kurt_remington Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 I have an associates Degree in PhotographyI would like to keep going in the 4x5 direction.Can anyone point me in the right direction ofa school that has a good commercial program.Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capocheny Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 Kurt, I've heard that The Brooks Institute of Photography is a very good school. Also, in Canada, Ryerson is considered a very good school too. Lastly, Langara College (Vancouver, British Columbia) has a great reputation... Google Langara College for their course guide and look for the Photo Imaging Department. Good luck. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul.droluk Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 I can only speak for one school... Brook's Institute in Santa Barbara. A superb program (and location) geared directly at commercial preparation, with a large number of highly successful grads. As far as 4x5 goes, you'll learn how to turn the camera into the proverbial pretzel... but know EXACTLY what's going on while you are doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louie_powell1 Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 RIT and Rhode Island School of Design on the East Coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_blackman1 Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 it might be helpful if you indicated which part of the world you wish to study in. By the way, what's an 'associates Degree'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawrence_francis3 Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 A surprisingly well respected program is provided by "The Daytona Beach Community College", located in Daytona Beach Florida. A well respected program that is below the radar because of its less than metropolitan location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will_legge Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 An associate's degree is a two year undergraduate degree A bachelor's degree is a four year undergraduate degree I would put in another vote for RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology). They have a good program and the equipment and facilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_lefler Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 I went to Brooks and can agree that its education for LF was very good. I don't know how its changed since it was sold and I've heard it is very expensive these days but I'm sure its still great and then there is Santa Barbara! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjamin_lineberry Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 RIT or the Chicago institute.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w_t1 Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 any VC book, and practice practice practice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 http://www.artcenter.edu/ Art Center College of Design in Pasadena California RIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug_mcgoldrick2 Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 check out Columbia College Chicago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan_mcintosh Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 I applied to go to Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara CA. If you are going into commercial photographing, this is the school you will want to go too. Contact them right away, and request for them to send you the new student package with the DVD. The school is VERY expensive. About 22,500.00 a term to go there. (It may have gone up thought) Also, add the cost of living in Santa Barbara to that and it will be close to 32,000.00 a term. Multiply that cost by how many years you will have to go there and the number will so large your head will spin. I recommend getting tons of Fin. Aid and scholerships. I am going to University Of Arizona (Center Of Cretive Photography)now to recieve my BFA in photography. After I am done here, I might do one term at Brooks to recieve my Masters of Photographer. Goodluck, Ryan McIntosh www.RyanMcIntosh.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_walton2 Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 Kurt, with 2 years under your belt, the reasons to go further is to teach... Master Degree (4 more years of school for you). There are some good Museum schools in the Boston area that offer Masters programs but your portfolio has to be juried. I personally went to RISP in Providence. It was an exellent school and my thoughts (still is my opinion) are that unless you are wanting to get into teaching, a degree isn't necessary... we, as photographers, are judged on our abilities/imagination and are only as good as our last image! When I was in my second year at RISP, there were 5 people who transfered over from RIT. After the first month, they couldn't keep up and slid accordingly. Two of the people were extremely creative but in these days of the client wanting it immediately, the training/pace at RISP helped me alot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt_remington Posted January 2, 2005 Author Share Posted January 2, 2005 Thanks for you guys and gals input. It is appreciated. I know that my calling (so to speak) isn't teaching, Its more like sweeping floors at some place that will hire me then starting at the bottom and working my way up from there. Thanks again for the input Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saurav_g Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Brooks is the name that comes to mind immediately, simply because so many leading lensmen have honed their skills here...the only negative is the fee. It's closer to 46,000 USD per year, including stay and material cost. So you'll need to arrange for scholarships, grants financial aid. Brooks doesn't give scholarships themselves, so it make life difficult, especially for prospective non U.S. students. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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