What to Expect

First - a warm welcome to The Compelling Image. Ours is an online school whose international faculty represents not just an outstanding array of talented professional photographers, editors, filmmakers and video-journalists, but carries with it a keen and creative understanding of visual communication in today’s digital world. With us, you’ll come to see and work in a whole new and exciting way, whether your pictures are made close to home or during travels around the globe. Thanks for accompanying us on the journey – your journey of visual expression.

Now, once you’ve made your course selections and conveniently secured your payment, you’ll receive an immediate email confirmation of your enrollment transaction. Logging in will give you access to all student facilities, including your personal Image Gallery, Question & Answer sessions, Critique and Comment area and the Campus Cafe - a place to meet with TCI students and instructors throughout the school, to discuss assignments, projects, techniques and share photographic experiences. The Compelling Image features a multi-faceted curriculum, designed to provide maximum interaction. Students benefit from not just from timely Instructor feedback, answers to student questions and tips based upon extensive experience, but from the enthusiastic input of fellow students, as well – all transparently visible to everyone in the class.

As an enrolled student - you'll receive:

• WEEKLY LESSONS - Each Wednesday you’ll receive a new printable and downloadable Lesson via email. In clear, easy to understand text and rich illustrative pictures (film clips for video courses) you’ll be introduced to a new skill, concept or technique that will add significantly to your expertise as an image-maker.

• WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS - At the end of each weekly lesson will be an Assignment which you will have 10 days to complete and upload to The Compelling Image website for critique and comments. In short, weekly assignments will focus on the exact principles or skills you need to progress to the next level in your development as a maker of powerful and effective pictures.

• WEEKLY CRITIQUES OF YOUR WORK – Every assignment that our Instructors give is hands-on and direction-oriented. This means that each Assignment clearly relates to what has been taught in that week’s lesson. Timely feedback is the main ingredient in our design for teaching image-making online. With it, effort and frustration will be trimmed from the learning-curve and your learning investment will grow from effective and efficient Instructor attention to your work. Within 48 hours of its due-date, you will receive direct, easy-to-understand and constructive critique of your assignment results. Composed of clear and insightful analysis of your work, suggestions, tips and advice for future work, these weekly Instructor critiques are a valuable component of your online learning experience.

AND THERE'S MORE .....

FLEXIBILITY IN YOUR LEARNING PROGRAM - Learning schedules need to be responsive to life's everyday responsibilities. That means, if you have a holiday planned or tasks to accomplish, flexibility is required in your day. We’ve designed our online learning programs to allow for just that. Simply let us know ahead of time, and we’ll make sure you receive your Weekly Lessons ahead of schedule. That way - you won’t miss a single exciting and important aspect of your course. That way - assignments can be done at your convenience, leaving time to enjoy and attend to everything else that fills your life. Once you’re back home - once daily commitments are satisfied, just upload your completed assignment work - along with any questions and comments that may have arisen along the way – and you’re back on track! Your Instructor will pick up where you left off and all will be on schedule again. It’s that comfortable and easy.

FULL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE – We're certain you'll thoroughly enjoy and benefit from the challenging and dynamic online photography and video courses we offer. Just the same, if for any reason you aren’t fully satisfied with the course selection you've paid for, we - before you are emailed Weekly Lesson #3 - will immediately return your full investment amount. We stand behind this – it’s our promise to you - The Compelling Image.