Instructor Todd Verlander meets with current student Cody to discuss some of Cody's design work for his letterhead and business cards. Having finished almost all his shoots for his Final Year-end Portfolio, Cody decided to take advantage of instructors' office hours and work on the things that will be important to the photography business he plans to establish upon graduation in June. 

Current student Michael checks out the focus and color on his Environmental Still Life image that he set up in Hallmark's Commercial Studio for his submission of his Phase II Final Assignment.

Current student Tanya meters to check the light reading as she prepares to photograph her classmate Dana during their Location Studio. Artist-in-Residence Gregory Heisler and Instructor David Turner took students to the greenhouses of nearby Pioneer Gardens as part of the ongoing curriculum in location lighting.

Current student Andrea poses as the "bride" for instructor Michael Zide's mock wedding shoot at a nearby church in Turners Falls. Andrea manages to keep her composure, even as her classmates (l-r) Jenna, Sam, Ana, Matt, Kayley, Kathleen and Ben seem to be humored by the appearance of her in a wedding dress.

Instructors Tony Downer (left) and Dick D'Alessandro (far right) share some collaborative interaction as they discuss the Final Year-end Portfolio images of current students Kathleen and NydiaRose, seated at the monitors in Hallmark's Design Lab. Critique classes such as this are a regular fixture in the final weeks of the schedules for our June 2012 graduates as instructor feedback is crucial to the outcome of the Portfolio they will present for acceptance to a panel of Professional Photographers beginning the first week of June.