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
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.
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
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