Study photography in USA - 26 institutions

Prospects for foreigners:

• In the the USA there are comprehensive programs that focus not only on technology and aesthetics in photography, but also pay a lot of attention to teach photographers entrepreneurial instinct and reveal the secrets of successful business
• The learning process includes ongoing practical classes and experiments, thanks to which students reveal their full potential and form a unique style
• Students are immersed in an atmosphere of professionalism and mutual assistance under the guidance of experienced teachers
• Graduates from leading US photo schools have excellent portfolios, technical expertise, and the ability to feel aesthetics.

The main educational programs for photographers in the USA:

Prestigious universities in the United States offer a wide range of courses for future photographers, in which students gain in-depth knowledge and real practical experience. America is home to hundreds of colleges and universities offering advanced degrees in photography. The result of a fruitful study will be an excellent portfolio, which will become a business card and a happy ticket for employment.

Students of photo schools have to work hard with a lot of equipment until they gain solid technical knowledge and individual style. Many programs involve choosing a specialization and focusing on a specific area of photography, such as photojournalism or fashion photography. Studying as a fashion photographer, students have a chance to work in well-known fashion houses, professional studios and makeup artists, models and designers. Students of the documentary photography direction learn to tell the whole story in one shot, to draw the attention of observers with one photograph to acute and pressing social phenomena.

The structure of the academic program in photography at US universities:

• Photography Basics
• Equipment
• Technology
• Visualization
• Style
• Cinema and photography
• Portfolio Development
• Portrait photography
• Shine
• Photo business
• Post production
• Photojournalism
• Advertising photography
• Editing pictures.

Graduates with a Bachelor's degree in photography go to implement their creative ideas as editors, multimedia specialists, advertisers, journalists, travel photographers, etc.

So the leading university of America, Columbia University, invites you to a variety of photography programs, for example, in spring and autumn, you can take courses in black and white photography.

• California Institute of the Arts
• University of southern california
• Rochester institute of technology
• School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Rhode Island School of Design
• University of new mexico
• Yale school of fine art
• Loyola Marymount University
• Wesleyan University
• University of California (Los Angeles)
• University of arizona
• New York Institute of Photography
• Maryland Institute College of Art
• Raffles College of Design and Commerce
• School of visual arts
• Columbia College Chicago.

The secondary education system in the United States pays great attention to creative development, so guys with the desire to comprehend photo art and realize themselves in creative fields can enter prestigious high school programs, such as Advanced Placement. In the framework of such general education programs, students will be able to get strong preparation in basic school subjects and succeed as a novice photographer. In addition, in the United States, a large number of specialized schools with a bias in art have been opened, here the guys are completely dedicated to the priority area.