Luminous Landscape Forum
The Art of Photography => The Coffee Corner => Topic started by: SeanPuckett on February 22, 2008, 04:50:28 pm
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Guy came into my studio in Kitchener today looking for serious photography instruction for a career in commercial/glamour. I don't think he's ready for (or can afford) one-on-one or apprenticeship.
Aside from degree programs at York (which I am pointing him to), are there any other campus-style programs? I firmly believe that the campus experience is essential to success in the commercial world, so photo-school-by-internet is not something I'll recommend. He's not happy with vocational-level instruction (dropped out of Conestogo's program), so apparently he's fairly particular. Still, I want to give him some pointers.
Any to pass along?
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Maybe this?
http://www.iadt.ca/digital_photography.asp (http://www.iadt.ca/digital_photography.asp)
They (at least one campus) are located in the CBC building on Front St. W.
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There is an apparently-good photography program at Ryerson. I have been told they have access to professional equipment and studio space (as well as discount programs with local retailers), which would seem like an important consideration.
When I visited the OCAD exhibit last year, the photographers working on corporate-style photography were showing some really nice stuff (the food photography was excellent); the art photography, on the other hand, was uncreative, technically-poor trash, so I am really not clear if they are separate departments, or what is going on there.
From a self-education point of view, while he is waiting and looking, might I recommend Strobist (http://strobist.blogspot.com) and Light, Science and Magic (http://www.amazon.ca/Light-Science-Introduction-Photographic-Lighting/dp/0240808193/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203822045&sr=8-1)?
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Thanks. I'll pass these along.