Grad School App #1

Savannah College of Art and Design

I had been previously drawn to this school while in high school and searching for undergraduate schools to attend. What draws me most to this school is that thier photography program seems to be much more technique based rather than conceptually based. I feel if I am going to invest so much money into furthering my educations, I should pick a school that will give me better tools to work in the advertising world which is where the most money lies. While I do feel that VCU has given me a good base, the images that are shown in the student gallery for both graduate and undergraduate work at SCAD, look more like the work I need to be producing if I want to work commercially. For example, in one of the photos on the website, it shows students working with studio lighting to photograph a Porsche. Not only are these students learning how to photograph an object that seems rather difficult, but they are also getting to work with a prestigious company while learning to do this.

Professor's work:
Liz Darlington

"Liz Darlington is a photographer from New Zealand. Her specialty is photographic digital media, and her background is in the television and new media industry. She has exhibited throughout the United States and is represented by the Krause Gallery in Atlanta. She had her first solo show in her home country in 2006." (SCAD)

Student Work:

Cheng-Hua Wu is an Taiwanese photographer who graduated with a M.A from SCAD in 2010. Wu's work deals with burnt fashion photography advertisements as well as long exposures that deal with artificial light in landscapes.