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