Photographic Assistant - Training / Workshops

Training / Workshops

Photo Schools have previously done a fairly adequate job of exposing their students to a great deal of traditional photographic information and photo history which could often be apply to some situations in the real world and on commercial photo shoots. But this has changed since the advent of digital still photography. As of around 2001 most schools offering a photography curriculum have now adopted the practice getting as many paying students through the doors of institutions as possible every year. Most schools are placing an emphasis on digital capture programs, and retouching of digital images and or use of third party programs filters or effects in order to achieve a result. None of this is how commercial photography editorial photography is done. This leads to a glut of unskilled individuals who have paid a great deal of money for an education that in the real world is completely useless. The best trained photo assistants, digital techs and thus the best photographers all came from having a back ground working as a freelance photographers assistant. Other training and educational options include taking Photographic Assistant Training courses or workshops offered around the country. And it should be noted that just as working with only one photographer will not endow you with all of the skills to become a working photographer neither will taking only one workshop or training course. The skills that these industry professionals have to pass along are invaluable and change from course to course.

• Photo Assistant Boot Camp - Presented by 1ProPhoto.Com (previously known as www.PhotoAssistant.Net ) This was the first Photo assisting workshop to be produced in the U.S.A. and was first presented around April 2002. The focus of this 2 day intensive Boot Camp is to train attendees so that in the following week they are prepared to perform efficiently and effectively on a real commercial photo shoot. These events are always held at a working NYC. rental Studio, and only presents professional studio equipment. Group size in limited to 10-12 people.