Complete Course in Professional Photography

NYIP's Professional Photography Course is our most popular training program. It has launched thousands of people in successful careers as professional photographers. It has just been revised to include the latest information about digital photography, a brand-new series of audio CDs featuring NYIP's accomplished faculty members, and a complete series of business lessons to help those students who wish to launch a full or part-time photography career.

Who Enrolls in NYIP's Professional Course?

Many students in NYIP's Professional Photography Course want to become full-time photographers, while others plan to earn extra money through freelance work, or to learn photography as a skill that will help them advance in their existing career. Still others are hobbyists who want to develop their photographic talents to take great photographs of their friends, families, and the places they visit. Whatever your goal, this is the photography course that will help you get there.

NYIP’s Complete Course in Professional Photography Includes:

• 30 complete, beautifully illustrated Lesson Booklets that cover every aspect of photography.
• Six "Live Action" Training DVDs that allow you to observe the pros at work.
• "Listen and Learn" audio CDs featuring discussions with professional photographers that reinforce the important concepts from your lessons.
• Six Photo Projects that will be evaluated by a professional photographer, who will tell you how to make your photos better.
• Unlimited access to NYIP's Student Advisors, professional photographers there to answer all of your questions.
• A series of business lessons that show you everything you need to do to run a freelance business or open your own studio.
• Slipcase for storage of your lesson booklets.
• NYIP’s Graduation Certificate.

See a full Professional Photography Course outline.

How your home-study photography Course works:

1. You enroll in the course online, over the phone, or through the mail.
2. We send you your course materials (pictured above) through the mail, anywhere in the world.
3. You complete the course material in your spare time, with no deadlines or due dates to worry about.
4. You complete comprehension tests online.
5. You send in photo projects at the end of each Unit, which are evaluated by professional photographers.
6. We will send you a digital audio recording of your photo evaluations so that you can listen to your instructor and learn how to make your photos better.
7. Once all 6 Units are completed, you get your NYIP Certificate, which can be proudly displayed on the wall in your home or studio!

We're so sure you'll be satisfied with your NYIP Course, we offer a No Risk Refund Policy unlike any other in distance education. Find out more by calling 1-800-445-7279 or by clicking here for a Free Course Catalog or enrolling right now!

Students love the NYIP Professional Photography Course. But don’t take our word for it; look at what some recent NYIP graduates have to say:

Forrest K., 2010 Graduate from Illinois:

"Being involved in education for 34 years prior to retirement, this course ranks right up there with the best I have taken at colleges and universities. This is an excellent course and I would recommend it to anyone with an interest in photography."

Sara R., 2011 Graduate from Ohio:

"I got a part-time job as a photographer/assistant and will soon become a full-time photographer with a studio. Your course has let me take an interest/hobby and turn it into a career. I would recommend your course to anyone who has an interest in photography as an amateur, or who wants to make money with their career."

Jason R., 2011 Graduate from New York:

"I have been very excited to participate in NYIP's Course in Professional Photography. I had been studying photography on my own for a couple of years and thought I was doing pretty well. But after enrolling in NYIP, I soon realized I had a long way to go.

The technical aspects of the course are outstanding and easy to understand. I was even more impressed and intrigued by the psychological aspects of photography that NYIP presented. I had never heard anyone mention that important element before. I also have a great appreciation for NYIP's encouragement to seek your own creativity in each lesson, not just being told to follow the rules given. Initially, I was apprehensive about having the creativity taught out of me. From the very first lesson, "Eye of the Photographer," I was reassured that wasn't going to happen."

Alex B., 2010 NYIP Graduate from Texas:

"Allow me to congratulate you on an excellent course. I especially like the way it is put together and the way it is conducted. The presentation of the course material, the books, the tapes, and the DVDs are all a superb way of presenting the course. This is the best distance learning experience I have ever had. From the content point of view, I found the most value in everything related to lighting, from the basic strobe to the light tent. No less valuable is everything related to portraiture - all of it is relevant and beautifully presented."

Micah M., 2009 NYIP Graduate from California:

"I thought NYIP was great. I really wasn't sure what an f-stop was when I started. From Lesson One I was pleased. I don't see anything you could change. My instructor was amazing, the books are great. I will and have recommended NYIP. Thank you. I love NYIP."