kshapero
South Florida Man
My daughter might be moving near where this school is located. She told me about this school. Anyone know about this place?
Anyone know about hallmark institute of photography?
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jbphoto
Lab rat.
I'm a Hallmark alumnus who has been working in the photo industry since I graduated, but not as a photographer.
The school has changed a lot since I graduated in 1999, but the basic idea is still the same. It is a short program that focuses on photography fundamentals and the business of photography. If your daughter is planning on running a portrait studio it is a good place to go, if she wants to be an artist... not so much.
The problems with the school are the same as any other place, but maybe exaggerated by the lack of on campus student housing. If you daughter is motivated and has a good head on her shoulders, she will do well. But, if she is kind of lost and wants to party... well... she'll be able to do that.
What kind of things are you curious about?
The school has changed a lot since I graduated in 1999, but the basic idea is still the same. It is a short program that focuses on photography fundamentals and the business of photography. If your daughter is planning on running a portrait studio it is a good place to go, if she wants to be an artist... not so much.
The problems with the school are the same as any other place, but maybe exaggerated by the lack of on campus student housing. If you daughter is motivated and has a good head on her shoulders, she will do well. But, if she is kind of lost and wants to party... well... she'll be able to do that.
What kind of things are you curious about?
jbphoto
Lab rat.
Holy god. It has gotten expensive... $60k!? 😱 It was a bit less than that when I went... Is that tuition, or does it include camera equipment?
It's hard to compare a place like Hallmark and a standard college. When I went to Hallmark it was an all day thing -- 9-5 5 days a week plus outside assignments that used up your free time -- I assume it still is. In regular college a kid might go to one or two classes a day and have a big chunk of the day free. So in two or three years at college one might have the same amount of class time as a place like Hallmark.
It's hard to compare a place like Hallmark and a standard college. When I went to Hallmark it was an all day thing -- 9-5 5 days a week plus outside assignments that used up your free time -- I assume it still is. In regular college a kid might go to one or two classes a day and have a big chunk of the day free. So in two or three years at college one might have the same amount of class time as a place like Hallmark.
FrankS
Registered User
Forgive my ignorance, but is this Hallmark school ascsociated with the greeting cards company?
Sparrow
Veteran
Hallmark cards are a company local to me in west Yorkshire ... so probably not
jbphoto
Lab rat.
Definitely not associated in any way.
Hallmark Institute was started by the guy who owned the Hallmark photo lab... there was some legal dispute with the card company of the name, but it resolved with each keeping the name.
The Hallmark lab is no longer in business...
Hallmark Institute was started by the guy who owned the Hallmark photo lab... there was some legal dispute with the card company of the name, but it resolved with each keeping the name.
The Hallmark lab is no longer in business...
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jsrockit
Moderator
Jesus Christ, how do people send their kids to college or worse yet, pay for it yourself? These prices are getting out of hand...
kshapero
South Florida Man
Well that price is out of sight. She will be teaching art, etc at a nearby elementary school.
Hamel
Established
http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/news/36M-in-Debt-Photo-944.shtml
"Behind the scenes at the Hallmark Institute of Photography in Turners Falls, Massachusetts, president and former owner George J. Rosa III has filed for bankruptcy to clear $3.6 million in personal debt, and he's facing fraud charges from a bank he owes nearly $2.2 million."
"Behind the scenes at the Hallmark Institute of Photography in Turners Falls, Massachusetts, president and former owner George J. Rosa III has filed for bankruptcy to clear $3.6 million in personal debt, and he's facing fraud charges from a bank he owes nearly $2.2 million."
