Our workshop schedule covers a wide array of photographic interests, from specialized knowledge of the latest software and innovative techniques, to creative portraiture and collage. Workshops are designed for participants at various levels of technical proficiency and aesthetic sophistication. Intermediate classes are extremely intense and hands-on. Advanced workshops are designed to meet the needs of advanced clients. A specific level of knowledge and experience is required as a foundation for these workshops, as explained in each workshop description. |
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Intro to Digital Photography Instructor: Paul Schranz You'll get a great overview of digital photography, from learning about how it works and instruction in how to better operate your digital camera, to findin out important information about effectively taking images from your camera to your computer. Includes camera features: white balancing, ISO speeds, depth of field and shutter controls, as well as image capture, color management, and digital printing systems. Also, information about the newest cameras, features and costs. The Intro to Digital Photography class is being offered on a weekend to accommodate students with limited availability during the week.Camera support is available from Canon USA. |
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Intro to Photoshop: Color Correction & Enhancement Instructor: Paul Schranz This is an introductory workshop on how to make professional-quality color corrected photographs. It will cover the Photoshop Workspace, Bridge Navigation, Adobe Camera RAW, Image Adjustments for TIFF and jpeg files, professional dodging and burning, and correcting image imperfections. |
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Advanced Black & White Printing Instructor: Paul Schranz Although there have been many advances in digital technology and materials available to the fine art photographer, creating a digital black & white print that equals the essence of a traditional silver print still remains a challenge. This 2-day workshop for advanced participants will cover all aspects of creating the fine art digital black & white print, including digital camera capture and scanning, calibrating the environment, RAW conversion and options, post-global corrections, monochrome conversion, alternative selective corrections, sharpening techniques, expressive contrast and tinting, printing alternatives, inks, and keeping properties and output paper choices. Basic photoshop skills suggested. |
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Color Management & Printing Instructor: Paul Schranz This workshop is designed for photographers who don't always get the prints they see on their computer monitors and want to solve that dilmma. To make digital prints with any kind of accuracy requires a basic understanding of profiles: the matching of your printer and paper to the image you see on your computer monitor. Workshop will take you through the process of profiling your monitor to create images ready to be sent to your printer for predictable high quality results and provide a survey of the most up-to-date information on different types of printers, papers and inks available. Basic photoshop skills suggested. |
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What's New in Photoshop CS5 Upgrade? Instructor: Paul Schranz CS5 is a major Photoshop upgrade that includes content-aware fill, innovative 3-D, creative painting effects, new tools for complex selection and HDR imaging. Spend an afternoon in hands-on instruction and practice.
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Intro to Digital Photography Instructor: Paul Schranz You'll get a great overview of digital photography, from learning about how it works and instruction in how to better operate your digital camera, to findin out important information about effectively taking images from your camera to your computer. Includes camera features: white balancing, ISO speeds, depth of field and shutter controls, as well as image capture, color management, and digital printing systems. Also, information about the newest cameras, features and costs. The Intro to Digital Photography class is being offered on a weekend to accommodate students with limited availability during the week. Camera support is available from Canon USA. |
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Creative Collage Instructor: Seán Duggan Although photographers have long combined different photos to create new images, the digital darkroom has elevated the multiple-image collage to a new level. In addition to surreal fabricated realties or image blending to tell a story, the photographic collage is also uniquely suited to portray the more intangible world of ideas, memory and emotion. In this workshop, we will be using Adobe Photoshop CS4 to explore the multi-faceted art of the photographic composite. Our explorations will range from simple collages created using varying opacity or blend mode magic, to abstract blending of images with textures and items of personal significance, to the creation of surreal, photo-realistic flights of fancy created from multiple originals. Topics include: • Essential selection, masking and knockout techniques |
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Adobe Lightroom Instructor: Paul Schranz Lightroom is a sophisticated, yet intuitive, alternative to Photoshop. It is both an image management program and a professional correction and enhancement program for RAW, TIFF and jpeg images. |
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Portraiture on Location Instructors: Sandra Mendez & Edda Taylor This two-part workshop taught over 4 days by Edda Taylor and Sandra Mendez will show you how to create the perfect location portrait from capture to digital completion. All participants will be enrolled in both workshop sessions. Controlling Lighting: Portraits on Location This portion of the workshop offers innovative and creative ways to pose and photograph adults, families, seniors and children on location. Participants will explore a variety of techniques in styling, location lighting and posing used in commercial fashion and beauty photography, which also apply directly to portraiture. Edda Taylor advocates “Essential portraiture,” a highly personal and intimate approach, in which both photographer and subject are active participants in making the photograph. Also called “body and soul,” the camera (body) is used to portray the unique essence of the subject (soul). While emphasis is placed on techniques for successfully directing the subject, the workshop’s focus is equally placed on achieving artistic sensitivity and creativity through exploring fresh ways of seeing a portrait photograph. The workshop will conclude with a discussion of advertising and selling this innovative style of portraiture. Enhancing Digital Portraits This portion of the workshop is designed for portrait photographers who wish to enhance their photographs and produce a perfect print. Participants will learn from Sandra Mendez what to look for in creating an image that is both technically strong and aesthetically interesting. The workshop will cover the process of capturing an image in RAW format, taking it to the digital darkroom for adjustment and image manipulation with Adobe Photoshop, followed by fine-tuning for output. This includes working with global and selective adjustments, layers, channels, color adjustments, contrast, sharpening, enhancing and retouching. The valuable information gained through this workshop will benefit you and please your clients. There will be adequate lab time to work on personal images along with hands-on instruction. Basic photoshop skills suggested. |
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Creative Flash Photography Instructor: Paul Schranz The power and creative uses of portable flash units have opened new ways of bringing and controlling light in a variety of locations and applications. This short but intense workshop will cover the correct use of portable flash and many ways it can be modified to create expressive photographs. Hands-on experience with your own portable flash, as well as flash units we have onsite for your use. |
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Promoting Your Artwork Instructors from MDIW and Preston Art Center A workshop designed to give artists of all mediums information and skills required to promote your work and yourself. Workshop sessions will include practice in writing effective resumes and artist statements, demonstrations of how to make quality digital photographs of your 2-D and 3-D artworks, options for creating internet presence with artist websites and communications networking, and other useful tips for preparing submission packages for exhibitions. |
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Correct Digital Exposure in Natural Light Instructor: Paul Schranz This workshop is designed for photographers with cameras with histogram displays. You’l learn to work with the concept of exposing to the right of center in RAW format images to ensure the greatest tonal range and minimum noise. The workshop consists of a 2-hour orientation on Friday evening, followed by field work on Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon will be spent in the digital lab with post-production RAW conversion to achieve the greatest range in a 16-bitt TIFF file. Basic photoshop skills suggested. |
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