New York Institute of Photography

[pugnugget]

Hey! Just wondering if anyone knew much about the NYIP. http://www.nyip.com/

Or if there were any other classes or schools worth looking into dealing with photography. Thanks. :)

[cyclone]

First, NYIP is legit. That’s usually the first concern.

I am in the middle of the program now. It has its positives and negatives.

The positives are that it covers most all topics of photography to a certain depth, you have six photo projects of 4-6 pictures each that get reviewed by a professional (who aren’t afraid to point out mediocrity), lots of instruction material (audio tapes, books, and video), and access to ask questions by email or phone. By the end of the program, you will know a lot about photography. They also stress the business side, so you get that information as well.

The negatives are that some of the material seems a bit outdated. Most of the material is film based (and a lot is B&W film based). Very useful and interesting information, but there is not a lot of digital information. With my materials, they included a digital section, but if you have used a digital camera for long, or hang around this site a lot, it is fairly basic information. Their premise is that photography is photography, and I guess that you can’t argue with that.

Overall, I am quite happy with the course. If you ask for materials, but don’t enroll right away, they will eventually send a few rounds of letters, each with a lower tuition cost. So be patient. I think you can get down to the $600s range (I can’t remember exactly). For all you get, it is a good deal.

Cyclone

[cactusclay]

It's been about twenty years, but I went to the Colorado Inst. of Art in Denver. I think that would be closer to you. Like I said, it's been awhile, but they were acredited back then.

[pugnugget]

If I remember right.. the NYIP is a home coarse. So I don't even have to leave.. but thanks for the usefull info cyclone. I'll probably send for their brochure.

[Harry Settle]

I agree with cyclone. Very good course if you need the basics: exposure, lighting, dof etc. . .

[Persian-Rice]

NYIP is pretty good...........

If you are looking at a post secondary education (degree/diploma)
Best in the USA are Brooks, Brooks is the best Photography school in North America. Boston University and Ohio Institute of Photography are also very good.

Best in Canada is Sheridan. Sheridan is one of the best photography schools in North America and one of the best overall Arts Schools in the world. I transfer to Sheridan from this Sepetember. I would consider Sherian right behind Brooks.

Only thing is that it is very hard to get into these schools, It took me two tries before I got into Sheridan. Schools like these have placements in very saught after positions in the photography and arts industry. I know Sheridan deals with Disney, Getty, and A/P for photography.

Brooks accepted me last year, but they want about 80,000 USD for two years because I would be considerd an International student, but you might want to try it out, it would be much much cheaper.

They offer single courses too, but I dont think it worth it that way.

[pugnugget]

a lot of the "basics" I've picked up and taught myself over years of shooting, but I'm sure there is still stuff I need to learn, or "re-learn". Is the NYIP still something I should look into, even though I'm kinda passed the "basic" stuff?

[cyclone]

pugnugget

I guess it depends on your definition of basics and what your experience base is. There are 6 units total. The first 3 deal with basic technique and composition (aperture, shutter speed, different types of lighting, composition techniques). The next 3 deal with different applications. Unit 4 is all about portraits. Units 5 and 6 cover photojournalism, architecture, macro, fashion, weddings, etc. They also have lessons on film developing which I found interesting to compare to PS techniques.

It's not a classroom/degree curriculum, but a good value for a distance based learning course.

Cyclone