ASSIGNMENT: A COOK’S KITCHEN
Using Line as a Compositional Element
Another fine Ted Forbes video on the use of line in composition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGWYHimA8gQ
Still Life Photos Deconstructed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBZrZqvLJoI
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
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
Arc of Beauty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=9&v=wQ3cU6w3w6s
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...
Replacing a Sky in Photoshop
Sometimes we don't have nature's cooperation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE0InubpoMg
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:
Retouching Environments in Photoshop
You will learn a lot in this tutorial. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rkBADJIrTQ
Cut Out and Retouch a Product Image
This is a nice, easy to follow tutorial. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlnyTPhII60
Remove Anything from a Photo with Photoshop
Well, not everything... but pretty close! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifhEx4adAa8
Changing Colors of an Object in Photoshop
Phlearn is one of the best Photoshop training platforms out there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9fwiNyDHLI
11: ASSIGNMENT ELEVEN: FREE SHOOT: USE IT WISELY
THERE IS NO WEBINAR ON NOVEMBER 21 FOR THANKSGIVING IN THE US.THIS ASSIGNMENT IS DUE ON NOVEMBER 27. YOU HAVE EXTRA TIME FOR THIS IMPORTANT WORK... LET'S SEE SOME AMAZINGNESS!We do these once per quarter, and they are very valuable.Use it to make up a shot...
Tips for Natural Light Still Life (November 2)
Some nice tips if you like to use natural light. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtChxMzjz44
A Still Life Deconstruction (November 1)
I got a lot of good comments on this one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNjSAWea36Y&t=1s
Simple Lighting Ideas for Still Life Photography (October 31)
We may have run this before, but you can watch it again and still get something out of it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vwqb_jze88E&t=358s
Project 52 Assignment: The Origins of Halloween (with layout)
Shooting to layout is a discipline that all commercial photographers must have. This assignment came with a layout, and the photographers did an incredibly good job of keeping their image within the constraints. The Origins of Halloween is a class assignment for...
Ted Forbes Presents some nice Still Life Shots (Oct 10)
Ted has a very successful YT channel. Which makes sense because it is really very good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvhkcflEKx8
Still Life Photography Composition Ideas (October 9)
Some very good pointers on arranging a still life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CadByjgmT5U
STILL LIFE BOOK: INTRO TO STILL LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY
STILL LIFE BOOK I did this book in conjunction with my CreativeLive course. Please feel free to download it, and I hope it helps you discover a bit of the magic of still life photography. Still-Life-and-Product-Workbook