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.
Frank Ockenfels III: Meet a master photographer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tco3BoQzfE
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...
COLOR GRADING WITH CHANNELS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhLXYGXaPe0&t=306s
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
CREATIVE WORKSHEETS
PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHEETS CREATIVE PROCESS (PDF) Conceptual Image (PDF) WORKSHEET-1 WORKSHEET-2 WORKSHEET-3
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...
2019-20-ASSIGNMENT TWENTY: A PERFECT PICNIC WITH OR WITHOUT PEOPLE
Here is the shoot of a lifetime delivered right to you by our old buddy Artie DiRectoor. A lifestyle shoot for a medical and health system based in your town needs an advertorial, and you - lucky devil - are tagged for the shooter. Specifics: Layout is...
A WONDERFUL COLOR GRADING TUTORIAL – WATCH THIS!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCgAPt1c2Ik
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...
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...
Joao’s Avocado Photo: Photoshop
Here is a link to Tony Kuyper's site where you can pick up his amazing panel for only $29. That is a steal. https://youtu.be/2WhtErm5Km4
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...
SHOOTING A FRAGRANCE BOTTLE IN THE STUDIO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w23eTFYkA8
ATTENTION TO DETAIL IS VERY IMPORTANT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqa9pbsTJQ0&t=1724s
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
LOCATION PRODUCT LIGHTING EXERCISES
RETURN TO ASSIGNMENT THIRTY FOUR PHOENIX 2025 CLASS BOTTLES EXERCISE Take 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...