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  1. Q   >>You didn't reply to my email!
    A    PLEASE USE "SFC PGY2801" in the subject line to avoid my spam checker

  2. Q   >>I see some of my classmates making drawings and cooking eggs, and even making them seem "fake".  While it all seems fun and creative, I thought the point was about the lighting.  I checked the assignement requirements and I'm just a bit confused.  One of my classmates said you are really consered about the creativity, not so much about the lighting, which confused me a bit as you might understand.  Can you please clear things up a bit for me, thank you so much.

    A    I am looking for creative use of light (and composition, and appropriate exposure, as a given as is good camera technique- like subject sharpness).
    Through the light source selection-natural or artificial- it's direction, and "qualities" like "hard or soft" and color, and then using the other creative tools of lens focal length, distance and angle of the camera to the subject,  f/stop and shutter, the selection of what's included in the frame. Also consider the relation of subject it's background- does the bg add meaning or mood to the simple eggs? That said, I am always looking for creative solutions to the assignments only IF THEY WORK!
    I suspect that the drawings you have seen relate to the common designer's practice of thumb-nailing idea options, a practice I endorse. If the drawings are the end result however, I will have to consider how successfully the RAW files illustrate the intent. I am not looking for heavy Photoshop artwork, unless it is provided in an add-on.  "First, here's what you asked for... but this additional psd folder has some designs I derived from the RAW images and I am excited for you to look," then I would consider that aspect in addition to the parameters above.