if i want to take up a career in photography what would be the best colleges?
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look up art and design colleges, such as Savannah College of Art and Design, Maryland Institute College of Art, etc. \n\nalso try going to national portfolio day. it's an event where dozens of art colleges gather and send representatives to review your portfolio. you can gain information on tuition and you can go from booth to booth checking out all the schools that participate. you can also find out which types of art each school is strongest at.
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In no specific order, some good film schools in the US:\nFlorida State University (Industry, Hands-On, 100% Prod. Costs)\nNew York University (Location, More theory, Indie)\nUniversity of Southern California (Location)\nUniversity of California Los Angeles (Location)\nUniversity of Texas Austin (Indie, Indie-Location)\nNorth Carolina School of the Arts (BFA only)\n\nStart looking there. There are others!
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All colleges are basically the same as far as the party scene goes, even the "Christian" colleges.  The best way to pick a college is to a) decide how far away from home you'd be willing to go and b) think about what you'd like to study and attend a college with a notoriously good department in that field of study.
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You should just ask some photographer that you know (if you don't know any, ask your friends if they do know someone or find one) and take some amatuer pictures. Semi-professional looking pictures, really.\n\nPornography can ruin your future and reputation. Really.
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Maryland and Virginia are excellent state universties.  Others include anything in the Big Ten or any UC schools.  There are lots of excellent private universities other than those in the Ivy League (Chicago, Duke, Stanford, Rice, etc).  US News & World Reports ranks colleges.\n\nI've provided a link to Princeton Review.  They have a tool that asks you questions about what you want in a school as well as about your background.  It then suggests several schools that might be of interest to you.  I think you ought to start there.
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Go here and choose your camera.
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The best camera is by far a Nikon there are about a billion (not literally!) accesaries and lenses to add to it. I suguest taking a photograpy class at a local college. or just start independently. go to a local park and scope the scenery. try what works and what dosent. you may even find a cute couple who would be willing to pose for you if you emailed them a copy of their pics! Done that before! the couple ended up using the photos for their engagement announcements! saved them $ and gave me experience! hope that helps! \nP.S. if you don't want to pay full price for a camera try EBay!
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There are alot of "good colleges", but when it comes to choosing a school you need to think about your own personal needs and interests first. Do you want an art school? greek dominated or not? private or public? far from home or an hour away? 50,000 students or 500? (if you aren't sure what you want to do major wise I suggest a larger school with more options) and also especially how much money you are willing to spend.\n\nI suggest making a list of things you are interested in and what you might want out of college and go from there. Start checking out university websites as well. I'm currently a sophmore in college and collegeboard.com was a HUGE help, as was princeton review, especially in the begining stages of the college search. Both sites have quizzes that help you sort through colleges, and on collegeboard you can create an account and keep a list of the schools you like.\n\nGood Luck! =)
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Go to the library and check out some photography books, contact a local photographer, sign up for a local university course, google it, and check out the links listed in sources.\n\nSometimes you can't get an easy answer, sometimes you actually have to get out there and learn!
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There are too many colleges and universities out there to tell you which school you should attend.  There are many questions that you need to ask yourself when choosing a college (location, size, majors, weather, etc.)  \n\nCollegeboard has a great College Matchmaker program that allows you to pick your preferences and then you'll get a list of all of those that fit your preferences:\n\nhttp://apps.collegeboard.com/search/adv_typeofschool.jsp\n\nHopefully this will give you an idea of what schools you would like.  Also, before you make your final decision, try to visit any school that you are thinking about... the people that work at that particular university will tell you have great it is and the pictures are going to be beautiful.   However, you'll never know if it is the right school for you until you step on the campus.  All campuses do campus tours... you just need to call the Admissions Office at each university that you're interested in.\n\nGood luck!
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University of Florida,Gainsville.Its got a great reputation.U r lucky if u got admission there.
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the university of missouri-columbia has the best journalism program. Orthodonics is a post graduate degree so no 4 year school could possibly have the best program.
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New York Institute of Technology.\n\nOr NYU...if you can get in.
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Consider graphic arts also.  There is much going on in the world of digital photog for advertising, print, brochures also.
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enroll in a photography course at a local college. THey usually have "models" who are interested in posing but nudes are generally for drawing not photographing.
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There are tons of superb small liberal arts colleges.  Here are just a few:\n\nVassar\nReed\nHaverford\nFranklin and Marshall \nBard\nWilliams\nAmherst\nMacalester\nColby\nOberlin\nBates\nSwarthmore\nBowdoin\nDavidson\nSkidmore\nKenyon\nTrinity \nBucknell\nConnecticut College\nDickinson\n\nTo find some lists, check out the website below.   The "college finder" tab will also bring you to a search engine in which you can plug in some personal preferences (available majors, sports programs, distance from your home, etc.), and generate a list of schools that might be right for you.\n\nBest wishes!
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UCLA has a good Film school...check it out at http://www.ucla.edu