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Good comments here. I will just add another thought.
There is a lot of emphasis here on the technical training, but a good education is also critical for aesthetic training as well. Learning the history of photography, becoming familiar with the work of someone other than Ansel Adams, and having instructors and fellow students discuss and critique your efforts presents opportunities that you may seldom have again once you begin a professional career.
Although I make my living outside of photography today, I still draw on the lessons I learned back in college every time I take up a camera. Carrying around in my head iconic images from Walker Evans, Robert Frank, Garry Winogrand, Edward Weston, Nathan Lyons, Lee Friedlander and literally hundreds of other incredible photographers helps me every time I look through a viewfinder and compose a shot.
Most importantly, it reminds me that f-stops, pixel counts, dynamic range and all the other technical matters that get discussed ad infinitum on this and other forums are insignificant if there is no vision.
There is a lot of emphasis here on the technical training, but a good education is also critical for aesthetic training as well. Learning the history of photography, becoming familiar with the work of someone other than Ansel Adams, and having instructors and fellow students discuss and critique your efforts presents opportunities that you may seldom have again once you begin a professional career.
Although I make my living outside of photography today, I still draw on the lessons I learned back in college every time I take up a camera. Carrying around in my head iconic images from Walker Evans, Robert Frank, Garry Winogrand, Edward Weston, Nathan Lyons, Lee Friedlander and literally hundreds of other incredible photographers helps me every time I look through a viewfinder and compose a shot.
Most importantly, it reminds me that f-stops, pixel counts, dynamic range and all the other technical matters that get discussed ad infinitum on this and other forums are insignificant if there is no vision.
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