Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think the main problem with getting a degree late in life is simply not having the will to move to where the best degree is available. I think education at *any* level should be shopped for because there are some turds out there with a high-gloss buff on them. I was lucky enough to have Duke's Center for Documentary Studies in my backyard and found it to be quite good most of the time. However, its not a degreed program even - its mostly a place where one receives a framed receipt. Their emphasis was on the documentary process too - at the time not one class on how to shoot or even how to shoot better but I can tell you that it helped my photography out in very major ways. While I was there I heard excellent things about the Maine Photographic Workshops too, though I have not been myself. Its another way to go in this sort of thing too - the summer classes in beautiful locations that don't suffer from heat that makes you stick to your camera leather. I know B.D. teaches a course up there and can give a unique perspective on it - but it seems to me that if you like learning, classes, and photography you can do worse than making a vacation out of it. I figure I will go there at some point when money, time, and life all line up. Cheers, Dave On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 09:25:51 -0500, Michael Eric Berube <MEB@goodphotos.com> wrote: > > At 2:47 AM -0800 05.3.19, Richard wrote: > > > >>>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...