December (!) Mentoring Assignment

Just when you thought you were done for the year along comes one more assignment for 2008 :-). You are to shoot the cover for a glossy magazine called “Nights” and the photo has to be a vertical. Make a night portrait using street/storefront lighting as...

September Mentoring Assignment

Have you tried teaming up with another creative person lately? Here are some ideas: Ask a writer if you can take photographs for something new he is writing. Turn this into a new post for both of your blogs. Take an illustrator on a field trip and let her draw the...

August Mentoring Assignment

This Adobe Illustrator exercise on CreativePro.com, my favorite site with DIY stuff, is a great example of a step-by-step tutorial. Photographer, etc. Chad Newman just whips these babies out! This month, write any type of “How To” article using your own...

July Mentoring Assignment

The June Mentoring Assignment prompted several interesting comments, such as this one from Chris DeLellis, President of Art Life Images: “As a stock photography company owner, I was enthralled by your calculation of the license fee for the shoe client and your...

June Mentoring Assignment

Now that we have a photo selected for our shoe client, this month we need to calculate a usage license.For purposes of this quoting exercise, you work for the stock agency representing this image, which falls under a Rights Managed agreement. Your agency receives 60%;...