michael_askew

brooks is not an art school, so dont come if you like doing everything your own way. this school gives you the tools and resoucres to know how to do anything and everything in photography (including the parts you may not want to have anything to do with). brooks is a great school if you like commerical, underwater or industrial photography. The location is awesome (sunny and 70 year around), but costs way too much. my three bedroom house is 2150 a month (which is a steal compared to some), split between thre people. If you want to do commerical work in LA, then brooks could be the place for you.

So i gradute from Brooks in october, and lets see 125,000 worth of education, cameras, food, housing, and contacts (21,000 a year or so in tuition and it is always going up). It is a great school,but it has its down falls. Santa Barbara is awesome place to live for three years, costs a lot too. If you want to work in LA then brooks is a good place to start. Brooks is not a art school, IS NOT A ART SCHOOL. Brooks is the gem of CEC ( Career Education Corp.), 10 percent of it's gross income. CEC and brooks have been cleared by the state education dept. You can get a lot out of brooks, but growing tuition and enrollment has put a kink in the education at times. Don't get me wrong, brooks will teach you how to light anything, shoot any camera and provide great contacts. email me maskew@my.brooks.edu for more information. I can give you my number if you really want to talk about it.