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Two years later by Michael Peres Thursday May 4th, I caught up Prof Tom Zigon. Tom retired from RITphoto May 2015 after a 35+ teaching career at RIT that began as an instructor in the A-V Technology program affiliated with the College of Applied Science and Technology. In 1990, Tom joined the then biomedical photographic […]

Jordan Salkin    jordan.i.salkin@nasa.gov Jordan graduated from RIT’s photo sciences program in May 2016. She had specific skills unique to her studies and pursued a career as a photo technologist. Below, Jordan shares how some of the first chapter of her career has gone. As a student at RIT, I never imagined working in the city […]

Deanne Fitzmaurice, an award winning Pulitzer prize photojournalist is scheduled to speak at RIT Wednesday April 19th. She will also be reviewing student portfolios from 3 – 5pm. Her lecture will be presented in Carlson Auditorium at 6pm. The lecture is free and open to the public. This lecture is sponsored by Nikon Professional Services. […]

#RITphoto News  March 28, 2017 Liberal Arts Hall by Doug Manchee The RIT advertising photography group project assignment has been a third year “institution” for more than twenty years.  When first created, the assignment was conceived in response to the reality there were very few opportunities for students to work collaboratively on any type of […]

A big congrats to #ritphoto student Elkin Jaramillo for winning the 2017 PDN.EDU’s Student Photo Contest Grand Prize for Multimedia/Video. Elkin’s video “Philip Jamison Pianos” was created in the second year 4D Design class. More of Elkin’s work can be seen on Instagram and website Also a big shout out to Sol Ji Park for […]

3/21/17 KODAK shows the SUPER 8mm camera at Rochester Institute of Technology Written by Clay Patrick McBride Today at RITphoto, we had great visit from the Kodak team of Holger C. Schwaerzel, Rich Tavtigian and Laura Zigarowicz. They introduced some of the faculty and staff to the new Kodak Super 8mm camera.  Everyone had  a […]

Thank you to Laurie O’Brien’s “Elements of Visual Media” Class for vividly illustrating that RIT as a place for students to ” immerse themselves in a community. Dr Rebecca Johnson. Follow this link to see their project Here is another piece sharing their class and its cast of characters Follow this link to see their […]

Canon Pro-4000 printer trial by David Walter The School of Photographic Arts and Sciences has just received a Canon Pro-4000 printer for evaluation. Staff, students and faculty have been asked to put the device thru its paces, using a variety of testing environments. If in the area, please stop by the School’s Imaging Systems Lab, […]

by David Walter, RITphoto Facilities manager Tamron Brand new to the School’s cage are Tamron Lenses! Tamron, a longstanding leader in photographic optics has just partnered with RIT, building on their educational program. They have offered student pricing and have placed lenses in the Cage for checkout.  What a great way for students to try […]

When RIT converted its degrees to semesters in 2010, the University mandated a few requirements for all programs. To graduate, all students at RIT had to complete several writing classes, both in their program and in general education , perform research in their field of study on a agreed upon topic, and complete a capstone […]