What the Camera Companies Don’t Want You to Hear

by NYI Student Advisor Chris Corradino Warning: the following article is likely to cause a bit of discussion, but Chris is a serious photographer and teacher, and he calls them as he sees them. In addition to the camera company’s need to sell more and more cameras, and the magazines and blogs breathless attention to [...]

Improve Your Wedding Photography Skills

When it comes to wedding photography, you can never do too much planning to ensure that your special day is captured in the manner befitting your personal style. With a few wedding photography tips you can ensure that this integral piece of your wedding day goes off without a hitch and gives you a lifetime [...]

New Italian plus Fashion and Design Summer Courses

In summer 2009 the Italian Language School Leonardo da Vinci in Milan offers Italian plus Art, Fashion and Design Summer Courses and new Design Summer Courses in Milan. So, thanks to the collaboration with NABA (New Academy of Fine Arts) and Art Courses in Italy, the school gives its students a new opportunity to choose [...]

Introduction to Fashion Design: Courses 2010

The NABA Introduction to Fashion Design summer course gives aspiring fashion designers, or just people who love fashion (with no age limit), the chance to experience an enjoyable two weeks creating a mini-collection from the first ideas to the final presentation and all that that involves. An intense two weeks starting with research on a [...]

Different Digital Photography Tools

There are a lot of amateur photographers who like to use different digital photography tools in order to change a little bit the appearance of their photos. While some digital photography tools are suitable only for professionals, there are plenty of other ones used by all amateurs to tweak their images, and they are extremely [...]

Choosing a Career in the Fashion Industry

If you are one who breathes fashion, then a career in the fashion world can suit your style and aspirations. For fashion connoisseurs and enthusiasts all over the world, a career in fashion offers big opportunities and big money; an opportunity to influence the fashion conscious society and to change the way people dress themselves [...]

Summertime Tune-up for Your Camera

Summertime Tune-up for Your Camera There’s nothing like an annual tune-up to keep things in tip-top condition. For example, experts advise changing the batteries in your smoke detector every fall when daylight savings time ends, anticipating the winter season of shorter days, heating systems and Christmas tree lights and candles. That makes sense. For photographers, [...]

Fashion Design: Changes Over the Years

In the beginning, the discipline of fashion design involved the creation of attractive apparel but over the years it has started to encompass almost everything that had to do with a person’s appearance. These days, fashion design can include anything from shoes to hairstyles. Because of the constant evolution of fashion design, many people aspire [...]

Picture of the Month — Street Artist by NYI Graduate Jim Mannes

This month, NYI Associate Dean Jerry Rice has written the Photo of the Month Review. Jerry’s keen eye can help readers decipher any type of photograph. A lifelong lover of fine photography, when Jerry talks about photographs, everyone at NYI listens. We know you’ll enjoy Jerry’s observations on this month’s photograph. At NYI we teach [...]

The Effects of Pyro Stain in Platinum Printing

In the beginning there was platinum and the world was void and without form.  And then God said, “Let there be pyro”, and it was good.’  So maybe I am getting a little carried away.  Using pyro is not exactly a religious experience although some promote it with almost religious fervor. I have Colin & [...]