Ten Spash and Pour Shots with "On-Set" Photos
Things can get messy, so be prepared.
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After we were locked down for two weeks to flatten the curve, I decided to do some free workshops for people who felt that the two weeks had grown far belong the original time estimate.
We did still-life workshops, food workshops, portrait workshops, and specialty workshops. I didn’t charge for anything, we just kept doing them for the fun of seeing what people could create.
I was frankly amazed at how many six and eight week workshops we were able to cram into those two curve-flattening weeks, but then math is not my strong suit.
As a matter of fact, we did 108 weekly meetings featuring live reviews of the images and assignments. At an average of 25 students per class, that is well over 2700 photos, accompanying lighting shots, and critiques.
I loved doing it.
I want to feature some of these works, as the photographers put their hearts and souls into the work, and it should be seen.
Below are 10 examples. On the left is a basic shot of the lighting setup, and on the right is the image created. I hope these sort of deconstruction are fun and enlightening in some way.
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Frank Grygier
John McAllister
Kevin Karzin
Ligia Cuevas Johnson
Loren Geitzen
Mark Lunn Jr.
Ryan Hodge
Mark Manne
Geg Kindred
Amy Roth
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Very interesting. Thanks Don!
Super work. You're the best, Don!