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Pro Digital Image: Photoshop Training
Pro Digital Image
Pro Digital Image: Photoshop Training
Pro Digital Image: Photoshop Training
Pro Digital Image: Photoshop Training
Pro Digital Image: Photoshop Training

Learn the Power of Photoshop in a Structured, Hands-On Environment

My love is in making great prints. I started out making them in the darkroom. I studied the great master print makers, Wynn Bullock, Paul Campinegro, Edward Weston, Ansel Adams to name a few. Ansel used to think of his negatives as a musical score. Something easily read. He called the printing of his negatives the performance of the score.

Pro Digital ImageSome days in the darkroom yielded better performances than others. Photoshop is the darkroom of today. Think of the performance as adjusting the tones in the image to bring out the original thought or feeling in the taking of the image. Great printmakers control how the image is looked at. Many times this is done by darkening and lightening specific tones in the image, so the viewer looks at the image the way you intended.

Pro Digital ImageThis is not easily taught. It has to come from making prints. Great printmaking is a lot of value judgments. Some days are better than others. I teach Photoshop from this perspective. Ansel used to say “I can teach you how to make a print in the darkroom in a half hour, then you can spend the rest of your life learning how to make great prints.

Today this is done with Photoshop and a good inkjet printer. I'm currently using the Epson 3800 printer. You can see them at ITSupplies.com. I'm most excited about the wonderful papers that are available. My favorite is: Epson Exhibition Fiber. It won't take long and you will have the same passion to make great prints that I do.
Steve Burger

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ProDigitalImage: Photoshop Books for Serious Photographers. Beginning and Advanced Photographers

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2010 Schedule: Book now to hold your place.

January, 2010

Advanced Photoshop

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

Photoshop Class
Thursday, January 7th, 2010

February

Photoshop Class
Thursday, February 11th

Before / After Photographs by Don Giannatti


Steve,  

Thank you for a great Photoshop learning experience! I loved every minute of it.  

My great uncle was a pro golfer (1926 US Open, 1926 Western Open - a major back then...played with Jones, Hagen, Sarazen, etc...hence my interest in golf history. One day, a few years ago, on one of my "golf club collection hunting expeditions" in Palm Springs, I happen to see the 1934, 38 PGA Champ Paul Runyan giving a lesson on the range. I went up to him after and introduced myself...hoping for some golf history tid-bits. Runyan played in the first Masters with Bobby Jones. I had already talked to Gene Sarazen, and Harry Cooper on the phone...all 1920's golf greats. Anyway, Runyan asked me about my game. Had me hit a few balls...and for the next three days I would be paying him for lessons. We worked on long and short game (he said he was a very good long game player, despite the fact everyone said he was a great short game player). The lessons were awesome! I learned more about the golf swing than history during these three days...opposite of what I thought. I went home with the same enrichment that I left your classes with. I have taken many classes, and at SCC when you take a class, often you just get someone holding your hand through a book. No real experience with it. It was great taking a Photoshop class from a true pro Photographer and Print Maker.  

I have taken many lessons in different things. Though I have taken lessons from only two "Masters" in my mind....Paul Runyan and you.  

Again, thanks for the great Photoshop classe

 

Tombstone Portraits Workshop.. March 15th-18th 
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Call Friends Of Arizona Highways.. 602-712-2004 or click here for more information. See you there.

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The Books: Now Available Here.
ProDigitalImage: Photoshop Books for Serious Photographers. Beginning and Advanced Photographers

Register now for Winter classes.

January, 2010

Advanced Photoshop
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

Photoshop Class
Thursday, January 7th, 2010

February

Photoshop Class
Thursday February 11th

2010 Schedule >

 

CS4 is here!
Have you wondered about all the cool stuff in CS4?
PDI is fully CS4 aware and we teach the most up-to-date Photoshop techniques, tools and tips. If you want to really unleash the power of CS4, this is the class to take.

Learn the Secrets to RAW image production at Pro Digital Image
This Advanced Class
will take your skills to a new level of expertise. If you are familiar with the basics of Photoshop, this advanced class will be well worth your time.

Photoshop Consulting Available:
Pro Digital Image can arrange personalized consulting for photographers and digital artists wishing to increase their knowledge of photoshop.We will come to your location and address your specific needs. Single users as well as groups can be accomodated. Please contact: Steve at prodigitalImage.com for more Information.

"Steve is passionate about each participant finding their path to the photos that are indeed unique to them. His patience is or should be legendary. The power of his knowledge is that he wants to share it, see it light the sparks
in learners eyes.  His enthusiasm is absolutely contagious.  Could hardly wait to get back from class at 10:30 PM and start actions and printing....the refinement in my personal approach to my work is absolutely thrilling to me. Steve brings the darkroom back to us via the computer and the results possible are awe inspiring. It is incredibly exciting. I will take every class he offers and do the workshops when possible. His enthusiasm and the ability to impart the passion to the class is paramount. A thank you seems hardly enough Steve."
-- Sally Ruscitti

Special Workshops for 2010

Tombstone Portraits Workshop.. March 15th-18th 

Call Friends Of Arizona Highways.
602-712-2004 and watch for more details.


2010 Schedule: See More
Sign up for Winter classes:

January, 2010

Advanced Photoshop
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

Photoshop Class
Thursday, January 7th, 2010

2010 Schedule >

Lighting Workshop

Don Giannatti teaches a wonderful workshop in lighting and Photographic techniques.
Visit his site for more information
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