Friday, July 12, 2013

New Melbourne Post Processing Bootcamp Announced

Weekend Photoshop and Lightroom Bootcamp Workshop Class with Mark Rayner

Where: St Kilda - Melbourne
Next workshop: 
31 August - 1 September 2013

Due to increasing requests we are pleased to offer a digital post-processing and workflow program with particular emphasis on Adobe Lightroom 5 and Adobe Photoshop in Melbourne.
The workshop is spread over two days, incorporating 5 two hour sessions and a 3 hour 'Phototrek' to begin the workshop. Held in the air conditioned Oakley South Pacific, Head Office at St Kilda, there is plenty of parking available with easy access. Morning teas will be provided.

The workshop will cover:

Importing and opening images
Image resolution  Selections and masks
Colour and white balance adjustments
Retouching  Histograms
File formats
Filters Actions Scripts
Plug-ins
HDR Metadata Batch processing
Presets
Keyboard shortcuts Exporting and saving  Automating tasks
Re-sizing
Sharpening
Noise reduction
and much, much more.
Program:

Saturday and Sunday 8:30am to 5:00pm
The Phototrek

We commence proceedings shooting the St Kilda foreshore, Luna Park and surrounding areas during a 3 hour photo walk. We will all be photographing together and this shoot will provide much of the imagery for the weekend's processing tuition. You will be working from scratch on images from your own camera.


Session 1
This session covers the basics of Adobe Bridge and Camera Raw and de-mystifying the connections of both with Photoshop. Mark will show you how best to transfer your images to your computer and some convenient protocols for folder naming and storage. We will also look at how Adobe Lightroom can be incorporated ion your Photoshop workflow.

Session 2
This session will cover image adjustment and enhancement in Camera Raw and look at a number of techniques to speed up the post-processing workflow. We will look at the various adjustment modules and tools which will become the backbone of your image processing.

Produce amazing black and white results
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Session 3
We will start to get into some of the new user friendly aspects of Photoshop and really begin to make a difference to our RAW files to produce images with that "Wow" factor. We'll look at the best way to set up your tool panels and optimise your workspace to suit your style and needs. You will explore the different tools available in Photoshop and how and when to use them.

Learn how to turn an overexposed washed out image ........................................into a dramatic, punchy photograph in just a few easy steps.
 

Session 4
To help speed up the workflow process we will begin to incorporate plug-ins, presets, actions and scripts. As well as providing you with many ready to use presets and actions, Mark will guide you through the process of creating your own actions to speed up processes that you find yourself doing more often.
You'll learn how to create stunning, unique and interesting backgrounds for your "studio" portraits and much more.
  
Session 5
By this session you will have a new understanding of presets, actions, scripts, plug-ins, batch processing, curves, layers, masks, resolution, filters and many more terms.This session will put your new found knowledge and skills to work and consolidate what you have learned into a smooth and efficient workflow. We will also look at the basics of some of the hot topics of digital photography such as HDR (High Dynamic Range), Panorama stitching and more.

All attendees will receive a complimentary Photoshop actions, presets, scripts, printable cheat sheets and more.

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