MPW Certificate Program - 2008

	Studio Portraiture Photography Certificate #399 $1600.00   Basic Studio Portraiture - #401 The Business of Photography- #121 Wedding Techniques - #520 How to Shoot a Model’s Portfolio - #402 Pose, Prop and Accessorize a Model - #403 Basic Product Lighting - #420 Advanced Fine Art Portraiture #440 Register On-Line                                               Return
	Nearly 90% of all photos taken have people in the photo as the subject.  Photographers have a continuing challenge to creatively pose, light and expose the image.  This certificate will provide hands-on experience to design the composition, execute the correct lighting ratios to create portraits  worthy to present in a portfolio or better yet; get paid for.
	Many former students crusing the web page may become interested in joining the certificate program having already taken one or more of the classes.  MPW will give credit for classes already taken or permit them to sit down with our counselor (Bryce) and select other worthy classes and workshops to subsitute.

  Midwest Photography Workshops is instituting nine new certificate programs effective April 1, 2007.  Completion of any of the programs will mean the photographer/artist has demonstrated a mastery of the discipline.  Homework, exams, and the creation and presentation of a portfolio are among the minimum requirements toward the completion of a certificate.

  Each certificate has a core group of classes and workshops designed to provide the student with a complete and diverse educational experience pertaining to that particular certificate.  By enrolling in a certificate program, the student will get approximately a 20% savings in tuition as compared with enrolling in the same classes/workshops individually.

  Earning a certificate will demonstrate to a prospective client or employer, an ability to start and complete a large in-depth project.  The resulting portfolio is an integral tool or proof that the photographer is capable of doing the job.

Prior to enrollment, each student is given an assessment exam to quantify what they know.  The results of this exam is used to customize an academic plan of how best to build upon what the talents and experiences the student already has and deliver the photographic education they need.  Upon completion of the classroom portion of the program, the assessment exam is re-administered to measure the progress achieved.  Finally, an in-depth portfolio review is scheduled.

  Many employers and labor unions such as the UAW offer Tuition Assistance Programs (ETAP).  Midwest Photography Workshops participates in many of these programs. MPW is also a Veterans Administration Vocational approved school. Please check with your employer to see if you qualify or contact Bryce Denison - Director of Midwest Photography Workshops at

(313) 804-9266 to discuss details.