Color Grading with Gradient Masks
This is a handy little method for adding some great color grading to your images. Color is one way we can use to evoke emotion, engagement, and help tell our story. They have been using this in the cinema for decades. You will recognize it when you look for it....
16: Assignment Sixteen: Studio Portrait
Studio Portrait: Clean background, Simple Light; Forceful, Expressive Portrait Specifics:A very clean portrait shot on a flat field background (wall, seamless, cyc, material, cloth, canvas…) Tightly focused and stylistically within your style. This image...
DESIGN MAGAZINE COVER AND PERIOD PIECE
A PERIOD PIECE DESIGN MAGAZINE COVER
COMPOSITION WITH STEVE McCURRY
Simple stuff, but great to see it in action. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZVyNjKSr0M
Working with Non-Models
Friends, family, and strangers sometimes need a little guidance. (Although I am not sure what the posing a girl sitting on a stove thing was about... ??) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6CjUUjVUPo
EMBRACING SHADOWS: IN PHOTOGRAPHY AND IN LIFE
A really wonderful video by Sean Tucker. He explains the "cinematic" look to photographs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBAFTR2lScY&t=1033s
STILL LIFE PHOTO OF BREAD
With some nice lighting effects (also shows the difference between a gridded softbox and a non-gridded softbox. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFPAS5v_WB0
STILL LIFE LIGHTING IDEA FOR BLACK BACKGROUND
A good blend of lighting and Photoshop for you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Aa7Hi60WW4
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Photoshop Film Effects
Interesting tips for making a filmic look to your digital files. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj4rZwJXjYg
THREE PHOTOGRAPHERS TO GET TO KNOW
I want to do a lot more of these. Watch for them along the way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqYIlJYMWm0
Free Shoot: November 27
Planning and Shooting an Editorial Portrait
With Sean Tucker. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_c30pHg2Hs&t=857s
Editorial Portraiture with Sean Tucker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94Ji1R-ZkKE&list=PLEFt6fCaFwEfEsqs4zlOBPMGjkk3QKEvP
Editorial Photo with Joel Grimes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt7ajMAiQaQ&list=PLRx40hOLszNl5F0Maa1BAV-Uh-L5IfUKK
The Editorial Portrait Part One
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7OPDKT-1lw
A Discussion About Portfolios
Knowing what to put in your portfolio is extremely important. We all think we know but in actuality, few of us do. We are so enamored with the ability to make images we forget to do an archived and curated collection. This may help you think about your portfolio a bit...
13: ASSIGNMENT THIRTEEN: COVER OF “DESIGN” MAGAZINE
https://youtu.be/LSlAQBvUQls You have been contacted by “Design” magazine. They want you to shoot a promo shot for an upcoming conference and trade show in your town. They also want you to match their style with a similar subject in YOUR area. No matter what, there...
4 UMBRELLA BEAUTY LIGHT
FROM THE ARCHIVES Regina Pagles was a fantastic photographer living in Springdale, UT. She won a free workshop with me and I drove up to her studio there and we shot for two days. These are some (technically horrible) videos I made for fun. But...
RICK GAYLE AND I DISCUSS LIGHTING FOR STILL LIFE
Rick is a wonderful photographer here in Phoenix. I hope you enjoy this little fun video we did a few years ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqIlR2XpwW8
BLACK FRIDAY NON-SALE SALE
THIS IS BECOMING A TRADITION: In order for me to show how grateful I am for all of you being a part of my world, I do this Black Friday marathon with shows and tutorials and such that I know you can benefit from. This year's event promises to be a lot of fun....