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If you want to learn how to photograph your artwork for submission to galleries, publications, websites etc., we invite you to sign up for our professional workshops starting January 2007.
The class lasts 3 days - 3 hours a.m. & 3 1/2 hours p.m.
Price: $329.00
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In Brief:
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The goal of this workshop is to teach artists, gallery owners, museum personel or anyone who needs to copy existing flat artwork for reproduction of any kind to capture the most accurate copy of the original artwork possible. When coupled with our "core" computer lab photo workshop which is tailored to copy work, it will allow you full control over getting the best out of your flat artwork. We stress FLAT because the techniques for 3 dimentional art photography are quite different in all regards and we offer a class dedicated to photographing 3 dimentional art as well.
The workshop starts with the actual set up and lighting of the artwork both outside and inside as well as selecting the settings on the camera to obtain the best results. Different surfaces and mediums require different types of light.
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Artists are not necessarily photographers as well and we will "de-mystify" the technology of the digital camera so anyone at any level of competence can learn how to obtain fine images in the camera then how to handle their digital images in the computer - PC or Mac.
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Using PhotoShop Elements, students will learn how to prepare their image files for a multitude of uses as well as how to identify and fix problems with the images. This includes images from digital cameras as well as images scanned from prints, film slides, transparencies or negatives. Included in this, is instruction on organizing, viewing and cataloguing digital images.
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Requirements:
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Must be able to provide their own computer and bring it to class.
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Must purchase in advance (or the 30 day tiral version in the case of Windows) and have installed a copy of PhotoShop Elements version 4 or 5 for the PC or version 4 for the Mac or PhotoShop Pro version 7.0 or above.
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Must own or have use of a digital camera for the duration of the workshop.
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Must be fully paid up for the duration of the workshop.
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Must have all necessary cables and connection devices for computer and for connecting digital camera to the computer. This includes the ability to either directly connect the camera to the computer and/or have a card reader that is already configured to download images from the card to the computer. It also includes having a CD drive, either internal or external to read CDs and download to the computer the practice images supplied as well as students own images if needed.
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Major Skill Topics Covered by Workshop:
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Downloading images to computer.
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Organizing images on the computer for later retrieval.
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Opening and saving photo images in the correct format for working-on in PhotoShop.
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Basic "fixing up" of photographs for subsequent use which includes:
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Art Copy speific topics include:
Shape distortion corrections
Crop and Size Images
Contrast and Exposure Corrections
Saturation and Color Correction
Sharpening or Softening of detail
How to get the digital image to look as much like the original artwork as possible
Bringing up lost shadow & dark area details that look lost on a copy photo
How to print out the images on an inkjet printer
How to prepare images for Giclée printing (high resolution)
How to the correct formats to save the images for different uses
How to "optimize" the images for email and/or web use
How to set up an album, an image web site, slide show of your work
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Additional tools and techniques covered:
Red Eye elimination from using flash-on-camera
Deleting problem details
"Stitching" photo together to create panorama
Using basic PhotoShop filters and creative effects
Use of "Layers" for correcting a variety of problems
Use of Type in PhotoShop
Creating "Contact" proof sheets automatically in PhotoShop
Making a Web Photo Gallery to share images with friends, family and/or clients
How to rotate, distort, correct distortion problems with images
How to use the "Sharpen" filter to make photos sharper if they were a bit blurry when photographed or become less sharp when reduced in size
How to use the "History" feature to get back to a previous stage without having to start all over again when you make a mistake.
How to take advantage of the "Auto" tools in PhotoShop and when not to use them
And much more.
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Camera Buying Advice:
We will also offer advice on the some of the best cameras in each price range for you to obtain the best results at camera level.
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