SUMMER 2022: 42: ASSIGNMENT FORTY TWO: “BRAIN FOOD”
"BRAIN FOOD" Can food make us smarter? Is there really such thing as “Brain Food”? Maybe there is… and you have been asked to shoot brain food for a national magazine editorial story. Brain food? Bananas… Yep. Bananas are the new brain food according to some...
2023 SPRING: 15: ASSIGNMENT FIFTEEN: ILLUSTRATING A STORY WITH A PICTURE PACKAGE
Assignment : Illustrating An As Yet Unwritten Magazine Article Your marketing has paid off, and the magazine wants to see a pitch from you. A pitch is something you do to them. A pitch is generally a story idea you have and want to shoot, or something that you think...
2023 SPRING: 14: ASSIGNMENT FOURTEEN: FREE SHOOT WEEK
THIS IS YOUR FIRST FREE WEEK You have a multiple-choice assignment. shoot a previous assignment you think you could do much better. shoot an assignment you didn't do. shoot something amazing and blow our minds. If you need an assignment, here ya go: The coolest...
SUMMER 2022: 41: ASSIGNMENT FIFTEEN: SPEED “CAPTURED” IN A STILL IMAGE
SHOWING “SPEED” IN A STILL PHOTOGRAPH THE BRIEF: The assignment is deceptively simple. Speed. Not the drug, the virtual manifestation of speed… going fast. Really fast. The client wants something that shows how fast his in-town delivery system is, and how it can save...
2023 SPRING: 13: ASSIGNMENT THIRTEEN: WOMEN’S FASHION ACCESSORIES
NOTE: THIS CLASS HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8 AT 6AM PACIFIC DUE TO TECHNICAL ISSUES. Good Afternoon, "My name is Arthur Dyrektor and I am the creative director at De Luxe + an e-commerce venture specializing in luxury fashion accessories for men and women....
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2023 SPRING 12: ASSIGNMENT TWELVE: A VERY SHINY SOMETHING
SHINY OBJECTS DISSECTED: We know whether something we are looking at is shiny or not. We always have… it’s part of what I call visual literacy and we develop it quite young. Shiny things reflect light a specific way. Shiny things show us how shiny they are by what...
2023 SPRING: 11: ASSIGNMENT ELEVEN: PET SUPPLY OR TOY
PETS AND PET SUPPLIES ARE A HUGE BUSINESS Many times when we are shooting, our job is to take something rather mundane and make it look like something really special. A pet toy or accessory for instance. (NOTE: If you Google it, you will find a bazillion images that...
SUMMER 2022: 38: ASSIGNMENT THIRTY EIGHT: EDITORIAL: “I COULDA BEEN A CONTENDER…”
A great line from the movie “On The Waterfront”… Marlon Brando’s character has just learned that his brother had been setting him up to lose, so he could bet against him and win. Fixed fights. Brando realizes that he has no chance of ever overcoming this charade, and...
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2023 SPRING: 10: ASSIGNMENT TEN: A VERY MUNDANE SUBJECT
BORING AND MUNDANE ITEMS PHOTOGRAPHED TO LOOK AMAZING Sometimes we have to shoot boring stuff. And that can be really easy. Sometimes we have to shoot boring stuff and make it look really cool, or awesome or inspiring – at least inspiring enough to lead to a purchase....
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2023 SPRING: 9: ASSIGNMENT NINE: POURING SOMETHING LIQUID
ASSIGNMENT: A POUR SHOT THE POUR SHOT You can use beer, or wine, or lemonade, or root beer, or ginger ale… Whatever you want to pour. The brief: A close-up of a pour shot… it can be from oblique to the camera to straight over top. It must show an interesting ‘splash’...
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SEO Strategies for Product Photographers in Memphis, TN 1. Keyword Research Identify relevant keywords and phrases that middle-sized businesses in Memphis, TN, are likely to search for when looking for commercial, tabletop, food, and beverage photography services....
2023 SPRING: 8: ASSIGNMENT EIGHT: CUTLERY
ASSIGNMENT EIGHT: CUTLERY In this assignment we will tackle cutlery as a high-end chef's tool. Things to think about when shooting cutlery: The texture of the blade.Show this by making sure you have a continuous highlight on most of the blade. This highlight will most...
SUMMER 2022: 34: ASSIGNMENT THIRTY FOUR: A DOUBLE PORTRAIT
ASSIGNMENT: SIDE BY SIDE (DOUBLE) PORTRAITS THE BRIEF: Side by Side “portrait”… one of the subjects face, one of all of them. Keep the images controlled. Control your subject within the frame, control the DOF and control the light to make the subjects stand out from...
2023 SPRING: 07: ASSIGNMENT SEVEN: A COOK IN THE KITCHEN
ASSIGNMENT SEVEN: A COOK IN THE KITCHEN This is a special assignment: One that will include a person and some food. Make it serious, make it fun… but make it interesting. I know there are people shooters in the group, and there are table top shooters… as well as food...
2023 SPRING: 6 ASSIGNMENT SIX: AD FOR A LOCAL FLORIST
A FULL PAGE AD FOR A LOCAL FLORIST ... AND YOU ARE THE ART DIRECTOR. https://youtu.be/EmOgfTs3aP8 This is a short description assignment. A brief is all you get. BRIEF The magazine is 8.75 x 11.25 size. Portrait view Full Color The client wants a bleed shot (edge to...
2023 SPRING: 5: ASSIGNMENT FIVE: “THE ROOTS OF POWER”
ASSIGNMENT FIVE: "THE ROOTS OF POWER" It means many things to a lot of people. From politics to personal to some sort of allegory for anything they like or dislike. For us it means… Gardening. For us, the “roots of power” is a garden shot in your style. It is to be...