Summer is a busy time at RIT by Michael Peres It hardly seems possible that graduation was three weeks ago. We were just celebrating the class of 2017 and wishing the seniors good-bye. It is such a joyous time of year but shortly thereafter, summer activities began, which means getting ready for the fall semester. […]
Submitted by Therese Mulligan Grants & Scholarships Each April, #RITphoto identifies full time BFA, BS, and MFA students to receive awards and scholarships recognizing their photography. The RIT Undergraduate office also offers incoming new students grants and scholarships. The Undergraduate Admissions Office and the Scholarship Selection Committee automatically reviews student applications for merit-based scholarships and […]
The RITphoto Honor Show 2017 Professors Josh Thorson and Willie Osterman look at a few of the books that were entered into the 2017 honors show The RIT campus was originally located in downtown Rochester. Pictured above is the Clark building where the then called School of Photography was located. The building was used for […]
Saturday May 6, students, faculty and staff from across the entire campus participated in the 10th annual Imagine RIT festival. While the weather was less than ideal, the University reported more than 20,000 people visited the campus. Started in 2008 by then new incoming president William Destler, the Imagine festival has grown in scope and […]
Friday May 5, 2017 Lindsay Sisting and Luke Copping visited RIT and shared their expertise leading a regional assistants workshop for the RIT community. Topics covered included self-promotion, invoicing, bookkeeping and taxes. Also discussed included what gear to always bring to a job. Copping is the Chair of ASMP National Board of Directors and commercial […]
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 […]
Northlight Studio Portfolio Reviews Monday May 1, 2017 Shared by Clay Patrick McBride Images courtesy of Nue Chanthavongsay RIT alum Chris Ehrmann AKA “Goldteeth” returned to the RIT campus Monday May 1. Ehrnamm is the Managing Director & Executive Producer of www.goldteethandco.com a NYC based photo agency that represents an outstanding stable of photographers, directors […]
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 […]