DUE SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 Many times when we are shooting, our job is to take something rather mundane and make it look like something really special. A pet toy or accessory for instance. (NOTE: If you Google it, you will find a bazillion images that do not make it look...

Due: September 14, 2021 Sometimes we have to shoot boring stuff. And that can be really easy. Sometimes we have to shoot boring stuff and make it look really cool, or awesome, or inspiring – at least inspiring enough to lead to a purchase. And THAT can be really hard....

ASSIGNMENT: A POUR SHOT THE POUR SHOT You can use beer, or wine, or lemonade, or root beer, or ginger ale… Whatever you want to pour. The brief: A close up of a pour shot… it can be from oblique to the camera to straight over top. It must show an interesting ‘splash’...

This assignment we will tackle cutlery as a high-end chef's tool. Things to think about when shooting cutlery: The texture of the blade.Show this by making sure you have a continuous highlight on most of the blade. This highlight will most likely be a specular...

Assignment: Client is a distributor of adult beverages, and specializes in exotic cocktails. Colorful drinks in fancy glasses. From martini glasses to tall, skinny glasses, the drinks are both colorful and delivered with style in most establishments. He wants a shot...

A FULL PAGE AD FOR A LOCAL FLORIST ... AND YOU ARE THE ART DIRECTOR. https://youtu.be/EmOgfTs3aP8 This is a short description assignment. A brief is all you get. BRIEF The magazine is 8.75 x 11.25 size. Portrait view Full Color The client wants a bleed shot (edge to...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIkWZJvZ33U NOTE: THERE IS NO CLASS ON AUGUST 4. WE WILL RESUME CLASSES ON AUGUST 11.  ASSIGNMENT: Promotional Images for Local Coffee Bar BRIEF Your town or area just got a new Coffee Bar in a newly gentrifying part of town. Because...

This is a ‘Table Top” or still life food shot. The assignment: an image to accompany a simple recipe for an InFlight magazine. Those are the little monthlies that most of the airlines have in those seat pockets. Some are good, some are not. This is one of the good...

A LITTLE SOMETHING TO HELP US PLAN We are going to start our business planning, but not in the dry “business school” sort of way. We aren’t in business school – we are photographers. Planning our business means that we have to also think about what we do as...

“DON’T PUT ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET” Sounds like something we photographers say… “Don’t shoot all your images on one card…” It means the same thing. Have more than one place to store and keep what is valuable to you in case the first place is faulty. The basket...

Our first assignment is what I call the "eat the frog first" assignment. (If you have to eat a frog at the meal presented to you, eat the frog first gets the worst out of the way and you can enjoy the rest of the meal.) Works the same in most other areas of life. For...