Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard, You're not entirely crazy. Almost 30 years ago, I wanted to be a photographer, so I wrote a letter to the then-director of National Geographic's photo division asking where I should go to school for photography. He wrote back that the Nat Geo photographers of the day had degrees in english, architecture, history, etc., but none had photography degrees. Of course, I concluded from this that a photography degree would give me a leg up in that crowd, and so went out and got a B.S. in professional photography (i.e. commercial vs. "fine art" -- which REALLY meant unemployment at that time) from RIT, class of '82. And also, of course, I have never worked as a full-time photographer since. I have worked as a part time photographer ever since, however, and it's been a skill set, like writing, that's always come in handy. It is true that learning with like-minded people in a focused (sorry) way is more efficient and more fun. Depends on what your goals are. Like any itch, perhaps it would be best to scratch it a few times and see if it goes away. Why not take a few courses and see how it goes? Best of luck, David W. Almy Annapolis B.S. photo, M.S. journalism 46, married 16 years, 2 kidz, multiple Leica mortgages ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard" <richard-lists@imagecraft.com> To: <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 5:47 AM Subject: [Leica] Crazy idea? Getting a photography degree > This is pretty crazy. I am almost 43, married for 21 years, have 2 kidz, > silicon valley mortgage, runs a small business, and... I am thinking about > getting a photography degree... > > I already have a Bachelor degree in EE and a Master degree in Comp. Sci. > May be it would be easier if I spend the money and just buys lots of film > and travel around and takes tons of pictures and learn to enjoy Xtol in > the morning. Yet somehow there is a yearning. The Academy of Art > (www.academyart.edu) is almost local enough, right in SF, and I can even > take online courses. I suppose I am more interested in the "Fine Arts," > Documentary type of work, but I don't know. > > I don't know, may be the feeling will disappear tomorrow. > > // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please > use richard at imagecraft.com) > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >