otherOne Year Intensive Program - Photography
The course aims to offer students the classes and exercises that will allow them to be competent to work with both digital and analogue photography, so they can independently complete photographic assignments on a DSLR or mirrorless camera like capturing a documentary of an event, a portrait, or a reportage of a subject.
Students receive the opportunity to explore and become acquainted with the broad range of crafts and skills that comprise the artistic endeavor on both a practical and theoretical level in still photography.
The process is supported and completed with a set of mandatory theoretical courses and a range of electives courses.
Graduate profile
The graduate is competent to work with both digital and analogue photography.
Graduates of the program can independently complete photographic assignments on a DSLR or mirrorless camera like capturing a documentary of an event, a portrait, or a reportage of a subject. They are able to work on a chosen subject over a long period of time and continuously present the results achieved.
The graduate is comfortable with more complex photographic techniques or processes and has mastered their basic use in the dark room (developing the film and enlarging the prints) and is also skilled for digital photography in the studio.
OYIP-P One Year Intensive Program – Photography (OYIP-P) alumni can choose the right lighting technique and character for a desired output. They are able to achieve correct exposure even at complicated lighting scenes such as glass photography.
OYIP-P graduates are equipped with enough knowledge to be competent in large-format analogue photography and the processes associated with it.
The graduate can submit the finished photographic work and present it in the chosen way - printed at an exhibition, online presentation or digital installation.
Graduates should have achieved a level of knowledge and skills that will enable them to prepare for entry to the Photography degree program
OYIP-P alumni can work on personal fine art or reportage projects, work as an assistant on a larger photographic production or project, or work as a commissioned event photographer
Application
| Applications start | 1st October 2026 |
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| Applications end | 30th September 2027 |
| Start of study: | 1st October 2027 |
Admission requirements
A maximum of 6 students per mentor workshop is accepted.
The OYIP-P is aimed at students who have at least finished high school education and have gained a minimum of practical experience with still photography. It is a very well-suited program for those who want to get an intensive and hands-on experience with the photographic medium in its diverse formats, genres and styles, which would allow them to be accepted for higher education degrees (Bachelor's, Master's) on Photography.
Photography mentors carefully evaluate the applications from all prospect students and make admission decisions based on the quality of those materials, with an approximate minimum of 3 students and a maximum of 6 students per each mentor workshop.
Contact
| Type | other / special |
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| Study duration | 1 year |
| Language | English |
| Place | Prague |
| School fees | € 9990 per year |