Creative 52: Weekly Projects to Invigorate Your Photography Portfolio

I’m part of a group working on assignments from this book. Ideal for portrait photographers looking for inspiration and ideas. For those of us not doing portraits all the time, it still contains really good prompts and ideas with nice write ups of other work to look at and how the author approached and implemented the shot.

I’m sure this is full of good information but the printing was such poor quality that I returned it.

As stated by the other reviewers, the book is packed with numerous ideas and suggestions leading to better photos. However, the discussion is all directed towards the author's special area of photography: fashion. For those who have this specialty, this is an invaluable guide. But how useful is the book for those who take very different kinds of photos? I did a quick (and rather arbitrary analysis) of the projects to see how match of the discussion could be transferred to other types of subject matter. My judgment was that 20 (of the 52) projects could be adapted by those shooting any subject matter. Twelve more might be useful with some further work, and 20 seemed remote from any field outside of fashion. Others may very well make different judgements about where to place each assignment. The conclusion seems to stand, however: the direct usefulness of this volume will depend upon the details of the subject matter at which you are directing your camera. All photographers, however, can appreciate in general terms the kind of analyses being done in the book even if not directly related to their work.

Do you stay within the lines? Or are you the type who see lines as mere guide lines and venture beyond them? If so then this book is for you. It is for the person who has a decent understanding of how a camera works and can control lighting, since most of the examples shown require taking your camera off the Professional mode (P). What makes this book interesting is seeing the world through Lindsay eyes and each image has an impression of her heart on them. So while you may copy her style, you must venture away from them and discover your own style. To that end this book is highly recommended. To help you control lighting situations "better" I also recommend Lindsay's other book "Shooting in Sh*tty light".

Lindsay Adler's book "Creative 52: Weekly Projects to Invigorate Your Photography Portfolio" is an engaging and educational look at ways to expand your portfolio and skills. She shares her creative process and breaks down 52 projects into three different categories, Concepts, Techniques and Post-Production. Each section is designed to help you develop a certain set of photographic skills.Each of the projects is also broken down into sections. Description-where the overall project is described. Inspiration-where the author shares the photographers that inspired her for this project are shared, and the reasons why. My Solution- where Lindsay talks about the image that is connected to the project and how she developed the idea behind it. Each picture also has the metadata included which is a plus.I will be going back to this book over and over as I continue to develop my photographic style and skill.

I just recently discovered Lindsey Adler and was delighted to see she was capturing what I had only hoped to do in my imagination. This book is a dynamite package filled with compelling ideas, tips, and the challenges are right down my street now making a switch from owning a booming decorating business for the past 14 years, to now going full speed into photography. This is EXACTLY what I needed. Thank you to Lindsey for sharing her secrets on YouTube and for providing this awesome book to keep us on our toes! Hope she does another book soon!!!

I've watched several Creative Live instructional videos by Lindsay Adler on studio lighting and post processing in Photoshop. This book is something else. It's a book to stimulate your creative juices. She looks at photos by other modern fashion and beauty photographers and explains how she creates new, original photos in a similar style. It makes you want to get out your camera and try it yourself. It can send you off in an entirely new direction.

This book is full of creative, practical exercises for all skill levels. As a photographer always on the lookout for more shooters to follow, I especially love that she references a handful of photographers to check out that relate to each exercise. Many of these exercises are fundamental, timeless practices that will outlive whatever current trends happen to be. This book should not only be taught to every new student, but any veteran photographer will also learn more than a few things.

An interesting book to browse through and gain inspiration from but I would say only about half of the projects were of interest to me. However you may find more inspire you. The book is well produced and Lindsay knows her stuff. This is more for the intermediate to advanced photographer in my opinion.

I have been a fan of Lindsay Adler ever since I saw here take the classes on www.creativelive.com so I am not surprised that this book is an honest, straight froward, and informative resource for kick starting your creativity. I would rate it 5 stars if I was more into fashion photography, but still, there are plenty of ideas to keep you stimulated.

Lindsey Adler is creative, smart and passionate, as well as able to communicate clearly. This book is a gem for any steuggling as a self-starter, or looking for great ideas.

great inspiration, thank you

VERY INSPIRING BOOK !!