Thursday, December 8, 2011

Photography Workshops in Salem Oregon - Lightroom and Lighting

Lightroom Workshop - This Sunday from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM: $75

The price of this workshop includes a full year's membership to the Salem Digital Photo Group.

In this four hour workshop we will be covering the entire Lightroom application and basic workflow design. Topics covered in detail will include:

  • Importing images and file handling
  • Organizing images using catalogs, collections, keywords and ratings
  • Processing your images using Lightroom and External Tools like Photoshop
  • Exporting your images
  • Developing slide shows and web pages from within Lightroom
  • Printing from within Lightroom
  • What you will learn will include:
  • Basic workflow design
  • Image organization
  • Basic editing techniques (cropping, exposure, noise reduction, spot healing and red eye reduction, etc)
  • Advanced editing techniques (skin and eyes retouching, using graduated filters, presets, etc)
  • How to share your photos using the web, print and exporting features)

Each class participant will receive over 20 custom designed presets as a part of their participation in the class.

What you need to bring:

  • A laptop with Lightroom installed (Free 30 Day Trial is sufficient)
  • Some images to work with as we move through the syllabus
  • An eagerness to learn

I look forward to seeing you there.

About the instructor:

I have been using Lightroom for four years, since version 1 was released and have taught numerous workshops and provided one on one training to area photographers on the use of Lightroom in their workflow. I have mastered how to perform 100% of my workflow on 90% of my photographs without leaving Lightroom.

 

Also on Sunday:

Off Camera Lighting Workshop - 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM: $100

The price of this workshop includes a full year's membership to the Salem Digital Photo Group.

The off camera lighting workshop is designed for beginners wanting to learn fundamental lighting principals and the practical applications of off camera lighting using a mix of lecture and hands on experience with an experienced model.

What will be taught is as follows:

  • The Laws and Rules around light
  • Light quality principals (light types, angles and colors)
  • Lighting equipment
  • Light modifiers (what they are and their use)
  • Working with models
  • Hands on experience shooting with a model

These are huge topics with a lot of opportunity for discussion and practice using various lights and modifiers in a realistic situation.

We look forward to seeing you there.