Where did you go to school?

gravy graffix wrote in post #3773520
POTN University

Same hear, but I'm on the 4+ year program.

gravy graffix wrote in post #3773520
POTN University

I've got an Electronics Engineering degree from a local college, but like a few others, now enrolled in POTN University. I thought the books in college were outrageously priced, until I started having to get the L lenses required for the courses here.

I went to POTN.

I was was working in the school darkroom all through high school

Cornell College, Mt Vernon IA, Art student (photo classes)
Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA (Liberal Arts degree with photo classes)
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (Journalism B.A. with Art school photo classes)

I didn't really do research on photo schools, I just worked with what I had in the area. I don't know what you may be looking for but at the University of Iowa they have The Daily Iowan, the student newspaper that is basically the city's paper. If you are looking for photojournalism experience then it is amazing to work for a student run, published daily paper. They do not have the budget of the Gannet chain but I did manage to travel out of state to cover news (sports).

I went to FocalPoint, where I took two courses. Basic Digital Photography, then Advanced Photography. About a year later, I took a Forensic Photography course taught by a Vancouver Police Inspector, who had spent several years on their IDENT squad. I little of it was stuff I already knew, but we learned a lot about flash, macro, and other interesting stuff. After that its been POTN but mainly CU (ie: Cosworth University).

I'll take a compliment when I get them!

I learned to embrace Lightroom from Guju, so fair trade. Let's learn some more together soon!

My formal training is in business. I did not attend any schooling for photography. You can call it self taught, university of hard knocks or whatever label you want to wrap around it. I did spend two years working part time for an established studio way back when there wasn't such a thing as a digital camera. I learned more there than I think I would have at any college or university. It was real world with real customers. It makes you step up to the mark very quickly.

The business degree, imo, is more valuable than a photography degree if you are planning on doing your own business.

Connor P Price wrote in post #3769805
Those of you who are professional photographers, or have degrees in photography or something involving photography, where did you go to school? Where did others that you know go to school? Where do you wish you went? Who has the best programs? etc.

Brooks Institute of Photography would be my first thought...ended up at UW myself, but that's a very long story.

http://www.brooks.edu/

John Mireles wrote in post #3770716
I've been a photographer for a long time now. My education continues to this day though. I was just out in the desert testing a new look and playing around. The learning never stops.

My formal education consists of a BA in psychology from UC Santa Barbara. At the time, I never gave my major much thought. In retrospect, I still apply some of the lessons I learned in my day to day business dealings. Another big piece of my education came from my first job out of college. That's where I learned how to play in the real world.

I don't recommend photography schools like Brooks. They do a second rate job of teaching photography, a worse job of teaching what it takes to be to successful in photography and an appallingly bad job teaching everything else. There's something to be said about a good ol' fashioned college education.

John

have you even been to brooks

Initial eduction was an Honours B.Sc in Nutritional Science, majoring in animal nutrition. It served me well for 15 years in the pet food industry but when I had my son I enrolled at Mohawk College, which is local and offers two certificates in photography through a CE program. I'm done the course load for both the Applied & Arts certificates but missed the annual deadline for graduation application so I've got to wait until Aug '08 to "graduate".

Even after shooting for 20+ years (since high school) I keep learning. The courses were good for learning about studio lighting and some post processing but certainly nothing I couldn't have self taught, they just sped up the learning curve and didn't cost me anything. Now I take in the occasional workshop just to get new ideas and interact with other photographers.

Washington State University - Bachelor's in Business Administration with an emphasis in Management Information Systems and a minor in Computer Science.

GO COUGS!

gravy graffix wrote in post #3773520
POTN University

I got my Associates through Self-Taught Community College (STCC), my Bachelors at PU, and I'm now currently pursuing my Masters.

Defense information school , Syracuse, hanging out the side of a helicopter, and every other cold and dark or hot and dark place the navy sent me. The only constant was that I spent most of my time wet with either sweat or ocean water.

4-8 Education Major
Minor in Business.

Needless to say I don't use my major.

POTNU - Vancouver Campus. Still attending.