This is a chance to concentrate on the emotional side of photography. There will be lectures on technical methods used to shoot as well as post processing, but for the purpose of executing a specific feel and concept in your images. Be prepared to stretch your imagination, think and have fun with your talents.
Here is an outline of the topics to be covered so you'll have an idea of what to expect:
Schedule subject to change
| Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Complimentary Breakfast Meeting
at Sea Pines |
Lecture on post processing, Adobe Camera Raw, Photoshop color settings, Bridge and Lightroom |
Group presentations and critique of images taken earlier in week. |
Lecture on printing techniques, layer blending and regional luminance |
Lab time to make final prints for afternoon presentation |
| Lecture on photographic topics and use of themes in the landscapes. |
Lecture on methods used to create unique series of images including cropping and color enhancements |
Lecture on LAB color space and sharpening |
| Review participants imagesWorkflow |
Presentation of images taken during previous days |
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| Lunch |
Lunch |
Lunch |
Lunch |
Lunch |
| Make assignments for groups |
Review images taken during previous days shoot |
Lecture on advanced HDR with Photomatix |
Participants print images and begin to create series of images to illustrate their concepts |
Presentation of groups of images (prints ) by participants. |
| Demonstration of various camera techniques to use in executing themes in image storys |
Lecture on post processing, Regional corrections, Quick masking methods. |
Afternoon shoot
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Pack Prints & Burn CDs to Take Home
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| Afternoon shoot |
Intro to HDR methods and manual layer blending in Photoshop |
Afternoon shoot |
| Afternoon shoot |