Photography

In today's image-driven culture, capturing moments from behind a camera can lead you almost anywhere: lighting, styling, retouching, editing, designing, experimenting, manipulating, processing, and teaching. The photography major will prepare you to navigate the range of commercial and fine art photography and be able to move between digital tools and classic technique. Photography majors focus on the principles and techniques of communicating information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the creation of images on photographic film, plates, and digital images. As a photography major, you will begin your studies learning basic design and drawing while working with a wide range of media and techniques as you explore two-dimensional, three-dimensional, and time-based projects. You will receive instruction on camera equipment, operation, maintenance, film and plate developing, light and composition, films and printing media, color and special effects, photographic art, photographic history, and the use of computer applications to record or enhance images. Some schools give students the opportunity to focus their studies through concentrations or specializations within the photography major, such as marketing and advertising or art and design. This may prepare students to become professional photographic artists. Students graduate prepared for careers as photographers, graphic designers, or filmmakers.

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Northern Vermont University Johnson is a public, 4-year institution established on a rural, 350-acre campus in Lamoille County. NVU Johnson offers nearly 40 major and minor areas of study, four graduate areas of study, and a variety of licensure and...

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Originally founded as a school of forestry, Dakota College at Bottineau is a 2-year community college in north-central North Dakota. DCB confers degrees and certificates in 34 fields of study, but remains true to its forestry roots through academic...

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I would give Dakota College at Bottineau an A because they are great for military/distant students. I love their online degree program for Elementary Education and they advisors actually care about helping you.

” – Lizzut from Princeton, FL
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Atlantic University College holds the distinction of being the first and only college or university in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. AUC offers seven bachelor’s degrees and three master’s degrees in subjects relating to computer science or digital arts. It...

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Established in 1912, Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German is a private, 4-year institution located in southwestern Puerto Rico. The college offers over 30 undergraduate programs and 15 postgraduate programs, awarding degrees from an...

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The Inter American University of Puerto Rico, San German campus is very beautiful and very fun place to be. There you make a lot of friends and you feel accepted. The best this about this university is that when you graduate from there, you will...

” – Madeline from Puerto Rico
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Delaware Technical Community College is the only 2-year community college in Delaware and its Terry campus is located in the state capital of Dover. DTCC Terry’s campus is home to seven academic buildings offering classes in eight Delaware Tech...

Concordia University-Montreal

Concordia University in Montreal is the best university in Canada under 50 years old, according to the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings, and among the largest, with 50,000 students. Montreal is the number one student city in North...