WATCH: I MAKE A SHOT IN THE STUDIO TWELVE YEARS AGO
Small studio shooting, what we used to call ‘tabletop’ is a favorite of mine. This is a very simple shoot with only one studio light on a boom. The subject is a decanter from the kitchen and some “ice chips” that we use for drink shots for a ‘crushed ice’ look. These...
SUMMER 2022: 24: ASSIGNMENT TWENTY FOUR: FREE SHOOT WEEK
Well, this is our second quarter free shoot. Impress us: However, if you want to do an assignment, do a shot of a camera. Yes, a photograph of a camera. Romanticize it.Give it power.Make it speak to the viewer.Fill the frame.Encompass the camera with vast amounts of...
2022 SPRING: 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...
2022 SPRING: 49: ASSIGNMENT FORTY NINE: 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 -...
SUMMER 2022: 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 -...
SUMMER 2022: 22: ASSIGNMENT TWENTY TWO: COSMETICS
Cosmetics can be a tricky subject for a lot of reasons. The design of the packaging and tools are extremely important for the branding of the items. Logos, shapes, colors, textures, and more are carefully worked and reworked to help the customer feel the experience of...
SUMMER 2022: 19: ASSIGNMENT NINETEEN: MADE BY HAND AND EXPRESSIVE HANDS
ASSIGNMENT: CREATED BY HAND Our project is to create a photograph of hand/hands for a magazine article: “The Handmade Economy” and how handmade works are becoming a major new industry growing in cottages and homes and small businesses all over the country – but...
2022 SPRING: 44: ASSIGNMENT FORTY FOUR: WET
IT IS TIME TO PREPARE YOUR PORTFOLIO AND YOUR BUSINESS TO GET STARTED. Below are links to the first two modules of Find Photo Clients NOW. The password is below the left link. Please take some time to work on these two very important modules. We will be referencing...
SUMMER 2022: 18: ASSIGNMENT EIGHTEEN: AN EDITORIAL PORTRAIT
https://youtu.be/BDpqt-haLLM ASSIGNMENT: 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 moment of excitement when the...
SUMMER 2022: 17: ASSIGNMENT SEVENTEEN: 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...
2022 SPRING: 40: ASSIGNMENT FORTY: CREATING AND PRODUCING A NARRATIVE USING PHOTOGRAPHY
THE NARRATIVE PHOTOGRAPH DUE NOVEMBER 15, 2022 FROM WIKIPEDIA Narrative photography is the idea that photographs can be used to tell a story. Allen Feldman stated that "the event is not what happens. The event is that which can be narrated". Because photography...
SUMMER 2022: 14: ASSIGNMENT FOURTEEN: CREATING AND PRODUCING A NARRATIVE USING PHOTOGRAPHY
THE NARRATIVE PHOTOGRAPH DUE NOVEMBER 15, 2022 FROM WIKIPEDIA Narrative photography is the idea that photographs can be used to tell a story. Allen Feldman stated that "the event is not what happens. The event is that which can be narrated". Because photography...
SUMMER 2022: FREE WEEK ASSIGNMENT THIRTEEN
THIS IS A FREE WEEK. Redo an assignment. Do one you missed. Do something you love and impress the heck out of us. These come around once per quarter.[gallery...
IMPORTANT PHOTOSHOP TOOL: LEARN TO USE IT APPROPRIATELY.
FREQUENCY SEPARATION FOR PRODUCT AND FOOD. https://youtu.be/YeTIcm4vQIw GET FREE ACTION TO MAKE THE SEPARATION HERE ANOTHER FREQUENCY SEPARATION VIDEO https://youtu.be/0WhmRqz6Fh8 THERE IS A DOWNLOADABLE LINK FOR YOU THERE AS WELL. NEW WAYS TO USE FREQUENCY SEPARATION...
USE A BLACK AND WHITE LAYER TO ADD CONTRAST GLOBALLY
https://youtu.be/RtxFE_wDwI4
2022 SPRING: 36: ASSIGNMENT THIRTY SIX: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE POSTER
You have been called upon to create a poster for the local Chamber of Commerce, or whatever they call it where you live. A co-op of businesses that help drive interest in the community. The ‘Chamber’ needs your help. And an image… a really good image. The gig is a...
COLOR GRADING IN LIGHTROOM
NEW TOOLS FOR CONTENT AWARE FILL
https://youtu.be/iIzn94Qfb00
ADVANCED COMPOSITING WITH YANNIS TILKIS
A VERY COOL NEW FEATURE IN LIGHTROOM FOR EVEN MORE CONTROL
SPRING 2022: 30: ASSIGNMENT THIRTY: PEOPLE IN SPACES
2022 SPRING: 30: ASSIGNMENT THIRTY: PEOPLE IN SPACES DUE SEPTEMBER 6, 2022 You have been contacted by "Interior Design" magazine. They want you to shoot a promo shot for an upcoming trade show in your town. They also want you to match their style with something...