Rating Photoserge
I started following Serge’s YouTube channel well over a decade ago, and what always stood out for me was his love and enthusiasm for teaching both photography in general and post production techniques in particular. Always open to new information himself and never slow to acknowledge the people who have inspired him, Serge presents the information he imparts with the kind of infectious enthusiasm, humour and delight in his subject that is so often lacking in a highly competitive field. I still remember when he first acquired a Sony A7, it was like watching a kid unwrap their presents at Christmas! At the same time, l have to be honest and say that l always thought that all of these qualities would probably be a handicap to him becoming highly successful - you know what they say about nice guys coming last. So you can imagine my surprise when l went online one day and there was Serge, sitting next to Scott Kelby, presenting his vision of the art he loves! Obviously, it’s fine being a one man show when you haven’t yet become a household name in your chosen field and as his name spread Serge obviously needed to bring others into his orbit to manage some of the tasks that took up much of his time. Hence, he has long ago acquired a support team to back him up and as my own recent experience shows, they are just as helpful and professional as you might expect. In particular, l would like to give a shoutout to Patrik at Photoserge Support, a few back and forth emails with him were more than enough to help me out, and l couldn’t ask for a better experience. As a keen photographer since the mid 1970’s, l have never been short on ideas and inspiration, but my entry into digital post production left me mystified. Thankfully, Serge pulled the veil aside for me and opened doors into my understanding, that truly changed the way l view photography. As a result, l am currently working on a new method of producing black and white images myself, and I am happy to admit that continually revisiting Serge’s training videos has enabled me to do so. Once l have perfected this new technique, the Photoserge team will be the first people l will share it with. On a personal note, I have been fortunate to have had personal and direct feedback from Serge himself on more than one occasion and can’t express enough my gratitude to him. In short, if Photoshop, Lightroom et al are tying you in knots l can’t recommend anyone more qualified to lift you out of the darkness than Serge. Not only will he teach you how to use and get the most from your photo software, he will make the experience fun rather than daunting and l can’t think of a higher recommendation than that. Even if you think you know your post production workflow backwards, upside down and inside out l guarantee that any investment you make in Serge’s training videos, will pay you back many times over. Finally, if l haven’t done so already, l would like to extend my personal thanks to Serge, Patrik and everyone else at Photoserge for everything you do.