SUMMER 2022: 50: ASSIGNMENT FIFTY: WE DONE LOST OUR MARBLES
No, I haven’t lost mine… I want a shot of marbles. Easy to find, and easy to shoot… well, they are easy to find anyway. This is part still life, part concept. The article that is being illustrated is headlined: “We Haven’t Lost Our Marbles… Yet” - and it is a tech...
2023 SPRING: 23: ASSIGNMENT TWENTY THREE: SPORTS DRINK AD
SPORTS DRINKS. All the rage and a multi-billion dollar business. And so many terrible ads... sigh. The creative team "I know what we'll do, we'll just put the bottle on a white background cause that's all we need to do and we aren't feeling all that creative today -...
GALLERY WEEK TWENTY ONE 2023
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SUMMER 2022: 49: ASSIGNMENT FORTY NINE: FLUCTUATING CURRENCY
The job at hand is to create a photograph for a brochure cover. The client is a financial services company. They help people take the mystery out of financial planning. The point of this brochure is to discuss the fluctuating currency markets between Asia and the US....
2023 SPRING: 22: ASSIGNMENT TWENTY TWO: FLUCTUATING CURRENCY
The job at hand is to create a photograph for a brochure cover. The client is a financial services company. They help people take the mystery out of financial planning. The point of this brochure is to discuss the fluctuating currency markets between Asia and the US....
BUSINESS CLASSES 7-4, 5, 2023
2023 SPRING: 21: ASSIGNMENT TWENTY ONE: A FLAT LAY FOR A MAGAZINE.
A brand new assignment: A Flatlay shoot for a consumer magazine. BRIEF: Three themed images for an article based around how the summer changes the home, and the environment within. The assignment is based on an article in Magnolia, Fall, 2022. Consider this a study in...
SUMMER 2022: 47: ASSIGNMENT FORTY SEVEN: PIZZA – THE WONDER FOOD OF CHAMPIONS
ASSIGNMENT: PIZZA: WONDER FOOD OF THE GODS IMPORTANT: You have to bring your style into the images now. How to make a pizza photograph is pretty easy, right? Softbox and fill card. But this is a pizza shot for a restaurant that is willing to step outside the box,...
BUSINESS MEETINGS JUNE 20, 21, 2023
2023 SPRING: 20: ASSIGNMENT TWENTY: CHOCOLATE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iQyHRPcqHshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f20_7g63bRkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bogJHG_ErUImage above: "Chocolate Indulgence" by Sam Breach. (How Was This Made?) A local restaurant has decided to run a special on chocolate on...
2023 SPRING: 19: ASSIGNMENT NINETEEN: PIZZA – THE WONDER FOOD OF CHAMPIONS
18: ASSIGNMENT: PIZZA: WONDER FOOD OF THE GODS THE BRIEF: What the client wants is a shot of her pizza as a homemade favorite. They use all traditional ingredients, and they use fresh ingredients whenever possible. They add little twists to the popular pizza dish by...
PAINTING WITH LIGHT: AARON JONES METHOD
LIGHT PAINTING WITH A HOSEMASTER BITDSorry, the last video never made it to YouTube. But I think you can get some great ideas from these. We have modern tools like Lume Cubes and Small Rig lights that can help us craft amazing light-painted images. Give it a shot and...
2023 SPRING: 18: ASSIGNMENT EIGHTEEN: AN EDITORIAL PORTRAIT
What a terrific video above. Make sure you watch it at least once. AN EDITORIAL PORTRAIT 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...
BUSINESS MEETING 6-8-2023
2023 SPRING: 17: ASSIGNMENT SEVENTEEN: THREE WINE BOTTLE SHOOT WITH SEPARATE ITEMS
This week we turn back to the three wine bottle shoot of alast week, but now instead of shooting one (or two) images to capture the scene, we are going to shoot all the items separately and assemble them in Photoshop. First, it will be important for us to establish...
PROJECT 52 PRO SYSTEM GALLERY FIFTEEN
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BUSINESS MEETING THREE: PACKAGES
2023 SPRING: 16: ASSIGNMENT SIXTEEN: THREE WINE BOTTLES TO LAYOUT (SINGLE SHOT)
ASSIGNMENT: WINE / BOTTLES FROM LAYOUT THE BRIEF: A double spread ad for a local restaurant to run in a local magazine. You have this layout sketch from the art director. This is a rough look at how they want the image. It is your job to present the image perfectly...
SUMMER 2022: 43: ASSIGNMENT FORTY THREE: THREE BOTTLE WINE SHOOT WITH SEPARATE ITEMS
This week we turn back to the three wine bottle shoot of a few weeks ago, but now instead of shooting one (or two) images to capture the scene, we are going to shoot all the items separately and assemble them in Photoshop. First, it will be important for us to...