Course of Photography and New Media

The study program for "The Art of Photography" is a university level artistic training course and thus is characterized both by subjects that aim at the acquisition of a solid cultural preparation, as well as those practical experiences directed to the application of knowledge in various fields, from fashion to still-life, from photo-journalism to photography in and out of the studio.

The traditional photographic techniques, dark room experience and digital photography will be done side by side with the study of computer elaborated images (photoshop) and specific notions of graphic design and visual communication. The result is a professional figure able to operate on a global level, who has acquired the knowledge necessary to work on the most integrated and complex projects, developing specific techniques in various areas: fashion, publicity, journalism, sport and publishing.

The courses are taught by professionals in the field. Students will use the Accademia Italiana laboratories working individually and in groups. The first year is an introductory course, the second goes into more in depth investigation of the various disciplines and practical experiences. The third year is dedicated to the preparation of specific projects and the final thesis.
During the three-year program students are invited to participate in exhibitions, conferences and workshops.
Interdisciplinary projects are encouraged involving the departments of fashion and design. The philosophy that lies at the heart of this program is that of experimentation on a global level of visual language and techniques to propose in the professional world not only as photographers but as creative artists who are able to communicate with images and who can give personalized responses to the necessities of a society and a market in continual evolution.

Please note: The academic program for Photography and New Media begins each year only in September.

First year:

Subjects of the first semester:

Elements of photography
Visual arts laboratory I
Art history I
Basic design
History of Photography I
Foreign language

Subjects of the second semester:

Technology of photography
Elaboration of the photographic image (photoshop) I
Visual arts laboratory II
Traditional photography and dark room
Art history II
History of Photography II
Foreign language

Second year:

Subjects of the third semester:

Elaboration of the photographic image (photoshop) II
Photography studio (portraits)
Landscape photography (urban and extra-urban)
Photography of interior and exterior architecture
History of the media
Contemporary visual arts
Foreign language

Subjects of the fourth semester:
Elaboration of the photographic image (photoshop) III
Video design (basic)
Web design (basic)
Still life
Fashion photography
Foreign language

Third year:

Subjects of the fifth semester:

Photojournalism (reportage)
Photographic portfolio I
Graphic lay-out
Web design (laboratory)
Video design (laboratory)
Foreign language

Subjects of the sixth semester:

Photojournalism (reportage)
Photographic portfolio II
Graphic lay-out
Video design (laboratory)
Professional orientation
Foreign language

An experimental approach

Speaking to the students of the Accademia Italiana during a recent encounter organized by the school, the internationally famous photographer, Oliviero Toscani, gave this advice: "Don't be afraid to have doubts and of being insecure because often it is precisely the moment of major uncertainty that corresponds to the moment of maximum creativity." This declaration can, in part, express the concept that is at the basis of the teaching philosophy proposed. In fact, the best ideas are born out of unceasing research resulting by turning sure things upside down and taking the product and heading towards a process of experimentation.

For this reason the school, in addition to giving the student the technical and cultural basis, promotes the birth of new stimuli, even unusual ones, that will become specific research projects.
The school represents a moment of growth, but it is each individual student who will make the final choices on the basis of each one's own affinities.
The "maximum creative freedom" must always be accompanied by strong technical knowledge. This knowledge must include, together with photography, other areas pertinent to art, design and culture. This is the formative mission to which the Accademia Italiana is dedicated.

Three years.
Every academic year begins only in September.