2020 SPRING CLASS HOME PAGE

EVERYTHING YOU NEED RIGHT HERE

WOW! WE STARTED OUT AT THE SAME TIME THE PANDEMIC DID, AND WE PUSHED THROUGH TO THE END DESPITE THE LOCKDOWNS, THE SPIKES, THE UNREST, AND THE TURMOIL. AND NOW WE ARE HERE AT THE END. I CANNOT TELL YOU ALL HOW IMPORTANT YOU WERE TO MY WELLBEING THROUGHOUT THIS PAST YEAR+. YOU HAVE. I WILL  MISS OUR MORNING AND EVENING MEETINGS.

YOUR LOGINS SHOULD BE ACTIVE IN THIS PROGRAM AS WELL AS THE 2021 SPRING, AND THE 2021 SUMMER (STARTING IN JUNE). YOU ARE OF COURSE WELCOME TO SIT IN AND FOLLOW ALONG WITH ANY CLASS YOU WISH TO. AND OF COURSE THERE WILL BE MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET AS WE GO ALONG.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU… AND HAVE A GREAT ADVENTURE OUT THERE MAKING GREAT IMAGES!

GROUP MENTORSHIP REGISTRATION: FOR PROJECT 52 ALUMNI ONLY

ANNOUNCING OPENINGS FOR THE MENTORSHIP GROUP.

You are alumni of one of the most exclusive training groups in the world. I keep it small and personal, and I get to know every student as well as I can.
 
As many of you know, I also do one-on-one mentoring. And I love that.
 
Two years ago I decided to try a group mentorship idea and it has turned out great. I charged for a year, but as we got closer to the end I was not sure what the “end” would even look like.
 
So I decided to make it a forever group.
 
That’s right. If you get into the group mentorship with your alumni status, you are in for life.
 
We have a ton of information on the site including:
  • Cold call texts
  • Brochures for explaining the value of photography (download and customize)
  • Promotional ideas
  • Business strategies
  • Portfolio reviews
  • Social media strategies
  • Bidding exercises
  • Support for answering RFP’s
  • Peer support for motivation
  • Access to all Project 52 Assignment roster and extras
  • … and a hell of a lot more
We meet three times a week to allow for different time zones, so you will never miss a meeting time.
Now is your time to become a member. And remember, as an Alumni, you are in for life.
 
This is as close to a one-on-one mentorship as one can get. The groups are small, focused, and moving forward.
 
You can come into the group and out again forever… that makes it a no-brainer. Heh.
REGISTRATION HERE:
ALL PROJECT 52 ALUMNI ARE WELCOME.
(PLEASE DO NOT REGISTER IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY IN AN ACTIVE P52 GROUP.)

FILE, UPLOAD, WEBINAR, AND WEEKLY VIDEOS

IMPORTANT VIDEOS

WATCH: I MAKE A SHOT IN THE STUDIO TWELVE YEARS AGO

WATCH: I MAKE A SHOT IN THE STUDIO TWELVE YEARS AGO

by | Jan 11, 2023 | ,

Small studio shooting, what we used to call ‘tabletop’ is a favorite of mine. This is a very simple shoot with only one studio light on a boom. The subject is a decanter from the kitchen and some “ice chips” that we use for drink shots for a ‘crushed ice’ look. These...

MAKE SURE YOU REQUEST TO BE ADMITTED TO THE FACEBOOK PRIVATE GROUP.

GOOD APPS FOR CREATING MOOD BOARDS:
Pinterest
Mood Board
Milanote
Niice
Canva
Pixieset

THE LIST:

This checklist is a good thing for you print out, laminate and keep with you when shooting. It is a deliberately detailed list of what we should be thinking about before we trip the shutter.

The Best List is the One You Use.

RESOURCES

STILL LIFE AND PRODUCT BOOK

BUILDING A SCRIM (CREATIVELIVE)

 

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Spring 2020 UPLOAD FORM

Remember to refresh the page between uploads.

IMAGE SIZE:
1200 pixels on the longest side.
LIGHTROOM:
Images saved at “Medium” JPG / 400K or less.
PHOTOSHOP:
SAVE FOR WEB>MEDIUM>50

NAMING CONVENTION 
2020 SPRING Group | spring-2020-first-last-assignmentnumber.jpg *
EXAMPLE: spring-2020-don-giannatti-4.jpg

* assignnumber is numeral

BOTH CLASSES:
USE -a, -b, -c for appending multiple images.
EXAMPLE: spring-2020-don-giannatti-4-a.jpg, spring-2020-don-giannatti-4-b.jpg

THIS IS VITALLY IMPORTANT, SO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW THESE CONVENTIONS.

PLEASE REVIEW NAMING CONVENTIONS BEFORE UPLOADING!

Our uploader has changed, but this one is very simple. Browse for the file and upload it. If you are not familiar with sizes and naming conventions, please see below.

Upload files
 

ALL CLEAR

GLOBAL WEBINAR LINKS

2020 SPRING GROUP

WEDNESDAY MORNING WEBINAR LINK
8 AM PACIFIC

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WEBINAR LINK
5 PM PACIFIC

Saturday Mornings: OFFICE HOUR
6AM Pacific
(make up class) and Photo Business questions
 https://zoom.us/j/683949932


FindPhotoClientsNow Workshop

Password: F1ndPh0t0N0w

This class is open to you as well as members of P52. Please review it when you have begun to put your book together and look for work. We will refer to it many times in the class, so becoming familiar with what is there is important.

PLANNING TOOLS

1 Week Content / Work Planner One.

1 Week Content / Work Planner Two.

PLANNING A CREATIVE ASSIGNMENT

 

TWO WEEKS OUT ASSIGNMENT

NEXT WEEK’S ASSIGNMENT

CURRENT ASSIGNMENT

SPRING 2020: 1: ASSIGNMENT ONE: A SINGLE FLOWER WITH PROPS

SPRING 2020: 1: ASSIGNMENT ONE: A SINGLE FLOWER WITH PROPS

by | May 3, 2020 |

STILL LIFE WITH ONE FLOWER.  We are going to create a simple still life. The client is asking for a minimalist approach. His shop is quite modern and he sells... whatever it is you are going to shoot. He wants a single flower in the shot. A single flower. Whether we...

LIGHTING CLASS MODULES: APRIL 2020

LIGHTING CLASS ONE: INTRODUCTION

LIGHTING CLASS TWO: THE DISTANCE OF THE SOURCE

LIGHTING CLASS THREE: THE COLOR OF THE LIGHT

LIGHTING CLASS FOUR: THE ANGLE OF THE LIGHT

CURRENT ASSIGNMENT INFO

Assignments are posted on Saturday mornings, usually by Noon, Pacific. You have two weeks to create the image and submit it on the upload form. PLEASE CHECK the date of the assignment so you will know if you have enough time to do the current assignment, or go to the next assignment listed below that makes more sense for your time frame.

I look forward to seeing what you do with these real-world assignments.

Tips:

  • Allow enough time to do the assignment correctly.
  • If you are having some creative challenges, ask for help on the FB community.
  • Search Google for examples of what you are trying to do.
  • Sketch with pen and paper, or camera to find your image.
  • Gather all of your props and styling tools before you begin the shoot.
  • If possible, make sure you can leave your set up until after you have received some feedback from the Facebook group, or you know you got the shot.
  • Sketch/photograph and measure your set – you must remember to do a behind the scenes shot (BTS) so you can upload it with your image. BTS shots are a big part of the success we have at P52.

USE THESE PRODUCTION SHEETS FOR MANAGING YOUR WORK.

“What I’ve Learned So Far”

My book on a life in photography is ready for you to download and enjoy. Just click the link and save it to your desktop.

Stories, information, opinion, and more about the creative life and how to deal with many of the distractions that arise.

What I’ve Learned So Far (soon to have a new name… this one is not working.)

HOW THIS ALL WORKS

HOW TO SHOOT AN ASSIGNMENT

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

THE BASICS OF LIGHTING

This set of blog posts are the basics of understanding light in a way that you may not be thinking about now. I call it Subject Centric Lighting, and it means that we think about the way subjects deal with the light by reflecting it back to the camera. Go here.

IF YOU ARE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH YOUR LIGHTING, THIS SET OF 9 CLASSES WILL HELP YOU IMMENSELY
SUBJECT CENTRIC LIGHTING

LIGHTING COURSES AT UDEMY (NO COST)

These courses are free and will really help you to learn some lighting and how to use a lightmeter.

Portraiture with Inexpensive Gear
Using a Lightmeter

THE BUSINESS BOOK

This book will guide you through a lot of self-awareness and business-related challenges. It is yours with this class. Please do not distribute the book to anyone.

The Jump Start Book

THE TWELVE DAYS OF PROJECT 52: PLEASE READ

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