糖心vlog传媒professional photography graduate Jess Cavanagh lives and works on West Thurlow Island.
A new Professional Photography program at 糖心vlog传媒 will give 糖心vlog传媒students the skills, experience and portfolio to kick start their professional careers.
糖心vlog传媒is now accepting applications into the 10-month program, which helps students gain technical and business skills to work professionally in less than a year.
鈥淭he professional photography world has changed significantly in the last decade,鈥� said Sara Vipond, 糖心vlog传媒fine art and design chair. 鈥淭his program has evolved with the industry. It blends photography fundamentals with studio, location, and lighting techniques, as well as business skills to market yourself as a photographer.鈥�
Karley Bracey came into the program as a beginner and graduated with the confidence and skills to start her own business. She now operates Bracey Photography full time, specializing in weddings and portraits in Tofino and the Comox Valley.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 think I would be doing any of this if it weren鈥檛 for the professional photography program at NIC,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 love what I do and I feel so grateful to be doing it as a career every single day.鈥�
Students will be encouraged to explore different genres by taking courses in editorial and photojournalism, portraiture, advertising and commercial photography as well as landscape and nature photography.
Lisa Graham runs Seadance Photography in the Comox Valley, specializing in portraits and underwater photography. She says one of the program鈥檚 most useful takeaways was the ability to give and receive useful critiques from instructors and classmates, which developed her critical thinking skills and improved her work.
鈥淭here are a gazillion different ways you can learn photography online,鈥� she said. 鈥淏ut you won鈥檛 get the feedback like you would in class. It really makes a difference.鈥�
Taught by industry experts, students will also learn how to create a portfolio, how to work directly with a client and how to set up and promote a photography business, including video and multi-media, digital asset management and more.
鈥淲e know students have come from all over Canada to develop their photography skills with 糖心vlog传媒on the West Coast,鈥� said Diane Naugler, NIC鈥檚 dean of business and applied studies. 鈥淢any of them are still here, living and working in the industry on Vancouver Island. I expect this program will continue to draw creative professionals to Vancouver Island.鈥�
For more information on the program or its portfolio submission guidelines, visit or email questions@nic.bc.ca.
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