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Graduate Spotlight

Anya Zelenkova "Hallmark's program is intense yet rewarding. I have never had better teachers and better friends in my whole life. Being a part of a dynamic learning environment for 10 months boosted my personal and professional growth. Hallmark turned me into a photographer with a point of view and a goal - I plan to focus on conceptual portraiture and book illustration."

Anya Zelenkova
Class of 2011
New York

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Week Thirty-Six:

This week our June 2012 graduates will participate in a Wedding Shoot. Instructor Michael Zide has organized a mock wedding with a real feel, securing a local church, as well as some local graduates to play the part of bride and groom. Students will be able to trouble-shoot things like weather and interior lighting, which are often times not ideal, and come up with a solution to shooting, all within the safety of a practice session, allowing them to be prepared for a real wedding. 

Week Thirty-Six in Pictures

Week Thirty-Six

Michael Zide photo

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.


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Week Thirty-Six

David Turner photo

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.


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Week Thirty-Six

Michael Zide Photo

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.


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Week Thirty-Six

Michael Zide Photo

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.


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The Hallmark students work towards this all year, the Phase IV Year-End Portfolio Assignment. 27 images, 27 prints to be produced and presented as a Final Portfolio in just 10 weeks.

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