“The Crit” is a proven way of learning fine art photography. The basic approach is to critically look at an artist’s photographs one-on-one, give thoughtful feedback, and nurture their creative vision.
This is mostly based on Yale University’s Department of Photography MFA program, which previous teaches include Walker Evans and Tod Papageorge, as well as a roster of well-known students such as and Gregory Crewdson, (myself) and a list of other fine art photographers.
We meet together and go over your work, develop a creative vision, build a photographic portfolio, go over technical issues–all at your own pace and customized based on your needs.
“The Crit” is a simple but unique approach. Unlike classes or workshops, the goal here is to develop your creative process with individualized attention, allowing us to focus on nurturing your photo project and any issues that come up.
There are limited or no formal assignments. Instead, we look critically at your photographs, where suggestions, ideas, and other artists to look at are offered.
In my experience, this is the best way to teach photography.
Working together, the focus will be on two areas:
“The Crit” offers:
This individualized course is for anyone with a serious interest in learning fine art photography.
The main pre-requisites are simply a passion for your work, a commitment to sustaining the effort over time, and creating new photos.
You could be a:
Learn more about learning how to create great photos and teacher/artist, Steve Giovinco.
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