Photography and Video
![A person lit in blue on one side of their face, with a lily covering the other half, all on a bright pink background](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768//singleImage/dinakantor-sva-lightingwkshp-phc-2674-a2-1587050417-1654100274.jpg)
![A person lit in blue on one side of their face, with a lily covering the other half, all on a bright pink background](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/singleImage/dinakantor-sva-lightingwkshp-phc-2674-a2-1587050417-1654100274-1708620467-1708620483-derivative.webp)
Now that everyone has cameras on their smartphones, it can be forgotten that truly great photography requires talent and skill (aka aesthetic ability coupled with some technical know-how). Our program is armed with professional photographers and artists who can help make your work stand out from the barrage of images around us. We have many courses to respond to the diverse fields within photography, covering fashion, journalism, documentary, commercial, advertising, sports, fine art photography and more.
Our courses utilize the latest digital technology and software, exploring retouching, Photoshop and printing. We also offer courses using traditional photographic methods, using black-and-white film and darkroom development—we even offer a course using cyanotype. For those photographers looking to learn more about the business of photography, we have courses that give insight into commercial photography, including fashion and advertising, as well as courses on the business of fine art photography—how the photo art world works and how to develop relationships with galleries. Online courses are available.
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- Courses
- Basic
- Intermediate and Specialized
- Digital Photography
- On Location
- In the Studio
- Online Courses
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![person editing on a computer](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/cfc-3218-a-1723147453-derivative.webp)
![model](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/ph-kawa-janusz-c-phc-2408-a-1673453503-derivative.webp)
![5. painting. Black and white image of textures similar to ocean and beach.](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/vsc-2251-ol-1701721996-derivative.webp)
![girl in room](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/29-co-2893-3033x1710b-richard-rothman-1672761888-derivative.webp)
![Course thumbnail for Black-and-White Photography**](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/phc-1003-a-1589674008.jpg)
![camera, laptop and various elements of photography tools](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/cp-1345-1593632643.jpg)
![a women face covering by a megaphone. Black & white photo. Black background](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/vsc-2309-ol-1701722359-derivative.webp)
![landscape with grass and trees with blue tone and green tone](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/phc-1023-ol-1628862886.jpg)
![Digital Photography Workstation](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/phc-1042-ol-1598034397.jpg)
![Digital Photography Workstation](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/phc-1042-ol1-1598034441.jpg)
![salt and peppa in front of a store](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/2-salt-n-pepa-copy-janette-beckman-1712686566-derivative.webp)
![models](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/ph-kawa-janusz-c-phc-3419-a-1673453366-derivative.webp)
![Course thumbnail for Fashion Photography**](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/phc-2419-a-1589674150.jpg)
![Course thumbnail for Studio Lighting: What You Really Want to Know**](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/phc-2362-a-1589674987.jpg)
![Woman sitting at a desk in a blue lit space smoking a cigar.](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/phc-2368-a-1589674239.jpg)
![woman wearing a white dress passionately singing with arms open holding a microphone.](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/iewdf-4793r2-1629735048.jpg)
![2 Cats / 1 Dog Portrait / 1 Dog Profile for Course Outline Description](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/svapetphotograhylanding2-haruko-at-capsulestudio.com-1723140669-derivative.webp)
![various books, camera and laptop against a pink background with a chalk board](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/photoclass-3928-1593633059.jpg)
![hand touching a pillar](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/phc-2697-a-1660052715.jpg)
![At left, an arm reaching, and at right, a Joshua Tree in the fog](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/phc-3557-ol-1701721511-derivative.webp)
![sign on wall near construction that says "a window to the soul"](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/smehrfar-ab-2021-1619544296.jpg)
![A group of women dancing in front of a floral backdrop.](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/88117f153518a01fb311c3ed81f325c1623b29df-1589674851.jpeg)
![tree in sunlight with animals surrounding it](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/03-esteban-toro-esteban-toro-martinez-1641933829.jpg)
![Course thumbnail for Trends in Contemporary Art: What's Happening Now**](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/phc-2432-a-1589674807.jpg)
![Course thumbnail for Video Mapping Art**](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/fic-3627-a-1589674095.jpg)
![4 versions of riso print on photo](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/vnc-2256-a-1723150736-derivative.webp)