July 28th-30th 2008 Atlanta, Georgia DIGITAL IMAGING WORKSHOPS - Jim DiVitale & Helene Glassman   Digital Photography is about taking back quality control in your image making. Commercial, event, portrait, editorial, and fine art photographers all have the same goal in digital photography. It is to create beautiful images with precision tonal control, and simplify the production workflow with predictable results. In this 3-day hands-on workshop, Jim and Helene will demonstrate problem-solving techniques using digital capture and Photoshop that apply to every field of photography. Streamline both your creative and production digital workflow skills to improve quality and save time….   About us:  Jim and Helene bring a wealth of experience in photography and digital imaging from two separate specialties. Jim is a commercial advertising photographer and digital imaging expert. Helene is a portrait/event photographer, and marketing specialist. These separate skill sets compliment each other by combining technical mastery in photography, lighting, and digital imaging with the creative resourcefulness of a commercial photographer and the intimate viewpoint of a portrait photographer. This unique combination brings the best of both disciplines into one learning experience that all photographers can benefit from. They strongly believe that exposure to multiple areas of expertise can only enhance the skills of each student. These hands on workshops are held in Jim's completely equipped commercial studio in Atlanta, Georgia and are limited to 15 students per class.   About Jim: Jim DiVitale has been an Atlanta commercial advertising photographer and photography instructor for over 27 years. During the last 15 years, Jim has specialized in digital photography and computer photo illustration for ad agencies, design firms, and corporations nationwide. Going completely digital capture in 1992, his award winning digital photography has been featured in, among others, Graphis Photo, Print, Archive Magazine, Create Magazine, Creativity, Rangefinder, Professional Photographer, Photo Electronic Imaging, Digital Output Magazine, Digital Imaging, Photo District News, and After Capture Magazine. Jim has lectured before audiences at Photoshopworld, Seybold, Photo Plus Expo, Imaging USA, MAC Design, HOW Design, Orvieto Fotographia, Photo Fusion, APA, ASMP, WPPI, and World Council of Professional Photographers. He has made presentations to students and faculty at art schools nationwide, including Brooks Institute, San Francisco's Academy of Art, and The Portfolio Center. As a member of National Association of Photoshop Professionals Instructor Dream Team since 2000, Jim writes the “Digital Capture Workshop” column for Photoshop User Magazine that goes out to over 100 countries, and is a three-time nominee to the Adobe Photoshop Hall of Fame. Jim is currently working with companies like Adobe, X-Rite, Lensbabies, NIK Software, Leaf America, Extensis and OnOne Software testing future product releases. Jim has authored several Adobe Photoshop training CD's with Software Cinema that are shown at Photoshop Training Expos across North America and Europe. As a member of Professional Photographers of America (PPA) for more than 20 years, Jim has earned the Master of Photography, Master of Electronic Imaging, and Photographic Craftsman degrees, and certification as a PPA Approved Photography Instructor. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Photographers and a Canon “Explorer of Light.” His clients include Mizuno USA, William Carter Co, Toshiba, TEC America, Kenneth Cole, Bellsouth, BP Amoco, COX Media, Genuine Parts Company, Solvay Advanced Polymers, Witness Systems, JP Morgan Financial, Coca-Cola USA, and Scientific Atlanta. View Jim’s portfolio at: www.DiVitalePhotography.com About Helene: Helene Glassman is an award winning photographer/business woman in Santa Barbara, California. She has been awarded the Master of Photography and Photographic Craftsman degrees by Professional Photographers of America and was recognized and awarded “Illustrative Photographer of the Year” for 2002 by Professional Photographers of California and PPA. She is a PPA Certified Professional Photographer, an instructor for National Association of Photoshop Professionals, and has been on the board of governors of the American Society of Photographers for the last 5 years.  She was also instrumental in the development of the Photographic Business & Arts Degree for the State of California for PPA. Her company, Imagery Photography, has been a well-respected and successful portrait-event studio in S. California since 1982. Educated in music and art at the University of Memphis, as well as photography at Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara, her creativity has been rounded out with a Masters degree in communications.  Helene is especially well known, in her fine art, for a storytelling and intimate style. Skills perfected in her portrait/event studio enhance her fine art images creating the thread that runs through her work:  “ Capturing everyday life as she sees it”. To view portfolio: www.Imagerybyhelene.com   UPCOMING SESSION:  July 28th-30th Atlanta, Georgia Price:  $675.00   (Does not include lodging and meals.)  A deposit of $400.00 is due by July 1st to hold your space.  There is a $50.00 non-refundable fee for cancellations within 72 hours of first class.  Make checks payable to “Software Cinema” and send to: Software Cinema 13223 Black Mountain Rd., 1-260 San Diego, CA 92129 This class is for people with intermediate to advanced knowledge of Photoshop CS2 or CS3.    This 3-day session will cover the following: • Calibration and custom profiling for predictable results • Hands on digital capture workflow using DSLR cameras • Test drive new products from Lensbabies, Wacom, and other manufactures • Advanced lighting and camera techniques for location and in the studio • Determining proper exposure values for digital capture. • Understanding bit depth, resolution and file formats for professional jobs. • Customizing Photoshop’s settings to work for your specific needs • Processing Images from RAW capture to final DVD archiving • Working with layer blend modes and adjustment layers for enhancements • Repairing damaged files and poor lighting conditions. • Shooting and stitching multiple images to create large panoramas • Using selection and layer masking for the multiple image montage • Using light painting and selective focus for creative effects. • Creating photo-paintings with custom border edges • Converting black and white images with incredible tonal control • Repairing damaged files and poor lighting conditions • Creating custom greeting cards as a business marketing tool. • Working with clients over the Internet with Photoshop’s Web Gallery. • Using small and large format printers to provide clients finished prints. • Creating Photoshop actions and batch processing for automated tasks • Blending multiple exposures into one perfect exposure • Working with your lab to get the best quality for your client  For more information on what to bring, or have any questions, contact: jim@divitalephotography.com or heleneglassman@mac.com http://www.DiVitalePhotography.comhttp://www.imagerybyhelene.com/mailto:jim@divitalephotography.com?subject=mailto:heleneglassman@mac.comshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3
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