I’m excited to announce two new workshops I will be offering in 2010. These one-day workshops will focus on digital workflow and improving your photo processing skills. The first workshop will cover intermediate level techniques and the second workshop will be delve into more advanced techniques. Both workshops will be held in beautiful Ashland, Oregon. Read below for more information.
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Taking Your Photo Processing To The Next Level (Intermediate)
When: Saturday, August 14, 2010 9AM-5PM
Where: Guanajuato Room, Ashland Public Library, Ashland, Oregon
Tuition: $120.00
Join award-winning outdoor photographer, Sean Bagshaw, for an informative day-long workshop in the art of processing images in the digital darkroom. This workshop is for those who want to expand their knowledge of Photoshop CS and learn new techniques for getting the very best out of their digital photographs.
To register for this workshop:
To pay by credit card, click HERE. (This is a secure site.) To pay by check: Make your check payable to Darlene Kruse, note that it is for the Post-Processing I workshop, and mail to Darlene at P. O. Box 1004, Ashland, OR 97520. Please include your email address and contact telephone number.
This is an intermediate-level class for those who already use, or plan to use, Photoshop CS as part of their digital photography workflow. This class is appropriate for current users of Lightroom, Aperture or Photoshop Elements who want to extend their processing options through the use of Photoshop CS. It is also a great class for those who are already using Photoshop CS but would like to become more comfortable in the program, improve their current workflow, and learn more about working with adjustment layers and layer masks.
To get the most out of this workshop, you should already know how to:
~Download images to your computer
~View and organize images in an image editor such as Lightroom, Bridge or Aperture.
~Open an image into Photoshop CS (download the free 30-day trial from Adobe.com if needed).
~Make basic adjustments to images for color, contrast, sharpness, etc.
~Use the basic Photoshop tools such as crop, magic wand, brush, lasso, clone, etc.
Topics this workshop will cover:
~Basic RAW image adjustments before opening into Photoshop.
~Selecting the best color space and bit depth.
~Non-destructive Photoshop workflow including basic cloning, perspective control, color balance, contrast, localized creative ~adjustments and prepping images for web and print.
~How to understand and use layers and masks for the greatest non-destructive creative control in your image processing.
~Basic techniques for bringing out the light and drama in your digital images.
~Soft proofing for best print output.
To register for this workshop:
To pay by credit card, click HERE. This is a secure site.) To pay by check: Make your check payable to Darlene Kruse, note that it is for the Post-Processing I workshop, and mail to Darlene at P. O. Box 1004, Ashland, OR 97520. Please include your email address and contact telephone number.
Taking Your Photo Processing To The Next Level (Advanced)
When: Saturday, October 16, 2010 9AM to 5 PM
Where: Guanajuato Room, Ashland Public Library, Ashland, Oregon
Tuition: $120.00
Join award-winning outdoor photographer, Sean Bagshaw, for a day-long workshop in the advanced digital photo processing techniques he uses to help make his landscape, nature and travel photographs possible. This workshop will cover advanced techniques using Photoshop CS, as well as a few other image processing programs, that give an amazing amount of creative control to photographers in expressing their artistic vision making it possible to create images that previously were not possible.
To register for this workshop:
To pay by credit card, click HERE. (This is a secure site.) To pay by check: Make your check payable to Darlene Kruse, note that it is for the Post-Processing II workshop, and mail to Darlene at P. O. Box 1004, Ashland, OR 97520. Please include your email address and contact telephone number.
This is an advanced-level workshop intended for those who already use Photoshop CS to some extent and are familiar with the many of the software’s tools, palettes and adjustments as well as how to work with layers and masks. This workshop is appropriate for people who have taken Sean’s intermediate-level photo processing workshop and are comfortable with that information. It is also appropriate for those who use Photoshop CS on a regular basis, are familiar with layers and masks, and want to add some new techniques to their current workflow.
To get the most out of this workshop you should already know how to:
~Make basic RAW image adjustments before opening into Photoshop.
~Select the appropriate color space and bit depth.
~Utilize a non-destructive Photoshop workflow including basic cloning, perspective control, color balance, contrast, localized creative adjustments and prepping images for web and print.
~Use layers and masks for the greatest non-destructive creative control in your image processing.
Topics this workshop will cover:
~Luminosity masking for targeted tonal adjustments.
~Using blending modes for creative dramatic effect.
~Techniques for drawing viewers into an image.
~Non-destructive techniques for localized dodging and burning.
~Various techniques for blending multiple images using layer masks.
~Blending double processed RAW images for extended dynamic range.
~Blending multiple exposures for extended dynamic range.
~Using channel layers to create highly detailed masks for blending and selections.
~Comparing exposure blending with different HDR software options.
~Demonstration of the NIK Viveza, Color Efex Pro and Silver Efex Pro plugins.
To register for this workshop:
To pay by credit card, click HERE. (This is a secure site.) To pay by check: Make your check payable to Darlene Kruse, note that it is for the Post-Processing II workshop, and mail to Darlene at P. O. Box 1004, Ashland, OR 97520. Please include your email address and contact telephone number.
