Each year, I dedicate time during a Winter month to study some of the many helpful photography training videos offered through Kelby Training. Over the past three Winters, I've completed an average of about 25 courses a year. In my opinion, the $25 fee for unlimited training for a month is an incredible value. During this past month I worked through the following on-line classes:

1. Mastering Curves: Adjusting Tonality by Ben Willmore
2. Mastering Curves: Correcting Color by Ben Willmore
3. Photoshop Tricks for Beginners by Calvin Hollywood
4. Bill Fortney's Olympic Park by Bill Fortney
5. Color Adjustments and Manipulations by Calvin Hollywood
6. Travel Photography Post Processing by Scott Kelby
7. Landscape & Travel Photography Series, New Zealand by Trey Ratcliff 
8. Landscape & Travel Photography Series Post Processing, New Zealand by Trey Rafcliff
9. What Makes a Great Sports Photo by Peter Read Miller
10. Exploring Digital Photography by Rick Sammon
11. The Business Side of Photography by Rick Sammon
12. A Guide to Street Photography by Zack Arias
13. The Art of Photography: Straight from My Camera by Zack Arias
14. Live Action Horse Racing Photography by Dave Black
15. The Business Side of Dave Black--Get Paid Shooting What You Love by Dave Black
16. Mastering Selections on Photoshop CS5 by Dave Cross
17. Action Flash Sports Photography by Dave Black
18. The Art of Photography: The Inspirational Series by Peter Hurley
19. Mastering Headshot Photography by Peter Hurley
20. The Art of Photography: The Specialty of Not Specializing by Rick Sammon
21. The Art of Photography: Capturing the Moments People Share by Cliff Mautner
22. Copyright Essentials for Today's Photographer by Jack Reznicki
23. Model Releases for Photographers by Jack Reznicki

Most of these courses take about an hour to complete. I find it convenient to view the classes. Not only can I watch from the large monitor of my desktop computer, but Kelby Training offers an app through iTunes that makes it easy for me to view the classes on my iPad.

Even though I took Ben Willmore's courses about Curves in Photoshop last year, I found it very beneficial to view the courses again. Having another year of Photoshop experience helped me better absorb the materials. Gaining a better understanding of how to apply Curves has greatly improved my photographs over the past few weeks. I feel tempted to go back and process many of my older images again!

Dave Black's class about horse racing photography has motivated me to plan a trip to the Arlington Race Track this summer. Until now, I didn't realize that photography was permitted at the races.

Kelby Training gives me an opportunity to practically look over the shoulder of the masters at work--all for just over $1 per class!