The Hallmark Institute of Photography is a for-profit photography

Photography

Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...

 school located in Turners Falls

Turners Falls, Massachusetts

Turners Falls is an unincorporated village and census-designated place in the town of Montague in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,441 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area...

, Massachusetts

Massachusetts

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...

 which is nationally accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges. The school offers a 10-month certificate-granting program covering a mix of technical, artistic, and business aspects of photography.

Facilities

The main facility is a 50000 square feet (4,645.2 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 5000 square feet (464.5 m²) of administrative space. The suite offers 20 editing workstations, an audio studio and video production studio.

Program

The school's 10-month program encompasses 1400 clock hours. In addition to photographic subjects, the program covers marketing, finance, and other aspects of operating a photographic business. A centerpiece of the program is its Guest Speaker series, which features notable photographers such as Mary Ellen Mark

Mary Ellen Mark

Mary Ellen Mark is an American photographer known for her photojournalism, portraiture, and advertising photography. She has had 16 collections of her work published and has been exhibited at galleries and museums worldwide. She has received numerous accolades, including three Robert F...

, Douglas Kirkland

Douglas Kirkland

Douglas Kirkland is a prominent photographer based in the United States. At age twenty-four, Kirkland was hired as a staff photographer for Look magazine and became famous for his 1961 photos of Marilyn Monroe taken for Look's 25th anniversary issue...

, and Joyce Tenneson

Joyce Tenneson

Joyce Tenneson is an American fine art photographer known for her distinctive style of photography, which often involves nude or semi-nude women. Tenneson shoots primarily with the Polaroid 20x24 camera...

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External links

• Hallmark Institute of Photography - Official web site
• Project: The Evolving Legacy of New England Mills - Project Photoshop Lightroom, Adobe Systems
• ibrattleboro.com - Hallmark Institute Student Photos of Brattleboro (Part 1) - Hallmark Students on Field trip in Brattleboro Vermont