New York Institute of Photography

I saw an article on the New York Institute of Photography in the magazine "Outdoor Photographer" and I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with this school?

Thanks
Carson

Hi Carson! I sort of had experience with them. I had already been showing for several years but had no real knowledge about techs so had decided to enroll. I bought all the material all at once in the late 90's. Real gun-ho about it. Then life happened (or really just continued). I let myself get distracted and never sent in one lesson. But if you have more discipline than me, go for it because the convenience of doing it at your own speed is worth it. The materials were very user friendly including books and audio tapes. They also assign you a student advisor. I hope that helps!! Good Luck!!!

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I enrolled in the course some years back (before the digital SLR was widely affordable). At that time, they were a wholly film-based program, so there was a lot of discussion about film, exposure as it relates to film, etc. But the fundamentals have remained mostly the same, and they now advertise digital -- so I would be surprised if they weren't pretty up to date. The format was recordings you listened to, written materials which roughly corresponded with the "lectures" with "quizes" which were sent in for grading. You also had several projects which were sent in and then returned with a recorded critique. My only complaint was that after the sections on fundamentals (exposure, development, lighting, shutter speed and aperture, etc.), they seemed to focus more on commercial photography. No real coverage of "nature" photography in the basic course. When they got to the "glamour" and "location" units, they lost me and I didn't finish. I learned a lot though.

Take a look to see what Kelby Training has to offer.
It appears more to be targeted toward the 'digital darkroom' spectrum of photography, if that interests you.