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04/07/2004 04:02:59 PM · #1 |
Does anyone know what the best photography school in California is? I've been looking at Brooks and The Art Institute. Is there anything smaller or less known? Im 21 and have a already completed a couple years at a community college and a semester abroad.
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04/07/2004 04:06:49 PM · #2 |
Academy of Art in San Francisco.
Message edited by author 2004-04-07 16:07:11. |
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04/07/2004 04:18:59 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by faidoi:
Academy of Art in San Francisco. |
agreed. Just standing on that block is impressive. Great school with a great reputation. |
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04/07/2004 05:32:18 PM · #4 |
| I thought Brooks was the definitave Photo schoool? |
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04/07/2004 06:14:12 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by MeThoS:
I thought Brooks was the definitave Photo schoool? |
Best in the country =)
I have to settle for community college though :(
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04/07/2004 07:26:34 PM · #6 |
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo has an excellent Applied Art program with a concentration in photography. It is impacted, they have many more applicants than spots and a portfolio review is necessary for admission. The location and scenery can't be beat though.
I looked at Brooks, but found the program to be too narrowly focused.
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04/07/2004 07:42:26 PM · #7 |
| If you're interested in the graphics/production side of things, Cal Poly SLO also has had an outstanding offset printing/prepress program for a long time -- my shop bought our 4-color press from them when Heidelberg gave them an new one a few years ago. I "assume" they have updated their program to include print-on-demand and other newer technologies. |
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04/07/2004 07:45:42 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo has an excellent Applied Art program ... The location and scenery can't be beat though. |
It's beautiful around there, but probably best to give up on photographing the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant (see this thread). |
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04/08/2004 09:54:52 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo has an excellent Applied Art program ... The location and scenery can't be beat though. |
It's beautiful around there, but probably best to give up on photographing the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant (see this thread). |
I lived in See Canyon, just about 3 miles from Diablo as the crow flies. The actual plant is quite isolated from just about anything else by the geography. Even with effort, it is well fenced and isolated. I used to hike in the hills there, it's hard to see the actual plant at all, maybe easier from the ocean but I dunno. There are plenty of other things in the area that are much better subjects anyway. Isn't Diablo scheduled for shutdown anyway?
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04/08/2004 10:20:11 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
... There are plenty of other things in the area that are much better subjects anyway. Isn't Diablo scheduled for shutdown anyway? |
I just thought folks should know it was there ... I think it's due to shut down sometime soon (far earlier than we will be done paying for it, I think); I think I just heard they've received permission to maintain long-term storage of the nuclear waste on-site, notwithstanding its proximity to the San Andreas fault system. |
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04/08/2004 10:54:59 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
... There are plenty of other things in the area that are much better subjects anyway. Isn't Diablo scheduled for shutdown anyway? |
I just thought folks should know it was there ... I think it's due to shut down sometime soon (far earlier than we will be done paying for it, I think); I think I just heard they've received permission to maintain long-term storage of the nuclear waste on-site, notwithstanding its proximity to the San Andreas fault system. |
I know that it never functioned at full capacity, had a LOT of problems with substandard work and basically is a money pit for PG&E. That's on top of the fact that it is located on a fault line that wasn't discovered by the contractor/PG&E until AFTER construction had begun and that drove the engineering costs through the roof.
Maybe that's why the rent was so cheap where I lived, there was the additional risk that you might start glowing in the dark if there was an "event".
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04/08/2004 12:15:03 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
... There are plenty of other things in the area that are much better subjects anyway. Isn't Diablo scheduled for shutdown anyway? |
I just thought folks should know it was there ... I think it's due to shut down sometime soon (far earlier than we will be done paying for it, I think); I think I just heard they've received permission to maintain long-term storage of the nuclear waste on-site, notwithstanding its proximity to the San Andreas fault system. |
Yeah, there is a big hub bub over transporting hte spent nuke waste from all the US reactors to the place out west where they plan to bury it. Fear of terrorist attack or theft or accident en route.
Funny how one never hears about the transport of the fresh fuel to the plants, huh?
Near me are 2 plants, with 2 or 3 reactors each. One, Shippinport, is refueled every 18 months or so. I could throw a baseball from the public road and hit the containment building. Very photogenic though..perhaps a subject for Strength..well, I guess I will have pics or a prison record...LOL |
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04/08/2004 12:28:48 PM · #13 |
My son goes to Art Center College of Design, small school in Pasadena, they have a good photography program that geared for the entertainment industy. But it is are very expensive, lots of homework, and school is year round.
//artcenter.edu/ |
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04/08/2004 12:59:01 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by bestagents:
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
... There are plenty of other things in the area that are much better subjects anyway. Isn't Diablo scheduled for shutdown anyway? |
I just thought folks should know it was there ... I think it's due to shut down sometime soon (far earlier than we will be done paying for it, I think); I think I just heard they've received permission to maintain long-term storage of the nuclear waste on-site, notwithstanding its proximity to the San Andreas fault system. |
Yeah, there is a big hub bub over transporting hte spent nuke waste from all the US reactors to the place out west where they plan to bury it. Fear of terrorist attack or theft or accident en route.
Funny how one never hears about the transport of the fresh fuel to the plants, huh?
Near me are 2 plants, with 2 or 3 reactors each. One, Shippinport, is refueled every 18 months or so. I could throw a baseball from the public road and hit the containment building. Very photogenic though..perhaps a subject for Strength..well, I guess I will have pics or a prison record...LOL |
The fresh fuel rods that go to a nuke plant are really quite safe to be around. You can hold one in your bare hand with no ill-effect.
It's the spent fuel that is very radioactive and dangerous. It's possible to reprocess it, but it has to be transported and that is controversial as is the by-product which is usually high grade radioactive material.
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04/08/2004 01:52:17 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by caba:
My son goes to Art Center College of Design, small school in Pasadena, they have a good photography program that geared for the entertainment industy. But it is are very expensive, lots of homework, and school is year round.
//artcenter.edu/ |
Art Center is a very good school, but was too much $$ for me. Cal Poly was very very affordable as a CA resident, I think tuition was about $300/term. That was for a full load of classes. I'm sure it has gone up, but I bet it is still very affordable.
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04/08/2004 06:56:30 PM · #16 |
| I highly recommend Art Center College of Design. I work at Art Center and love the programs and the ethics of this College. I am also a fan of Brooks. So, I would definetly go to both schools, interview them and find out which one suits your style more. See which one fits your budget, which one has the best atmosphere, which one shows the most promise to your particular interests! Good luck and I wish you the best! |
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04/08/2004 07:30:37 PM · #17 |
Hey, come on up to Utah State University. It's not California, but then again, we don't want it to be! It's probably cheaper than most CA schools, even with room/board to figure out.
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04/08/2004 07:32:58 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by dsidwell:
Hey, come on up to Utah State University. It's not California, but then again, we don't want it to be! It's probably cheaper than most CA schools, even with room/board to figure out. |
I got a National Merit Level 1 Scholarship to Utah State! Do they have decent photography classes there?
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