Landscape Photography - Capture to Post-Processing

Class Description

The goal of this on-site class is to learn how to get the best capture of landscape and travel scenes so our post-processing work is minimized. We will always encounter circumstances that make more or less post-processing necessary.

The goal is for students to be able to process and optimize their own images. All demonstrations and class work will be done using Photoshop, so working knowledge of Photoshop, including layers, is essential.

We begin by briefly examining successful travel images, followed by hands-on demonstrations and step-by-step instruction. We learn image assessment and best-practices workflow for quickly and efficiently processing travel images. Emphasis is on detailed demonstrations of techniques and hands-on practice with real images. Wacom tablets are available for use during the class, affording an opportunity for practice for those who have never used one.

Topics Covered:
Planning
Equipment Choices and Why
Getting the Best Capture
Avoiding Artifacts

Composition Advice
Urban Photography
Photographing Water - Motion, Reflections, Filters
Shooting and Editing a Series
Shooting into the Sun while Avoiding Flare - Four Techniques
Shooting Sunrises and Sunsets
Autofocus vs. Manual Focus and When
Panoramas
High Dynamic Range
- Realistic HDR
- Getting the best capture for HDR
- Bracketing and bracket order
- Avoiding the pitfalls of over-processed HDR
- Third-party software options

Quick, Easy, Organized Workflow

Essential Edits
Color Correction
Creative Color Adjustments - Tints, Overlays, Presets
Exposure Correction
Post-Processing Tools and Techniques
- Adobe Camera Raw
- Photoshop Nondestructive Editing
- Straightening, Correcting Perspective and Lens Corrections
- Extractions, Layers, Blending Modes
- Removing Distractions (such as pedestrians in travel photos)
Preparing images for printing or upload to web

Prerequisites:
Working knowledge of Photoshop, Including layers.

Class Requirements

Because so many restorative techniques require layers, masking, drawing and other precise adjustments, this class uses Photoshop and Adobe Camera Raw only.

A Photoshop class is recommended if you have no working knowledge of the application. We offer Part 2 of our two-day Photoshop Workshop that teaches valuable layers and layer adjustment techniques. See class list for more information.

• Raw files will afford more

opportunities for editing than jpg

files.

• Flash drive

• Wacom tablet (optional)

Class Schedule

Date	Start Time	End Time	Location
Saturday, June 27th, 2015	10:00 AM	4:00 PM	Digital Learning Center

Additional Class Information

Class Images:

About the Instructor

Corinne (CJ) Standish: CJ studied drawing and photography at Art Institute Minnesota and photography and digital imaging at MCTC colleges. She has been retouching using Photoshop since 2005 and has fashion and portrait retouching clients in the US, Europe and Russia. She continually participates in retouching workshops to stay abreast of the latest techniques and software developments. CJ is also a portrait, event, and performance photographer.