Photography School | New York Film Academy

Included with Full Enrollment of
MFA & ONE-YEAR PROGRAMS

A FREE State of the art
Canon EOS 5D Mark II included in
the class that allows you to take
stills and HD Videos

Next Start Date: July 5th, 2012
Tuition: $17,000* Per Semester
Additional equipment Fee:
$2,000 per semester.

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WHAT MAKES OUR PHOTOGRAPHY SCHOOL UNIQUE

Intensive hands-on instruction in all forms of still photography from documentary to commercial.
Each student receives the revolutionary HDSLR- Canon 5D Mark II to use throughout the program and to take with them upon graduation.
Comprehensive Digital imaging training using Adobe Photoshop Creative Suite
Additional focus on HD cinematography

Photography School students at New York Film Academy are immersed in the art and craft of still photography, mastering the tools and the skills necessary to capture great images and refine them through digital imaging.

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Chair's Blog

Learning to See Past the Camera
The hardest part about teaching at a photography school is finding a way to convey the principles that are instinctive and absolutely essential to the art form, but which you've never tried to explain verbally. The most important photography school lessons can only be learned if you can persuade a student to willingly "fail," and to participate in an analysis of what really happened within a supportive atmosphere of trusted peers without worrying about looking foolish.

The most fundamental, essential and difficult lesson in photography is not grappling with the technical complexities of apertures and shutter speeds and the like. It is the problem of creating true empathy and perception in the photographer for their subject. Ultimately, all technical matters of exposure, lighting, composition and focus have to be handled with such facility that the photographer can create the best possible visual form instinctively without ever losing sight of the content: the person standing in front of them, uncomfortable, restless, trying to read from the photographer's body language and unfortunate glimpses at the immediate electronic image (oof – that doesn't look good) how they're "performing."

But the sitter shouldn't have to perform for the camera. The photographer's highest calling is to truly see the person in front of them, to earn their trust, and to reveal something so honest that it startles even the subject themselves. And the only way to do that is to practice the craft until it becomes second nature so that the photographer can attend to their real job: watching and learning something about the person in front of them.

Brian Dilg
Chair
New York Film Academy Photography School

Any college credit or degree earned is awarded solely by the New York Film Academy's academic headquarters in California.
All camps are solely owned and operated by the New York Film Academy and are not affiliated with Universal Studios, Harvard University, or Disney Studios.

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WHAT MAKES OUR PHOTOGRAPHY SCHOOL UNIQUE