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Lesson 58 from: Fine Art Photography: The Complete Guide

Brooke Shaden

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58. Shoot for Edit

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Shoot for Edit

It's really important when you are getting ready for a photo shoot to remember that there is an editing option. So if it's not possible to get everything in one go during the photo shoot, you should always have backups just in case, when you get into editing, you'll have some options, you'll be able to put everything together, if it didn't go quite perfectly the first time. I know for me, it is a very common issue that I'm either running out of time or running out of patience, and maybe you have experienced one of those two things as well. So when I shoot this actual image, I'm not going to have a lot of time. We're going to try to get a ton of pictures in a very short period of time. So I want to make sure that I get all of the extra shots possible so that I have them for the edit later on. One really good example is this moss picture that we're going to do, where we've got moss on the wall, and the idea is that we're going to have our model just right in the corner here of this room.

We're going to have the moss completely surrounding her on the walls on either side, sort of crawling up her body and then moving away from her on either side, but it's kind of tedious to try to get that much moss up on the wall. It takes a lot of tape, and a lot of patience with it not falling off, 'cause you can see it's very delicate here. So I need to be sure that for every single setup that I do, I have alternate images that I can add in later and post for compositing just to be able to put the whole image together. So worst case scenario, I get here to do the photo shoot, and the moss, we just don't have time to stick it all up on the wall, so what I might do is just put one piece up on the wall, and take a little step back, and photograph that moss, just get a few shots of it, so I'll get one picture of it just like that, and then I'll take the rest of the moss, and just continue to layer that in, just like this, and I don't even need to take the time to tape it to the wall. I can just have somebody hold it for the time being, and then photograph that moss, and just hold it in different positions all over the place, maybe higher, maybe lower, so that later on, I have all of these images where the moss has different lighting based on the position. For example, I might put it on this side so that it's in different light, in different angles, different perspectives, and then I really, really quickly have all of those shots that I can edit in later, and that's going to be really good for me because it's very unlikely that I'm going to be able to come in here and have all the moss in exactly the right spot. It's much better to have a blank canvas with these blank walls and our model in position here, than to come in to this space with it all setup and maybe something doesn't look quite right later. It's good to have that blank shot of the walls without the moss, just to be able to layer in another spot later. So that's what I'm thinking about here with this moss. So you can see that we have these blue pieces of tape on the wall, it says moss on either side, and that's what we're doing all around this space so that as we continue to shoot these pictures, we have these little blue pieces of tape telling us exactly where we need to go next, and what is going in this space. So that's going to help us to shoot really, really fast, make sure that we get everything done in exactly the right order because, like I mentioned, we're pretending that this is for a client, like somebody needs these images, and I need to prepare to have everything go wrong and still have everything go right in the end. So that is my goal, and that is why I would be shooting for the composite. It is possible to do it all here, in one go, at the same time, but just in case it doesn't work out, always have backups, always shoot for the composite as well as the final scene as great as you can make it. So that's the goal, and I'm going to be shooting lots of images for compositing later on, just in case.

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Guided Daydream & Writing Exercises Workbook (Lessons 1-11)

Creating an Original Narrative Workbook (Lessons 12-18)

Finding Your Target Audience Workbook (Lessons 19-27)

Planning Your Series Workbook (Lessons 28-34)

Set Design Workbook (Lessons 35-41)

Compositing Workflow Checklist (Lessons 42-49)

Editing Workflow Checklist (Lessons 50-55)

Location Scouting Workbook (Lessons 56-60)

Stock Image Downloads for Practice (Lessons 61-72)

Organizing Your Portfolio Workbook (Lessons 77-81)

Pricing & Editioning Your Work Workbook (Lessons 82-89)

Writing Contracts & Licensing Images Workbook (Lessons 90-98)

Gallery Best Practices (Lessons 99-106)

Pitch Package Workbook (Lessons 107-111)

Writing Your Brand Workbook (Lessons 112-117)

Marketing Workbook (Lessons 118-122)

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Self Critique Workbook (Lessons 134-137)

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Brooke Shaden

Brooke explores the darkness and light in people, and her work looks at that juxtaposition. As a self-portrait artist, she photographs herself and becomes the characters of dreams inspired by a childhood of intense imagination and fear.

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April S.

I tuned in for most of Brooke's lessons in this course and watched some of them more than once as they were rebroadcast. First I want to say that Brooke is a very good instructor. Her easy-going, friendly, down-to-earth, somewhat quirky manner cannot be mistaken for unprofessional. She is very prepared, she speaks well (not a bunch of hemming and hawing), she is thoughtful, she is thorough, she is very relatable and at ease, and she is definitely professional in her presentation. I really thought when I first tuned in that it would mostly be background noise while I was at work, sound to keep me company. Not because I didn't like Brooke but I really didn't think I was into fine art photography nor did I think I cared about the business side of things much. Not now anyhow. I was really wrong. Brooke sparked a deep interest in me to delve into fine art photography, to consider creating images for myself, from my imagination. In fact, I realized that this was something I'd been thinking about for a couple of years though I hadn't put a name to it (the idea of creating pre-conceived images based on my own creative goals). I gleaned many little treasures from her about image sizes, working with printers, different types of paper, selling, interacting with galleries, and so much more. I may not need all of what she taught right now because I'm definitely headed in another direction at the moment, but she planted ideas and information in my head that I know will be useful at some point. Things I may not have thought of on my own, but that seed is in my head now so when the time comes, I'll know. I'd really like to buy her course but at the moment, with the holidays right around the corner, it's not in my personal budget. I'm grateful to have caught the live and rebroadcast lessons though, and her course is on my list to own. I think it's a great reference to be consulted over and over again, not watched once and forgotten. Kudos Brooke for really putting together an excellent course.

Angel Ricci

When the title says comprehensive, it means comprehensive! I loved every part of this course. It's inspirational, motivating, and insightful towards creating art work. Even if you are not necessarily considering a fine art specialty, the concepts discussed in this course are applicable to many areas! I find this super useful as a videographer and photographer and look to apply all of these exercises and concepts for my personal and business work moving forward. It is lengthy, but you will not regret a single minute. Brooke Shaden is an amazing artist and educator. I recommend keeping up with her work, presentations, and any future courses that may come in the future.

Ron Landis

I'm retired now, but spent decades in the people and training business. Brooke is extraordinary! Even though this course is extremely well organized and she's left nothing unattended, she moves through it with friendly conversational manners and without a sense of it being stilted. It's as though we are all her friends, not students, as she shares her heart and passion with us. What a joy it is to listen to her. And what a clear, unambiguous command of her subject. Wow! She explains it with such ease using explanations and techniques that won't overwhelm artists just starting their portfolio or the Photoshop-squeamish among us; but despite its simplicity her resulting art is breathtaking and beyond original. I wish more of my professors at school were as engaging. This was by far my best buy at Creative Live yet.

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Lesson Info

58. Shoot for Edit

Lessons

Class Introduction

Storytelling & Ideas

Universal Symbols in Stories

Create Interactive Characters

The Story is in The Details

Giving Your Audience Feelings

Guided Daydream Exercise

Elements of Imagery

The Death Scenario

Associations with Objects

Three Writing Exercises

Connection Through Art

Break Through Imposter Syndrome

Layering Inspiration

Creating an Original Narrative

Analyze an Image

Translate Emotion into Images

Finding Parts in Images

Finding Your Target Audience

Where Do You Want Your Images to Live?

Create a Series That Targets Your Audience

Formatting Your Work

Additional Materials to Attract Clients

Which Social Media Platforms Will be Useful?

How to Make Money from Your Target Audience

Circle of Focus

The Pillars of Branding

Planning Your Photoshoot

Choose Every Element for The Series

Write a Descriptive Paragraph

Sketch Your Ideas

Choose Your Gear

How to Utilize Costumes, Props & Locations

What Tells a Story in a Series?

Set Design Overview

Color Theory

Lighting for the Scene

Props, Wardrobe & Time Period for Set Design

Locations

Subject Within the Scene

Set Design Arrangement

Fine Art Compositing

Plan The Composite Before Shooting

Checklist for Composite Shooting

Analyze Composite Mistakes

Shoot: Black Backdrop for White Clothing

Shoot: Black Backdrop for Color Clothing

Shoot: Black Backdrop for Accessories

Shoot: Miniature Scene

Editing Workflow Overview

Add Fabric to Make a Big Dress

Edit Details of Images

Add Smoke & Texture

Blend Multiple Images Into One Composite

Put Subject Into a Miniature Scenario

Location Scouting & Test Photoshoot

Self Portrait Test Shoots

Shoot for Edit

Shoot Extra Stock Images

Practice the Shoot

Introduction to Shooting Photo Series

Shoot: Vine Image

Shoot: Sand Image

Shoot: End Table Image

Shoot: Bed Image

Shoot: Wall Paper Image

Shoot: Chair Image

Shoot: Mirror Image

Shoot: Moss Image

Shoot: Tree Image

Shoot: Fish Tank Image

Shoot: Feather Image

View Photo Series for Cohesion & Advanced Compositing

Edit Multiple Images to Show Cohesion