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March Madness: 07; A Simple Portable Background
A Simple and Easy Background Stand By Virginia Smith Every photographer needs a simple portable backdrop for portraits, headshots, product photography. If we had the budget of Annie Liebowitz then we’d all have Handpainted Oliphant Canvas Backgrounds, only the finest...
March Madness: 06; One Big Light!
The assignment was to use one very large light source for the shot. Bring it in close, and use the magic of soft, diffused light to present the subject. The students in the still life workshop also photographed their setups for us. They say a picture is worth a...
March Madness: 05; The Making of Chocolate Indulgence
The Making of “Chocolate Indulgence” Creative Director, Photographer, Retoucher: Sam Breach http://www.sambreach.com Hair and Make...
March Madness: 04; Using the Selection Tool
Using the Quick Selection Tool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxtjC1cE_kg Tutorial by James Kern
March Madness: 03; Modifying an Image to Fit an Alternate Format
How to modify an image to fit an alternate format by Chris Aldridge. Here’s a walkthrough of how I modified an image to fit a particular format. There are several methods used here to widen the overall image so that it fits a wide but squat format. The layout required...
March Madness: 02; Natural Window Light Still Life
Still Life by Window Light Tutorial by Heather Gill, Las Vegas A very simple use of window light to make a softly lit still life This is using a single light source and in this case, natural light on black. I had planned to use a strobe but when I started to set up...
March Madness: One Tutorial Per Day – 01
Choosing a Point of View for a Still Life Tutorial by Lily Dale, Illinois For Don's Still Life Workshop, our class was assigned to photograph objects from three points of view: oblique (shooting from straight on), natural (shooting from a standing position) and...
The Always Challenging “Pour Shot”
The pour shot may be one of the most challenging of commercial photography's many challenges. Getting the pour to look right, making sure the liquid is lit so that it looks great, catching the action as it happens... so many things to monitor as the photographer...
How Would You Shoot a Fork?
(NOTE: This is a repost of an article that was corrupted and caused the outage of the site last week.) "How would you shoot a fork?" That was the question I asked my Project 52 Students for last week's assignment. Photograph a fork and make it interesting. Forks are...
The “Long Game” in Photography
A Fragrance Ad by the P52 Members.
A Beautiful Promo
My bud Dave Siegel sent this to me. I think it is very powerful. Showing the before shot next to the final image makes the package more informational as well, and provides the viewer a glimpse into what Dave can do for them. Email promotion.