<p>Where do you go and what do you think of your school? I'm a sophomore in HS, and I'm looking at some schools to apply to in a few years. So far, I'm really considering SVA in NYC.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, check out my work at Flickr:</a> Photos from Josh McElwee Photography</p>
<p>If you are thinking of Photography as a major, you should REALLY look into Rochester Institute of Technology.</p>
<p>I keep hearing that. Is it really THAT great?</p>
<p>If you keep hearing it, you can probably assume there is a reason why you keep hearing it!</p>
<p>Montana State - Bozeman:
But you cannot enter the photography program until soph year after portfolio review and some foundation classes. It is in the Media/Film/Theatre Arts department.</p>
<p>Something of note that D found helpful as she researched this (she is a HS sr. right now) is to compare the number and type of photography courses offered for a photography major or as it is often called, a studio art major with photography concentration.</p>
<p>Best of luck.</p>
<p>Check out (not mentioned here yet):</p>
<p>Parsons
Pratt
RISD
MICA
NYU-Tisch
Art Center
Cal Arts
SFAI</p>
<p>and depending on your level of independence, the ICP 2 year program</p>
<p>Also, I looked through your work and it's great beginning stuff - but I got the sense that your workflow was completely digital.</p>
<p>All of the schools you apply to will want to see that you have an excellent grasp of darkroom skills - it's different than digital, and it really trains your eye. I suggest you find a place where you can learn wet processing because it's a whole different ball game than digital. </p>
<p>Also, your voice seems a little underdeveloped - what are YOU interested in? Some of the photos seem a little too much like you thought that's what a good photo would look like rather than the subject being something you are passionate about.</p>
<p>Photography is as much of an art as painting, so subject REALLY matters. I think you should spend some time meditating on what YOU want to be saying with your artwork, and your portfolio by the time you're a senior will feel a lot more cohesive :)</p>
<p>Wow. I know you didn't mean to, but I'm almost insulted. Lacking passion? Not a chance. I don't restrict my work to just one subject, I love shooting so many different things. I can take one look at something and instantly see a potential photo in my head.</p>
<p>You're reading too harshly into it, however I do take responsibility for maybe coming across a little too mean. </p>
<p>Here's a more in depth explanation of what I meant:</p>
<p>While YOU may be extremely passionate about your photography - this, i can only take your word for, as I don't know you - it does not always come across to <em>me</em> in every single one of your photographs. I get the sense that some subjects you are more interested in than others, as those subjects seem to get treated with more care and affection in the image-making process. </p>
<p>To be honest, art school is 4 years of critique after critique after critique. In every class. I've had some heartbreakingly harsh critiques from both teachers and fellow students, and they were a lot more intense than the crit I gave you. Crit is not supposed to be insulting, but rather, to help you grow. It's kind of like, eventually, you learn to roll with the punches, you know? </p>
<p>Anyway, I suppose what I was trying to get across was this question:</p>
<p>What makes you different from all of the other aspiring photographers out there, who can also look at a subject and see a potential photo in their heads, and who are extremely passionate about their art? </p>
<p>Don't answer that in words, answer it in photographs, and continually play it over in your head.</p>
<p>To be fair, I'm a freshman at MICA. I posted my work up on here elsewhere, on the "accepted students portfolios" thread you can crit me if you'd like to. :)</p>
<p>I completely understand and agree with what you're saying. So you go to MICA? I'm originally from Baltimore and I only live about an hour away in the south central PA area. My dad also works in Baltimore. Do you like MICA? What were your admissions stats?</p>
<p>Your black and white images are the strongest. RIT's program is one of the oldest in the country. It's reputation is well-known in the industry because it is an excellent program and there are so many graduates. Graduates are considered to be well-prepared for commercial careers. At the time I attended, the facilities were outstanding. I went back two or three years ago and everything seemed pretty much the same with the exception of a reduction of darkroom space for computer labs.</p>
<p>I'm a couple of days away from starting my second semester, but I love mica so far. Actually, when I got my portfolio review @ MICA from a photography teacher (on National Portfolio Review Day) I emailed her back later on to thank her for her really honest and quite brutal crit (It was like "this is exceptional... for highschool, but you have so much you need to work on") and we stayed in contact over the year via email, and even during the first few weeks at MICA. She actually recognized me via sight in the photo department when I was looking at an exhibition they were mounting, and asked what section I was placed in for Photo II because she was teaching one of the classes this semester. Long story short, I'm in her Photo II class now. </p>
<p>Admissions stats:</p>
<p>GPA: 3.0 UW (from a very competitive private school)
SAT 1900
portfolio: Elle</a> Perez</p>