SPRING 2020 ASSIGNMENT ARCHIVE

NOTE: I HAVE ADDED A LIGHTING TUTORIAL FOR YOU ALL. HERE YOU GO. This will be fun. And challenging. Really challenging. WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=49&v=UvYuQ4Qyiqc Here is an article with images from the new Coke campaign. COKE...

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...

A LARGE POINT OF PURCHASE DISPLAY VISUAL 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...

https://youtu.be/tZlVQtHeR9w Photographing a watch is never easy. From shiny surfaces to infinite curved angles, to glass over the face, the challenges of shooting a timepiece is particularly daunting. Which is why we love to do it. And that is our assignment this...

STOP MOTION ANIMATION All we need is a camera and Photoshop (or any software that can make animated GIFs) https://youtu.be/56ucsXU6BHU BELOW ARE TWO METHODS TO USE TO ASSEMBLE YOUR ANIMATED GIF.  https://youtu.be/MCVMq6vNEVMhttps://youtu.be/f9vhe4_MLUsVery good...

Thanksgiving is a time for reflection, peace, and gratitude. Whether you celebrate the date or not, best wishes to you and yours.

It is time for our second "Free Shoot". You have three options: Redo a photograph you feel you could have done better. Do an assignment you may have missed. Do a brand new shot to impress the heck out of us. We do these 'free' shoots once per quarter. Of course,...

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 Art Director tells you that...

POWER TOOLS(FROM THE 8 WEEK PRODUCT WORKSHOP) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-2wyCHthkI&feature=emb_logoASSIGNMENT THREE: POWER TOOL OR TOOL OF SOME KIND I know it may be difficult for some of you to get your hands on a new, or nearly new piece of power...

ASSIGNMENT: HIGH-END SUNGLASSES THE BRIEF: Sunglass (Lifestyle) for a boutique. $540 pair of sunglasses. (You can use stand-ins of course... heh) With a pair of sunglasses do 2 shots for the brand’s advertising. The images will also be used on their Instagram. The...

NOTE: I was simply unaware that there are multiple strains of shrimp in the world. I am a photographer not an ocean biologist (although I always wanted to photograph Jacque Cousteau) so was blissfully ignorant of the complexity of shrimps. I am referring to what is...

ASSIGNMENT: ON TWO WHEELS THE BRIEF: Bicycles: not motorcycles or scooters or any other motorized form of two-wheel transportation. A local bike company is sponsoring a bike safety month and they need two shots for their upcoming promotional materials. Since they are...

STILL LIFE WITH ONE FLOWER.  We are going to create a simple still life. The client is asking for a minimalist approach. His shop is quite modern and he sells... whatever it is you are going to shoot. He wants a single flower in the shot. A single flower. Whether we...