What Do You Charge For… (Part Three)
Working and bidding for small businesses and entrepreneurial startups. (What Do You Charge For... Part One / Part Two) Mom and Pop businesses, self-employed artisans, service providers, entrepreneurs and all of the small businesses that are the lifeblood of the...
Are You a Commodity or a Brand?
Brooke from way back in the day... can you spot the 'brand' we were inspired by? Why Thinking of Yourself as a Brand is More Important Than You Know There are brands and there are commodities. A brand is something or someone that people choose because of what they...
Old Mama Dog – New Tricks…
"I am changing the direction of my photography as I shoot more film. Overall I hate my own results but I love the work itself. I've been all over the place trying to figure out what type of photographer I want to be when I grow up. As I get older I realize the small...
One Red Balloon… a Challenge
A recent assignment in my 2014 Project 52 group was to shoot one red balloon... but to stay away from cliche's as much as possible, while definitely creating an interesting photograph in which one red balloon features prominently. The students wee wonderful. Here are...
John Sharpe, Photographer: Calgary, Alberta
Meet John Sharpe, a commercial photographer in Calgary, Alberta. The great frozen north (at least in winter) has many roads to artistic and business success. John has been a photographer for 25 years and has shot for local, regional and national clients. I thought...
What Do You Charge For… (Part Two)
Part Two of our Thinking about our rates post. (Part One) Understanding what we are worth, and how to construct a pricing structure that we feel good about is quite challenging for many of us. But it is a necessary challenge for us to overcome - see previous...
Irene Liebler is Giving Her Book Away…
Project 52 Alum, and incredibly talented photographer Irene Liebler is giving her book away... and you can snag a copy of it. Head on over to her site and download some amazing photography.
Michael Clark’s 2014 Summer Magazine
I love these photographers magazines. From Michael: "This issue includes an editorial about why there was no Spring 2014 Newsletter, a review of the SmallHD DP4-EVF external video monitor, an article my recent expedition in the Amazon with the CauseCentric Production...
Bret Doss: “Fashionista”
My bud Bret Doss turned in a wonderful editorial assignment for "Viva Fashionistas", a Seattle fashion magazine. I want to have Bret on for an interview soon. See more about his shoot at his blog. "Hard to Call It Work" has links to more of his fashion work as...
“What do you charge for…”
Five scary words to a lot of photographers. There is so much of US wrapped into those five words. I think they may be the scariest words we self employed folks ever hear. Although it is exactly what we want to hear… someone wants to hire us. All that marketing paid...
Meet Josh Ross: Product Photographer, Portland, OR
I met Josh several years ago on the stobist forum. We have stayed in touch and I am knocked out by his wonderful still life and product work. I asked Josh to speak about his photography, and we chatted for an hour. Josh walks us through his transition from LA to...
Knowing Your Subjects Well
One of the most important considerations of a photographers work is the subject matter they choose to make photographs. Sounds almost simplistic, doesn’t it? But there is a great deal of thought that goes into this part of what we do. If we have chosen subject matter...
Just an Idea
Getting some pushback. Maybe need more messaging work.
ReBranding With Photography
This was an interesting week. An old friend and colleague reached out to renew a friendship and to discuss some epiphanies she had recently experienced. Lunch was near my studio and it was with a bit of trepidation that I had agreed. While I think the world of this...
Going Back in Time
The great shooters of Project 52 Pros, 2014 just completed an assignment I would like to share. The work was to be shot in a style or period and be as faithful as possible in presentation. The reason for the shoot was to introduce them to the special difficulties of...
Big Ambitions? Where Do We Start?
I want to ride a bike across the country. I want to hike the Pacific Crest Trail. I want to photograph the heartland… from an old Indian motorcycle… with a view camera. I want to do a photo story on Ecuador and Peru and the percussionists of South America. I want to...
“What is Wet?” – Project 52 Assignment
Some beautiful work from the Project 52 assignment on 'wet'. From the assignment: WET… Shiny, smooth, liquid… wet is – well, wet. And we have to show “Wet” in a photograph. For a client who wants to keep things dry. You can approach this one in three ways: You can...
An Easy Set Up For Still Life: with Virginia Smith
I needed a quick and easy set up for the small jobs I so here and there. Branding samples, food photography, accessories for the styling that I do on the side. I love window light, shadows and color so this is my easy set up for my style. The elements are: * a...
Black Angels: with Clare Bambers
Clare Bambers Photography.
Composite Image with Catherine Vibert
Photoshop file in layers for you to see: Composite_Vibert_Photoshop File.psd Catherine Vibert / Website
The “Test Shot” with Stephen Collins
Objective: Shoot rare military memorabilia (medals, daggers, insignias, etc.) for inclusion in to an auction catalog and online viewing portal. Images must be large (3000-4000px, .tiff), with no specular reflection, especially the dagger blades (ornate etchings), yet...
“Work The Scene” with Rasmus Hald
Work the scene. Rasmus Hald One of the things that separate a good photo from a great photo is often planning, patience and how we work the scene. In July 2012 I was in Italy on vacation, driving around Tuscany in an RV and we went to Florence for a couple of days. I...
Dark Field Lighting: With McGunn Media
DARK FIELD LIGHTING: A PRIMER Anna and Filipe walk you through the making of these shots. 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.
A Food Shot for a Blog: Daniel Fenwick
Reno Photographer Daniel Fenwick walks us through a simple, but well crafted food shot for his blog. Daniel Fenwick / website / Food Blog MANY OF THE TUTORIALS DURING "SUMMER SCHOOL" ARE BY PROJECT 52 PRO MEMBERS EITHER CURRENTLY ENROLLED OR ALUMNI.
