NEW DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS
Presented by Gary Ray Rush Delivered at the Elaine Fleck Gallery
Thursday May 16th, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm - LEARN MORE ABOUT DEVELOPING YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS
Increase your understanding of Adobe Lightroom or Adobe Photoshop - this workshop goes over the FUNdamentals of processing to ensure that you are getting the best results possible with your images. Topics include: importing your images, exporting your images, RAW processing, colour and tone adjustments, black and white conversion, presets, basic retouching and more.
Cost Only $65.00
Complimentary tea, coffee and snacks.
Street Parking is available.
Thursday May 23rd, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm - ADVANCED PHOTOSHOP
I will show you the latest advancements in Photoshop - with easy to understand demonstrations - I will turn you on to the best developing approach Adobe Photoshop CS6 has to offer photographers. I'll demonstrate how you can get the most out of every pixel. You will learn how to work with RAW files as smart objects in layers using masks.
Cost Only $65.00
Complimentary tea, coffee and snacks.
Street Parking is available.
Thursday May 30th, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm - PRINTING PHOTOGRAPHS - Calibration
If you're already printing your photographs but experiencing some difficulties or you would like to start doing your own printing; attend this workshop.
You will learn about setting up a space for viewing and printing photographs. Next a discussion and clarification of Colour Management and Colour Management Terminology. Then you will receive a complete demonstration of Monitor Calibration and Printer Calibration.
Cost Only $65.00
Complimentary tea, coffee and snacks.
Street Parking is available.
Thursday June 6th, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm - PRINTING PHOTOGRAPHS - Printing Workflow
If you're already printing your photographs but experiencing some difficulties or you would like to start doing your own printing; attend this workshop.
A printing work flow is demonstrated to ensure an accurate print. You will learn about Colour Management, Printer settings, Photo Paper Options and Sizing Your Files. Bring some files you would like to print. You can bring them on a lap top, USB stick or CD/DVD. You will receive a few 8.5x11 inch prints and one 17x22 inch luster print.
Cost Only $65.00
Complimentary tea, coffee and snacks.
Street Parking is available.
To SIGN UP on a WORKSHOP - call or email the Elaine Fleck Gallery
Phone: 416 469 8005
email: garyrush@elainefleckgallery.com
Get your photography questions answered with the following workshops!
Fall 2012 / Winter 2012-13
Please Call 416 469 8005 or email garyrayrush@rogers.com
for workshop dates.
PHOTOGRAPHY BASICS
“The Creative Series”
Workshop 1: CREATIVE DSLR
This class teaches you how to use your DSLR with confidence, You will learn to shoot in manual mode as well as achieve an understanding of all the automatic modes of a camera. You will learn how to use your lens's aperture and camera's shutter creatively. You will learn from a pro how to set your DSLR up for the best color and detail capture.
Workshop 2: THE LANGUAGE OF THE PHOTOGRAPHER
In this interactive workshop, Focusing Options, White Balance, and the other important settings that you will use time and time again are fully explained. You will learn how your camera's light meter records light and how to control the way your camera exposes a scene. Lens choices are demonstrated and discussed.
Workshop 3: FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
This class teaches you the basics of flash photography, what each of the important settings are and when to use them. A lot of people feel frustrated and hesitant in using a flash; this class clears things up beautifully.
Workshop 4: COMPOSITION
A brilliant Powerpoint presentation with all the rules, reasons and explanations of composition, presented with classic and contemporary photographs. Your work is then reviewed and critiqued.
Workshop 5: CAPTURING AND DISPLAYING ACCURATE COLOUR
In this workshop I take you step by step through the workflow I use to reproduce faithful, accurate colour. By applying what you learn you will save hours of fiddling with and guessing about the colours you capture. This workflow applies to every aspect of creative photography from portraits to landscapes, from architecture to product photography. You will gain certainty about your ability to capture colour accurately; your confidence will soar. Bring your DSLR Camera.
Workshop 6: OUTDOOR PORTRAIT LIGHTING
A live demonstration on the lighting techniques required to create compelling outdoor portraits. The advantages of the outdoor portraits are they are achieved with minimal lighting equipment and People feel more relaxed outdoors resulting in portraits that are more natural looking. I demonstrate where to find great light in an outdoor setting. I demonstrate the use of reflectors to bounce light onto your subject. A model is provided and each student will be shooting portraits.
Workshop 7: CREATIVE STUDIO LIGHTING
This workshop demonstrates how to use studio lights and attachments to create the various "styles of lighting" in photography. Each student participates in lighting and photographing still life subjects.
Workshop 8: LANDSCAPES
This workshop is an outing to the Toronto Island to photograph the cityscape of Toronto and other interesting subject matter.
Workshops 9 - 13: ADOBE LIGHTROOM
Learn the correct workflow for processing your digital images and how to maximize your image quality. With the advancement of digital photography there have never been so many software options available to today's photographers. The choices, costs, and learning curves can be so daunting that it can be hard to know where to start...and finish. Enter ADOBE LIGHTROOM. This powerful, user-friendly, all-in-one software was produced with photographers in mind – not computer gurus. All the tools of digital image processing and organization are here: folders, white balance, levels, cropping, Hue, Saturation, black/white conversion and much, much, more. Everything is laid out in front of you in an elegant, clean interface – all at a third the cost of its big brother, PHOTOSHOP. This course is delivered in five, three hour classes. I will guide you through the fundamentals of image processing you should complete this workshop confident in your ability to adjust and create images you will be proud to display.
Workshop 14: PRINTING PHOTOGRAPHS - THE RIGHT WAY
We start with a critique of student photos, what was done right and what could be improved on. We apply the guidelines of composition, then cropping, colour correction, tone correction and retouching for an impactful edge. Next we look at the best printing paper options. A printing work flow is then demonstrated to ensure an accurate print.
Individual Workshops |
$125 |
Workshops 1 to 4 |
$400 |
Workshops 5 and 8 |
$500 |
Workshops 9 to 14 |
$600 |
Workshops 1 to 14 |
$1400 |
For scheduling and registration: Call 416 469 8005.
Or in person at The Elaine Fleck Gallery:
888 Queen Street West,
Toronto, Ontario M6J 1G3.
All indoor workshops are delivered at the Elaine Fleck Gallery.
