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One of the best ways to improve your photographic skills is to participate in a photo workshop. These are hands-on workshops, guided by instructors who not only know photography, but have been making it easy to understand for years. This means you get a chance to listen to, ask questions about and then practice the new techniques and skills. We want you to bring your camera, your ideas, your questions and some hiking boots, and enjoy learning about photography, both in the classroom and in the field. And take home some great images |
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Special Workshops Matting
and Framing workshops are planned!
Tuition costs will cover most materials that we will supply, like the mat cutters, the acid free hinge tape, double-sided tape, rulers, scissors, foam core/backing board, finishing paper, wire and hanging hardware and tools. We'll have some standard mats in black, white, and colors available as well as the colors you choose if locally available. Additional tuition costs may apply, please contact the registration person for the workshop you are interested in. You will need to bring a couple of images and frames with glass to fit your images. Some of the topics we will discuss are:
First session, typically 2-3 hours, bring some print or artwork choices so we can discuss good mat colors and the best techniques to enhance your prints. This will be primarily a discussion night to prepare for the matting at the next session. Second session, We will bring the mats that were discussed at previous session. After reviewing the different options, we will help you cut mats for your photos and assemble the mats, photos and frames to produce a ready-to-hang photographs. Class size is limited to six people so everyone gets time to practice and finish at least two prints. Email for more details . |
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| Workshops
on Adobe PhotoShop
Darrell has been teaching Adobe Photoshop software to photographers since Photoshop version 2.5 in the early 1990's. He has attended Adobe workshops around the country to keep his skills up to date. He has presented special workshops to government agencies, manufacturing and design companies, and camera clubs over the last 20 years. He presently teaches intro and advanced Photoshop courses to aspiring photographers at Dakota county Technical College in Rosemount. These workshops give you a chance to watch demonstrations, follow along and practice techniques and ask tons of questions about the complexities of Photoshop. Versons of Photoshop from CS, CS 2, CS 3 and CS 4 can be covered as needed. We have been hosting three different levels of PhotoShop workshops since January 2006. Watch for more details coming soon. Next workshops planned for spring of 2010 Each of the three levels of workshops will be based on skills and knowledge typically needed by users of digital cameras and printers (both home inkjet and sending to commercial labs). Each workshop will consist of a session approximately 3 hours long, with demos, practice images, discussions and hands-on practice. Cost of each workshop is $10-20 and you must register in advance. Books like "The Complete Guide to Digital Photography" and the "PhotoShop - Restoration and Retouching" will be used as reference in class, but purchasing is optional. When planning to attend the Intermediate or Advanced workshops, previous knowledge and skills with PhotoShop is necessary. 100
- PhotoShop Basic Tools
Dates:
February 3rd, 2010 Dates: January 25th, Feb 1st and 8th, 2010 200 - Intermediate PhotoShop (Layers and Masks)
Dates: Feb 17th, 2010 300 - Advanced PhotoShop Techniques for Digital Photography
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Other Workshops The “Know-How’s” of Digital Photography: (2-hour session) Have a new digital camera? Confused by all the adjustments and options? Having trouble getting sharp colorful photos? This workshop will help answer those questions and cover digital photography techniques including; what subjects to shoot, how to steady your camera, catching the excitement of certain moments, and getting the most out of your digital camera's features. Also, learn a little about troubleshooting problems that may occur when taking digital photos including dealing with red-eye reduction, cloudy or cold weather, and reducing lens flare. (Bring your cameras and sample problem pictures) Dates: , March 10th, 2010
Panoramic Photography: (3 hour session) Think out of the box, the 8x10 and 5x7 box that is. Panoramic photos can be easier captured with today’s digital cameras. Some careful planning and the right settings can produce a set of individual images that can be “stitched” together into one long high-quality image. This workshop will cover the unique techniques of taking panoramas and how to stitch them together using one of the best softwares on the market, Adobe PhotoShop CS3 – Photo Merge. (bring some of your pano images, a CD-R or jump drive) Dates: being planned for fall of 2010 Macro Photography: Think small, maybe even tiny. Come explore some of the techniques the professionals use to create artistic and amazing closeup photographs. It isn't as easy as it looks sometimes. We'll explore the features on some of the newer digital cameras as well as special lenses to discover the world of macro photography. Close up filters, adaptor plates, reversing rings, tripods brackets are some of the tricks of the trade. Lighting and depth-of-field plays an important part to the successful macro image as well.
Adobe Lightroom Basics – (3 hour session) How to use the new software kid on the block to download, organize, rename your images so your can track the thousands of images you shoot. An overview of the software will include the main features of library to create collections, key words, and ratings to sort images. Then a overview of the develop section for image correction and enhancement and on to printing and web gallery creation. You will have a chance to play with LightRoom 2.0 to see if it will help your workflow. (bring CD or CF of images to practice with) Dates: Jan 20th, 2010 |
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Photography Workshop - Long-Weekends Our North Shore Photography Workshops have been held on the beautiful North Shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota. The three day workshop consisted of lectures, discussions, slide shows filled with tips on metering difficult scenes, using your equipment effectively, shooting waterfalls, nature, landscapes, sunrises, and close-ups. This workshop was designed for the intermediate photographer who want to take their photography to the next level. Part of each of the three days was spent in the field shooting under the guidance of the instructor with a final student critique on the last day of the workshop. Limited to 15 people. Dates: We are planning more north shore workshops during 2010 and exploring some 1-2 days workshops in the metro area. Watch this site for more details.
Times: Out-of-town workshops typically run from Thursday evening through Sunday mid-afternoon unless otherwise mentioned. We suggest you plan to arrive at the meeting location on Thursday night around 8 pm for the workshop overview and planning session. However, if you experience a conflict of schedules, please let Darrell know as soon as you can. Places: North Shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota. Near the towns of Beaver Bay, Schroeder, Tofte and the State Parks of Split Rock, Gooseberry and Temperance. Other places are being considered for future workshops Cost: Workshops run through Backroad Images are non-credit workshops. Costs vary with location, email for details. Lodging, meals, personal transportation are extra and must be arranged individually. Average cost of lodging is $75 - 95 per night. We will recommend a place to stay and attempt to block out some rooms to get better prices. We recommend you consider sharing rooms with other participants to reduce costs. Summer trips have a camping option as well For the non-college credit option, a $25 nonrefundable fee is due when registering to hold your place in class. Complete payment is due 7 days prior to the first day of the workshop. Email for current prices.. Credit cards, checks and cash is accepted. Registration:
Call or e-mail for more info,
brochure, or application. Lodging: Reasonable rates at nearby hotels, lodges and cabins. Three State Parks and private campgrounds nearby offer great natural surroundings and facilities. Lodging is not included in workshop fee, however we will help you with some recommendations of nearby accommodations and we have reserved some rooms. |
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to the North East over Lake Superior towards Split Rock Lighthouse just
before sunrise. |
Summer moonrise over Duluth lighthouses on the June 10, 2006 workshop. |
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