A Discussion About Portfolios

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...

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13: ASSIGNMENT THIRTEEN: COVER OF “DESIGN” MAGAZINE

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...

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4 UMBRELLA BEAUTY LIGHT

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...

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BLACK FRIDAY NON-SALE SALE

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....

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Ted Forbes on Negative Space

Ted Forbes on Negative Space

Ted's lecture is excellent and it really shows you now negative space and a simple approach to composition can make your images pop. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKc-0QEbZbo

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Composition with Peter McKinnon

Composition with Peter McKinnon

Arranging space in three dimensions for a 2 dimensional image takes practice and deliberate thought. Nice little video by McKinnon helps show you how. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpDRftkteFE

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NO CLASS ON NOVEMBER 21, SO NO ASSIGNMENT THIS WEEK

NO CLASS ON NOVEMBER 21, SO NO ASSIGNMENT THIS WEEK

Ordinary Life This was a day when nothing happened,the children went off to schoolwithout a murmur, rememberingtheir books, lunches, gloves.All morning, the baby and I built block stacksin the squares of light on the floor.And lunch blended into naptime,I...

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STILL LIFE WITH FLOWER

STILL LIFE WITH FLOWER

This assignment was to shoot a still life and incorporate a flower (or a few flowers) into it. It wasn't a photograph OF a flower, but rather the flower accentuated the still life. Amazing results:

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