Photography Workshop! (Feb 27)

There’s a first time for everything, so with assistance from the Stillwater Art Guild, I will be putting on my first ever photography workshop!

This will focus on my development process & post-processing techniques using Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop. (I’m giving away all my secrets!)

February 27, 2010
10:00am to 6:00pm
arrive at 9:45am for setting up your computer

215 Human Environmental Science building
Oklahoma State University Campus
Stillwater, Oklahoma
(Google Maps)

With a laptop : $100 / person
Without a laptop : $50 / person
(Add $25 if you are not a member of the Stillwater Art Guild)

Your camera
- Using RAW files instead of JPG (when possible)
- Using Manual mode
- Connecting to your computer
Adobe Lightroom
- Importing and cataloging images
- RAW editing (“non-destructive”)
- Exporting to a contact sheet or web gallery
- Exporting to Photoshop for further editing
Adobe Photoshop
- Basic Editing
  - Filters
  - Layers
  - Brushes
- Advanced Editing (“non-destructive”)
  - Adjustment Layers
  - Masks

Bring your camera
- DSLR preferred, but point-and-shoot cameras should work fine
- Bring cables for connecting your camera to your computer

If bringing a computer (optional)
- The cost is $100 for one-on-one training
- Laptop preferred. You may bring a desktop, but be mindful of time constraints for setting it up and taking it back down.

If you prefer to take notes (without a laptop)
- The cost is $50, but you are encouraged to pick up on any tips given to individual users
- arrange with another guild member to share theirs. (Due to space constraints: maximum of two people per computer)

Adobe Photoshop
- If you have Photoshop
  - Make sure it’s installed and functioning before the start of the workshop
  - It must be a “CS” version (Photoshop LE and Photoshop Elements are lacking some of the features that I will cover)
- If you don’t have Photoshop
  - Download a free and fully-functional 30-day trial from : http://adobe.com/downloads (hover your mouse over Photoshop CS4 Extended and click “try”)
  - The download file is 815MB. If you do not have fast internet access, contact me and I will sent it to you on a DVD disc.
  - Do not install the trial before Feb 1, 2010. If you do, the 30-day trial will expire before the workshop starts.

Adobe Lightroom (technically called “Adobe Photoshop Lightroom”)
- If you have Lightroom
  - Make sure it’s installed and functioning before the start of the workshop
  - Version 2 preferred, but v.1 will still cover most of the features. (Adobe has released a beta version of v.3 if you want to experiment with it.)
- If you don’t have Lightroom
  - Download a free and fully-functional 30-day trial from : http://adobe.com/downloads (hover your mouse over Photoshop Lightroom and click “try”)
  - The download file is 146MB. If you do not have fast internet access, contact me and I will sent it to you on a CD or DVD disc.
  - Do not install the trial before Feb 1, 2010. If you do, the 30-day trial will expire before the workshop starts.