This Sunday, Jennifer Henry of Wooster, Ohio, Miwako Kato of Japan, and Kip Lines of Lancaster, Pa., will be the first graduates of Milligan College to receive a fine arts degree in photography. Milligan has offered photography classes for several years but two years ago began to offer a photography degree from the Fine Arts department under the direction of Alice Anthony. Fine arts students take classes in theater, art, foreign language and photography to receive a well-rounded education in the field of Fine Arts. The students focusing on photography are required to take classes ranging from the history of photography to advanced black and white photography. Photography graduates can use their knowledge to provide professional services to the art community or commercial photographic markets.
Photographers also provide supporting services for galleries, theatres, museums and publishing.
Tysinger said that he originally started in photography so he could take better pictures when he went to Europe on the humanities tour. He liked the work, and as a result of his minor, a photograph of Tysinger's was published in the Photographers Forum national magazine. Campus wide, students have shown an increase of interest in photography. Anthony's basic photography classes continue to be full each semester. Some of the students take the class to fill requirements, while others take the classes for fun.