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Assignment Twenty One: Hair Salon Shoot POP – Big Shot for Display in the Salon Specifics: You have been asked to do a set of images for a Hair Salon. They will supply the subjects, and you will shoot the hair styles / styling. The images will be printed quite large for the salon walls and you will be given photo credit for the images. There will be 10 finished images for their walls...
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Some images from the PRO Project 52 group. (Cover by Tucker Joenz) These are exceptionally hard working folks. Most of them are also participating in the regular Project 52 group as well. Multiple assignments a week, worksheets and research on clients, developing a business plan, and creating portfolios that can really make a difference. While in the regular group, we do specific assignments,...
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Assignment Twenty: A Product Shot: With Layout, Type and a Twist… or two. (Thanks to Steve Pamp for the image) Specifics: A Product shot of a product that is used to cook, with eggs. Big spoon with eggs. Egg cooker with eggs. Spatula with eggs. Pan with eggs. Colorful bowl with eggs. I think you are getting the picture, and I don’t want to scramble your thought processes any more. In...
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Assignment Nineteen: HOT: Describe that word with a photograph: Make it iconic! Assignment Number Nineteen Specifics: HOT. How would you describe that without words… just a photograph as your medium of communication. This image should be as fun as you can make it. Think way outside the box. Babes in bikinis and a struck match… meh. It’s been done. Think farther out – think...
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Okay thrill seekers and adventure hounds. I will try to expeditiously get through a recent magazine assignment, soup-to-nuts, in this post. I received a call from Anna, the art director for the magazine “Public Works”. It is a National trade magazine that caters to construction and manufacturing and life around most production facilities in general. The phone call went...
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Assignment Number Eighteen The list will of course cover the gear, but don’t get too granular. Cameras, lenses, lights, modifiers. Not necessary how many stands and widgets. However – include people who support your efforts, and the unique environment where you live. How about including your knowledge in stuff that most others don’t have (everyone has something). Add...
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This was the assignment: Specific Assignment: Spring is coming soon. This is a ‘welcome to spring’ Gardening shot. This is a sort of ‘free’ shoot. Do what you want, but let’s focus on gardening. If you are a portrait shooter, do a portrait. If you are loving still life, do one of those. This is a chance to bring your skills and aesthetics to a creative assignment with fewer parameters....
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Assignment Seventeen: Take (Make) the most terrible photograph you possibly can Discussion Points: Is it art because we say it is? Discussion at PBS. Interesting stuff in the comments. Is it good because we say it is art? A bunch of interesting points. How can one discern ‘bad’ art from ‘good’ art? And how does that affect the artist? Heh. Apparently it is difficult...
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