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I am considering going there next year... Any thoughts? Dec 12 06 08:53 pm Link I looked into them. Seems like a great place, but very, very expensive. Dec 12 06 09:36 pm Link Another school to look at is The Art Institute of Boston, http://web.lesley.edu/aib/default.asp This is where I went to school. They joined up with Lesley University a few years back. I had a good experience, and seem to be doing well. Dec 12 06 09:47 pm Link Eric Haywood wrote: I have a friend that got some sort of scholarship/grant/loan or whatever. His mom let it slip that its value was somewhere around 14K and he still had to come up with another 5K. This is give or take a few bucks. Dec 12 06 09:53 pm Link I've said this before, that Brooks is one of two very different sorts of good photo schools for photographers whose ambitions are professional. Brooks turns out very technically proficient commercial shooters, generally. Those which tend to be in demand as assistants, and those which are well-equipped to become the big gun in a smaller sized market. A school the sort like Art Center tends to turn out photographers that are also fairly well-schooled technically, but less so than Brooks grads. But unlike most of the Brooks grads, they tend to be able to think like art directors and have more distinctive style. They're the sort that generally have the best chance of becoming the top advertising or fashion etc sorts of shooters in the top markets. However, those are also the most competitive markets, and becoming a top dog in those markets is much less of a sure thing. Dec 12 06 10:21 pm Link The three years at Brooks will be cheaper than any of the NYC schools I am looking at... I am not sure.. a few people told me they think it is like a scam... Its either NYC or Brooks. Dec 12 06 10:35 pm Link I agree with Marko. I've worked with graduates of Brooks as well as RIT, which is similar in some ways (but even more technical). The "technical" part is the easy part. The artistic part is hard. Unless you want to make your living doing standard commercial stuff (and perhaps even then) get your training at a place that gives you a strong artistic foundation. Dec 12 06 10:40 pm Link Marko Cecic-Karuzic wrote: Ah, shucks, it's embarassing. I won't say we're less technical. The technical part was there. The emphasis was to use it as a creative tool. Dec 13 06 01:37 am Link have worked with some really good technical peeps, including Brooks grads, but yeah, it all begets the question, "can you teach the artistic side?" . i mean, yeah, we've got digital equipment more & more capable of understanding everything from F-Stops to retouching, but if the photographer doesn't have "vision" to begin with, then what? ~ F Dec 13 06 01:43 am Link Leonard Gee Photography wrote: True. Dec 13 06 01:44 am Link hay man you should try OSU-Okmulgee in oklahoma...they are the best photoschool in the Mid western region. they are cheep and it only lasts for 2 years then youll have an AAS in photographic technology, and an awesome portfolio so you can get a job. the websight is www.osu-okmulgee.edu Dec 13 06 01:46 am Link Brooks isn't a scam, but I'm not crazy about the work of their grads, atleast as far as people shooters. Look into Art Center in Pasadena, I wish I had gone there, I see some amazing work from their grads, I've tutored some instructors, been to lectures, and even know of huge working photographers with household name clients who take extension courses from there just to stay fresh. Dec 13 06 01:54 am Link I'm in my 3rd year at The Art Institute of Colorado. If you can find a way to foot the bill It's a great school for someone looking to go into commercial work. My heart used to lie exclusively in fine art. I have a BFA, and once I entered the "real world" I found it greatly unsatisfying trying to persue that route, not to mention I was incredibly unprepared to function as a pro shooter. I feel like "fine art" photography is reserved for coffee shops and local galleries. I would suggest going somewhere that can give you all the technical skills you will need to persue any avenue you choose--even if your goal is to exhibit in your local Starbucks. Anyway that's my 2 cents. ::NICK Dec 13 06 01:59 am Link Dec 13 06 02:59 am Link You could do that or get paid to Apprentice to a working pro like I did. I have a Sociology degree from a few years back and I think the Art History and study(going to galleries and experiencing fine portrait art) Ive done has helped me more than any photography course. Dec 13 06 03:21 am Link www.halmark.edu Hallmark Institute of Photography (located in NW Massachusetts): basically the content of an associates program in photography and the business aspects of photography crammed into 1400 hours of instruction time in 10 months: called a "photographer's bootcamp" the program can be hell, I wasn't thrilled with some of the policy and the way it was run, and it's expensive (not if you compare it to 2 year progrmas) but if you want to be working with the absolutely best equipment, facilities, and professional practices around......they output some pretty good photographers; if you have the initiative you'll get lots out of it.......if not, that's your problem. (Honestly I left a little early to open my studio though.....) Dec 13 06 03:32 am Link I graduated with a degree in Visual Journalism, the Commercial side is really good. Seriously, it is not a scam the teachers are really good. It is however vey expensive like people have said. I can't tell you what to do but here are a couple of names of photographer's that graduated and are vedry good. shannonbrooke.com and http://www.shindov.com/ to very talented individuals. It's up to you man. RIT, Art Center, Cal Arts, Brooks check em out. good luck, if you do decide on Brooks, make sure you go with the Commercial photography program, it is way better than the Visual Journalism unless you want to work in newspapers.I would be happy to talk with you more about it if you want. -Mark [email protected] Dec 13 06 03:33 am Link NLP Photography wrote: If you are considering Brooks you should also look at RIT. Dec 13 06 09:52 am Link NLP Photography wrote: The scam comment may be due to Brooks being under investigation for fraud having to do with their recruitment practices and expectations it generated with potential students. I'm not aware of anything more current than this: Dec 13 06 12:49 pm Link |
