Photo Art Studio Professional Training Services

I’ve been wanting to learn photoshop cs6 for a very long time. I didn’t want to spend a lot of money and found a good deal. People spent a lot of $$$ for courses like this and the content for this course was great and I know a lot more about photoshop than I ever did. The instructor was very well informed and even if you have no knowledge of photoshop (like me) he makes it very easy to learn and does an excellent job explaining things.
Customer service did take awhile to get back to me at first when I registered but that was probably because they were very busy. They did eventually get back to me with the info I wanted and I am very happy with this product. I want to take the digital photography course. I took it at a local place and they did a very poor job but if the online course is anything like there photoshop it will be much better. I highly recommend this if you want to learn. I don’t know what the bad reviews are for. For the money you spend you get great info. If you are already an expert at the product then don’t take it. If your a beginner or intermediate guy like I was it is well worth it.

This is such a rip-​off — completely unprofessional quality, boring to the point of painful (e.g., 30 second pauses in the training videos that could have easily been edited out). Don’t waste your money — you can find better resources for free online!

Yes, there are a few errors, and yes the instructor could do with some presentation and editing skills, but I still think this was $ 39 well spent. (Groupon price)
I wanted a relatively easy introduction to digital photography; something to take me from point & shoot to knowing what most every button on a DSLR does and how to use them effectively. I got exactly what I wanted from this course.
I couldn’t care less about certificates, but having the option is nice. (Depending on the specific certificate, it could mean quite a lot, or nothing at all.) Upon completion, this course awards its own certificate, but also provides students with the information needed to take (and hopefully pass) the Certified Professional Photographer certificate. Only the latter of the two will be worthwhile for any resume or portfolio. (CPP is through a different group and requires its own set of fees. Adobe is also its own group and will also require its own set of fees for the certification tests. Adobe in particular is VERY strict about prices so don’t ever assume you’ll find a legitimate discount on any of their products, unless you are a student and even then…)
As more courses are developed by this instructor, group and/​or university, I hope to see more emphasis placed on overall presentation skills (fewer «umm…“s and less jumping through or over slides) and some editing skills. However, the technical and artistic skills needed to advance from a smartphone photographer, to a reasonably decent DSLR photographer are definitely present in the course.
My recommendation to people thinking about going through this course: Make sure you’re smart enough to think through what is presented. There are not tons of errors, but they are seamless enough that you could be steered in the wrong direction. Taking photos and seeing the results can help students weed out erroneous details. (If you’re good with technical thoughts and/​or have a fondness of physics, you don’t necessarily need to apply photography skills to weed out the errors.) If you’re taking a course like this, you are there to learn, so use your brain instead of complaining about theirs so much that you loose an opportunity to grow.

I have been taking the Photo Art Studio Digital Photography. I bought the group on for 39 $ so I figured it was a win, win situation. I will agree with the other posts on here about the module videos are boring and there are mistakes in his reading them. however that said, they give you all the Modules to download and read yourself, you do not have to watch the video and the information is very informative. The assignments are great and it forces you take more photos. This is by no means a make up for a college course but if you are looking just to sharpen your skills and learn more for 39 $ you get your money worth.

I am taking the Digital Phography course, also purchased through Groupon for $ 39. Here is an email I just sent to them after taking just the first 2 lessons:
To whom it may concern, (I’m sure there’s only one person there anyway)
Well I purchased your Digital photography course through Groupon. I gotta say I’m pretty disappointed so far. Are you a one man operation? Is the guy that is narrating the course the only person in the company? Because I’m appalled at the number of errors after just 2 lessons. Did you go through the course and try to correct any errors before releasing it? Because the narrator (notice I didn’t say instructor) is a f***ing idiot! All he does is basically read the Powerpoint slides, and frequently quickly skipping over some slides that are important, I have had to rewind the videos a bit then hit pause to see the slide. Why put the slides in the presentation in the first place if you’re going to just skip over them? Very amateurish! Then the «instructor» misspeaks lot of time, pauses frequently like he is unable to follow his own train of thought and correcting himself, and like I said, mistakes galore! I didn’t bother to write them down when I came across them but I can tell you there are plenty! I’ve gotta say this course is VERY amateurish. This course badly needs someone to QA it and then have you go over it and fix the many mistakes. Any reputable «University» would have done just that, so I gotta think this course was made by some Asian guy living in Canada, operating out of his apartment, creating a photography course and trying to pass himself off as a college professor. Pretty sad. One can only hope that the course will get better as I progress through it. The first few lessons are things I already knew, so hopefully the later lessons will actually teach me something useful to justify the $ 39 I paid. Frankly I’m thinking a good book would have been a better use of my money. At least a book would have likely been proofread and any mistakes fixed before being released. What a concept, eh?
So yeah, this course is a scam, VERY amateurish, full of mistakes. After sending this email I did a Google search on this «University» and found these reviews. I also wish I had seen these reviews before buying the course.
Very disappointed and disgusted that there are such scams out there. Unfortunately you can’t sue them because they do release a product, there is no recourse if the product sucks.

I took their photography certification course and learned a lot about my camera, photoshop, and how to take the best type of pictures. Yes, some of the videos are quite boring to sit through, and I did find times, when he was describing something on photoshop, that I found a shorter way to achieve the same results. However, I did feel like I learned a lot, and I did receive my certificate in the mail a couple of weeks later.

Thank you Laurie A,
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God bless you!

I first became aware of Photo Art Studio because of a Groupon offer which announced, «One, Two, or Four 14-​Hour Online Photography– or Adobe-​Certification Classes (Up to 96% Off).» The offer stated that I could take four classes – a photography class, as well as certification classes in Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and Flash, for only $ 79. The offer clearly stated, «Students will receive their certification upon course completion.» I am a college professor who teaches Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and Flash, so I thought Adobe Certification would be a good thing to have. And for only $ 79? Such a deal!
I signed up for all four classes and then logged into the Photo Art Studio web site. I saw the video tutorials and assignment files, as well as some sample Adobe Certification test questions. (The sample tests weren’t very good, though; the same question was often repeated 2 – 3 times.) I didn’t see anything about Adobe Certification, though, so I E-​mailed their support center. The automated response said someone would get back to me in 24 – 48 hours.
When I didn’t hear back after 4 days, I decided to call. There was no answer at the company’s main number, but there was at the mobile number, so I left a voice mail message. Later that same day, I received a very terse E-​mail from Eddie Jani, Photo Art Studio’s General Coordinator, which stated: «There wouldn’t be a purpose to the course if you are ready to go for the exams. You can simply schedule them through Adobe.» This was alarming to me, because the Groupon ad clearly stated that I would receive my certification upon course completion. If I scheduled the three certification exams through Adobe, it would cost me an additional $ 540. I wrote Eddie back twice asking for futher clarification, but he never responded.
In the meantime, since Eddie seemed to be implying that Adobe Certification was not included in this offer, I contacted Adobe to find out if these Adobe Certification classes were legit (which, in retrospect, I should have done before purchasing the offer). I also reached out to Groupon about obtaining a refund. I really had to raise hell with Groupon. First they told me that there was a certificate awarded, but that it was Photo Art Studio’s own certification, not Adobe Certification as stated in the Groupon offer. Then Groupon said the offer was only for Adobe Certification classes, not the certification itself. However, when I forwarded them Adobe’s response that Photo Art Studio was not authorized to offer Adobe Certification classes, Groupon refunded my money.
I don’t know for sure if Groupon or if Photo Art Studio was responsible for the misleading wording in the Groupon ad. However, the lack of response from Photo Art Studio is ultimately what leads me to give them a one-​star rating. Photo Art Studio should have done something to make this right, such as contacting Groupon to issue me a refund. I feel like they were completely ignoring my calls and E-​mails. Caveat emptor.