2023 SPRING HOME PAGE
THIS IS THE HOME PAGE FOR SPRING 2023 MEMBERSJOIN US AT THE MENTORSHIP GROUP
This is a one-fee, lifetime offer. No recurring payments. The group is robust, professional, and we get a lot done every week. From help with finding clients, portfolio building, bidding, billing, and the occasional cranky customer, the group has your back. We meet three times per week, but you can come to one or all, it is up to you. I am super proud of my Mentorship Group, and I keep the numbers small so we can get a lot done.
MORE INFORMATION AND ACCESS TO MEMBERSHIP HERE.
NEW:
30 DAYS OF PHOTOSHOP (FREE)
If you are not proficient in basic Photoshop, may I highly suggest you take this free course at Phlearn. 30 short, but excellent Photoshop tutorials designed to teach you how to think about and use the basic power of Photoshop. It will certainly come in handy as we begin the classes.
Book Templates for you to use for your own.
REMEMBER; You cannot simply cut and paste, use them as a researcher’s first draft.
NOTE: IMPORTANT
Project 52 Coupon Code p52legacy – use for discounts on all future P52 related classes, workshops, and products.
I have raised the Mentorship class price to 1250, so entering the code will take it back to the original $995 for P52 legacy students.
MENTORSHIP CLASS: USE CODE p52legacy
NOTE: We will be discussing this book and its information at this meeting. Please get it and read it. $2 on Kindle. This is important.
Let us know if you need resources.
Let’s get busy!
WEBINAR SCHEDULED LINKS
WEDNESDAY MORNINGS
8:45 AM PACIFIC
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SATURDAY MORNING OFFICE HOURS
6 AM PACIFIC
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UPLOADING | and INSTRUCTIONS: VERY IMPORTANT
SUMMER 2022 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
2023 SPRING Group | 2023-spring-first-last-assignmentnumber.jpg *
EXAMPLE:2023-spring-don-giannatti-4.jpg
* assignmentnumber is numeric
FOR MULTIPLE IMAGES
USE -a, -b, -c for appending multiple images.
EXAMPLE:
2023-spring-don-giannatti-4-a.jpg
2023-spring-don-giannatti-4-b.jpg
THIS IS VITALLY IMPORTANT, SO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW THESE CONVENTIONS.
PLEASE REVIEW NAMING CONVENTIONS BEFORE UPLOADING!
The upload form broke when PHP was updated. This new one will suffice before I can get the more sophisticated one installed and working.
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RESOURCES FOR ALL: IMPORTANT STUFF
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
RESOURCES
BUILDING A SCRIM (CREATIVELIVE)
PLANNING TOOLS
1 Week Content / Work Planner One.
1 Week Content / Work Planner Two.
TWO PRESENTATIONS ON CREATIVITY
AND THREE WORKSHEETS
THE LIST:
This checklist is a good thing for you to 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.
JOIN STEVE BURGER AND ME AS WE DISCUSS A VERY COOL RESCUE HELICOPTER SHOOT FOR A MAJOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER.
PASSWORD: Project52Member
IMPORTANT VIDEOS
PAINTING WITH LIGHT: AARON JONES METHOD
LIGHT PAINTING WITH A HOSEMASTER BITDSorry, the last video never made it to YouTube. But I think you can get some great ideas from these. We have modern tools like Lume Cubes and Small Rig lights that can help us craft amazing light-painted images. Give it a shot and...
TWO WEEKS OUT
ONE WEEK OUT
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT
2023 SPRING ASSIGNMENT 52: PROMO DEVELOPMENT
PREPARING YOUR MARKETING PIECE. The assignment is to present four postcards for your promotion starting May 1, 2024. The postcards will be used on May 1, July 1, September 1, and November 1. This is one postcard every other month. A good schedule. For more...
SPRING 2023 51: ASSIGNMENT FIFTY ONE: CATALOG PAGE
CATALOG PAGE Shooting for catalog pages is a discipline that takes time and skill to develop. Colors must match, backgrounds must be similar enough that they do not distract the eye, and the lighting must be consistent. Your assignment this week is to shoot three...
2023 SPRING: ASSIGNMENT FIFTY: THE INCREDIBLE EDIBLE EGG
THE INCREDIBLE EDIBLE EGG Yeah… it is a popular headline, but that is what the client wants. The Design Agency is located out of your area but wants you to shoot this because you have been consistently marketing to them with great work. (See, it works.) A local...
I highly recommend these books for your creative library.
PAINTING WITH LIGHT: AARON JONES METHOD
LIGHT PAINTING WITH A HOSEMASTER BITDSorry, the last video never made it to YouTube. But I think you can get some great ideas from these. We have modern tools like Lume Cubes and Small Rig lights that can help us craft amazing light-painted images. Give it a shot and...
THE BUSINESS BOOK 2020
This is the current version of the Business Book. Finished October 2020.Version 2.0 There may be changes coming up, but not until Q2 of 2021. Download and enjoy.
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.
INVERSE SQUARE LAW DISCUSSION
https://youtu.be/YPjYNx3hnuM
12 DAYS OF PROJECT 52 IN PDF FORM
THE TWELVE DAYS OF PROJECT 52: MUST READ.
12 Days of P52: Day One
We begin our journey soon. Delve into these posts with an open mind and a desire to prepare. Project 52 Pro is an amazing journey - this is sort of heping you create a roadmap for your work. Today's discussion is on what it means to be a commercial photographer. Many...
12 Days of P52: Day Two
Let's talk gear for a few minutes. Photographers and camera gear are inseparable. The cameras, lenses, lights and stands we use are the tools of our profession. And we need to be able to trust them to deliver our vision the way we want it to be seen. s commercial...
12 Days of P52: Day Three
My Critique Style and Why I Think It Works. I am not a blustering academic who takes delight in running down student works. We know the type. "I cannot believe this drivel was turned in. The photograph is a jumble of terrible east coast aesthetic mixed with a terribly...
12 Days of P52: Day Four
Important Websites for Your Bookmarks There are a lot of websites out there for consumer shooters, and a lot of sites by those wanting to sell you stuff. This is a list of Professional Photography sites that are for commercial and editorial photographers. Some are...
12 Days of P52: Day Five
< HOME < Being Deliberate in Making Images One of the biggest differences between what we do as commercial photographers and hobbyists, PJ's. consumer shooters and others is that we are far more deliberate. A single shot may take all day... or longer - to...
12 Days of P52: Day Six
Sketch / Notebooks I am a big believer in sketching out image ideas. And you don't have to be an artist to do so. Remember, these notes are for your eyes an brain to scan and understand, not for hanging on gallery walls. From concept preparation to lists of props...
12 Days of P52: Day Seven
How to Approach the Assignments This is a very important part of this process. You are assigned an image to do every week, but you will have two weeks to produce the image. Our first assignment comes out on September 4, 2016, and it will not be reviewed for two weeks....
12 Days of P52: Day Eight
What Is Your Style? We all hear so much about photographer's styles, and how important it is to develop one. And it really is important. However, I don't think we 'develop' a style going forward, we find our style looking back. Let me explain. Trying to 'develop' a...
12 Days of P52: Day Nine
Info on the Advanced Class NEW CLASSES DISREGARD THIS PAGE. MORE INFO ON THIS CLASS WILL BE AT THE END OF YOUR YEAR.
12 Days of P52: Day Ten
On Inspiration Being inspired to create work is a magnificent state of cognitive excitement. There is simply nothing like it. The adrenaline flows, the synapses fire, and the world seems to be infinitely exciting. It is the stuff of our most creative dreams. But it...
12 Days of P52: Day Eleven
WEBINARS AND WEBINAR ETIQUETTE. We use ZOOM because it is the easiest and best across all platforms. It also allows me to record and save the video / audio components. Rules for best usage: Built-in Mics sort of suck unless you have a fairly new computer with noise...
12 Days of P52: Day Twelve
And here we are at the beginning. A group of people bound by a love of imagery, design, processes, art, communication, visuals, cameras, gear, and the idea that working for ourselves may actually be something valuable in this place in time. I have been self-employed...