Making The Subject Look Cold By Pablo Minier (This is the last of the March Madness tutorials. If you want to take them all in, just click the March Madness graphic on the right and it will take you to a list page. We hope you enjoyed these little tutorials and got...

Building a Successful Instagram for Paying Clients By Virginia Smith Is it just about getting as many followers as you can?  As far as Instagram goes (and even twitter) it's better to focus on up and coming brands, brands that are trending or that interact with their...

A Different Approach to Table Top By Thomas Poehler A very common assignment when it comes to table top product photography is to capture a product in a neutral setting. Often you are asked to have white seamless background with no or without shadows and reflections....

Showing Motion In a Still Image by Sarah Flannery Our most recent P52 assignment was a to portray the concept of "speed."  The image was to be used in billboards and magazine ads for a local motorcycle and bicycle delivery company.  I quickly came to the conclusion...

Make Better Travel Photos by Chad Lue Choy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LASP0aGapus

PHOTOGRAPHING COSMETICS By Anjali Fong ASSIGNMENT: Shoot an ad for a local cosmetics company. Use something as a prop to help stage the cosmetic(s) you choose to shoot. Perhaps a stone, or a flower, or a lovely piece of wood. Set off the cosmetic item with a single,...

How would you say just one thing in an image? by John McAllister Moreover, how can you convey a wide-ranging concept such as 'just one thing' that is both immediately understood and eye-catching?  For me, it's starting with the creation of a list of descriptive...

Portrait/Head shot Retouching Tutorial: By Alex Baker Most portraits need some amount of retouching in Photoshop to help them look their best, and to an extent, many clients expect it. The most important thing to remember when retouching is to do everything on a...

How to Create a Photoshop Action by James Kern https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVUXzHbJVAk

The Beauty of the Pour by John McAllister Freezing the movement of liquid will always captivate the viewer.  Each snap of the shutter creates a unique image. Take a moment to think about the multitude of variables involved in the simple act of pouring a wine into a...

David Travis is a Project 52 member, and a quite wonderful photographer. For the Still Life Class, the assignment was to create powerful images using a "point source" light which would create a powerful shadow. In fact, the shadow should define the subject in many...

GOING PRO? Quitting the day job for a life as a freelancer? OK... but here is something to think about. You can quit that soul-sucking cubicle job, but can you let it go? I think that is going to be the toughest challenge you face. Corporate life and the life of a...

The P52 Assignment Brief: Chocolate. Bret Doss “A square image that screams chocolate, with a bit of an editorial look if possible.” That is the extent of the brief; the rest is up to me.  It allows a lot of possibilities, of course, which is both wonderful and...

How to create a background for table top photography by McGunn Media. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6Igq7Ig-bg&feature=youtu.be

SHOOTING A CD COVER By Alex Baker I was asked by a local string quintet to create some images to be used for their debut cd which they recorded in December. I've made a few album covers before and although you can go in pretty much any direction, there are a few...

An introduction to the basics of Lightroom by Brian Miller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXYYHZ7FRWo

THE EXPLODING BALLOON SHOT By James Kern https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJUTECg0GgI Images:

The Fork Shot By Tammy Bogestrand – www.tammybogestrand.com The assignment (Assignment 27) was to create a shot with a fork (or forks) for a company dealing in ”change”. Food as props were to be avoided. Other props were fine, as long as the Fork was the star....

Planning Your Travel Photos  by Craig Ferguson www.craigfergusonimages.com With summer coming up a lot of you are probably busy making plans to get away for a well-deserved vacation somewhere. I thought it would be useful to look at a few ways you can plan ahead of...

The P52 Assignment Brief: Still Life with Flower. Bret Doss “A color, vertical (portrait) oriented still life image with ordinary objects, diffuse main light source, that must contain at least one flower, but the flower(s) must not be the subject of the image. The...