A Year at Hallmark

Every week brings something new in Hallmark's intensive 10-month program. Retrace the journey of our most recent graduates, the Class of 2011, from orientation to graduation. As you step through this timeline, realize that a given week in 2012 or 2013 will likely be different from the "same" week in 2010 or 2011 — unlike multi-year programs, Hallmark is unfettered in its ability to rapidly adapt to industry changes. We take advantage of that freedom to give every class the most current and relevant instruction possible.

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Week Twenty — This week both our June and October 2011 graduates welcome not one, but two great speakers to our Guest Lecturer Series. We start the week with renowned New York City photographer, Jay Maisel known for his mastery of light, color and gesture. Danny Hastings finishes out the week by lecturing about his career and how he has evolved from a still photographer to having a career that combines still and video, as well as how video has become an important aspect of modern photography. During the middle of the week, our October 2011 graduates learn about viewpoints and how they can affect an image in Visual Arts and are introduced to the art of Photojournalism as a career. Our June 2011 graduates are begin work on their Phase III Mandatory Assignment which is a body of individual assignments they must complete, much like the larger Final Year-end Portfolio assignment. They are also hard at work writing their résumés, cover letters, Statement of Goals and Action Plans for the Career Business Plan that each student must submit. Pictured: Current student Derrick goes all out to get an interesting shot of classmate Jimmy, from a low angle, on a recent field trip to Old Deerfield.