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Seán Duggan
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November 3-7, 2008 |
| Course Fee: |
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$1,100
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| Prerequisites: |
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Attend Beginning Photoshop 1 and 2 or equivelant course, or have similar experience. Basic computer knowledge, with ability to open files and navigate through folder structure. Camera gear is required for the field photography portion of this course, and you should be comfortable with the basic operation of your equipment. The full digital workflow will be presented, but you should understand the basic process of performing tonal and color adjustments in Photoshop. |
About the Course
The origins of photography began with black and white images and for many a finely crafted black and white print is still the ultimate form of creative photographic expression.This course covers both the photographic and digital darkroom aspects of making high quality black and white images.
This five day workshop taught by Seán Duggan, co-author of "The Creative Digital Darkroom", "Photoshop Artistry" and "Real World Digital Photography" is a celebration of the black and white photograph. It is a combination of creative seeing, camera technique and leveraging the power and control of the digital darkroom. We will practice our photographic technique durning the week on location shoots with the aim of visualizing and creating images in black and white. Back in the digital lab, we will explore a wide range of essential Photoshop and Lightroom techniques as we work at perfecting our color digital captures into finely honed black and white prints
We'll begin by taking a look at the work of some of the masters to identify the qualities that make a good black and white image. Then throughout the week we'll use a combination of observational skills, camera work and Photoshop technique to realize those qualities in our images. Although we will be making new images during the week, students are also encouraged to bring their own images to work with during the week, especially those which you have wanted to perfect for a long time. The days will be divided between photography, presentations and tutorials to help you learn new techniques and supervised lab sessions where you can apply those new skills to your own images.
Some of the topics for the week will include:
* How to read the qualities of light and interpret how the color scene you see with your eyes will render as a black and white image.
* The Zone System and how it translates to a digital image.
* Converting from Color to Black and White
* Scanning black and white negatives to capture the maximum contrast and tonal range.
*Tonal adjustments and correction using Levels, Curves, and Layer/Blend Mode combinations.
* Flexible dodging and burning techniques
* How to create precise masks for localized tonal adjustments.
* Digital Toning, Split-Toning, Duotones, and Color Tinting.
* Infra-Red film effects; adding film grain, and techniques for creating a distressed, "antique" look.
* Overview of current output options for digital black and white
* Making the Fine Print
This is an intermediate to advanced course that offers participants the tools to apply wet darkroom techniques for black & white images to the digital darkroom. Course participants should already be familiar and comfortable with the user interface in Photoshop, though no specific experience working digitally with black & white images is required.
Who Should Attend?
This is an intermediate to advanced course that offers participants the tools to apply wet darkroom techniques for black & white images to the digital darkroom. Course participants should be familiar with tonal editing tools in Photoshop, though no specific experience working digitally with black & white images is required.
Daily Outline
Monday
Concept: Your Photographic Journey
Quality of Light: Tone & Contrast
Seeing in Color/ Seeing in Black & White
Digital Darkroom:
Workflow Overview
Shaping the Tonal Landscape in Photoshop
Raw Processing in Camera Raw & Lightroom
The Digital Zone System
From Color to Black & White
Camerawork:
Controlling Exposure
Form, Texture & Framing
Landscape Design: The Near & the Far
Tuesday
Concept:
Seeing: From 3-D to 2-D
Pathways for the Eye
Sculpting with Light and Shadow
Digital Darkroom:
Non-Destructive Editing: Raw, Adjustment Layers & Smart Objects
The Power of Curves
Flexible “Dodging & Burning” Techniques
Selections & Masking for Localized Tonal Adjustments
Sharpening Techniques
Camerawork:
Working with the Crowded Frame
Navigating Changing Light
Stillness & Motion
Wednesday
Concept:
All the World’s a Stage: Creative Still Life
More than One: Multiple Exposures to Control Dynamic Range
More than One: Diptychs, Triptychs and Sequences
Digital Darkroom:
Digital Toning, Split-Toning & Duotones
Combining Color with Black & White
Digital “Hand Coloring”
Soft-Proofing / Printing
Open Lab Time
Camerawork:
Multiple Exposures to Control Dynamic Range
Diptychs & Triptychs / Sequencing
The Still Life in Nature
Thursday
Concept:
Scanning Black & White negatives for maximum contrast and tonal range
Less is More: The Minimalist Image
Digital Darkroom:
Combine Multiple Exposures into a Single Image
Infrared Film Effects
Adding Grain and Texture
Techniques for Creating Antique and Distressed Images
Open Lab Time
Printing
Camerawork:
Less is More: Crafting the Minimalist Image
Friday
Concept:
Your Photographic Journey – The Road Ahead
Expeditions Outside the Box
Personal Assignments
Digital Darkroom:
Creative Focus and Blurring
Image Layout for Multiple Shots
Open Lab Time
Final Printing
Pack up and burn images to disc or download to external hard drive around 3:30-4pm
(Remember, If you haven't gotten enough printing The Institute has a Canvas Printing class the next day.)
Post Workshop Check-in
Approximately two months after the class, students will be able to have a one-on-one check-in appointment with Seán Duggan to review their creative and technical progress. This consultation will take place via the phone and using online meeting technology that will enable you to share computer screens and view work in progress and go over digital darkroom technique.
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