So it’s May. In the world of RMSP, this is the month we live in anticipation of the arrival of a new batch of eager Summer Intensive students in June. These students arrive in Missoula, Montana from all over North America and the globe, with some having never set foot in our part of the [...]
Since graduating from RMSP’s Summer Intensive in 2004, Tonya Ballou Peterson has been working steadily as a wedding photographer in Utah and New Mexico. When she graduated, her intention was to pursue commercial and food photography, but after a disastrous experience with her own wedding photographer in 2005, she realized that helping brides preserve their [...]
If you have spent any amount of time on our blog, our website or following us on any one of our social media outlets, you are undoubtedly familiar with our Career Training (CT) program. The five month program – made up of Summer Intensive, Professional Studies and Advanced Intensive – is like no other offering [...]
Many of our students have found their way to RMSP by a certain amount of dissatisfaction with their corporate careers prior to coming to school here. How this happens is an individual situation, but usually it involves a lack of fulfillment with their daily experiences on the job. Something seems to be missing in their [...]
In 2007 Missoula, Montana native and resident, Michael Crowe, decided to take the proverbial leap of faith in photography and join us for our Summer Intensive Career Training course. No easy task considering that she was several months pregnant at the time. Having been an excellent student, photographer and model, she quickly added first-time parent [...]
The thing I love about these Alumni Friday posts is that I get to reconnect with past students and get a glimpse into each graduates life and photographic journey since leaving RMSP. The process reiterates the fact that no two journeys in photography are the same and should remind us all that with constant work, [...]
Last Friday was the graduation of our 2011 Summer Intensive class. I can personally attest to the amazing amount of growth as both a photographer and person that happens during the eleven weeks. There is something about the people, the intensity of the program and process of learning to better understand photography that also helps [...]
In June we highlighted Deborah Espinosa in an Alumni Friday post. Her photography with an international NGO touched us and we asked her to write more about her experiences for the blog. Enjoy. Always the same answer to the question, “What is it like to photograph for an international NGO (non-governmental organization)?” It is a [...]
One week down, ten to go. Last Monday was the first day of Summer Intensive and the class of 2011 is going to be a great, dynamic group. Here is a breakdown of our students this year. 79 students 21 men 58 women 34 states represented 3 International students: 2 Canada, 1 UK Ages: 18-20: [...]
We love when our alumni are successful in their business endeavors, but it’s even more gratifying when they use their photography for the good of others. Deborah Espinosa attended Summer Intensive in 2006 and now makes photographs as a “tool for global advocacy.” On her website she states, “through documentary portraits, I capture some of [...]
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