This class is an intermediate film and darkroom class, which incorporates some digital imaging. The class will introduce a higher aesthetic level, in both camera operations and darkroom skills. Students will begin to produce artistic prints with a personal flair. There will be introductory digital instructions also.
Alex's unique and creative way of seeing will challenge you and help you discover your imagination.

Instructor: Alex Kravtsov
THURS. 6:30 - 9:30 pm
$200.00 tuition / $75.00 lab fee
18 limit

NOTE: First class 8-26-08

This is a Digital class with elements of darkroom crossover. It will provide a workflow for navigating the creative road through a greater understanding of the photographic techniques and procedures and photoshop workflow. Students will learn how to create the best possible digital files or film negatives and move into the bold area of Creative Art Photography.

We will rely on the principles given by such greats as Michael Kenna, John Sexton, George DeWolfe and other contemporary greats. We will analyze the work of past masters and find applications to your work. This class works in conjunction with the ADVANCED CONCEPTS PART II offered next semester, which will move into advanced methods of making Fine Prints (computer or darkroom), in order to provide the ultimate control in fine photography.

STUDENTS SHOULD BRING: CAMERA, METER, AND NOTE PAD TO FIRST CLASS.

TEXT BOOK [can get from Amazon.com] "Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS3" (Real World Series - Publisher: Peachpit Press

Instructor: Rodger Newbold
TUES. 6:30 - 9:30 pm
$200.00 tuition / $75.00 lab fee
20 limit

NOTE: First class 8-27-08

Formerly called "Real Life Photoshop for Photographers," this course has expanded to include greater emphasis on getting quality images from students' digital cameras. You will learn the meaning of white balance settings and which setting is best under various light sources. You will learn when various automatic "modes" can be used to best effect. Students with digital cameras will receive optional shooting assignments and will be encouraged to share their work in class.

Gaining a strong working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, the gold standard of digital imaging software, remains the primary thrust of the course. The course emphasizes the Photoshop tools most useful to photographers without dwelling on esoteric functions useful only to graphic designers and offset printers.

You begin with basic "darkroom" tools (brightness, contrast, hue/saturation, etc.) then transition to more advanced tools (levels, curves, channels, unsharp mask, etc.). You will learn the use of layers, adjustment layers, and selections to modify parts of an image without affecting the rest.

You will learn to retouch skin blemishes, dust specs, etc., and even remove unwanted by-standers using the clone tool, the patch tool, and healing brush. You will learn, and be encouraged to avoid, Photoshop's evil uses such as cloning a third eye to a victims' forehead or cloning a political enemy's face into a scene where he would rather not be seen.

You will learn the difference between image resolution and printer resolutions and how resolution choices can help or hinder image quality. You will learn basic color theory and how Photoshop can translate red, green, and blue squares into a full color image of the Sistine Chapel.

Most importantly, you will have a bit of fun along the way.

Class limited to 9 students (one per iMac workstation). Additional students may enroll if willing to bring their own laptops. Class will use Photoshop CS3 in a Mac OSX. This will not disadvantage PC users. Photoshop commands in Mac and PC environments are virtually identical.

Instructor: Dana Sohm
WED. 6:30 - 9:30 pm
$325.00 tuition / $75.00 lab fee
9 limit

Saturdays

The DIGITAL SATURDAYS are a set of highly focused and intense workshops that are held in the digital imaging lab at the Salt Lake Art Center. The tuition for each class is $79.00, with a special 10% discount for enrolling in all 4 classes.
Dana Sohm is a professional photographer with great knowledge and understanding in the topics to be covered.
Limit 20 per class.

How to Start Your Own Greeting Card Business
Saturday, September 13, 9am - 12 Noon
This class will explore designing notecards, creating & printing them using Photoshop. We will also cover marketing, distributing cards, pricing, etc.

Camera Raw and Adobe Bridge Workflow for professionals and serious amateurs
Saturday, October 11, 9am - 12 Noon
This class will cover non-destructive editing using camera raw and its various controls, shooting with a gray target for color correction, controlling shadows and highlights, retouching spots, cropping, adding copyright info and keywords, when to edit in camera raw vs Photoshop, etc.

Adobe Lightroom for Digital Asset Management
Saturday, November 8, 9am - 12 Noon
This class will cover editing, creating and presenting slide shows and learning to keep track of the multitude of digital images created.

High Dynamic Range Imaging using Photoshop and Photomatix
Saturday, December 13, 9am - 12 Noon
This class will cover how to shoot multiple bracketed exposures, create 64 bit HDR files, and how to "tone-map" them to useful 8 or 16 bit image files with detail in both highlights and shadows.

This workshop will take new or potential digital camera owners through the very basics and differences of the digital realm. Students will examine the differences from film, the cameras features, gain an understanding of resolution, and storage media types. Then we will transition into moving data from camera to computer, data filing and emailing. Students must bring their camera and instruction book to class with them.

Instructor: Rodger Newbold
2 Consecutive Thursdays, 10/16 and 10/23, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
$80.00 tuition
20 limit, minimum 4

The 10th Edition of the KING of all workshops! Experience exploring and photographing one of "The Wonders of the World" along the less visited North Rim of the Grand Canyon, with accommodations in the brand NEW conference center at the Jacob Lake Inn, Arizona.

We will have six marvelous days exploring and photographing along the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, interleaved with a day investigating photographic concepts, digital workflow and printing in the conference center at the Jacob Lake Inn, Arizona.

Monday morning we will greet the sunrise from a spectacular viewpoint, then we will work our way along the plateau before photographing sunset from one of the remote points on the canyon edge.

Tuesday we will day trip to a near by slot canyon for excitement. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday will be spent exploring and photographing many intriguing places about the rim and the surrounding areas. You will also have an opportunity to photograph the blazing autumn color at its finest, Mother Nature willing.

Thursday we will investigate the Art of photography, the hardware, workflow, printing options and an introduction to Adobe's Photoshop. We will also view a small portfolio (5 print max.) from each student.

Participants just need show up and they will be ferried to some of the most beautiful scenes in the world. Participants will have the use of a digital SLR camera and computer if they do not have one. However, this workshop is open to all camera formats and all camera types (film included).

PARTICIPANTS: each person will need a camera (digital or film - any size format), a tripod, a generous supply of digital media or film, jacket/rain gear, light shirt, a canteen is also a must, and a selection of lenses are recommended.
ACCOMMODATIONS: double occupancy rooms will be provided at the Jacob Sunday evening through Friday night with breakfast only on Saturday.
LIMITED SIZE: This workshop is limited to 10! The first ten to pay tuition will receive their reservation. Everyone with a reservation should attend ,if at all possible, the planning meeting, for car pooling, travel information and a last minute weather updates. All locations are weather and 4-wheel drive dependent, but we try our very best!

Workshop dates: September 28 (travel day), September 29-October 4th workshop, October 4th (travel)
Pre-Planning meeting: September 18 (Thursday) 6:30 pm @ Art Center photo lab

Rodger Newbold and other instructors
Tuition: $1575.00 per person. Everything - even the shirt - is included.