Hi, I am not a photographer, but my 17 year old daughter is. She wants to pursue a photography degree and we are torn over her two choices, so I thought I would ask the experts.
She works as a photographer’s assistant and she is the only professional photographer we know. She told her she shouldn’t go to college or if she goes, to major in business.
We want her to go and she wants to go. The choice is between her local state school, where she would major in photography and minor in business. We would pay, so she would graduate with no loans.
Her other choice is RIT ( Rochester institute of technology). One of the best photography schools, but private and very expensive. It is her “ dream school”, we could pay some of it, but she would have to take out loans. ( somewhere between 60-100,00 thousand). She is not sure if she would major in commercial photography or fine art photography
Any advice you could offer would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
She works as a photographer’s assistant and she is the only professional photographer we know. She told her she shouldn’t go to college or if she goes, to major in business.
We want her to go and she wants to go. The choice is between her local state school, where she would major in photography and minor in business. We would pay, so she would graduate with no loans.
Her other choice is RIT ( Rochester institute of technology). One of the best photography schools, but private and very expensive. It is her “ dream school”, we could pay some of it, but she would have to take out loans. ( somewhere between 60-100,00 thousand). She is not sure if she would major in commercial photography or fine art photography
Any advice you could offer would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!