Capturing an image is only one step in the process of creating a piece of art with the system we call photography. Photographers must perform specific actions to capture an image - no matter what camera is used. Processing the image for various end uses such as print, web, or LCD display also requires certain steps be performed - just as film had to be developed, so too must digital images be processed. This class shows you how.

So you’ve taken lots of images. Now you want to learn how to organize them so you can find them quickly. Also you want to know how to edit them for display and print.

Here’s the solution:
Learn how to use Adobe Lightroom to quickly accomplish what many photographers, whether beginner or professional uses for ever image they capture. We will be covering the following:
- Importing Images
- Key Wording
- Editing (Develop module)
- Preparing for Print (Print module)
- Printing (Print Module)

Learn a workflow from capture to print using Adobe Lightroom to simplify storing, backing up, managing, editing and printing your images that fits your capture system and skill level.

Format: Lecture & projected demonstration. Hands-on if you have a laptop computer with Adobe Lightroom installed.

Location: In the same building as Advance Camera; Suite 8134, which is on the backside of the building.

Registration: Call, email or stop by to pay and get registered.

Class Size: Limited to 4-8 people.

Bring: Images for example (on a flash drive or disc) and questions you may have.

Date: Sunday, July 10th - cost is $100

This workshop will focus on using your camera and tripod in the field. The workshop will cover the use of aperture priority mode to enhance depth of field, light metering, histogram interpretation, exposure compensation and filter use. We will also discuss what makes a good composition.

“A good photograph is knowing where to stand.” Ansel Adamas

“For me, a landscape does not exist in its own right, since its appearance changes at every moment; but the surrounding atmosphere brings it to life - the light and the air which vary continually…” Claude Monet

Cathedral Park in Portland, Oregon

We will meet at 2pm in Cathedral Park which is under the north end of the St. Johns Bridge, park along Pittsburg Ave. (just east of the bridge) between Albany St. (the RR Track) and the river. Walk toward the river to the turnaround.

There are lots of compositional elements here:
- The bridges with its towers, cables abutments arches, deck and railings.
- The river with its sandy or rocky shore, pilings, boat ramp and piers.
- The park with its pathways, trees, plants and lampposts.
- The building to the east with it’s landscaping and outdoor furniture.

Pick a group of elements and work with them. Try vertical as well as horizontal framing. Try framing your subject with other natural or manmade elements. Include foreground and middle-ground objects centered or off-center. Move in and use a wide-angle lens or move away and use a telephoto lens.

At 5pm we will break for dinner, there are a couple restaurants within walking distance. After dinner we will continue making photographs until sunset at about 8pm.

Click here to see some images taken here

Date: July 31st 2011 - cost is $100

This workshop will focus on using your camera and tripod in the field.
The workshop will cover the use of:
-Aperture priority mode to enhance depth of field
-Shutter priority mode to enhance the motion of water
-Light metering, histogram interpretation, exposure compensation and filter use

We will also discuss what makes a good composition.

Time and Place: We will meet at Wahkeena Falls at 2:00pm. There we will photograph the falls with fast and slow shutter speeds to see the effect they have on the appearance of the water.

Directions from Portland: I-84 east to Bridal Veil, exit #28, at T intersection turn left onto the Scenic Highway to go east to Wahkeena Falls, it is about 30 miles from Portland. If you get to Multnomah Falls you have gone too far. If you get lost you can try to call my cell phone (503) 830-4481.

What to bring:
-Camera, manual, tripod, lenses, spare batteries, filters ect.
-Warm clothing since we may stay until sunset just before 8PM and it may be windy
-Flashlight, insect repellant
-Water

At Wahkeena Falls I will hand out directions to our other stops that will be:
1. Horsetail Falls: 3:30 to 4:30pm
2. Cascade Locks for dinner at Charburger next to the bridge 5:00 to 6:00
3. Rowena Crest 6:40 to 7:30pm
4. Memaloose & Mosier Overlooks 7:45 to 8:15pm

Rowena Crest is Between Hood River and The Dalles about 70 miles from Portland.

Click here to see some images taken here

Just as film photography required processing the film and then certain additional steps when printing from the negative, Digital Phtography too requires processing and certain steps when preparing to print.

Conventional wisdom in the digital realm says sharpening of the image should be the last thing you do prior to printing. There are other times you shold sharpen as well as other editing tasks.

Learn how to edit your images to maximize their printed impact.

Week 1: Workflow for printing images and color management settings

Week 2: Pre-Printing editing in Adobe Lightroom® and in Photoshop CS®

Week 3: Multi-purpose sharpening and print size sharpening

Week 4: Printer configuration and printing the final product

Class Details:

Format: Predominately hands-on practice with a dash of technical discussion

Location: In the same building as Advance Camera, Suite 8134, which is on the backside of the building

Class Size: Limited to 4-10 people

Bring: Your favorite images, your laptop if you have one with Adobe Photoshop Elements, Lightroom or CS installed.

If you are interested and want to know more about any of these classes, or want to sign up, please call (503.292.6996 x.21) or stop by the store. Class prices, dates and availability vary. All classes include hands on training and a handout on various techniques we cover in class. All classes require pre-payment.

Course Description:

This four-hour seminar focuses on the need for a color management workflow and the use of various tools for camera color calibration, monitor and projector calibration, and printer profiling. Learn the processes required to ensure accurate capture of light with your camera, display it properly on your computer monitor or projector, and sucessfully have your printer reproduces the image on paper that you see on your monitor.

Target Audience:

-Beginner to advanced photographer

Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:

-Explain the need for Color Management in photography

-Determine their personal need for Color Management

-Select an appropriate Color Management solution based on their budget

-Explain the various steps to implement good Color Management workflow

-Implement a Color Management Workflow

If you are interested and want to know more about any of these classes, or want to sign up, please call (503.292.6996 x.21) or stop by the store. Class prices, dates and availability vary. All classes include hands on training and a handout on various techniques we cover in class. All classes require pre-payment.

This class is designed by Mel Huffman to show you a workflow that fits your photographic editing needs using Photoshop. Concepts presented are effective for users of Adobe Photoshop CS2, CS3, CS4 and CS5.

Capturing an image is only one step in the process of creating a piece of art with the system we call photography. Photographers must perform specific actions to capture an image – no matter what camera is used.

Processing the image for various end uses such as print, web, or LCD display also requires certain steps be performed – just as film had to be developed, so too must digital images be processed.

After storing, cataloging, and basic editing of your images in Adobe Lightroom, you may want to makethat good image great, but you need the tools only available in Phtoshop.

This class shows you how to take your good images to a higher level. Learn a workflow using Adobe Photoshop.

Topics of Discussion:
-Levels
-Curves
-Masks
-Color Correction
-Sharpening
-Printing

Class Details:
This class meets 4x – Cost is $150
Format: Lecture & Project Demonstration. Hands-on if you have a laptop computer with Adobe Photoshop Elements installed. Note, a computer is not necessary.
Location: In the same building as Advance Camera, Suite 8134, which is located on the backside of the building.
Class size: Limited to 4-10 people
Bring: Images for example editing and questions you may have.
Registration: Call 503.292.6996, email Jordan@AdvanceCamera.com or stop in to sign up and pre-pay for the class.

If you are interested and want to know more about any of these classes, or want to sign up, please call (503.292.6996 x.21) or stop by the store. Class prices, dates and availability vary. All classes include hands on training and a handout on various techniques we cover in class. All classes require pre-payment.

This class is designed by Mel Huffman to show you a workflow that fits your photographic editing needs using Photoshop. Concepts presented are effective for users of PSE7, PSE8 and PSE9.

Capturing an image is only one step in the process of creating a piece of art with the system we call photography. Photographers must perform specific actions to capture an image – no matter what camera is used.

Processing the image for various end uses such as print, web, or LCD display also requires certain steps be performed – just as film had to be developed, so too must digital images be processed. This class shows you how to take your good images to a higher level using the powerful tools contained in Adobe Photoshop Elements®. Learn a workflow using Adobe Photoshop Elements® to simplify editing, and processing your images that fits your computer system and skill level.

Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:
-Import images from the camera or memory card
-Create an image filing system that best fits their need
-Move Images from one folder to another within Adobe Photoshop Elements® Organizer
-Use the tools within Organizer to keyword and quickly enhance images
-Edit images using tools in the Editor to quickly enhance images
-Share images using the various functions available in Adobe Photoshop Elements®

Class Details:
This class meets 4x – Cost is $150
Format: Lecture & Project Demonstration. Hands-on if you have a laptop computer with Adobe Photoshop Elements installed. Note, a computer is not necessary.
Location: In the same building as Advance Camera, Suite 8134, which is located on the backside of the building.
Class size: Limited to 4-10 people
Bring: Images for example editing and questions you may have.
Registration: If you are interested and want to know more about any of these classes, or want to sign up, please call (503.292.6996 x.21) or stop by the store. Class prices, dates and availability vary. All classes include hands on training and a handout on various techniques we cover in class. All classes require pre-payment.

Course Description:

Learn how to use the capabilities of your camera to improve your photographic skills and creativity; get the image you want, not what the camera “thinks” is correct.

This course shows you how to move from allowing the camera to decide how the picture will look (using Auto Mode) to you being the creative talent determining exactly how the image will be created based on the functions of your camera, the basics of photography (light, exposure, and composition), and modern digital possibilities.

Course Topics:

Digital Camera Overview

Exposure Expanded

Aspects of Light and White Balance

Composition (rules and breaking the rules)

Still Photography (landscape, portraiture, macro, aperture priority)

Action Photography (focusing modes, depth of field, shutter priority)

Creative Photography (zooming, panning, moving, perspective, lighting)
Using Flash (in-camera, on-camera, and off-camera flash)

Looking Ahead (HDRI, 3-D, movies, image management, editing options)

Registration: If you are interested and want to know more about any of these classes, or want to sign up, please call (503.292.6996 x.21) or stop by the store. Class prices, dates and availability vary. All classes include hands on training and a handout on various techniques we cover in class. All classes require pre-payment.

Course Description:

Learn how to use the capabilities of your camera to improve your photographic skills and creativity; get the image you want, not what the camera “thinks” is correct.

This course shows you how to move from allowing the camera to decide how the picture will look (using Auto Mode) to you being the creative talent determining exactly how the image will be created based on the functions of your camera, the basics of photography (light, exposure, and composition), and modern digital possibilities.

Course Topics:

-Digital Camera Overview

-Exposure Expanded

-Aspects of Light and White Balance

-Composition (rules and breaking the rules)

-Still Photography (landscape, portraiture, macro, aperture priority)

-Action Photography (focusing modes, depth of field, shutter priority)

-Creative Photography (zooming, panning, moving, perspective, lighting)
Using Flash (in-camera, on-camera, and off-camera flash)

-Looking Ahead (HDRI, 3-D, movies, image management, editing options)

Registration: If you are interested and want to know more about any of these classes, or want to sign up, please call (503.292.6996 x.21) or stop by the store. Class prices, dates and availability vary. All classes include hands on training and a handout on various techniques we cover in class. All classes require pre-payment.

Week 1: Terminology, Camera Settings, Synchronization, In-Camera Flash & Various Flash Modifiers

Week 2: On/ Off-Camera Flash Units, On/ Off Camera Diffusers, Ring Flash Units, Flash Control Units, Balancing Mixed Light

Week 3: On & Off-camera Flash Combo’s, Master /Slave Operations, Multiple Off-Camera flash Units, Group Operations

Week 4: Putting it all together, Indoor Shooting, Outdoor Shooting

Class cost: For 12 hours of quality time spent learning $150

Location: Same building as Advance, but on the bottom end, in the center location.

Parking: There is plenty of available parking on the bottom end of the building.

Registration: If you are interested and want to know more about any of these classes, or want to sign up, please call (503.292.6996 x.21) or stop by the store. Class prices, dates and availability vary. All classes include hands on training and a handout on various techniques we cover in class. All classes require pre-payment.

This program is for photographers who want to create photographs with artistic lighting without buying or carrying lots of lighting equipment. Learn how to control the flash unit in your camera and accessory flash units available for your camera. Investigate and practice the operation and configuration of various flash units to achieve desired lighting in various photographic conditions.

This is not studio photography, instead it is dedicated to using on camera flash to enhance lighting conditions, in any situation, to creatively improve your photography and become a more versatile photographer in any lighting situation. Below, you will see a list of topics we cover, each week.