THREE OPTIONS FOR FREE SHOOT WEEK:
- Do something totally original to blow our minds!
- Redo an assignment you know you can do better now.
- Do an assignment you may have missed along the way.
NO RULES.
This is an opportunity to take a breather and cover old ground.
Still need a photo AND the BTS shot.
See you on the show.
ARC OF BEAUTY
One of the most powerful tools we have is the direction of the light. This video walks you through the 'Arc of Beauty" and some of it's applications. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ3cU6w3w6s&t=7s
LIGHTING AND COMPOSITIONAL TECHNIQUES FOR TABLE TOP
To make up for missing yesterday, we have a long one today. This is an excellent primer for anyone who has not shot on a table top before. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AeNvLM3nfc
TED FORBES DISCUSSING THE ROLE OF COLOR
As usual, Ted is insightful and full of wisdom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6y9PUB69VM
INEXPENSIVE SOLUTIONS FOR TABLE TOP LIGHTING
These are student examples. I hope they give you some insight and good ideas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vwqb_jze88E&t=2s
ROSH SILLARS WALKS YOU THOUGH AN SEO TUTORIAL
SEO Tutorial - A Compilation Of My SEO Insights Rosh Sillars knows his stuff. A longtime photographer in the Detroit area, Rosh is a compendium of knowledge and techniques for marketing and staying competitive in the tough times. This is a mix of several of his SEO...
WHAT IF YOU ARE JUST NOT FEELING CREATIVE?
How to create when you're just not 'feeling it'. Hey. It happens. To all creatives. More than you think. But that is simply resistance kicking your karma. Dudes and dudettes. We gotta move fast forward and find ways to get out of that slump before resistance wins....
SHARPENING AND REDUCING NOISE IN PHOTOSHOP
SHARPENING AND REDUCING NOISE IN PHOTOSHOP There are many techniques. Try these on for your work. Perhaps you like them, maybe you don't. The important thing is to be in control of your image from exposure to presentation....
CONTROLLING CONTRAST
Contrast control is one of the most important aspects of post-processing. Too much and we lose detail, not enough and we lose the 'pop' we wished we had in our images. Controlling contrast is one of the number one things you can master in the presentation of your...
HOW TO USE FREQUENCY SEPARATION AND FREE ACTION
Frequency separation is not just for skin tones. You can use it for metal, shiny surfaces, chocolate, and many other surfaces prone to hard to retouch blemishes. This tutorial comes with a free action to make the set up much easier....
Cleaning Up an Image: and Free Freq Separation Action
This technique is very popular among portrait and fashion photographers. Here is another use of this technique to clean up metal, wood, chocolate and other difficult surfaces we all have to shoot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeTIcm4vQIw
NIK Picked Up by DXO… New Version Soon
Be notified when new version is released. We were told it would be free for the first version anyway.
CONFIDENCE: THE STRUGGLE IS REAL
I admire this young man a lot. This is a very strong, heartfelt look at confidence and how to maintain it through rough times. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6AAi98q7-w