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...
PROJECT 52 PRO SYSTEM GALLERY WEEK NINE 2023
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2023 SPRING: 4: ASSIGNMENT FOUR: RECIPE FOR AN AIRLINE MAGAZINE
This is a ‘Table Top” or still life food shot. The assignment: an image to accompany a simple recipe for an InFlight magazine. Those are the little monthlies that most of the airlines have in those seat pockets. Some are good, some are not. This is one of the good...
SUMMER 2022: 30: ASSIGNMENT THIRTY: SUNGLASSES FOR LOCAL RETAILER
ASSIGNMENT THIRTY: SUNGLASSES FOR A RETAILER https://youtu.be/EWfq2HC2Org ASSIGNMENT: Do the images defined above, and then make an Instagram with animation. If you stay within the parameters of the Canva workflow (do not change size) you will be able to...
2023 SPRING 3: ASSIGNMENT THREE: THE TEARSHEET EXCERCISE
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO HELP US PLAN We are going to start our business planning, but not in the dry “business school” sort of way. We aren’t in business school – we are photographers. Planning our business means that we have to also think about what we do as...
2023 SPRING: 2: ASSIGNMENT TWO: PROMO IMAGES FOR A COFFEE SHOP
ASSIGNMENT: PROMOTIONAL IMAGES FOR A COFFEE SHOP BRIEF Your town or area just got a new Coffee Bar in a newly gentrifying part of town. Because you are doing your marketing right, you knew it was opening soon (business licenses are posted in the newspaper) and did...
LEARN TO USE CANVA
CANVA is becoming one of the major creative tools. These videos are very robust and well done. PLEASEPLEASEPLEASE START PLAYING WITH CANVA (Alternate tool is Adobe Express, and we will be looking at it as well.)
SUMMER 2022: 26: ASSIGNMENT TWENTY SIX: THE INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL SANDWICH
SPRING 2022: 26: ASSIGNMENT TWENTY-SIX: THE INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL SANDWICH The Most Incredible Sandwich… EVER! DUE AUGUST 9, 2022 The client, a small regional restaurant/catering chain, has introduced a new sandwich line to complement their other prepared foods. But...
2022 SPRING: 52: ASSIGNMENT FIFTY TWO: “PLAY BALL”
"THE BOYS OF SUMMER" Baseball… played the world over, this game is one of heroes and villains, intrigue, and skill. “The Boys of Summer” is a term used for baseball players, and I think a play or movie too. No matter, we are using it as the title of this assignment....
WEEK FOUR GALLERY 2023
WEEK FOUR GALLERY 2023 WEEKLY GALLERIES WEEK ONEWEEK TWOWEEK THREEWEEK FOUR
2022 SPRING: 25: ASSIGNMENT FIFTY ONE: “LIGHT IS LIGHT IS LIGHT”
When we are going into this assignment we want to think about LIGHT. This is an image-story about light. Not just lighting, but light itself. The subject matter may be whatever you want it to be, but the idea of light, the capabilities of light, the structure and...
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...