What does creativeLIVE mean to you?

I just tuned in today for the first time to Sal Cincotta's workshop. I am now running around the room excited as to what a treasure of a learning source I've found! I am tuning in from Ireland, I am just getting into the Wedding photography market and this is just the kind of creative boost I needed! Such an engaging format, such lovely people - I can imagine this becoming addictive!

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Creative Live is like the loader in the Matrix. It allows to gain a wealth of information in very short period of time.

Hi!
I'm in Australia and discovered creative live a couple of months ago, but can't remember where/how, but glad I did!
The first course I enrolled in was 'Inside the Glamour Studio' with Sue Bryce. I managed to watch several hours and decided I didn't want to miss a thing Sue had to say, so purchased the bundle which gives me the opportunity to watch it all at a time that suits me. Sue is amazing and I look forward to learning more from her and others in the future.
Being a shiftworker, it is nearly impossible for me to attend a course. I recently was going to attend a 6 hour workshop in Melbourne which I couldn't due to work committments. But with my creative live purchase, I feel Sue covered everything and more that I was hoping to learn.
And it is incredible value - the bundle was only $249! I can watch Sue and Simona whenever I want - it's almost like having them on hand as my own personal mentors!
So, a big thank you to everyone at creative live for bringing the joy of learning to those of us who, for whatever reason, are unable to attend workshops in person!

I live in Belgium half the year and the other half in Littleton, Co. and I usually watch a video or two everyday from the classes I purchase. I either watch them in the morning or at night since they are way more informative than what television has to offer (exception I watch Suits when it is available)

I discovered Creative Live I think through a You Tube video. The first class I bought was Tamara Lackey's Taking Care of Business and I was hooked. I feel the videos go into depth and she shared so much. I like watching and then re-watching and then practice.

It has really upped my knowledge. I have tried many online courses, but feel you guys really hit it right with these videos. They just don't touch on the subject they go deep into it. I also like the diversity of you instructors, only problem with that is my budget is getting blown apart. But I look at it as an investment, because I am learning things that I am sure would cost me a lot of "stupid tax" if I had to find this out on my own.
Thanks and keep up the great work.
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That's how good CL is, i'm in Manchester UK, and I can't believe i've watched CL instead of the Olympics. I only just discovered CL via YouTube and can't wait for 5pm and the latest live workshops. My first viewing was Vicki Taufer which was outstanding and the best pet photography training i've seen, I learnt so much, I even had a question put to her live. The live chat rooms and questions from the internet audience makes it a magical experience, the presenters are all so warm and friendly. I even stay up all night watching the rewatches. I watch CL in our viewing room on our projection screen. Sandy Pucs Bellies to Babies and Tots to Teens were also simply outstanding. The whole interactive experience, the quality and diversity of training, the covering of marketing, sales and live real & raw photoshoots and the fact that you are broadcasting this free is amazing. I will certainly be supporting CL by purchasing items. Congratulations on an impressive achievement.

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I am a UK photographer. I shoot editorial portraits and I am aiming to get into fashion photography. Due to a higher demand in my work, I have now started taking my photography more seriously. I am now learning how to set up my own business and how to become a real professional.

I recently discovered CreativeLive after endless searching on the internet for tutorial videos. I stumbled across many on YouTube but they were short and most were not that great. Some of the people teaching didn't really have a clue themselves. I have read dozens of books but I have a short attention span and I get bored easily.

Then I found a few CreativeLive videos and the people talking, seemed to be really clued up on everything they spoke about. They spoke in a way that was engaging and easy to follow. I then went over to the website and had a look at what they had to offer.

I recently watched Jared Platt's Lightroom Workshop and I soon realised this would be a good investment and that CreativeLive would now be the place to go to learn things.

Unfortunately I am still working on a 2005 iMac, so I am unable to watch the shows live because I can not install Flash Player 10 on my dinosaur mac. I am working on this however and hope to upgrade soon. I have seen many workshops on CreativeLive that I would like to buy and watch. Although as there are so many, I'm not sure if I can afford it yet.

In would recommend CreativeLive highly to anyone interested in Photography, from beginners to Advanced professionals. Everyone will learn something.

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I was fortunate enough to speak with Kenna about this in Las Vegas of this year (2012).

CreativeLive is, in my mind, the future of education. While I understand that the online classroom is going to evolve in time, the true advantage of CreativeLive is the quality of education that one can receive vs the other currently available mediums.

I for one have taken and completed a formal education in photographic studies. While I value and appreciate the experiences and friendships that I built while I was in school, you simply can not replace the quality of education that you receive from CreativeLive because you are being taught by industry experts who are at the very top of their field.

Now, in college, you may of course go see someone speak, or participate in a symposium. With CreativeLive, you are immersed into a situation where engaging with the world's top professionals is the norm.

When you really think about it, the vision, the dream (forgive me if I'm overstating) of CreativeLive is the democratization of information to the masses.

As we all know, knowledge is power and by raising the bar of awareness, understanding, technical ability and access to this information we are creating an environment in which a student can and will learn what interests them in a way that is extremely meaningful.

Are all of the kinks worked out yet? No, of course not. But CreativeLive is still in it's infancy. When Chase announced CreativeLive and I watched my very first workshop, I didn't see an instructor discussing F/Stops & shutter speeds, I saw a world of possibilities in which all forms of study, from the arts to the sciences could be grown through sharing at the very highest of levels!

CreativeLive excites me for a few reasons. First, I came in when it was first getting up and running so I'm watching it grow up before my own eyes. Second, I think we are seeing just the tip of the iceberg as to how to appropriately lower the cost of education while increasing it's value AND making it worth the instructors time as well. Who wouldn't want a global platform to speak on as an expert?

I have many ideas about CreativeLive. The company and business model excites me. I think about being able to reach children in Africa, Tanzania, and many other areas who struggle every day to learn even the most basic of educational values.

Perhaps I'm overstating, maybe I'm just dreaming. Then again maybe the world needs to dream a little more, share those dreams, and start finding ways to say yes, together, so that we can find solutions to our problems, and enable our loved ones, all of us, to do, to see, and to achieve whatever it is in our hearts it is that we wish to do, to see and to achieve.

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My name is stan and I am from India.Here in India,People do not share skills,unless you reach a certain caliber in the professional rung.I stumbled across this site randomly...don't know how, most good things happen this way.This is a great concept for creative photographers not to feel all alone in their pursuit to perfecting their skills.One good thing is the streaming. Its great for people across the world who cannot afford the programme at their convenience and yet be a part of the whole stage.Suddenly I feel the world a smaller place. I love you guys. Hats off to the guy who has come up with this concept. I pray this concept applies to all branches of creativity. This would make the world a better place. God bless America.

I'm not a photographer. I take pictures for myself and have no intend to go pro. I stumbled across CL when watching one of Chase's videos where he announced CreativeLive. For me CreativeLive is my class room for all things I want to learn about the photography business.

I usually watch from the UK, Germany and now even at the airport when travelling. When in the UK I watch from 4pm to midnight plus one hour when in Germany. Sometimes that's not possible so the rematch might just do the trick in some cases. Otherwise I try to make the most of it and if I feel that a course really would help me getting the most out of a shot with my equipment the course will be bought.

Love the freedom and variety. Amazing stuff and very good prices in my humble opinion. Long live CreativeLife!

Creative Live introduced me to influential, motivational and informative photographers. My eyes have been opened to many opportunities that are right there in front of me.

I tend to watch the feed during the workday. The downfall of being on PST time:(

Hi, Creative Live means a lot to me, its my number source for learning and building my confidence in portrait & wedding photography.
I adore when there is Bambi Cantrell, Jasmine Star, Crista Meola, and Sue Bryce comes out to give us excellent advises and teaching.
And the team that makes this all happen is you guys from Creative Live, to me there is no other online, local, or other means of teaching better.
I have been hobby photographing for @ least 13 years and just a year ago decided to make it pro!. oh yes I watch it every where I can even under the shower
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I watch creative-live from a UK town called Maidenhead, which is near Windsor. I try to catch the live broadcast at 5pm local time and the re-watch for the bits after 11:30pm I miss.

I like the style of Creative-live, the team put in so much effort to make the experience feel almost personal and the instructors are excellent and get as close to 1 to 1 as you can get over the internet. The mix creative-live has of the in studio students (my dream to be there one day)the chatroom and the way the instructors take question from both is fantastic and even the instructors ask questions of the internet students. I have suggested creative live to a few friends some I know have watched.
As a hobbyist Creative-live has demystified strobe work for me, it gave me the push to take the flash of the camera and the confidence that some time in the near future me a couple of friends will hire a studio to do some head shot and portrait they want.
Creative-live just excellence

Hi from Australia and care for my wife full time creative live and photography are my only outlet.It means so much too me to be able to gain more knowledge into the art of photography thank you when i started watching i could only shoot auto now use manual

Well, first , I watch Creative Live faithfully in Hawesville Ky . I enroll in every class available even if I do not think the class applies in my area of photography , but guess what ? I take something away from every workshop I watch . This oppurtunity means so much to me because I am being taught by THE BEST OF THE BEST , FOR FREE. I am learning so much about technique , I fell in love with Sany Puc, Sue Bryce , and Bambi Cantrell , which I would have never been able to see do their craft in motion. Its such a huge deal for me tobe able to be a part of these. My photography is becoming publically noticed better, I am feeling more confident in my work , I remember often things each photog has said as I am in a shoot . THank you guys so much for everything u do!!!! We photographers should never want to stop learning . and this is my tool to do it !

What a great resource. I've downloaded three courses already. I wish i could watch some of them live but I have to work during the live sessions. Zack Arias was amazing to watch. HIs work style and portfolio definitely stands out from the pack. John, John, this guy is smooth back there helping everyone with his lighting set ups. I loved John's Small in Home studio session as well. Can't wait for more, thank you!!!!!!!!!

Hi, I am watching CL from Hong Kong. Thanks so much for bringing all the SUPERB photographers around the world to share with the world!! I can't express how much I have learnt from each individual course that I have enrolled, to name only a few Bambi Cantrell (amazing great humble inspirational teacher, not to mention her photographs), Tamara Lackey (it was truly an amazing experience seeing live how to talk to the kids whilst photography), Zack Arias (another fantastic teacher I would say). Can't wait to see more LIVE courses!!!! Thanks CL teams, U are superb!

To Sarah and myself Creative Live means limitless possibilities. And endless world of knowledge and perspectives shared that have impacted our art of photography and business of photography exponentially.

Not a day goes by that we don't watch (or re-watch) at least one video from our CreativeLIVE library.

Creative Live remains with on throughout the day. Even during a corporate portrait session yesterday, I had to share with two of my subjects the CreativeLive website and recommend separate courses for each of them as they were interested in photography and didn't know where to begin.

Thank you Creative Live for the endless potential and the limitless possibilities.

I cannot express enough gratitude for your work! It means so much for so many people. As for me, I am a self- taught photographer, based in Ouarzazate, Morocco. I live in the desert, so to speak, I have no access to courses, books and also for the moment no money to buy them online. The free courses gave me so much invaluable education! Thank you so much!

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I am a wedding and portrait photographer from/living in Denmark (scandinavia) I have not had the chance to follow any of your events live, since its the middle of the night here and I have two small kids, but I have bought and thoroughly enjoyed both of J* online courses. I would love if you had her come again (and again and again and...:) she is so accessible, fun, down to earth, honest etc her two courses has changed major things in the way I view my business. + she is self-taught as I am myself (and I think a lot of other photographers are these days. I find that all of my questions are answered during the courses without me having to ask them because there are so many people (in class and on the web) who ask, that some of them are bound to have the same questions as I have. I would love to see you bring her back and have her do what she usualy does when on a styled shoot/workshop with great styling etc (only with the cameras rolling as you did with the live wedding with laura and billy). I will for sure buy anything you ever make with her in the future. thankyou so much for giving us all these opportunities to learn, both our craft, our businesses, and that so many others are going through the same struggles as we are.

CL is a killer knowledge resource - I've been following already a long time. It's mega cool that you make photography workshops, given by crazy ass excellent photographers, accessible to everyone around the world. And allow people to even ask twitter questions real-time. Zack Arias, Jasmine Star, Bambi Cantrell, etc.. and recently Matthew Jordan Smith. Not only the technical things, but especially everything around a shoot! Following things live require me to burn the midnight oil, but it's more than worth it. A big inspiration!! Thanks a lot.

I can't quite put it into words, i feel you're giving A LOT of people a chance that would just have been impossible not too long ago, in a way that is just incredibly selfless.
Personally you gave me the possibility to attend courses that would have been absolutely impossible otherwise (seen as i live waaaay down south) Meet incredible people whose ideas will probably shape me as a person and photographer for the better. I will be forever in debt with you
Thank you so much, to the whole team (i won't name names because i can't possibly write them all even if i spoke with some more than others you all rock)

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