SUMMER 2021 MEMBERS HOME PAGE
OOHH... THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN!TWO NEW CLASSES FOR YOU GUYS TO GET STARTED ON:
TOTALLY VOLUNTARY
MARKETING AND PROMO MATERIALS
This is an additional and totally free class that is considered extracurricular. If you want to look it over, start to plan your promos and marketing materials that is just fine. Do not worry about any mention of assignments, they are not a part of this program.
Lot's to consume there, so have fun and ask questions during regular class hours.
PASSWORD: CMYKdreams (case sensitive) Class Page
PORTFOLIO BUILDING CLASS
As above, there are no assignments for the class, just info. If you have questions we will discuss them in our regular meetings.
PASSWORD: FullFrame (case sensitive) Class Page
NEW:
30 DAYS OF PHOTOSHOP (FREE)
If you are not proficient in basic Photoshop, may I highly suggest you take this free course at Phlearn. 30 short, but excellent Photoshop tutorials designed to teach you how to think about and use the basic power of Photoshop. It will certainly come in handy as we begin the classes.
UPLOADING INSTRUCTIONS: VERY IMPORTANT
SUMMER 2021 UPLOAD FORM
Remember to refresh the page between uploads.
IMAGE SIZE:
1200 pixels on the longest side.
LIGHTROOM:
Images saved at “Medium” JPG / 400K or less.
PHOTOSHOP:
SAVE FOR WEB>MEDIUM>50
NAMING CONVENTION
SUMMER 2021 Group | 2021-spring-first-last-assignmentnumber.jpg *
EXAMPLE:SUMMER-2021-don-giannatti-4.jpg
* assignnumber is numeric
BOTH CLASSES:
USE -a, -b, -c for appending multiple images.
EXAMPLE: 2021-spring-don-giannatti-4-a.jpg, spring-2020-don-giannatti-4-b.jpg
THIS IS VITALLY IMPORTANT, SO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW THESE CONVENTIONS.
PLEASE REVIEW NAMING CONVENTIONS BEFORE UPLOADING!
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RESOURCES FOR ALL: IMPORTANT
MAKE SURE YOU REQUEST TO BE ADMITTED TO THE FACEBOOK PRIVATE GROUP.
GOOD APPS FOR CREATING MOOD BOARDS:
Pinterest
Mood Board
Milanote
Niice
Canva
Pixieset
THE LIST:
This checklist is a good thing for you print out, laminate and keep with you when shooting. It is a deliberately detailed list of what we should be thinking about before we trip the shutter.
The Best List is the One You Use.
RESOURCES
BUILDING A SCRIM (CREATIVELIVE)
PLANNING TOOLS
1 Week Content / Work Planner One.
1 Week Content / Work Planner Two.
TWO PRESENTATIONS ON CREATIVITY
AND THREE WORKSHEETS
THE LIST:
This checklist is a good thing for you to print out, laminate, and keep with you when shooting. It is a deliberately detailed list of what we should be thinking about before we trip the shutter.
URGENT &
IMPORTANT
I MESSED UP THE TIME. SORRY!
FRIDAY EVENING AT 5 PM PACIFIC.
USE THE SAME LINK
WEBINAR SCHEDULED LINKS
WEDNESDAY MORNINGS 8 AM PACIFIC
WEBINAR LINK
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS 5 PM PACIFIC (NEW)
WEBINAR LINK
SATURDAY MORNING OFFICE HOURS
6 AM PACIFIC
JOIN STEVE BURGER AND ME AS WE DISCUSS A VERY COOL RESCUE HELICOPTER SHOOT FOR A MAJOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER.
Thursday, June 2, 2022
5 PM Pacific
PASSWORD: Project52Member
BUSINESS CLASS STARTS MAY 12, 2022
SEE THIS PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
IMPORTANT VIDEOS
PAINTING WITH LIGHT: AARON JONES METHOD
LIGHT PAINTING WITH A HOSEMASTER BITDSorry, the last video never made it to YouTube. But I think you can get some great ideas from these. We have modern tools like Lume Cubes and Small Rig lights that can help us craft amazing light-painted images. Give it a shot and...
CURRENT AND UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS
TWO WEEKS OUT
ONE WEEK OUT
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT
SUMMER 2021: 51: ASSIGNMENT FIFTY ONE: PREPARING YOURSELF FOR THE COMMITMENT
This group is ready to start the planning for next year's marketing campaign. The shoot for this week is portfolio work. Shoot for your portfolio and present the work on the critique day with the following information: 1. Why you shot it for your portfolio.2. Why you...
SUMMER 2021: 50: ARCHITECTURE: PHOTOGRAPHING LARGE BUILDINGS
PHOTOGRAPHING LARGE BUILDINGS No matter what your market, architecture can be a percentage of your revenue if needed. Whether for construction companies or architects or developers, there is a lot of work for you to do. And this work can be spun off from existing...
SUMMER 2021: 46: PIZZA: IS THERE NOTHING IT CAN’T DO
PIZZA: WONDER FOOD OF THE GODS THE BRIEF: What the client wants is a shot of her pizza as a homemade favorite. They use all traditional ingredients, and they use fresh ingredients whenever possible. They add little twists to the popular pizza dish by creating new and...
PAINTING WITH LIGHT: AARON JONES METHOD
LIGHT PAINTING WITH A HOSEMASTER BITDSorry, the last video never made it to YouTube. But I think you can get some great ideas from these. We have modern tools like Lume Cubes and Small Rig lights that can help us craft amazing light-painted images. Give it a shot and...
THE BUSINESS BOOK 2020
This is the current version of the Business Book. Finished October 2020.Version 2.0 There may be changes coming up, but not until Q2 of 2021. Download and enjoy.
Password: F1ndPh0t0N0w
This class is open to you as well as members of P52. Please review it when you have begun to put your book together and look for work. We will refer to it many times in the class, so becoming familiar with what is there is important.
12 DAYS OF PROJECT 52 IN PDF FORM
12 Days of P52 Nine (not applicable)
NEWS: MAY 22, 2021
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO SIGNED UP! I AM EXCITED FOR THIS CLASS.
You are early bird registrations so you will be receiving some perks.
I need your physical address to send your book and print to you. More goodies coming as we go through the class.
If you have not sent a physical address, send it here with subject line “Address for Book”.
There will be lots more coming to this page for the rest of May and June, so keep checking back.
GEAR AND GEAR LIST: There is a page of gear where you can get what you need from Amazon. It is on the right side of this page.
YOU NEED:
A boom – C-Stand is best, but a good tripod stand and boom will work.
Stands – at least three.
Tripod for holding your camera.
Lighting: I recommend strobes, but continuous will work for most shoots.
Scrims (2): you can make them yourselves. There are instructions here.
Photo Clamps, Gaffer’s tape, A-Clamps
Fome Core and white bounce cards 24×48 would be a good start. You will need a few of them.
RECOMMENDED:
Light Meter
A way to shoot tethered into your laptop or computer.
PROJECT 52 LIGHTING CLASS
STARTING JUNE 9, 2021
LIGHTING BASICS: COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
This is an extracurricular class to introduce you to lighting, the tools, how to measure it, exposure, and the use of studio ighting. There will be four classes, with four live webinars to answer questions.
Please log in, watch the video(s), download the worksheets, and familiarize yourself with the terms and tools of the trade.
Our first live meeting will be on June 9, 2021. We will be using our correct time slots:
Wednesday Morning, 8 AM Pacific.
Wednesday Afternoon, 5 PM Pacific.
There is a makeup class we call “Office Hours” Saturday morning at 6 AM Pacific for missed meetings. You may choose either class to attend (some attend both, although we will only review your work in the first of the sessions you attend).
Webinar links will be here in plenty of time before we get going.
PROJECT 52 INFO
IMPORTANT NEWS:
I BELIEVE I HAVE EVERYONE’S ADDRESSES. The book, print, and other items will be shipped in the coming week. I will let you know what day.
BOOKS, PRINTS, AND MORE
You are all early registrants and as such will be receiving a book, a print, and some other fun things from me.
However, I need your physical address to send them. I have many of your’s info, but a few have not sent me their info yet.
Please do so as soon as possible so I can get these items out to all of you.
Send me an email with the subject line: My Address” and I can ship these before the end of the week.
See you in June for the Lighting Workshop.
12 Days of P52: Day One
We begin our journey soon. Delve into these posts with an open mind and a desire to prepare. Project 52 Pro is an amazing journey - this is sort of heping you create a roadmap for your work. Today's discussion is on what it means to be a commercial photographer. Many...
12 Days of P52: Day Two
Let's talk gear for a few minutes. Photographers and camera gear are inseparable. The cameras, lenses, lights and stands we use are the tools of our profession. And we need to be able to trust them to deliver our vision the way we want it to be seen. s commercial...
12 Days of P52: Day Three
My Critique Style and Why I Think It Works. I am not a blustering academic who takes delight in running down student works. We know the type. "I cannot believe this drivel was turned in. The photograph is a jumble of terrible east coast aesthetic mixed with a terribly...
12 Days of P52: Day Four
Important Websites for Your Bookmarks There are a lot of websites out there for consumer shooters, and a lot of sites by those wanting to sell you stuff. This is a list of Professional Photography sites that are for commercial and editorial photographers. Some are...
12 Days of P52: Day Five
< HOME < Being Deliberate in Making Images One of the biggest differences between what we do as commercial photographers and hobbyists, PJ's. consumer shooters and others is that we are far more deliberate. A single shot may take all day... or longer - to...
12 Days of P52: Day Six
Sketch / Notebooks I am a big believer in sketching out image ideas. And you don't have to be an artist to do so. Remember, these notes are for your eyes an brain to scan and understand, not for hanging on gallery walls. From concept preparation to lists of props...
12 Days of P52: Day Seven
How to Approach the Assignments This is a very important part of this process. You are assigned an image to do every week, but you will have two weeks to produce the image. Our first assignment comes out on September 4, 2016, and it will not be reviewed for two weeks....
12 Days of P52: Day Eight
What Is Your Style? We all hear so much about photographer's styles, and how important it is to develop one. And it really is important. However, I don't think we 'develop' a style going forward, we find our style looking back. Let me explain. Trying to 'develop' a...
12 Days of P52: Day Nine
Info on the Advanced Class NEW CLASSES DISREGARD THIS PAGE. MORE INFO ON THIS CLASS WILL BE AT THE END OF YOUR YEAR.
12 Days of P52: Day Ten
On Inspiration Being inspired to create work is a magnificent state of cognitive excitement. There is simply nothing like it. The adrenaline flows, the synapses fire, and the world seems to be infinitely exciting. It is the stuff of our most creative dreams. But it...
12 Days of P52: Day Eleven
WEBINARS AND WEBINAR ETIQUETTE. We use ZOOM because it is the easiest and best across all platforms. It also allows me to record and save the video / audio components. Rules for best usage: Built-in Mics sort of suck unless you have a fairly new computer with noise...
12 Days of P52: Day Twelve
And here we are at the beginning. A group of people bound by a love of imagery, design, processes, art, communication, visuals, cameras, gear, and the idea that working for ourselves may actually be something valuable in this place in time. I have been self-employed...