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Lightroom 4 – Advanced Workshop 12/8

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Lightroom is the essential software tool for any serious photographer. Now that you’ve learned the basics, it’s time to delve deeper into the program to really enhance your workflow. Experienced instructor Kathy Tarantola will help guide you through the key features.

This workshop will review and then further explore the Library and Develop modules. With hands-on practice, you will better understand how to manage a post-production workflow that includes hundreds of images. In Develop we will work on finessing the tools, as well exploring other feature panels such as Tone Curve, Hue Saturation and Luminance, and the all important noise reduction in the Detail panel.

Library Module
• Import process optimized • Organizing • Renaming • Presets • Keyword Lists • Using ratings and filters • Working with multiple catalogs • Smart Collections • Better searching • Advanced exporting

Develop Module
• Perfecting tone and color in each photo • Hue, Saturation, Luminance and Tone Curves • Target Adjustment Tool • Applying sharpening and noise reduction • Correcting lens distortion and chromatic aberration • Paintbrush/ Tools • Making great black and white conversions • Presets • Soft Proofing for printing

Then we will have an overview of the Map, Book, and Slideshow Module, but really delve into the Print and Web modules.

Map, Book and Slideshow
• Mapping your photos with GPS• Create professional looking books right from inside Lightroom • Output slideshows and export as PDF or video

Print Module
• Printing packages or single images • Customizing the page layout • Create your own custom print packages • Configuring optimal page set-up and print settings

Web Module
• Create professional looking web galleries using Lightroom presets • Create your own user preset gallery • Manage watermarks and other metadata • Uploading the gallery

Prior experience with Lightroom is necessary; either having completed the Lightroom 101 workshop or having a good working knowledge of the basics of the Library and Develop modules. A laptop computer loaded with the current version of Lightroom 4 is required.

Topics emphasized will be based on student needs and skill level. There will be time for working on images and questions.

Time: Saturday, December 8, 2012, 12-6PM
Place: Digital Silver Imaging, 9 Brighton Street, Belmont, MA
The fee for this course is $149, Space is limited.

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BIO: Kathy Tarantola
For over two decades, Kathy Tarantola has been sought after as a commercial and editorial photographer working throughout Boston and New England. Kathy is an experienced instructor having conducted photography workshops across the US and abroad. She is a respected member of the photo community and has served as Co-president and board member of the New England chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP).

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HURRICANE SANDY 10/30

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Our lights are on and our team is at work. Production of prints is up and running but according to UPS there will be NO pickup or drop off today. We are doing our best to stay on schedule but with no way to ship orders some delays are unavoidable.

Our thoughts and best wishes go out to our friends in New York and in the path of the storm.

Be safe – DSI

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HURRICANE SANDY 10/29

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Because of notices that public transportation will be halted, we have sent our team home to weather the storm. We will monitor email and update our facebook page with news. Please continue to place orders and upload files as we will swing back into action ASAP.

Our regular shipper, UPS, will not be picking up today. We apologize for those of you waiting for prints or software ordered during Photo Plus. Those software orders are ready to go and ZuZu is patiently waiting for our UPS pickup.

For all our friends in the storm’s path we wish you good luck and hope that Sandy is merciful.

Best, DSI

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Getting Dressed for the Opening

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It never ceases to amaze the myriad details that go into hanging a show. Working out the layout, leveling the prints, painting the walls, creating the signage and hanging that too. There are moments of chaos and serendipity. Like any preparation it is all forgotten the moment the first guest walks in and the party begins.

Frances Jakubek and Paula Tognarelli of the Griffin Museum of Photography and Curator, J. Sybylla Smith, hung Undressed with a meeting of the minds and a few power tools.

British photographer, Venetia Deaden, collaborated with Mulberry the quintessentially British fashion house to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the brand.

Intimate images of the runway shows in London’s Kensington Palace and New York’s SoHo House are a rare view of what goes on behind the curtain. The hours of work by talented professionals create the magical and fleeting moments on the fashion stage. Captured with a keen eye to tell the untold story, Dearden’s work is delicate, respectful, charming and witty.

Local fashion editor Jill Radsken,  who caught a sneak peek described these images in one word – “breathtaking”. Join us at the opening reception October 5th and/ or at the gallery talk on the 25th.

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Lightroom 101 Workshop 10/20/12

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Lightroom is the essential software tool for any serious photographer. Come and learn the fundamentals of this incredibly powerful tool that many professionals have come to rely on.

Experienced instructor Kathy Tarantola will help guide you through the basics. This workshop will thoroughly cover the Library and Develop modules where you manage, keyword, edit and enhance your images. With hands-on practice, learn how to quickly and easily import, organize, edit, rate, and enhance your images, and how to work through large shoots efficiently with synchronized settings and presets. We will discuss how Photoshop will still fit in your workflow, and learn how to move between Lightroom and Photoshop easily.

We will take several images through the entire Develop workflow, reviewing tools as we go. Topics emphasized will be based on student needs. You will have time to practice with your own images, ask questions, and get feedback on your work.

Library Module
• Import process
• Organizing
• Renaming
• Presets
• Metadata and Keywording
• Using ratings and filters
• Collections
• Searching
• Exporting
• Mastering good workflow practices

Develop Module
• Evaluating photos and making creative decisions
• Perfecting tone and color in each photo
• Applying sharpening and noise reduction
• Correcting lens distortion & chromatic aberration
• Paintbrush/ Tools
• Using virtual copies
• Making great black and white conversions
• Presets
• Soft Proofing for printing

The class will also cover the basics of the Slideshow, Print and Web modules, all of which take your workflow to a professional conclusion.

No prior experience with Lightroom is necessary; however a working knowledge of computers is necessary for you to get the most from this workshop. A laptop computer loaded with the current version of Lightroom 4 is required. You can download a trial version at Adobe.com.

You will gain a fresh outlook on how to manage your workflow and process your digital images faster and with more precise control, as well as learning to quickly increase your creativity and output stunning images.

Time: Saturday, October 20, 2012, 12-5PM
Place: Digital Silver Imaging, 9 Brighton Street, Belmont, MA
The fee for this course is $149. Space is limited.
Lightroom 101

 

BIO: Kathy Tarantola
For over two decades, Kathy Tarantola has been sought after as a commercial and editorial photographer working throughout Boston and New England. Kathy is an experienced instructor having conducted photography workshops across the US and abroad. She is a respected member of the photo community and has served as Co-president and board member of the New England chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP).

 

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Building a Portfolio that Gets Noticed

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Neal RantoulHaving had over 50 one-person exhibitions, photographer and educator Neal Rantoul knows how to effectively create and edit a body of work. In this day long workshop Neal will impart his expertise on how to take your work to the next level. He will give you the background on how to prepare for the presentation of your photography to curators, gallery and art directors. If you are ready to raise the bar on your photography and presentation this workshop is for you.

Topics covered:

What should my portfolio look like?
• Appropriate size for your preferred medium
• The electronic options, online, iPad
• Different portfolios for different audiences

Editing for impact
• How many images to include
• Showing diversity or one project
• New work versus old work

Creating an effective presentation
• Planning and executing a successful meeting
• Work for purchase
• Work for exhibition
• Group shows and one-person exhibitions
• The all important follow up

 Marketing your portfolio
• Social Media
• Call for entries
• Publications

The workshop will conclude with a group review of all the participant’s portfolios. The group will be asked to come up with suggestions and improvements. This workshop will be limited to 15 participants and is an opportunity not to be missed.

Date:  Saturday, October 13, 9AM – 4PM, with a 1 hour lunch break

Building a Portfolio

Bio
Neal Rantoul is a career artist and educator. Rantoul’s work is extensively collected and is included in numerous prestigious collections such as the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Houston Museum of Fine Arts, the Kunsthaus in Zurich, the Biblioteque’ Nationale in Paris, the High Museum in Atlanta, to name only a few. He has received numerous awards and residencies including the Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation grant, Lightwork and Hambidge Center for the Arts residencies, Visiting Artist at ICP’s Lake Como Workshop in Italy. Mr. Rantoul is the author of several books of his photographs, among those are : “American Series” published in 2006, “Cabela’s” published in 2009, “A Year” published in 2010, “Wheat” published in 2011, “Collections” published in 2011 and his most recent “Rock Sand Water”,  published in 2012. He has recently retired from 30 years as head of the Photo Program at Northeastern University in Boston and is currently devoting his efforts full time to making new pictures.

 

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