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 2008, from orientation to graduation. As you step through this timeline, realize that a given week in 2009 or 2010 will likely be diffferent from the "same" week in 2007 or 2008 — 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. (You can follow the Class of 2009 on our Week by Week page.)

Week Thirty-Eight — The excitement builds and the learning process is ever-present as Portfolio Review continues this week. The commentary received by students upon review of their year-end portfolios provides them with feedback from three highly acclaimed photographers. Our review panel shares a wealth of combined knowledge in an effort to afford praise of images that are technically and artistically above average -- and to provide constructive criticism of images that need more attention. The panelists also provide their thoughts on each student's overall body of work. Pictured (left to right): Panelists Beth Reynolds, Barbara Bordnick and David Turner discuss content and cropping of a particular image from a student's year-end portfolio.