A Student’s Point of View: Fine Art Photo at RIT Photo

This semester I have been blogging about the various BS and BFA programs at RIT Photo. My last post but not my least post will discuss the Fine Art photography option. What is fine art photo? It is a BFA program that nurtures a photographic artist’s personal vision by helping them develop self-expression. From my […]

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A Student’s Point of View: Photojournalism at RIT Photo

It’s the 7th Week of the spring semester and my next blog topic is about the BFA major in photojournalism. Photojournalism studies the photo documentation of social issues, people and events directed to diverse and modern media outlets, including digital and print. The photojournalism classes teach students how open themselves up to a new world […]

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Photo Arts 101: Walk-Through Fall 2019

There are seven sections of PHAR 101, the required first year photography class all RIT Photo students take. There are approximately 100 students in all of the sections. Each section was required to participate in the annual walk-through celebration organized during finals week. Preparing for the walk-through requires students to develop their own projects and […]

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Pop-Up Classes at RIT Photo

This year, the photojournalism faculty launched an exciting series of one credit weekend classes called mini-workshops or pop-up classes. The workshops were designed to bring new influences to the school and open up the curriculum to interdisciplinary approaches. It was our hopes that the workshops would add flexibility to our course offerings. We invited award-winning […]

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A Student’s Perspective: A Beginner’s Guide to the RIT Photo Cage

So, what is this magical place photo geeks refer to as the School’s cage? The cage is the camera gear heaven students visit to check out (borrow) all sorts of equipment. This includes cameras, lenses, flashes and lighting equipment, tripods, and many other camera accessories. CAD and Photo students are allowed to check out equipment […]

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A Student’s Point of View: Introducing Mia Guariano

Hi y’all! My name is Mia Guariano and I am a third year Photographic Sciences major in the Imaging and Photographic Technology option. I am also (hopefully) working on a minor in advertising and public relations. I am currently from Syracuse, New York, however I have moved around quite a bit. Recently, I have become […]

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A Student’s Point of View: Introducing Emily Sudock

Hello my name is Emily Sudock. I am a sophomore advertising photography student and I am excited to now be working as the RIT Photo student blogger. I am replacing Ashley Crichton, who previously was in this role. For my first post, I thought I’d share a little about myself.  I’m proud to call RIT […]

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Only at RITphoto: Production Photography

PHAP 337 – Production Photography Spring 2018 by Clay Patrick McBride Senior Lecturer, Advertising Photographer From the course syllabus “Production Photography focuses on the storytelling side of professional illustration. Assignments for the course will include recreating historical events, inventing futuristic scenes, creating believable period pieces. All of the assignments will have an emphasis on narrative solutions. […]

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