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Creative52: Weekly Projects to Invigorate Your Photography Portfolio by Lindsay Adler - Cover
Creative52: Weekly Projects to Invigorate Your Photography Portfolio by Lindsay Adler - table of contents
Creative52: Weekly Projects to Invigorate Your Photography Portfolio by Lindsay Adler - Introduction
Creative52: Weekly Projects to Invigorate Your Photography Portfolio by Lindsay Adler - sample
Creative52: Weekly Projects to Invigorate Your Photography Portfolio by Lindsay Adler - sample
Creative52: Weekly Projects to Invigorate Your Photography Portfolio by Lindsay Adler - sample

Creative 52 – Weekly Projects to Invigorate Your Photography Portfolio

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A powerful portfolio involves so much more than just a strong grasp of the technical aspects of photography–it’s a complex mix of style, techniques, and intriguing ideas. Many photographers struggle to achieve a high-impact portfolio, feeling that they lack the creative spark to invigorate them and move their work forward.

Creative 52 is that spark–and your guide to a new and more creative portfolio in just one year! A remedy for that “average” portfolio, this collection of innovative projects will help portrait, wedding, and fashion photographers build a portfolio that draws the attention of editors and clients–leaving the competition behind. While other how-to books often use bland imagery simply to prove a technical point, and many fine art books are filled with beautiful imagery but contain minimal (if any) educational insights to help working photographers, this book blends both: inspiration and knowledge that you can use to create images that attract potential clients.

Divided into three parts–concept, technique, and post-processing–author Lindsay Adler’s 52 challenges each contain a description of the project, potential inspiration and suggestions of other artists to check out, and her own unique solution to the challenge–all to push you beyond your comfort zone to explore new ideas and approaches to your work.

  • Includes a year’s worth of weekly projects that motivate you to experiment with new concepts, techniques, and software tools like Adobe Photoshop to achieve more eye-catching images
  • Offers the cure for “expected” imagery, showing how to produce memorable photographs that are distinct from the competition, enabling you to reach new clients
  • Empowers you with the encouragement and expertise necessary to create spectacular images

This is a signed copy.

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Part 1: Concepts

1. Portrait without a face
2. Tell a Story
3. Use Sparklers or Fire
4. Fantasy, Fairytale
5. Make an image about 1 color
6. Remake a famous photo or artwork in your own way
7. Take the art beyond the digital image (paint on it, special product)
8. Make a Mess
9. Defy Gravity
10. Project onto Subject
11. Voyeur
12. Person in frame multiple times
13. Represent change or time
14. Opposites
15. Subject mimic background
16. Underwater
17. Environmental portrait
18. Remake a photo from childhood
19. Movement
20. Humor

Part 2: Techniques

21. Paint with Light
22. Lens flare in camera
23. Lens flare tools
24. Crystal
25. Negative space
26. Lensbaby, Tilt Shift, Selective Focus
27. Shoot an out of focus portrait, well
28. Frame within a Frame
29. High Key
30. Low Key
31. Reflections
32. Pattern
33. Silhouette
34. Use a Gel
35. Graphic Location
36. Unusual Angle
37. Through glass
38. Break a Lighting Rule
39. UV Portrait

Part 3: Photoshop

40. Lens flare Photoshop
41. Add a Texture
42. Selective Color
43. Go grunge
44. HDR Portrait
45. Aged Photo
46. Mirrored Image
47. Porcelain Skin
48. 3D Image
49. Composite
50. Collage
51. Layered Images
52. Remake a movie poster

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08/13/2018
Carlynne W.

Fangirling to the MAX

I ordered a signed copy of this book and it might just be the most treasured thing on my entire shelf! In the introduction, she tells a story about a meeting with an editor that shook her entire career. That story reaonated with me in an incredibly personal way. I feel like this book is a collection of creative experimentation that came from the most raw motivation. I love it. I have had it in my possession for about two weeks now, and I've already started gathering elements to create my new portfolio. My work is good- well executed and beautiful, but not striking. Through my upcoming projects inspired by this book, I hope to create a whole new portfolio that I can be proud of. I want people to remember my work. This will definitely help.

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08/14/2018

Lindsay Adler Photography

Thank you so much for the kind words it's glad to hear that someone appreciates the book so much! I wish you the best of luck :)

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06/01/2017
Chynna P.

Love it!

Not completely finished reading it, but I am loving it so far!

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09/05/2016
Kaitie H.

Creative 52

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08/19/2016
Cynthia R.

I Love It!!! :)

I Love It!!! :)

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12/20/2015
James D.

Creative 52

I purchased the book "Creative 52" to help me focus on my photography. The ideas are well thought out and I am looking forward to implementing them into my weekly 2016 personal photo challenge.

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12/19/2015
DEAN H.

Creative 52 - Get the Creative Juices Flowing

Although I recently purchased this book and have not finished reading it, I have already gained a higher respect for the author - Lindsay Adler. I have been a fan of Lindsay through her other books and videos. This book demonstrates Lindsay's struggles in the beginning, and creative ways to challenge herself to increase her photographic skills. By following the creative process steps demonstrated in this book, it can help anyone who needs to improve their creative juices and photography on a "time at your own pace" over the course of a year. Great inspirational reading for most photographic levels.

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06/28/2015
Jagraj D.

Excellent read

love 52 project and I am working on it

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03/08/2015
Brenda P.

Love my Creative 52 book!!

Lindsay, I am just loving your book! Things have slowed down for me the past couple months and I am so inspired by all of the challenges at just the perfect time! Thanks for all you do and teach!!

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09/18/2014
Samuel N.

ooohhh... that's how you do that!

I love it. My favorite part (so far) is the introduction. Lindsay's description of her creative process and how to go from some vague image in my head to an actual image that other people can see has already been super helpful. After the introduction, being like a class in itself, the rest of the homework assignments will keep me going/growing for at least a year. In my former career I was extremely successful. One of the reasons is that i never stopped going to school. Same goes with photography, my current career. Although I am just starting I will continue that same philosophy of continued education and hopefully it will turn out just as successful.

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07/27/2014
Daniel M.

Awesome & Inspiring

Luv Luv Lindsay approach to photography..great book that get's your creative juices going.

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