Hallmark Institute of Photography

Hallmark Institute of Photography

Photograph of the Administrative Office Building at Hallmark Institute of Photography looking southwest
Established 1975
Type For-profit college
Administrative staff
 40
Students 72
Location Turners Falls, Massachusetts, USA
Campus Rural
Acceptance Rate 87% (2013)
Website hallmark.edu

The Hallmark Institute of Photography is a for-profit photography school located in Turners Falls, Massachusetts, operated by Premier Education Group. It is nationally accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges.[1] The school offers a 10-month certificate-granting program covering a mix of technical, artistic, and business aspects of photography.

The school was acquired by Premier after the bankruptcy of its previous owner.[2]

Facilities

The main facility is a 50,000-square-foot (4,600 m2) building combining studios, a 350-seat auditorium, a student lounge area, a bookstore, faculty offices, and two large computer labs totaling approximately 140 workstations. In 2011, a video editing and production suite was added by converting an additional 5,000-square-foot (460 m2) of administrative space. The suite offers 20 editing workstations, an audio studio and video production studio. [3]

Program

The school's 10-month program encompasses 1400 clock hours.[1] In addition to photographic subjects, the program covers marketing, finance, and other aspects of operating a photographic business.[4] A centerpiece of the program is its Guest Speaker series, which features notable photographers such as Mary Ellen Mark, Douglas Kirkland, Kevin Bubriski, John Paul Caponigro, Craig Cutler, Bill Diodato, Andrew Eccles, Lynn Goldsmith, Marc Hauser, Pat Hunt, Vincent Laforet, Jay Maisel, Gene Martin, Joe McNally, Michel Tcherevkoff, Richard Warren, William Wegman, David Wells, Timothy White, Ron Wyatt, and Joyce Tenneson.[5]

In September 2009 Gregory Heisler became the first Artist-in-Residence at Hallmark[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges directory
  2. ↑ Walker, David (October 19, 2010), "$3.6M in Debt, Photo School President Faces Fraud Charges", PDN Photo District News, retrieved March 21, 2012
  3. ↑ Hallmark Institute website, facilities
  4. ↑ "School Profile: Hallmark Institute of Photography". Rangefinder Magazine. 2004-08-01.
  5. ↑ hallmark.edu: speaker list
  6. ↑ http://www.photographyblog.com/news/prize_to_honour_new_directions_in_creative_photographic_portraiture/ photographyblog.com

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