ASSIGNMENT: EDITORIAL ILLUSTRATION FOR A MUSICIAN BIO
ILLUSTRATING LYRICS Here is one area that is particularly challenging, but ultimately rewarding. We have been asked to create an image for a magazine discussing Joni Mitchell and featuring one of her pieces. The piece is "Song For Sharon" and was one of...
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT: THE LIST
I was asked if there was some sort of list of things I look at or think about before I click the shutter? There is. I used to have a checklist that included "was the film loaded correctly" and "are the dark slides clean" and such. We don't do that anymore,...
Assignment: Portrait of a Musician
PORTRAIT OF A MUSICIAN This is an example of what we call a “press junket” shoot. A musician is ready to release an album in a few months, so they need some PR photographs to start to prime the marketing pumps and get the info out to the world. These are...
ASSIGNMENT TWENTY NINE: INDUSTRIAL BEAUTY SHOT
INDUSTRIAL BEAUTY SHOOT This assignment is based on the assignment David Eustace was given by US Power Gen. LINK to the article here. You are to gain access to a manufacturing plant to spend a half day there making images that are interesting. Portraits, landscapes,...
Four Cool Lightroom Techniques To Save You Time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSo_DuGC_a0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXb7genURV0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZc0ISalAbQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRkk4E0oGY0
Assignment: Shoot a Triptych
ASSIGNMENT: SHOOT A TRIPTYCH DUE MAY 5, 2018 THE BRIEF: There are not a lot of parameters for this assignment, only that the three images work well together. I want them to compliment each other, and keep the viewer looking at them to find something fun....
Assignment: SUMMER! (With A View Of How You Work a Shot)
ASSIGNMENT: SUMMER IS COMING Due APRIL 28, 2018 THE BRIEF: Well, SUMMER is moving right along, although it missed its connection for the midwest and upper New England part of the states. Rest assured it will be here soon. The summer is a time for...
Assignment: Editorial Portrait
ASSIGNMENT: EDITORIAL PORTRAIT Due April 14, 2018 THE BRIEF: This is an editorial portrait. It is specifically for a regional magazine and it is all yours creatively. This is far more of a challenge than it may seem at the first moment of excitement when the Art...
An Important Video for You: What Does a “Portfolio Showing” Look Like
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy16XA-QNcc
NIK Picked Up by DXO… New Version Soon
Be notified when new version is released. We were told it would be free for the first version anyway.
Inexpensive Lighting Gear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPtYC4YsS5Y
Assignment: Cell Phone Accessories Point of Purchase Display Shot
ASSIGNMENT: CELL PHONE ACCESSORIES FOR POP Assigned JANUARY 20, 2018 | Due FEBRUARY 3, 2018 THE BRIEF: A Point of Purchase display is a long popular way to attract customer's attention. They are large format images placed at the point of purchase in order...
A CREATIVE WORKSHOP: FOR YOUR REVIEW
https://youtu.be/iu1uorb4Nh0
ASSIGNMENT: One Red Balloon… One.
ASSIGNMENT: ONE RED BALLOON Assigned December 23, Due January 9, 2018 THE BRIEF: This is a concept assignment and I only got two words for you… Red. Balloon. Yep… that is your assignment… a Red Balloon. Shoot them YOUR way, any way you want. I do not care...
Holiday Assignment: Holiday Excitement Article Images
THE HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT: HOLIDAY MAGAZINE SHOOT Assigned December 9, 2017 | Due January 2, 2018 We will not be having a class on December 26. This assignment will cover the holiday period. THE BRIEF: A regional magazine needs holiday images to run on their...
LIGHTING WITH PURPOSE: ONE; BOTTLES
https://youtu.be/_J4TXq9WmHA This is a good exercise for any photographer starting out in studio still life and product. I want you to follow the instructions and post your images in the Facebook group. Tell us what you learned, and show us...
ASSIGNMENT: Guest Client, Bret Doss: Chocolate.
Bret Doss is one of our Board Members and has been a P52 member for 5+ years. He is now a full-time photographer in the Seattle area and brings us this assignment. Assignment: Chocolate Assigned November 18, Due December 2, 2017 The chocolate assignment in...
ASSIGNMENT: Cool Spaces with People in Them
ASSIGNMENT: A COOL SPACE FOR A PORTRAIT Assigned NOVEMBER 11 | Due NOVEMBER 25, 2017 THE BRIEF: Think of this assignment as a space for humans with a human in it. it is not a traditional portrait in that we are not interested in the person in the shot,...
Still Life and Product Book
If you haven't already downloaded this book I did for CreativeLIVE, take the opportunity to do so now. Still Life and Product Workbook
Using a Tilt Shift Lens (PDF Tech Sheet)
Going Tilt-Shift? Considering working with a tilt-shift lens? This handy little PDF will help you work with it correctly and make cool images fast. Using a Tilt-Shift Lens You have my permission to print for personal use.
52: and Final Videos
https://youtu.be/k6pFTCgZWoY https://youtu.be/LhXoLKyy0VU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyqfQtaYLMQ&feature=youtu.be https://youtu.be/ms6GndqK53U https://youtu.be/tBT8bhFN_r4