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Thursday, August 16, 2007 at 9:00 AM - Sunday, August 19, 2007 at 6:00 PM (CT)
Please read ALL of the details below, they are important.
This workshop will last 4 days and includes everything to get you from ground zero thru doing digital editing with Photoshop.
SEATING IS LIMITED TO 8 PEOPLE
Members of usphotographers.com can sign up 1 month before anyone else.
Day One
| Photography |
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So you've got a camera and you're disappointed with the results. Or maybe you're just thinking about going digital and you want to make sure you know what to do with it. Well if that's the case, this seminar is for you. I'll lead you through basic photography to make sure you understand how to make a correct exposure and what to do with composition of the photograph. We'll talk about all the features you need to understand to make consistently good quality photos. That sounds really simple, and that's because I'm confident that you can be taught to take great photographs. All you need is the desire to do so, and we can do the rest together.This seminar is geared towards providing you with the basics of photography from the ground up as they relate to Digital (and Film) cameras. Here's some of the many topics we'll discuss:
 These are just some of the topics we'll discuss. We'll discuss various cameras to help you understand every topic more thoroughly. You'll have plenty of opportunity to get your questions answered in a way that will be meaningful. We're going to talk about photographing your friends and family, your pets, your car, your house, nature, and just about anything that you might want to photograph. If you have a camera I encourage you to bring it along so you can get practice on your own camera as we move through these topics. This seminar will last about 8 hours with a lunch break at noon for 1 hour. Please come prepared with a notepad as you may want to take notes on some our discussion. I will also provide material for you to take with you to help in remembering what you've learned. |
Day Two
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A Kansas Field Trip |
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Day Three
| Adobe® Photoshop Basics | ||
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With the steady growth in the digital photography industry, the need for Photoshop knowledge is more in demand than ever. This seminar is designed to get you up and running with all of the basic tools that you need to be productive in this popular image editing software. Although this seminar is geared towards the beginner, we will cover some topics that are useful to many users who are already involved in casual use of Photoshop. I will provide you with instruction on all of the basic tools and their use with a variety of examples. You will be provided with images that we will edit during the workshop so you'll have the opportunity to use these tools as you learn them. After the initial instruction segment of the workshop we'll spend the balance of the day addressing the needs of you the students. This will give us the opportunity to better understand the variety of ways that Photoshop is being used in the industry.Here's some of the tools and topics we'll be covering;
I will be teaching this workshop with Photoshop Version 7. The tools that I'm teaching exist in almost all versions of Photoshop including Elements. However, the location and function of the tools in Elements will vary dramatically from the full version of Photoshop. You will still benefit from the workshop if you are using Elements, but you MUST have a good deal of familiarity with Elements prior to this workshop. This seminar will run all day with a lunch break starting around 1:00 P.M.. |
Day Four
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•NEW• Adobe® Photoshop Level 2 Compostions & Advanced Creativity |
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Once you've learned the basics and understand the tools, you need a little more meat in your educational diet to get you moving into real image production. This session will provide you with methods that will help you produce professional compositions and retouched photos. This session is intended for students who have attended my Photoshop Basics seminar (or class) and have a full understanding of the tools pallette. Because this session is for more advanced users you will need to have images on your computer that you can work with to produce your own compositions and retouching jobs. Here's some of the tools and topics we'll be covering;
I will be teaching this workshop with Photoshop Version 7. The tools that I'm teaching exist in almost all versions of Photoshop however Elements may be lacking some of these features. You will still benefit from the workshop if you are using Elements, but you MUST have a strong familiarity with Elements prior to this workshop. This seminar will run all day with a lunch break starting around 1:00 P.M.. |
If you would like to sign up for any of these seminars individually go to photoseminars.eventbrite.com for a complete schedule.
You can also take advantage the Field Trips individually by going to photofieldtrips.eventbrite.com for a listing of available dates.
Thursday, August 16, 2007 at 9:00 AM
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Sunday, August 19, 2007 at 6:00 PM (CT)
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This field trip is intended to give my students the opportunity to go out in the field with me to learn more about photography while they apply what they learned the day before. I will plan on a location or locations to shoot, but depending on the weather, we may just run off to do some storm chasing. It is, after all, Kansas, so the schedule can't be cast in stone.
to lock us into a specific target location, but instead we will head out to wherever I think it will be a good day for shooting. The schedule is not planned to be a 12-hour day, but depending on the circumstances, it could be. To be more specific, I don't have any intention to be specific about these trips. My plan is to take people to the places that I like to go and give them the opportunity to learn more about how to shoot. We may even discover some new places together. 
weather the week prior to the trip. You should also be sure to bring a supply of what you want to drink. I recommend water and I'll usually carry enough for everyone, but I've run into people who want pop or coffee, so just be aware that we may be many miles away from a Quick Trip or other convenience store. You need to be sure that your batteries are charged and you've got plenty of extra batteries and memory cards or film. It would not be at all surprising for somebody to take over 300 shots on one of these trips. 
If you like attention, you'll like these trips because I will take no more than 8 people on each one-day trip. I will be available all day to help you set up shots and to make suggestions on how to get the shots you're after. Because I've been to most of the places that we'll go, I may be able to show you how to get the angle you really want on a subject regardless of time of day. To some degree, our destinations will depend on who has signed up for the trip, and in some cases, that might mean that the trip will be a little more "local" if it will satisfy the needs of the group participating (like the Zoo or Botanica). By the way, entrance fees for places like that are not included in the fee. One thing that I can pretty much guarantee is that none of these trips will ever be alike. 
The schedule is always "To Be Determined". The trip will depart some time in the early morning depending on the weather and route (I'll advise you on details in the day prior to the trip), but you should plan on being gone all day and possibly late into the evening. If I think we'll have some good sunrise opportunities, we might be leaving very early in the morning, and of course the opposite may be true if a good sunset might be in order. We'll spend the day on the road shooting whatever comes up and working on things you need help with. 
Lunch (and dinner if we're out late), will be provided, but be aware that we will likely be in the wilderness for many hours at a time. You may want to pack snack bars (or whatever works for you) for the long times that we'll be out. In some cases I will prepare lunch for us while we're on the road. 
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