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.
Some 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.
This 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
2009 Photoshop Workshops / Arizona Highways
Learning how to use image-editing programs to enhance
digital photos or scans isn’t always easy. There
can be a steep learning curve just to be able to handle
basic workflow. This workshop will help take the mystery
out of the process, giving you tools you can take home
and immediately start using to achieve consistently good
results. After importing your images into the computer,
you’ll learn step-by-step how to maximize the impact
of your photographs, and how to print them.
These lessons
will be taught in a classroom setting with both scheduled
lectures and free lab time, and each student will receive
the instruction book Steve uses in his Photoshop classes.
Check
the Arizona Highways link below formore information and
dates.
Don't miss the Grand Canyon Photoshop
Seminar with Steve
Burger and Gary Ladd coming up on August 14th - 17th (More
Info here).
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.
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
Grand Canyon Photoshop Seminar
with
Steve Burger and Gary Ladd
