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Actually, Tina, I think you're right.
My (limited) experience is that most students don't worry about
earning a living when staying in school. This is why there are still so
many students registered in photography schools.
Consider this.
Good year, bad year, the schooling system here in the province of Quebec
probably swallows 150-175 new photography students and will carry
about 110-125 of them to completion of their diploma (not counting self-taught,
etc...).
The demand for new photographers in an age of digital, databases and
internet is probably 25-50 max. These guys will have to compete against
established photographers here and globally, graphic artists,
self-taught, etc... Some will remain assistants or will become sales
assistants, etc... Only 5/yr, I would say, will make it to become
recognized commercial photographers in whatever sphere they choose to go,
because of tremendous determination and desire to succeed.
Leaving a surplus of 75-100 sudents who should never/never have come close
to the photo school. Yet, these guys will go into serious debt (or kudos
to their parents) to pay for tuition, equipment (nothing but the best, of
course) and general living/drinking allowances during their years at
school.
Does it make any sense? Won't somebody tell them?
I guess not. The market will sort this out, so it is claimed.
This said, I'm all in favor of keeping chemistry and silver as part of the
basic tuition in photo schools.
Regards,
Guy
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