, Adobe, Photography to see if there’s anything interesting.

PS: if you are not familiar with their website, they have not discovered “search box technology” yet, their search box expands when you click on the tiny magnifying glass icon. You may need an actual magnifying glass to see the magnifying glass icon 🙂

Course Bundle: The Complete Adobe Suite Mastery Package for $79

Stacksocial is offering the Complete Adobe Suite Mastery Package featuring 135 e-courses on a variety of Adobe products and topics for $79. These are offered by “eCourses4you” and are online classes. This is of general Adobe learning interest, not photographer-specific.

Also in progress at Stacksocial is the Black Friday Mac Bundle 2.0 featuring nine software titles for the Mac for $20 total as digital downloads, including Corel’s AfterShot 3 (not the PRO version).

30% off Online Classes at Skillwise with coupon

Might as well get all the coupon offers grouped together in a cluster. Stacksocial launched a sister service called Skillwise that focuses specifically on online courses and as part of the launch coupon code SPF30 (yes, another coupon with a summer joke in it!) gets you 30% off the current prices over there. These are their photography-related courses. Coupon expires Wednesday 7/20/16.

Tuesday: Ultimate Adobe Photo Editing Bundle (41 hours of video classes) for $25.50 with coupon

Another potentially interesting offer for Tuesday 7/19/16, coupon code SUMMERSANTA drops the Ultimate Adobe Photo Editing Bundle from $30 to $25.50 (15% off). Eight courses are included with a runtime of around 41 hours. They cover Photoshop and Lightroom. There’s a slideshow there with details on each course.

Free Online Photography class at Stacksocial with Social Sharing

It’s freebie time at Stacksocial, but as with all their previous freebies, it requires social media activity. Namely you have to follow them on Twitter or Facebook or Google+ and share the offer on one of those places. This freebie is a 10-session Photography Class in a five week period. You can watch it LIVE or On-Demand later. Details on the class at Shaw Academy.

PhotoshopCAFE DVD: Lightroom 6/CC for Digital Photographers for $70

From the “Learnings of a Digital Photographer” department, the PhotoshopCafe DVD for Lightroom 6/CC, sixth edition, is on sale for a limited time for $70 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo. This is a 13 hour tutorial by Colin Smith. The complete list of the 128 lessons is available at the aforelinked page. Exercise files and presets are also included on the disc.

NOTE: the Lightroom software is NOT included. This is a tutorial DVD.

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Free Photoshop Graphic Design course at Udemy with Coupon

It’s freebie time! Online course site Udemy is offering, for a limited time, the “Photoshop in Ease: Create World Amazing Graphic Designs” video course for FREE when you enter coupon code MASTERDESIGN over there. The course runs 3 hours long with 26 lectures. It offers lifetime access, and you can watch in a web browser or using their iOS and Android apps. You don’t have to enter a credit card or billing address unless you are going to pay for something.

If you are not familiar with Udemy, you have to enter the coupon code first, then add to the shopping cart. Annotated screenshot crop below:

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Pay What You Want Photography Bundle: $1+ gets Two Courses, $20+ gets 11 Items

Stacksocial has a Pay What You Want Photography Bundle. If you pay $1 or higher, you get two photography courses, “The Ultimate Guide to Using Off-Camera Flash” and “Night Photography Unlocked”. If you meet or beat the average price (currently $19.50), you get nine more free items, seven more classes and two assets (reference photos and food photos). Annotated screenshot of all the items right below:

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Among other Stacksocial offers in progress:
+ More Pay What You Want Offers including Mac Software (includes Aftershot), and Design and Software and more
+ HDR Projects 4 software for $29 (PC or Mac)
+ Pro Digital Photography & Photoshop Bundle for $29 (30 hours content)
+ DSLR Photography Course Bundle for $25
+ Corel AfterShot 2 Standard Edition for $10 (PC, Mac, Linux)

25% off Udemy courses with coupon

We have a little bit of an “educational” theme. If you are a fan of Udemy, coupon code 25PERCENTNOW gets you 25% off most online courses at Udemy.com. Offer ends 5/1/16.

PS: many retailers are celebrating Passover, which is why we have fewer offers from many of the camera-centric retailers. Business will return to status quo on Monday 5/2/16.

Adobe Digital Photography Training Bundle for $29

Stacksocial is back with another Adobe-centered training course bundle. This one is offered by the “Live Photo Academy” and it is a four course Adobe Digital Photography Training Bundle going for $29 with instant digital redemption but no returns (all sales final). The four courses are Lightroom, Photoshop, Photography and Graphic Design and Creative Suite. They will be available live or you can watch them later on-demand. Details on the four courses over there.

Speaking of Stacksocial, their Spring 2016 Pay What You Want Apple MacOS bundle continues, with $1+ getting you the Emulsion App or if you beat the average $15.50+, you get 10 more software titles, including Corel’s Aftershot PRO 2.

Surprise discount at Stacksocial with coupon

Stacksocial has some Adobe related and other assorted tutorials, software and hardware items. They have a “surprise discount” coupon to celebrate tax season, coupon TAXES gets you a surprise (aka unknown) discount at Stacksocial. The coupon is good for this weekend. Some items may not be eligible for the discount.

Some items of potential interest:

+ Adobe KnowHow All-Inclusive Photography Bundle for $69 before coupon
+ Pro Digital Photography & Photoshop Bundle by “Courses for Success” for $29 before coupon
+ DSLR Photography Course Bundle by Ken Schultz for $25 before coupon
+ Hollywood Art Institute Photography Course & Certification for $25 before coupon
+ various WordPress theme bundles and courses (note some of the WP Themes are lifetime, others are 1-year subscriptions)

Adobe KnowHow All-Inclusive Photography Bundle for $69 (14 streaming courses with lifetime access)

If you are interested in learning more about Adobe’s various software products, Stacksocial has a 14-course Adobe KnowHow All-Inclusive Photography Bundle offered for $69. These courses stream online and you have lifetime access to them. You must redeem the promotion within 30 days of purchase. The bundle has three Lightroom*.* courses (Mastery, certification exam prep, Crash Course), general photography classes, specific photography classes (flash, studio, wedding, B&W, night), and more. You can watch them in any way and order as you like. All sales are final. You can redeem them right away.

NOTE: “Lightroom*.*” is my shorthand for all Lightrooms, CC and stand-alone. Although if I have to write a whole paragraph to explain the shorthand, perhaps the shorthand is no so good 🙂

On the other hand, if you want to pay less or get fewer courses, the Pay What You Want Bundle gets you two courses if you pay $1+ (night, off-camera flash), or if you meet/beat the average price (currently $19.50), you get 11 total courses and assets (the previous two plus a cornucopia of photo-related courses). Assets as in downloadable graphics and other related digital files.

Speaking of “Pay What You Want”, they also have a Design Bundle bundle that gets you eight different font sets if you meet or beat the current average price of $10.08.

Speaking of Stacksocial, if you want to learn about Linux or refresh or beef up your /learnings, there is a Linux Power User Bundle offered for $19. It includes five different courses. Sorry, no dedicated “vi” course though 🙂