Digitalsilverimaging

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Workshops

Lightroom 4 Develop Module Intensive Workshop

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In this Develop Module intensive, we will cover many of the features that make Lightroom 4 an amazing and powerful processor of digital images. Our purpose in teaching module specific workshops is to have each student learn features in depth and to leave the workshop with a true understanding of the how the program can enhance your workflow.

We will learn how to evaluate your photographs and how to make creative processing decisions with time to practice each step. Using your own images with help along the way, you will walk away with hands-on knowledge and the confidence to enhance all of your work quickly and with stunning results.

Topics include:

• Perfecting tone and color in each photo
• Applying sharpening and noise reduction
• Correcting lens distortion and chromatic aberration
• Cropping
• Spot, Red Eye, Graduated Filter, and Paintbrush tools
• HSL, Split Toning
• Using virtual copies
• Making great black and white conversions
• Creative presets – use LR templates or create your own
• Soft Proofing for printing

 

Date: Saturday April 13th
Time: 11-5 PM 
Location: Digital SIlver Imaging, 9 Brighton St. Belmont, MA 
Fee for this course is $149*

LR Develop Module

Certified_Expert_Photoshop_Lightroom_badgeKathy 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 an Adobe Certified Expert in Lightroom 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).

*Refund Policy: Because our instructors commit their time to workshops and space is limited, our refund policy is as follows: Cancellations 2 weeks prior to the workshop will receive a full refund. Cancellations a week before the workshop date will receive a 50% refund. All other cancellations will not receive a refund but may apply 50% of the workshop fee to a future workshop of the same or greater price. You must notify us of your cancellation or inability to attend via email. (info@digitalsilverimaging.com).

HDR Photography & B&W Photography with Nik Silver Efex Pro 2 Workshops

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Beech Tree Forest ©2010 Stan GodwinTwo excellent workshops, taught by experienced instructor Stan Godwin on Saturday March 30. This is your opportunity to learn about two of the most popular trends in photography, High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography and digital black & white from an expert in the field.

High Dynamic Range (HDR) Photography

Stan will give an introduction to HDR imagery and a demonstration of HDR photography using either a DSLR or high end non-SLR digital camera. Participants should currently own a camera equipped with a ‘manual’ exposure mode or exposure bracketing to be able to produce HDR imagery. Instruction will be provided on exposure and image building using NIK’s HDR Efex Pro 2 software. This software can be used as an export from Lightroom, Photoshop, Aperture or as a standalone on the desktop. This class will be mostly a demonstration, however students are encouraged to bring their cameras and follow along to understand the proper settings. If time allows we will all try exposing an HDR image. A tripod is advised for the exposure test.

After this lecture you will have a working understanding of the technical and aesthetic uses of HDR imaging & Nik HDR Efex Pro 2 software. The Nik software used for this workshop is available as a FREE trial download at : Nik Software HDR

Date: Saturday, March 30, 10AM – 12PM
Place: Digital Silver Imaging, 9 Brighton Streeet, Belmont, MA 02478
Phone: 617.489.0035

The fee for this course is $60* per person, $50* each when purchase 2 or more. Space is limited

HDR Photography

Black & White Photography with Nik Silver Efex Pro 2

There are many ways to convert a digital file from color to B&W, but only one program gives you the best possible results. Work along with the instructor, Stan Godwin, participants will look at the conversion tools available to you in Silver Efex Pro 2 and how to use these tools for superior quality black & white images. While the demonstration will be working directly from Lightroom 4, the workshop is suitable for anyone working in Lightroom, Photoshop and Aperture or directly from the app on the desktop.  As part of the workshop, each student will be able to print an 11×14, real silver gelatin black & white image  ($12 value). Students should bring several files for conversion.

Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop (although not essential), and download the FREE trail version of Nik Silver Efex Pro 2. SEP trial version is available at this link: Nik Software SEP2.

Date: Saturday, March 30, 1PM – 4PM

Place: Digital Silver Imaging, 9 Brighton Streeet, Belmont, MA 02478

Phone: 617.489.0035

The fee for this course is $85* per person, $75* each when purchase 2 or more. Space is limited

Nik SEP 2

SPECIAL!

Purchase both workshops at Once for $130 per person, both for two or more only $110 per person!

Both Workshops

Stan Godwin Bio:

Stan taught photography and coordinated the photography program at Texas A&M University-Commerce (TAMU-C) where he was employed for 30 years. He was the lead for one of the first 5 digital photography programs at a US university. At retirement Stan was the Interim Head of the Art Department at TAMU-C.

Stan has taught over 120 workshops on Cape Cod and in Texas, Oklahoma, Nevada, California, Georgia, Louisiana and Florida and continues to shoot professionally and personally. Stan is a nationally recognized educator of Lightroom, HDR, RAW and Color Management and Profiling. His photographic work has been published in hundreds of magazines, newspapers and books over the last four decades. Stan holds the BFA from Rochester Institute of Technology and the MS from TAMU-C. Stan Godwin Photography Workshops can be found on the internet at www.stangodwin.com. Stan also owns Packet Galleries (www.packetgalleries.com) on Cape Cod featuring antiques, fine art and more.

*Refund Policy: Because our instructors commit their time to workshops and space is limited, our refund policy is as follows: Cancellations 2 weeks prior to the workshop will receive a full refund. Cancellations a week before the workshop date will receive a 50% refund. All other cancellations will not receive a refund but may apply 50% of the workshop fee to a future workshop of the same or greater price. You must notify us of your cancellation or inability to attend via email. (info@digitalsilverimaging.com).

Building a Portfolio that Gets Noticed

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Portfolio storage Neal Rantoul
Portfolio Storage ©Neal Rantoul

Having 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
• Preparing your portfolio for portfolio reviews
• 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, March 16, 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.

Lightroom 101 Workshop 2/23

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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, February 23, 11AM-5PM
Place: Digital Silver Imaging, 9 Brighton Street, Belmont, MA
The fee for this course is $149. Space is limited.

Lightroom 101

Essential Photoshop Tools for Photographers Workshop 1/26

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Photoshop remains the most powerful digital imaging software available. Knowing how to best use Photoshop in your post production workflow is essential, even when using other applications such as Lightroom and Nik plug-ins. This workshop will get to the heart of Photoshop for photographers.

What will be covered:
• Using Adobe Camera Raw for non-destructive image editing
• The Power And Ease Of Using Smart Objects
• Utilizing Layers and Layer Masking
• Retouching tips and tricks, which tool works best for your needs
• The magic of Content Aware Fill/Scale/Move
• How To Efficiently Collage Images
• Creating Panoramas
• Photorealistic HDR
• Plug-ins
• “Best Practices” considerations

Requirements: You should be using Photoshop CS4, CS5 or CS6.

This will be a 3 hour workshop with two 10 minute breaks and time for question and answer.

After Workshop Benefits: Post-Workshop Website; Blog; Follow-up On-Line meeting
For one week following the workshop, Bob will moderate a “Workshop Blog” where students can post and discuss class questions.  Follow-up 1- hour On-Line meeting (with open-mic  & PC sharing)for class members. (a $29 value). A ”Workshop Website”  with notes and resource links. Plus all participants will receive a $25 OFF coupon on the purchase of any Digital Silver Imaging printing, framing, matting, or mounting purchase of $50 or more.

When: Saturday, January 26, 9:30am – 1pm

Location: Digital Silver Imaging, 11 Brighton Avenue, Belmont, MA
Cost: $99.00, Bring a friend $89.00 each at time of payment.

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Bob DiNatale’s Bio:
Photographer and teacher, Bob conducts workshops, lectures and private instruction in all areas of digital photography… specializing in 1-on-1 Online Training. He began serious photography in 1965 and has explored conventional darkroom techniques in both B&W and color. Bob presented his first digital media production in 1984, founded the Olympus School of Digital Photography in 1998, is Adobe Certified in Photoshop Lightroom  and continues to work at the leading edge of digital technology. A Nikon School instructor, along with his work at Polaroid R&D in silver emulsions and a US patent in color printing, give Bob a broad base in film photography. As digital photography continues advance, Bob blends his experience in both film & digital photography to offer a unique perspective and understanding in digital imaging.