2020-3: ASSIGNMENT THREE: STILL LIFE EDITORIAL

2020-3: ASSIGNMENT THREE: STILL LIFE EDITORIAL

“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 breaks...

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2020-2: ASSIGNMENT TWO: HERO SHOT FOR A MAGAZINE COVER

2020-2: ASSIGNMENT TWO: HERO SHOT FOR A MAGAZINE COVER

Your assignment is a local entrepreneur. What are you going to say about them with the photograph? What message is being conveyed by the article that will accompany the images you make? How can you convey something more than what the subject looks like in your...

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2019: 28, ASSIGNMENT TWENTY EIGHT: WOMEN’S SHOES

2019: 28, ASSIGNMENT TWENTY EIGHT: WOMEN’S SHOES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLCPtY-QVjY One of the most photographed women’s fashion accessory is the shoe. From sports shoes to impossibly high heels, women’s shoes come in all shapes and configurations. It is estimated that the average woman will spend over...

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POST 2018 GROUP MEET: WHAT’S NEXT…

POST 2018 GROUP MEET: WHAT’S NEXT…

WOW... A YEAR PLUS!!!I don't know about you guys, but man that went fast.Let's look at where you are now, what you have learned, and how you can move forward with a lot more confidence.Bring links to images, projects, portfolios... whatever.See you for a...

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52: ASSIGNMENT 52: SHOOT YOUR PROMO IMAGE

52: ASSIGNMENT 52: SHOOT YOUR PROMO IMAGE

SCHEDULE CHANGE OCTOBER 22019 MORNING GROUP: 6 AM PACIFIC2018 MORNING GROUP: 7 AM PACIFICSATURDAY MAKEUP CLASS: 5 AM PACIFICWELL... Here we are.Assignment 52.Look around and see who made it to the finish line with you all.Impressive that you are here.We...

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CREATIVE WORKSHEETS

CREATIVE WORKSHEETS

PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHEETS CREATIVE PROCESS (PDF) Conceptual Image (PDF) WORKSHEET-1 WORKSHEET-2 WORKSHEET-3  

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Creative Assignment, January 2024: Creative Storm #1

Creative Assignment, January 2024: Creative Storm #1

ASSIGNMENT: CREATIVE STORM # 1 THE BRIEF: You are to choose something very ordinary, and rather small to make photographs of. Purely creative photographs. Pushing your creativity as far as you possibly can within a short time frame. POSSIBLE SELECTIONS: Corks Paper...

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Photoshop, Lightroom, and NIK

Photoshop, Lightroom, and NIK

LEARNING TO USE THIS AMAZING SOFTWARE:10 GREAT VIDEOS:PHOTOSHOP:3 HOURS: LOTS OF INFO FOR BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-0HekkbdJMWHAT IS NEW IN CC 2019https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27RMFuzRvlAADOBE...

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2019: 19: ASSIGNMENT NINETEEN: CD COVER FOR MUSICIAN

2019: 19: ASSIGNMENT NINETEEN: CD COVER FOR MUSICIAN

ASSIGNMENT: CD Music Cover Art THE BRIEF: A regional music producer for Indy bands and musical groups has a new artist they would like to feature. The artist is young, but blends the styles of country, pop, and jazz with a special sound all his own. He/She...

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Using Color as a Compositional or Storytelling Element

Using Color as a Compositional or Storytelling Element

This is a list of Youtube Videos that will explain colors and color theory to you in ways you may not have thought about.If you find more, let me know and I will add it to the list.Color in cinema 1https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXgFcNUWqX0Color...

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SEAN TUCKER ON EDITING A PORTRAIT

SEAN TUCKER ON EDITING A PORTRAIT

Sean shows us the extreme ways we can approach retouching a portrait. Whether or not you choose to be this detailed or not, it is good information to have. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvwFIZX3y_k

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LOCATION PRODUCT LIGHTING EXERCISES

LOCATION PRODUCT LIGHTING EXERCISES

BOTTLES EXERCISETake two bottles - one translucent and one dark or opaque. I am using a couple of bottles my wife and I got for fun on a recent trip on Route 66.The bottles are sitting on a patio table in the sun at 7:30 in the morning - June. The sun is...

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MAKING THE SHOT VS TAKING THE SHOT

MAKING THE SHOT VS TAKING THE SHOT

Watch how much effort and deliberate choices go into JP's "girl with kite" image. Deliberate choices based on exploration, research, vision, and the pragmatic nature of making things behave the way you want to them to.  ...

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