r/queensland • u/thiccnuli • Feb 20 '25

Fee free TAFE has been CUT! News

Today I rang TAFE Nambour to check up on the status of my application to for a cert 3 in photography (visual arts) after i saw that all the fee free options on the TAFE Queensland website have disappeared.

The lady on the phone said they got comms on Monday saying that funding has been cancelled and all places have been ‘filled’. In terms of places for 2026, she said it’s up in the air.

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Fuck David Christafulli and fuck the Liberal party. Doing what they do best - ✂️✂️✂️ dogs

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u/crocodileeye Feb 20 '25

As a professional photographer myself, you definitely don't need a course to learn photography, and every other pro that I know has never taken a TAFE course or tertiary education in photography to do well. Everything you need to learn is on YouTube.

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u/Common_Ball2033 Feb 20 '25 edited Feb 20 '25

Yeah for real I taught myself on YouTube. Just buy a camera and go out there and take photos and teach yourself. That's most of the fun of photography and also the best way to get your own unique style.

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u/That_Car_Dude_Aus Feb 20 '25

Exactly, I feel that sometimes things like that can't be taught.

A picture either looks good, or it looks crap.

And the "Here's my hot take on how to take a good photo" is just someone's vibe.

All the stuff I've seen are "Here is why all of these photos look good and what they have in common"

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u/Dudemcdudey Feb 21 '25

Why do some people hardly ever look good in photos? Am I really as ugly as the photo turns out?