A career in photography starts at PSC

A career in photography starts at PSC By Jack Hayes With 85 per cent of graduates finding employment within four months of graduating, Photography Studies College’s (PSC) Bachelor of Photography is Australia’s leading incubator for photographic talent. While entry to the hotly contested course is open to all ages, PSC are encouraging all Year 12 students to consider a career photography with their February 2022 intake selection based on creative potential, not ATAR score. “We know how hard the past 18 months have been for these students. They’ve gone through huge disruptions across their most formative schooling years,” PSC’s Dean of Photography Studies Daniel Boetker-Smith (pictured) said. “What we can provide them with is access to brand new, state-of-the-art facilities based in South Melbourne, award winning and industry leading lecturers, and an unparalleled career ready pathway into the world of photography.” “Throughout the course our students will discover and be immersed in the enormous possibilities of image making in the 21st century.” Founded in 1972, PSC has become Australia’s leading photography college, offering students a learning experience that emphasises intellectual inquiry and reflection on practice. With FEE-HELP available, PSC’s Bachelor of Photography is a three-year course where students can major in either commercial photography, arts photography or photojournalism. “As our students’ creative vision gathers momentum, they will expand their photography to include more complex lighting, narrative, content production and video,” Mr Boetker-Smith said. “Mentoring, study tours, high profile guest speakers, industry collaborations, meeting international practitioners and completion of real-world projects, combined with expert teaching staff, ensure that students will graduate career ready with strong industry connections.” PSC’s purpose-built campus, located at 37-47 Thistlethwaite St in the Montague arts and education precinct, boasts world-class facilities designed to maximise light and provide creative learning zones and specialised photographic and content creation equipment. While the professional photography studio is a major feature of the new campus and is one of the most exciting and best equipped spaces in Melbourne, class numbers are significantly smaller than what you would find at other higher-education institutions, providing students with optimal staff to student ratios and a more intimate approach to tertiary education. “PSC really suited my personality. It was intimate with small classes, which allowed me the chance to work closely with teachers,” freelance photographer and PSC graduate, Rochelle Hanson said. “I majored in photojournalism but throughout my time at PSC I learnt a lot about all photography.” “While at PSC I also met fashion photographer Ed Purnomo and I went on to assist him for four years; we are now great friends.” PSC Photography Competition PSC is excited to announce, in partnership with Kayell Australia, the launch of their ‘INSPIRE’ photography competition for Victorian Year 11 and 12 senior secondary school students. All entries must be photographic in form and PSC encourages entrants to get extra creative and imaginative. Images entered in the competition must be accompanied with an image title, they may also include a description of the connection to the theme “INSPIRE”. From a prize pool of $5500 in value, grand prize for the winning student is a Godox 2 Light Flash Kit valued at $1500 with their school also taking home Ellinchrom Studio Flash Lighting Kit valued at $2300. To enter go to explore.psc.edu.au/psc-inspire-competition •