Sometimes we have to shoot to specific layouts or dimensions. Here is a very simple tool for working with layouts that may not be typical. I use cardboard stock for making these little screens. And as I note on the video, I always give the shot a little breathing...

The Project 52 members were tasked with shooting something different: 24 frames of film - and making every image count. This is a very exciting time with digital instantaneousness... but something can be said about taking one's time to make an image. Limiting the work...

From Project 52 member, Tomas Jansson. An extensive retouch/edit on a fantastic food shot. ALL THE TUTORIALS DURING "SUMMER SCHOOL" ARE BY PROJECT 52 PRO MEMBERS EITHER CURRENTLY ENROLLED OR ALUMNI. Thanks Tomas!

Our assignment #46 was to shoot a power strip. A mundane, easy to find, nearly ubiquitous power strip that could possibly be purchased at any store for about $10. It proved to be quite a challenge. These images are from the assignment, and while the photographers all...

Going Beyond Full Frame Without Selling The Farm. In this tutorial, I’ll share my reasoning for going beyond full-frame, a few reasons why you shouldn’t, and some simple steps I use to create images that match your vision. While there are huge differences between a...

See more of Don Fadel's work at his website.

I was aiming for a clean catalog feel. We shot this image at high noon in a football field. I used an Einstein F13 in a Softlighter without the sock for fill. I also used a -3f stop ND filter on my 85mm F1.8 to get the blue sky and blurred background. I was shooting...

Here is a look at my processes. From Lightroom to Photoshop to finished image. These are the simple steps that I use nearly every time. I hope you enjoy it. ALL THE TUTORIALS DURING "SUMMER SCHOOL" ARE BY PROJECT 52 PRO MEMBERS EITHER CURRENTLY ENROLLED OR ALUMNI - or...

See more of Luxkala's work at his website. ALL THE TUTORIALS DURING "SUMMER SCHOOL" ARE BY PROJECT 52 PRO MEMBERS EITHER CURRENTLY ENROLLED OR ALUMNI.

As a commercial photographer I know a lot about how to make things happen. In fact, being a commercial photographer is a lot of 'solutions... NOW' sort of life. The locations are too small or too large. Too many lights or not enough. Always need another stand or...

The assignment was to photograph some pills and bottle for a drop in to another shot. Parameters for the shot? White background…..that’s it. My thought process for this shot was how can I make this even a little bit interesting What type of shadows do I want and What...

I wanted to side-light this artisan's hands to highlight the texture both in her hands, as well as the fabric. She was making a set of custom gloves to honor my wife for her many years of service to living history re-enactments. I did not have a lot of equipment with...

For the key light I used an Einstein F8 through a Softlighter camera right and for fill and Einstein F4 through a 8in reflector and 30 degree grid, camera left. The reflector was angled up towards the model's shoulder slightly towards the back wall. I also feathered...

McGunn Media (Anna and Filipe) have this great little video for you on "Layering" the different items you use for still life. They have a full course on shooting table top and still life work at Udemy. See more of McGunn Media's work at their website.

Today's class is from Alicia Bonterre, a photographer who makes her home in Trinidad. This was the assignment: Running Shoes are one of the staples of sports and fitness… and come in all colors and sizes. Distance runners, joggers, sprinters, hobbyists and kids all...

SUMMER SCHOOL, DAY ONE: JOHN MCALLISTER. John shows how to create this stunning effect. You can download the raw files used to make this photograph here. Image One Image Two Image Three Image Four Image Five image Six For more from John McAllister, visit his blog. ALL...

Even when it is done as a parody, it works. How's YOUR visual media strategy doing?

Social Media - VISUAL social media - is really powerful. "On Thursday April 10th I shared the tumblr page with a huge dog magazine I’ve worked with regularly called The Bark. By Friday morning, it had 4,700 likes and 1,080 shares. I also sent the link out to a...

This is so cool. Project 52 Alumni Sandra Harris has interviewed p52 Alumni Irene Liebler for Raincoast Creative. Pop on over for a great read and some new work by Irene.

LE's bud Matt Dutile has added some wonderful portraits to his website. Check them out here.

An "opportunity" for you to bust your ass, make some cool shots and then give them away to someone who will then get to use them for whatever the heck they want to for as long as they want to. Oh, and by the way you need to simply shut up about it.   And they are...

I have decided it was time for me to put it all out there... no holding back, no withholding of the secrets that I am privvy to. All of the stuff that other photographers wont tell you... I will. I am like a man on fire. Without the burning pants and sickly smell of...

"The company, founded back in March 2011, received the fifth largest Series A round Accel Partners has ever done; the investors are well known for the funds they granted a company called Facebook back when it was just starting up. Besides the app itself, VSCO’s known...