and the collages book says you need a c in art or a portfolio i have neither please help me what should i do
2007-09-11 12:06:34 · 9 answers · asked by *curtis* 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Might be a beginners Art and Design course in college you can do. Like foundation Art and Design or intermediate Art and Design.
2007-09-11 12:13:42 · answer #1 · answered by xoɟ ʍous 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't comment on Art College as I have no experience thereof, though it sounds like you are very hard working and deserve more credit than you are getting. However... I am a working photographer and a few years ago I joined a local College of Art and Design to do their award-winning photography degree - you know, stretch myself. I left part way through as I was learning nothing, not being challenged, being given FIVE weeks to produce something I could do in an afternoon and doing things I already knew how to do thirty years before. It was woefully basic and I was bored to tears; it's a sad reflection on what was being taught that the most interesting bit was the essay writing. I do hope things have changed, but then it WAS far too easy. Having said that, my work now does challenge me from time to time and I would always have wondered 'What if...' had I not done what I did; it's all part of life's experience and I don't really regret it, I just wish it could have been more productive. Good luck with your studies and may you go far.
2016-03-18 04:17:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Foundation Art opens the doors to all creative courses. I didn't do art GCSE or A Level; finally at 27 I got onto art foundation (as a bit of a lark), which led to my degree. And I got to use my long-term love of photography as much as possible :-)
A portfolio is easy. Obviously you have taken photos before. otherwise you wouldn't want to do it, right? So collect up your best ones, or spend a couple of weeks taking more, enlarge them, and arrange them nicely in a binder (I mount mine on black card with those see-thru corner mounts) They will be looking for ideas and composition over technique. And you will need to come up with a good reason why you want to go the course, so writing a 300 word artist's statement is good - just explain why you like photography, your influences, and what you hope to gain from the course.
However, I recommend the foundation course. it'll open your mind in ways you couldn't possibly imagine. It made me a better photographer....
2007-09-11 12:27:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Take an art class first, so they know you're serious about art. That's what they want to see.
Or take an adult education class in photography (night school, etc.)
Or just buy a camera and learn on your own. It's not that hard, really.
2007-09-11 14:55:27 · answer #4 · answered by Terisu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-02-14 16:21:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If all else fails, go to nyip.com and enroll. The New York Institute of Photography (NYIP) has been in business since 1910 so they must be doing something right. Since its a correspondence course you can work it into your schedule to best fit your needs.
2007-09-11 12:36:12 · answer #6 · answered by EDWIN 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
major in business or accounting then apply that to photography quite frankly it's the business end of photography that's the hardest
2007-09-11 15:29:44 · answer #7 · answered by fuma74 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Take some English lessons first young man.
It is much more important than taking photographs.
2007-09-11 12:19:19 · answer #8 · answered by dont know much 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
dont know what college you are going to but most offer photo 1 and you dont have to know any art.. just sign up and learn
2007-09-11 17:17:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋