Photography School in Pasadena, CA

Art Center College of Design, Pasadena:
Located in Pasadena, Southern California, Art Center College of Design provides a range of quality undergraduate and graduate programs in the fields of art and design. We offer a Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA) in Photography and Imaging. Our faculty of accomplished photographers will guide you in your development, helping you articulate your ideas and specific intentions within the larger context of image making’s future. Our state-of-the-art traditional and digital labs support a wide variety of photographic processes.

Pasadena is conveniently located only 10 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles and is one of the primary cultural centers of the San Gabriel Valley. Our college is easily-accessible for students living in South Pasadena, Altadena, Highland Park, Eagle Rock, Temple City, San Gabriel, San Marino, Arcadia, Sierra Madre, La Cañada Flintridge and other locations throughout Los Angeles County.

Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA) in Photography and Imaging Degree:
In addition to conceptual and studio classes, you will study fine art, technology, history and advertising, as well as courses in branding, business planning, and marketing.

Our state-of-the-art traditional and digital labs support a wide variety of photographic processes. You will be able to stay abreast of the continuous technical transformations impacting photography, including the ways images are captured, enhanced and distributed. We help photographers to acquire the skills and creative fluency you need to create resonant visual documents, not just well crafted representations.

- As a Photography and Imaging student, you will come to understand that what occurs before the click of the shutter is just as significant - if not more so - than what happens after. An estimated 300 million pictures are taken each day around the world, signaling the ubiquitous role of photography in our culture.

- But while almost anyone can take a photo, very few achieve great photography. Exceptional images can travel through space and time without losing their significance—whether they are displayed on a cellphone or on the side of a building.

- Our department recognizes a tradition of quality in original practice, insightful investigation and most important, inspiration. Our faculty of accomplished photographers will guide you in your development, helping you articulate your ideas and specific intentions within the larger context of image making’s future.