Make Money with your Digital Camera

This is a great starting point if you're new to studio photography. Many of our new users are wanting a grounding in studio lighting before attending our more advanced workshops.

We'll review the basics of studio work including the types and brands of lights, how to measure the light, your camera's sync speed, and multiple light setups. This will give you a strong foundation before moving onto our other workshops.

One of the great challenges for professional photographers and models alike is to come up with truly "Great" head shots for models and performers.

Both parties build their career on these shots. Using our model, we'll explore the techniques used to create these powerful shots. Setting up a head shot booth, lighting for glamour, posing, working for expression, and makeup considerations will be covered.

The session begins with a detail explanation of the lighting technique used and variations on the theme. Time is allocated for each photographer to shoot one-on-one with the model. This session will be a bit more expensive due to it's high cost.

This is a great starting point if you're new to studio photography. Many of our new users are wanting a grounding in studio lighting before attending our more advanced workshops.

We'll review the basics of studio work including the types and brands of lights, how to measure the light, your camera's sync speed, and multiple light setups. This will give you a strong foundation before moving onto our other workshops.

Many people are confused by color management in the digital era. What does it all mean? How should your software be set, how do you get good quality color prints back from that lab that don't come as a surprise or disappointment.

We'll review color management from image capture to Post Production to final printing, including a discussion of different commercial printers that you are likely to encounter. We'll explore color spaces. We'll see how to attach a custom printing profile to your images

Being able to shoot and produce a model's comp card or "Z" card can make a great addition to your sales.

With this session we will do a models, head shot, and 4 different outfits to reflect her diversity. Photographers will want to bring extra cards with them, we'll shoot a lot!

We'll finish the session with how to take 5 images and create a Comp card in Photoshop.

Tuesday Sept. 23, 2008 6:30 - 9:00 pm Admission $95.00

This is a chance to grow your artistic talents. The classic Boudoir Portrait must be sensual, even provocative, without being blatant or garish. It starts with a prior consultation with the client to select wardrobe and set design, and ends with one of the most demanding photographic sessions. Proper hair and makeup are paramount to the success of the portrait. We will be working on a distinctive hot new style that has become so popular in this kind of photography". The photo session will be followed by a demonstration on how to finish off the look in Photoshop.

Tuesday Sept. 30, 2008 6:30 - 9:00 pm Admission $95.00

This is a chance to grow your artistic talents. The classic Nude Portrait must be sensual, even provocative, without being blatant or garish. It starts with a prior consultation with the client to select wardrobe and set design, and ends with one of the most demanding photographic sessions. Proper hair and makeup are paramount to the success of the portrait. Our model will have a variety of wardrobe changes, and with several set changes we'll watch how the we can produce a large variety of totally different "looks". This session will be higher cost because of the set, makeup and hair costs.