ASSIGNMENT SEVENTEEN: THREE SHOT ADVERTORIAL FRAGRANCE SHOOT

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.  ...

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

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...

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2019: 52: ASSIGNMENT FIFTY TWO: FINAL WRAP UP

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...

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2020: 23: ASSIGNMENT TWENTY THREE: FIGHTING THE OUTBREAK

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...

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2019: 51: ASSIGNMENT FIFTY ONE: FIGHTING THE OUTBREAK

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...

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2020-20: ASSIGNMENT TWENTY: STILL LIFE WITH A SINGLE FLOWER

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...

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2019-44: ASSIGNMENT 44: A SINGLE PROP WITH A PEOPLE ASSIST

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....

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2019: 42: ASSIGNMENT FORTY TWO: A FREE SHOOT

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....

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2020: 11: ASSIGNMENT ELEVEN: FREE SHOOT

2020: 11: ASSIGNMENT ELEVEN: FREE SHOOT

Redo an assignment you know you could have done better. Catch up an assignment you wanted to do but missed. YOU MAY DO TWO IMAGES FOR CATCH UP (AND THAT MEANS TWO BTS SHOTS). Or simply impress us with some absolutely awesome photo that you conceive, produce, and...

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2020: 8: ASSIGNMENT EIGHT: MADE BY HAND

2020: 8: ASSIGNMENT EIGHT: MADE BY HAND

ASSIGNMENT EIGHT: CREATED BY HAND DUE JANUARY 7, 2020 Our project is to create a photograph of hand/hands for a magazine article: “The Handmade Economy” and how handmade works are becoming a major new industry growing in cottages and homes and small businesses all...

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STEVE BURGER ON COLOR SPACE AND COLOR CORRECTION

STEVE BURGER ON COLOR SPACE AND COLOR CORRECTION

Steve Burger has been a professional photographer, fine art printer, and Photoshop master for over 40 years. He specializes in perfection, I like to say. Steve and I talk about Color Spaces and Color Management with a close look at some very cool ways to color correct...

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THE BUSINESS BOOK 2020

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.

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FLASH ASSIGNMENT ONE

FLASH ASSIGNMENT ONE

A local magazine needs a shot (full page) of a utility or pocket knife to go with an article on an increase of women carrying utility knives for convenience. NOTE: This is not an article on self-defense, or the use of knives as weapons, but rather on utility. From...

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