P52 LEGACY ASSIGNMENTS

A Three Shot Advertorial (Assignment 22) Advertorial Explanation Word Origin noun 1. an extended newspaper or magazine text advertisement that promotes the advertisers product or services or special point of view but resembles an editorial in style and layout.  ...

Cosmetics can be a tricky subject for a lot of reasons. The design of the packaging and tools are extremely important for the branding of the items. Logos, shapes, colors, textures, and more are carefully worked and reworked to help the customer feel the experience of...

A Flatlay shoot for a consumer magazine. BRIEF: Three themed images for an article based around how the summer changes the home, and the environment within. The assignment is based on an article in Magnolia, Fall, 2022. Consider this a study in composition, structure,...

STILL LIFE: FOUND OBJECTS SHOT WITH A VARIETY OF LIGHT SOURCESASSIGNMENT: TWENTY: STILL LIFE WITH FOUND OBJECTS (JUNK) Found objects.Shoot time: Two hours.Goal: Use as many lighting styles as possible to discover the hidden beauty or interest in the objects.Have your...

ASSIGNMENT: PIZZA: WONDER FOOD OF THE GODS THE BRIEF: What the client wants is a shot of her pizza as a homemade favorite. They use all traditional ingredients, and they use fresh ingredients whenever possible. They add little twists to the popular pizza dish by...

ASSIGNMENT: EDITORIAL PORTRAIT THE BRIEF: This is an editorial portrait. It is specifically for a regional magazine and it is all yours creatively. This is far more of a challenge than it may seem at the first moment of excitement when the Art Director tells you that...

COVER PHOTO BY CAROL RIOUX Studio Portrait: ONE LIGHT MAGIC Specifics:A very clean portrait shot on a flat field background (wall, seamless, cyc, material, cloth, canvas…) Tightly focused and stylistically within your style. This image should be created to show how...

PIZZA: WONDER FOOD OF THE GODS THE BRIEF: What the client wants is a shot of her pizza as a homemade favorite. They use all traditional ingredients, and they use fresh ingredients whenever possible. They add little twists to the popular pizza dish by creating new and...

“If You Build It…” … someone is gonna need a photo of it. Architecture is a very viable and strong segment of commercial photography. It has its own language and challenges, and as well, its own total niche. Our assignment is to fully document a historical building in...

In this assignment, you will have to very carefully follow the brief(s) for the shoot. The client is a small PR firm in your area, and they are handling the promotion of a regional classical music string quartet. The quartet is made up of University string teachers....

HEROES AMONG US There are heroes all among us and the magazine has commissioned you to make a photograph of someone in your town, Heroes come in all shapes and sizes and ages. Heroes do big things, and heroes do small things. You will have to fictionalize what it is...

This is a ‘Table Top” or still life food shot. The assignment: an image to accompany a simple recipe for an InFlight magazine. Those are the little monthlies that most of the airlines have in those seat pockets. Some are good, some are not. This is one of the good...

A simple Natural Light Portrait … but not a headshot, glamour shot, or JC Penny portrait. I want a genuine portrait of someone in soft, gentle, hard, bright, killer light. You choose based on what you love and your style. I do not want to see a head and shoulders...

HOT, HOT, HOT… BOOM THE BRIEF: This is a restaurant menu cover and the client wants it to be “HOT HOT HOT” – also the tagline of his restaurant. The food is Tex-Mex and Thai combined in exciting new dishes that are heavy on spice, and a bit hot. This is a single mom...

"One Man's Garbage Is Another Man’s Treasure” I imagine it is the same for women, come to think of it. An old saying that we don’t hear much anymore, but it always reminds us that some folks throw out what other folks love. I have found some amazingly cool things at...

“I want a shot with lighting that creates an atmosphere around the subject,” the client said while looking through your book for the upcoming shoot. “Something that makes the image ‘jump’ off the page, you know what I mean?” He removes the cigar from his face with...

An Apple A Day... That's our focus in this assignment. “Apples” or a single apple. A bushel basket of apples. Ingredients for caramel apples, or cinnamon apple sauce. The old saying “An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away” is the theme of the food magazine spread. And...

An environmental portrait? It's more than just a person in a picture. It's about context. It's a shot where the surroundings tell a story about the subject. Their life, their work, their passions. This isn't about studio backdrops. No, no, no. This is about their...

ASSIGNMENT: CREATED BY HAND Our project is to create a photograph of hand/hands for a magazine article: “The Handmade Economy” and how handmade works are becoming a major new industry growing in cottages and homes and small businesses all over the country – but...

THE DELIGHTS OF SWEETS The assignment is for a local Bed and Breakfast. They found you through word of mouth and have no idea how to hire a photographer, but they know they need a great shot and they heard you could do it. They want to feature their specialty...

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ASSIGNMENT: PROMOTIONAL IMAGES FOR A COFFEE SHOP BRIEF Your town or area just got a new Coffee Bar in a newly gentrifying part of town. Because you are doing your marketing right, you knew it was opening soon (business licenses are posted in the newspaper) and did...

Photographing Strangers: The Rewards and the Challenges. It's about connection. The lens, the eye, the soul. Strangers. You know nothing about them. A blank canvas. A world of possibility. Twenty years. A people photographer. Images of countless faces. Expressions....