SOME NEW PHOTOSHOP VIDEOS TO HELP YOU GROW
Knowing how to remove backgrounds is getting to be a standard Pshop practice all photographers need to know. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWSa5SYzZu8 Some extremely valuable tips for Photoshop that can cut your processing time down as well as present you some new...
2020: 41: ASSIGNMENT FORTY ONE: ARCHITECTURE
Assignment due on September 1, 2020 “If You Build It…” … someone is gonna need a photo of it. Architecture is a very viable and strong segment of commercial photography. It has its own language and challenges, and as well, its own total niche. Our assignment is to...
2020: 38: ASSIGNMENT THIRTY EIGHT: SUMMERTIME BLUES
SUMMERTIME BLUES "We’re smack dab in the middle of those lazy-hazy-crazy days of summer, and with it an incurable affliction – the Summertime Blues. The title to Eddie Cochran’s 1958 masterpiece is intriguing, almost incongruous. Rock ‘n’ roll in the 1950’s was...
Advanced – Discussion on Bidding
A discussion on bidding. MARCH 10 / 11 I will have a presentation at the ready, and we will look into the fine art of bidding a photography gig. Small clients / Larger clients. Bring questions and comments. Bring situations if you have them. PREPARING A BID: It all...
ASSIGNMENT TWENTY SIX : “HOT, HOT, HOT”
ASSIGNMENT TWENTY TWO: HOT HOT HOT! This is a restaurant menu cover and the client wants it to be “HOT HOT HOT” – also the tag line of his restaurant. The food is Tex-Mex and Thai combined in exciting new dishes that are heavy on spice, and a bit hot. The menu is a...
PITCHING SMALL BUSINESS FOR RECURRING INCOME GIGS
PITCHING SMALL BUSINESS FOR RECURRING GIGS AND INCOME https://youtu.be/8uTfId52ulA Small businesses from restaurants to hardware, boutiques to pool supplies need to market now more than ever. This is opening up an opportunity for you to find on-going accounts. Ones...
SPRING 2020: 9: ASSIGNMENT NINE: A POWER TOOL – CONCEPT TO FINISH
POWER TOOLS(FROM THE 8 WEEK PRODUCT WORKSHOP) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-2wyCHthkI&feature=emb_logoASSIGNMENT THREE: POWER TOOL OR TOOL OF SOME KIND I know it may be difficult for some of you to get your hands on a new, or nearly new piece of power...
SPRING 2020: 8: ASSIGNMENT EIGHT: HIGH END SUNGLASSES
ASSIGNMENT: HIGH-END SUNGLASSES THE BRIEF: Sunglass (Lifestyle) for a boutique. $540 pair of sunglasses. (You can use stand-ins of course... heh) With a pair of sunglasses do 2 shots for the brand’s advertising. The images will also be used on their Instagram. The...
SPRING 2020: 7: ASSIGNMENT SEVEN: THE SHRIMP SALAD ADVERTORIAL
NOTE: I was simply unaware that there are multiple strains of shrimp in the world. I am a photographer not an ocean biologist (although I always wanted to photograph Jacque Cousteau) so was blissfully ignorant of the complexity of shrimps. I am referring to what is...
SUMMER: 44: ASSIGNMENT FORTY FOUR: THREE WINE BOTTLE SHOOT WITH SEPARATE ITEMS
This week we turn back to the three wine bottle shoot we did a while back, but now instead of shooting one (or two) images to capture the scene, we are going to shoot all the items separately and assemble them in Photoshop. First, it will be important for us to...
ASSIGNMENT: “ON TWO WHEELS”
ASSIGNMENT: ON TWO WHEELS THE BRIEF: Bicycles: not motorcycles or scooters or any other motorized form of two-wheel transportation. A local bike company is sponsoring a bike safety month and they need two shots for their upcoming promotional materials. Since they are...
ASSIGNMENT SEVENTEEN: THREE SHOT ADVERTORIAL FRAGRANCE SHOOT
A Three Shot Advertorial Advertorial Explanation Word Origin noun 1. an extended newspaper or magazine text advertisement that promotes the advertiser's product or services or special point of view but resembles an editorial in style and layout. ...
SPRING 2020: 1: ASSIGNMENT ONE: A SINGLE FLOWER WITH PROPS
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...
Two One Minute Photoshop Tutorials to Learn Today
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSpx2s39Avs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvt54FWbrF0
2019: 52: ASSIGNMENT FIFTY TWO: FINAL WRAP UP
THIS IS OUR FINAL MEET. Assigned photograph is one of your own, but one that shows me your style as you see it today. I want to discuss where you go from here, we will look not only at this image, but also the body of work in your portfolio. I have put a Facebook post...
2020: 23: ASSIGNMENT TWENTY THREE: FIGHTING THE OUTBREAK
FIGHTING THE OUTBREAK “This is now a war, and we MUST win this thing”, Virologist Newman Podhead said in a recent interview. Your job is to create the image that will be in the editorial in a consumer magazine. They want a deep dark foreground, the subject of your...
2019: 51: ASSIGNMENT FIFTY ONE: FIGHTING THE OUTBREAK
FIGHTING THE OUTBREAK "This is now a war, and we MUST win this thing", Virologist Newman Podhead said in a recent interview. Your job is to create the image that will be in the editorial in a consumer magazine. They want a deep dark foreground, the subject of your...
52: A PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNAL – MARCH ISSUE
Our newest journal for Project 52 members and alumni. Each issue featers the work of five photographers. Check out our newest issue here. 52-Issue Two March 2020
2020-20: ASSIGNMENT TWENTY: STILL LIFE WITH A SINGLE FLOWER
STILL LIFE WITH ONE FLOWER. SHOW THE FEELING OF ISOLATION OR LONLINESS DUE MARCH 31 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...
2019-44: ASSIGNMENT 44: A SINGLE PROP WITH A PEOPLE ASSIST
This assignment is similar to many we get in the commercial realm. It is usually for an ad or a collateral piece and it features a product, thing, item, or widget. In order to give the thing scale, or to show it as a dimensional item, a person is included in the shot....
2019: 42: ASSIGNMENT FORTY TWO: A FREE SHOOT
AHH, HERE IS OUR LAST FREE SHOOT OF THE CLASS. I want you to really work on something that can open your portfolio. Try to say something about your style. If you are a minimalist, be very minimalist in the image... but make it stand out like crazy. BOLD. DRAMATIC....