31: ADVANCED THIRTY ONE: MUSICIAN AND INSTRUMENT

31: ADVANCED THIRTY ONE: MUSICIAN AND INSTRUMENT

Apr 19, 2017

If you are working along with the Project 52 assignments, please see this page. I would like you to change it up because you are the advanced class: Portrait 3/4 or farther. Full length in a landscape shot (lots of environment around the subject) A shot of the...

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31: Assignment Thirty One: Portrait of a Musician

31: Assignment Thirty One: Portrait of a Musician

Apr 19, 2017

Assignment Thirty One: Portrait of a Musician (NO BAND SHOTS) 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...

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30: ADVANCED CLASS ASSIGNMENT THIRTY

30: ADVANCED CLASS ASSIGNMENT THIRTY

Apr 10, 2017

Either bring new shots for discussion or do assignment thirty - the sunglasses shot - that is the regular class assignment. ADVANCED CLASS ASSIGNMENT: With the sunglasses do 4 shots for the brand's Instagram account. Remember - Authentic, high end, believable, and...

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Four Videos On “Color Grading” in Lightroom

Four Videos On “Color Grading” in Lightroom

Apr 9, 2017

I think you may find these pretty interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPAViswQvCg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWKQkjLo_lo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqvOPNHJWCc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTyU5pCzAsg

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The Business Book

The Business Book

Apr 7, 2017

I had this linked over at the Facebook Group, but it is important to have it here as well. The Business Book

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Understanding Photography in a Social Media World

Understanding Photography in a Social Media World

Apr 6, 2017

I was asked to speak at CapturePhotoCon 2017 here in Phoenix, and this is the presentation I gave. This is the slide deck in PDF form. If you have any questions, let me ask in the comments. SOCIAL MEDIA KEYNOTE I also gave a presentation on "Subject Centric Lighting"...

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29: Advanced Assignment Twenty Nine

29: Advanced Assignment Twenty Nine

Apr 4, 2017

ASSIGNMENT TWENTY-NINE Luggage: high-end ad shot. See assignment number 29 here for basic info. Advanced shooters add a product image to the Luggage with talent shot. The product shot would be of the luggage of course... heh. Do some research on how luggage is lit....

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A Refresher If Needed

A Refresher If Needed

Apr 4, 2017

This set of blog posts ran at the beginning of the class. Here we are at the middle. I thought it would be worthwhile posting them again for review if you like.

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28: Advanced Assignment Twenty Eight

28: Advanced Assignment Twenty Eight

Apr 4, 2017

Please see assignment twenty-eight for the regular class: A Portrait for Wired Magazine. ADVANCED CLASS: Instead of only one shot, I would like you to do two shots. One portrait configuration and one landscape configuration. A tall and a wide. Please research the...

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27: ADVANCED ASSIGNMENT TWENTY SEVEN

27: ADVANCED ASSIGNMENT TWENTY SEVEN

Mar 24, 2017

ASSIGNMENT TWENTY SEVEN: BACKPACK However, your twist is to make it for the cover of an "adventure/biography" detailing the travels of a 40 year old cancer survivor who decided to walk around the world. It is a celebration of life, the paths we choose, and ultimately...

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