Well, I'm techinically wanting to minor in Art, but I'm going to take four semesters of photography, which are the only photography classes and/or photography-related classes available at my university.
My question is, if I minor in photography, would that make me eligible for a job at say, a newspaper? I want to keep my major in it, but the art course at my college is extremely strenuous and makes you take more classes unrelated to photography than related. I'd have to take too many art classes before I could finally take photography 1. I'd have to take three semesters of drawing, one painting, one sculpting, one ceramics, two art history courses, a print making course, a color experience, and a 2D design class, and I'd have to take all of these before I could even take photography 1. A major just doesn't seem worth it. If I minor, the only thing I'm going to be getting rid of is useless classes that have nothing to do with photography, since there are only four photography courses at my university (the generic photogrtahpy 1, 2, 3, 4). No photoshop courses, no photo studio courses, you get the idea. And if I minor in it, I'd have to only take four prerequisites before finally being able to take photography 1.
I don't just have a problem with the course load, but the fact that I'm not talented with drawing at all, and it's not just because I've never drawing before. I have, and I really have no desire to get better, nor do I really care about drawing in general.
My question is, if I minor in photography, would that make me eligible for a job at say, a newspaper? I want to keep my major in it, but the art course at my college is extremely strenuous and makes you take more classes unrelated to photography than related. I'd have to take too many art classes before I could finally take photography 1. I'd have to take three semesters of drawing, one painting, one sculpting, one ceramics, two art history courses, a print making course, a color experience, and a 2D design class, and I'd have to take all of these before I could even take photography 1. A major just doesn't seem worth it. If I minor, the only thing I'm going to be getting rid of is useless classes that have nothing to do with photography, since there are only four photography courses at my university (the generic photogrtahpy 1, 2, 3, 4). No photoshop courses, no photo studio courses, you get the idea. And if I minor in it, I'd have to only take four prerequisites before finally being able to take photography 1.
I don't just have a problem with the course load, but the fact that I'm not talented with drawing at all, and it's not just because I've never drawing before. I have, and I really have no desire to get better, nor do I really care about drawing in general.