Assignment Details: Young Person Preparing Food

Candid shot of a child or teen (age 6 to 17) preparing food in the kitchen.

Special Instructions:

The food prep depicted can be as simple as slicing cucumbers for a salad or as involved as braiding a loaf of challah bread. Nothing silly or gimmicky. The model should look like a typical student--reasonably clean cut, but not overdressed. Make sure hands and fingernails are clean. Minimal branding/merchandise distractions, so no Disney t-shirts or bags of chocolate chips with the Nestlē logo showing. No chef hats. No cheesy cliché shots with kids holding cucumber slices over their eyes, showing off gunky hands, flour dabbed on their faces, or posing with heart hands. Props should be positioned naturally (don't line up ingredients like soldiers) and should make sense (no cinnamon sticks scattered about when the pie calls for ground cinnamon). Props should enhance the scene, not clutter it. Avoid shots that depict a safety risk, such as pots on the stove with the handles extended into the flow of traffic.

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Orientation: Any orientation.

Photo Specs: High quality. Minimum 2400px longest edge. Tack sharp, proper exposure, edited tastefully.

Model Release: You must have the parents/guardian of each person you photograph sign a model release (like this one). You do not need to submit signed model releases unless Lenspiration specifically requests them.

Assignment Awards: Only Lenspiration members are eligible to receive an award. Up to 5 winners will be chosen, and will receive $40/winning photo.

Special Note: Some images will not be published right away. Inquisicook is in the process of developing new courses and needs to have images on hand for use in the coming months.