I still think that having a tutor beside you as you work is best, as least for me. You get immediate feedback AS you work. They can spot any bad habits before they are fully formed. If you're practising yourself and then taking pictures of the finished article, there is a lot you could be doing that could've been tweaked to ensure you work as efficiently as possible.
From what you've said, it can't be that much different to what we can learn on here - we have a multitude of knowledgable geeks right at our fingertips, who can answer any question imaginable. We also have the search function which will throw up hours of reading material within a few seconds, and we have youtube for videos. There are loads of videos from different educators/companies on there.
If it works for you then fine, but it's not for everyone. I think that's what people have to remember - everyone learns in different ways and not everyone is able to pick things up the first time.
And my original point still stands - we have had plenty of threads/posts on here from people who have started out with cheaper training and then gone on to spend more on other training which has cost them money which could've been spent on growing their business. That's a fact. My advice was to thoroughly research every option available to the OP before she parts with her hard-earned money. Surely that's just common sense?
