Triangle Institute

Colleen Gonsar and Darty Hines combine their talents for a program filled with information that can be used in your studio immediately. The creative team of Colleen and Darty are the perfect combination for Triangle Institute. Colleen and Darty will amaze you with their straight forward style and honest approach to running a portrait studio.

Colleen & Co. has 4 full time photographers and photographs around 900 seniors each year. They would love to share with you ideas that make seniors want to come to Colleen & Co.  They believe in offering their clients a choice that is like no other in central Pennsylvania.

Colleen Gonsar started the studio in 1989 at the age of 20. The studio has grown to include 11 employees. A second location was added in 1997 and quickly grew into a new studio in December of 2001. The 6,700 sq. ft layout of the new studio will blow your mind. It is like no other. Both locations also include extensive outdoor studios. Colleen's studio has become a success from having an unbelievable gifted staff, and listening and responding to the ever changing needs of the client. Colleen recently received her Craftsman Degree and has won multiple awards for her photography and marketing.

Darty Hines joined the Colleen & Co. team in 1998. He has worked in many studios in the Ohio area before making his home in Pennsylvania. He has won numerous awards for his photography including, The Photographer of the Year at SPI, an ANNE award for video marketing and Best Website at SPI in 2000 and 2002. He is responsible for the creative side of the studio's growth. Darty also received his Craftsman Degree in 2002. In 2004 and 2007, both Colleen and Darty were awarded the Marketer of the Year at SPI in Daytona Beach, Florida.

The course will be heavy on senior portraits with discussions on the complete senior experience including:, How to dress up your studio, Making the senior your walking billboard, Marketing tips, Posing the High School Senior, The retail experience of a studio, What digital products sell, and marketing to the High School Senior. Along with marketing and sales they will cover set design and color harmony. Colleen and Darty will amaze you as they show you how to get creative again with little or no effort.  Although senior photography will be the main part of the course, Colleen and Darty will also touch on some of their best promotions. Including: Family Portrait Special Weekend, Children's specials and much more. They will also teach you how to build and keep your customers for life.

They will also touch briefly on basic photoshop skills, building and using templates and workflow solutions.