23: ADVANCED GROUP: COKE ASSIGNMENT
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PHOTOSHOP FUN... Here is Duane's file to process. Include image with next week's upload. _D6C2153.dng This will be fun. And challenging. Really challenging. Here is an article with images from the new Coke campaign. Read...
22: ADVANCED GROUP: Assignment Twenty Two: “The Fifties”
Let's do a period piece of the 50's. People or place or both. Wardrobe should be easy... Goodwill, or second hand. Think "Mad Men" with a twist. You provide the twist. And the art direction / styling. Make it rock. Friday: [gallery link="file" columns="2"...
21: ADVANCED ASSIGNMENT TWENTY ONE: “Which wine goes best with love…”
A new ad campaign for a vintner with a very exclusive stock. The wine will be expensive, sold only at a few top shelf stores, and available in only three of the most exclusive hotels on the west coast. This is their first foray into advertising, and they have...
20: Advanced Twenty: A Local Pub or Coffee House
Simple and easy. A one hour shoot. Due this week. Yep. Coffee house or pub. Need the following images: One killer exterior One killer specialty plate One shot of a particularly cool area in the pub One shot of people enjoying a meal or drink there This is the kind of...
January 2017 “Office Hours”
This was a really great meeting folks. I am hoping we can do this level each time. For those who missed it, take some time to go through it and listen. So much good information on all sorts of stuff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXWyDeNxD9w
19: Advanced Nineteen; A Portrait of Dementia
(EDIT: SEE BELOW FOR FLASH ASSIGNMENT INFO) Dementia is one of the cruelest of all mental diseases. It robs us of ourselvesĀ and leaves a reality so out of context that life becomes nearly meaningless. You have been hired by a Mental Health Charity Organization to...
18: Advanced: Assignment; Games We Play – Marbles
FLASH ASSIGNMENT Yeppers: Marbles. And you have four days... put those thinking caps on. One to Four images of marbles. If you make more than one, make them different but keep the style the same. A quick, fast, creative attack... And yeah, you may feel like you have...
16: Advanced Workshop
Today a discussion on Instagram / Facebook and what we learned - now how do we respond with our work? I had the workshop on creativeLIVE going in the background yesterday. Some points made me stop and really pay attention. NOTES: 1. Shoot more vertical images. 2. Make...
15: ADVANCED WORKSHOP: SIXTEEN COMPARE AND CONTRAST
Let's discuss styles and how to achieve a style without forcing it or relying on post processing techniques. Before class review these four photographers: Jake StangelĀ / California Wine in particular Kyle Johnson / Food & Drink in particular Annabelle Breakey /...
14: Advanced Workshop: Deconstruct
OK. I want you all to bring an image to deconstruct for this class. An image you have seen and want to break it down to see how it is we could do something similar. Or just upload an image of yours that you want us to deconstruct / critique for you. Images have...
OFFICE HOURS: End of 2016 – What’s New for 2017!
Two times for this coming Thursday: Morning at 8AM Pacific / Register Evening at 6PM Pacific / Register What's new!
2017 Ideas and Permissions
Hey there Hiatustographers. I am going to be announcing some changes on Lighting Essentials and Project 52 for 2017. I hope everyone is having a great holiday. This info is for P52 and P52 Advanced both: I want to start evaluating images for the Lighting Essentials...