<p>I'm a senior in high school, and am a little stuck on decisions. I plan on majoring in "something" but as of right now I am pretty undecided. I do however have an idea of what I would "like" to minor in. Photography is my hobby and would wish to have a side job in photography aside from my main career. Are there any universities that offer a Minor in photography. I do not want to minor in Fine Arts or Graphic Design, but PHOTOGRAPHY. Any suggestions would be great too..
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<p>Yes, many colleges do offer a minor in Photography. Photography is typically under the fine arts department at most universities which usually have art requirements as well. If considered a hobby and you are more into pointing and clicking DSLR’s I don’t think I’d recommend a Photography minor unless are a English, Comm, or Broadcast/Journalism major. You have to love the history and art of photography if interested in any degree in it.</p>
<p>I have been taking photography for three years.This year I am taking AP photography. I want to be able to be certified to take wedding,pregnancy,birth , etc portraits.</p>
<p>Hmmm, well there is no standardized certification process for photography. There are some online programs that do offer classes and some sort of piece of paper or virtual degree. I mean you can take a class and just work at some studio if like working with kids and really don’t need a degree for that. </p>
<pre><code>Photography today is in a transitional phase and at many of the colleges the students are just as lost as the instructors. There are many reasons for this I’m not going to go into. Also realize that many wannabe art students went to art school for photography only to come out in debt and be forced to do weddings to pay back their student loans. It would be hard to compete with them if don’t already own top of the line gear. There are some jobs like I said taking high school and children portraits but that can be quite seasonal. One thing that is becoming demanded by wedding clients is having more informal ‘candid’ ‘documentary’ style shots done on top of the normal formal shots.
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<p>To be honest I don’t even think many classes and programs shouldn’t even be called Photography and would be better called Digital Imaging if that is what they are teaching. Photography itself in colleges is taught as a fine art primarily or as a commercial art or a mixture of the two. If you were to take even a minor you would most likely have to take:
B&W 1, Color 1, and History of Photography I would imagine. I just see many students that find History of Photography to be boring and don’t really like working in a darkroom.
If you want to learn a photographic skill mixed with the nursing/biological world you would want Radiology then. They make good money with only a 2 year degree but it is more technical since they converted to digital imaging too. I think its awesome if you fall in love with photography but feel you should have some insight into how its taught in college which isn’t always what many think it is.</p>
<p>I would not equate photography with radiology. My H is a radiographer (the person who takes the X-rays) and while they call it “taking pictures”, it is nowhere near the same as photography. He is a good radiographer but not so good photographer. X-ray is all about positioning the person the correct way and choosing the correct dosage for the persons size. Film is in cassettes and you just put the cassette under the person and push the button. There is no leeway or creative portion to it.</p>
<p>I am just working off of what this person has posted on CC. They were curious to mixing a photography minor with nursing so radiology would just be a logical choice. I realize taking photos and x-rays are different but more so in application. It is not easy to make money as a photographer unless you dedicate everything to your craft, portfolio, and networking. </p>
<p>I love film but due to digital chauvinism, film as a medium in Photography and Radiology is just dying and hardly used anymore. Film is only being bought and utilized by Photography majors to create art with but has little practical use besides that. There is a younger generation now fascinated with film and camera’s such as the Holga or Diane which I’m very excited about. I hope the younger generation goes beyond these commercial corporate corny candy coated over saturated digital Photoshopped pictures they have been bombarded with for a decade. There is very little creativity needed or used in digital photography or in the Photography business these days. The same is true of Journalism and many other degrees that just don’t gel well in today’s corporate world. Many students are paying big bucks for a education and degree that is more nostalgic and romanticized than practical. </p>
<p>I just greatly like the look and sound of analog over anything digital but clients today are ignorant of these technicalities and prefer digital because that is what they hear from their friends or read in consumer magazines. In actuality I can make 35 mm film look better and more interesting (stills, moving images, and print) than any digital camera image but it’s just not as efficient. Many times when I didn’t tell the client what I used they would naturally pick the film photo over the digital in terms of look but if knew ahead of time would never had agreed to it.</p>
<p>Sorry, I didn’t see where the OP mentioned anything about nursing. Guess I missed something.</p>
<p>That is because I read some of her other posts on her career intentions to better advise her while leaving room for more questions. I certainly don’t want to feel I’m discouraging a person from their passion and just trying to assist those with less experience, something I wish I had starting out. I really try to be as honest and informative as I can in a practical manner even if receive snarky remarks here on CC. I’m not here to sell anything and am generally more informed than the majority of college counselors a student will probably encounter.</p>
<p>Sorry, didn’t mean to offend, was not being snarky.</p>
<p>Actually H told me there actually is some creativity involved - how to handle the difficult patients and sometimes the more difficult families! But the x-ray procedures themselves are pretty standard and set.</p>
<p>I agree that the people on this board are much more informed than the GC in high schools. The GC at my D’s school only served to try and make her take more math, and the principal came right out and told several kids that they weren’t going to art school, how did they think they were going to pay for it?" He fired the portfolio teacher shortly after that, one of the best mentors for the art students around. After he got there, if it wasn’t football, it was nothing.</p>