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POST PROCESSING WORKSHOP
Photoshop and Photomatix Colorado Springs, Colorado Instructor: Andy Cook With the advent of digital photography a requirement for post processing was also reborn. What is done with a camera on location amounts to about half of the process of creating a great image. The other half of creating a great image is done in a digital darkroom (on a computer). Over the years we have found some very talented photographers attending our workshops, but often they lacked knowledge of how to post process images to create truly remarkable photographs. That is why we are now offering two 5 day Post Processing Workshops for small groups.
Standard Post Processing Workshop
Andy will aid participants using Adobe
Photoshop and Photomatix to develop a post processing
workflow. This workshop has a
daily lecture component where Andy will demonstrate a technique once,
then slowly demonstrates the technique again while participants use the
same image(s) and follow along. Afterwards participants practice the
technique on their own to reinforce it. Many post processing techniques are covered each day. Homework,
if a participant is up to it, is to apply the day's lessons to a few of
their images brought from home. The lectures of this workshop cover
using Adobe Bridge, Adobe Bridge Photo Downloader, Adobe Camera Raw,
Adobe Photoshop and Photomatix. Participants need to bring a laptop,
Photoshop, Photomatix (optional) and have
their monitors calibrated.Post Processing Workshop II
For
some photographers, even those who are comfortable with Photoshop, it
is hard to know where to take an image with post processing, what should
the image look like when it is finished? The goal of this workshop is
to help participants answer this question. To enroll in this workshop a participant must have first attended our
standard post processing workshop or through a discussion with Andy been
approved for this workshop. This is to ensure every participant is at
the proper level to get the most from their time at this workshop. Andy
will spend a portion of each day demonstrating techniques that impact
the colors and contrast of an image (a refresh of some techniques
learned in the standard post processing workshop). Participants will be
provided sample images to follow along with and practice on. Also, each
day Andy will individually guide participants as they process their own
images. Participants should preselect, group together and bring 20 to 40
(separate compositions; a bracketed series equals one image) of their
own images for processing. Additionally, before the workshop,
participants should search the internet and magazines for images with
the processed look they desire in their own images and bring these
examples to show Andy, Participants need to bring a laptop,
Photoshop, Photomatix (optional) and have
their monitors calibrated.
Itinerary
The workshops starts on the 1st day at 9:00 AM
Location: 2518 Pine Bluff Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (Andy's home) We process every day from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. (Lunch: 12 - 12:30). The workshop ends on the last day at 4:00 PM.
This almost new hotel is adjacent
to a theater complex
and a selection of dining options are in walking distance. If
needed, I plan to provide an 8:30 AM pickup and 4:15 PM drop off each
day to this hotel.
The
Fine Print
We will provide lunch
(sandwiches, soup, salad, chips, drinks...). Note from Kati: Dog allergy alert - We have 1 dog, inside pet. We
will keep the hustle and bustle of home life to a minimum during the
workshop, but undoubtedly the phone will ring and other distractions
will happen from time to time. In the event Rocky Mountain Reflections
Photography, Inc. (RMRPI) cancels a workshop due to unforeseen
circumstances such as inability to obtain permits, instructor injury,
death... Then, RMRPI will refund fees collected by RMRPI for the affected
workshop. In the event of a natural disaster, government closure or
other happening of this nature that causes a workshop to be canceled,
RMRPI may be unable to refund workshop fees. If this happens then funds
collected by RMRPI will be applied as credit toward a future workshop
of the participant's choosing. RMRPI will not be held responsible for
other expenses (airline tickets, hotel deposits, rental car...) that may
be associated with any canceled workshop.
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