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Photographic Center Northwest offers workshops in Seattle and abroad, classes, and accredited courses as well as the Certificate Program. Students interested in pursuing a bachelor of fine art degree may take advantage of our partnership with Seattle University. Interested in learning more about upcoming PCNW classes as well? Visit our classes page. Workshop Schedule | Summer 2009Workshop information also available as a PDF.Film Photography Intro to Film Photography
This is a hands-on workshop about the basics. Bring your manually adjustable 35mm camera and manual. Learn how to operate your camera, and how ISO, shutter speed, depth of field, and aperture affect your photographs. Participants will also have a chance to try different types of film, practice using a tripod, and learn basic lighting and composition. Processing and Printing Black & White
An easy introduction to processing 35mm and/or 120 film. Bring exposed film to class and receive step-by-step instruction on how to process your film and make B&W prints. This is a great way to start working in our public black and white darkroom, or to refresh your skills and start making your own prints again. Introduction to Large Format
Look under the hood! The view camera is the ultimate tool for crafting fine photographs, and yet in some ways it is also the simplest. This workshop will demystify this remarkable instrument, allowing even beginners to quickly develop the technical finesse needed to express their ideas. Through demonstrations and hands on shooting, learn to use the Sheimpflug principle to control depth of field, swings, tilts and shifts for perspective control, bellows correction for macro work, and much, much more. Digital Media Scanning Negatives for Digital Printing
Even with the proliferation of digital SLR cameras, many photographers still prefer to shoot film negatives and scan them for printing at home or in a lab. This workshop will provide a primer for scanning color or black and white negatives and offer essential guidelines for making adjustments using scanning software, ultimately reducing the need for additional corrections. Students can scan old family negatives, create files for printing your photographs on a digital mural printer, or even prepare images for a Web site or blog. If you face significant problems (fading, color correction, dust and scratches) with older negatives, or would like to further refine your scanned negatives, the Retouching workshop is a great opportunity to see your images realized as pristine fine art digital prints. Retouching Images for Digital Printing
Scanning negatives can sometimes introduce an array of unwanted effects. Explore a range of methods and tools you can use to clean up and enhance your photographs and create pristine images for printing. After scanning your negatives, learn color correction and focus on manipulation beyond traditional retouching methods. Sample an array of other tools that will help you adjust and fine-tune your images. Photoshop Basics
Photoshop for the absolute beginner! Learn the essential skills necessary for editing digital photographs. Tour the program's overall layout, get an overview of the tools and their uses, and learn file organization, color correction, cropping, resolution, sharpening, and how to prepare your digital files for printing. Digital SLR Fundamentals
Learn to use your digital camera's advanced features, including: white balance; focusing, metering, and shooting modes; adjusting sharpness, color and contrast in camera; and reading histograms. Explore different lenses, file sizes and types, formatting, buffering systems, and how to prevent digital noise. Discover how to shoot with different flash techniques plus how to do night and infrared photography digitally. One meeting will be held offsite to practice advanced shooting and retouching techniques. Basic knowledge of your digital SLR camera required. Fine Art Digital Printing
Learn the ins and outs of creating high-quality fine art digital prints on an inkjet printer and using online printer services. Master your workflow to ensure the best possible print quality. Investigate today's printing systems and paper options to discover the best match for your images. Acquire color management skills which will ensure that your digital output matches the intent. Fine Art Digital Printing
Lightroom Fundamentals I
Lightroom is Adobe's image management and enhancement program designed specifically for photographers. Lightroom has become a powerful program which can make managing, working on and sharing your photographs easier and more efficient than a Photoshop-based workflow. In this workshop, learn the fundamentals, concentrating on the Library and Develop modules. With hands-on practice, learn how to organize, back up, manage, edit and fix and enhance your images, and how to work through large shoots efficiently with collections, presets, and synchronized settings. The benefits of shooting RAW will also be discussed.Ê No prior experience with Lightroom is necessary; laptop computer required. Lightroom Fundamentals II
In part two of this workshop, explore advanced editing, searching and keyword management techniques in the Library module. Learn more about adjustments in the Develop module, and dive into the Slide Show, Web and Print modules. With hands-on practice, achieve quality prints through Lightroom, and learn how to print efficiently by fully leveraging the power of templates. Color management will be discussed in terms of color spaces, monitor calibration and printing. Finally, learn how to incorporate Photoshop actions and third party plug-ins into your Lightroom workflow. Laptop computer required. Design through Photoshop
Integrate your photographs into larger graphic compositions with text and design elements. Mastering the manipulation of photographs is only part of creating posters, cards or books. Design a form of presentation for your photographs and build graphics that work with your images. If you feel you have the design skills to create your own promotional cards, business cards, brochures, posters and/or web page mock-ups, but need the Photoshop skills, this workshop is for you. Skills learned in the process of developing these products include use of the text tool, shape tools, techniques to align text and images, transforming text and shapes, applying layer styles to create drop shadows and other effects, putting multiple images into a document, using smart objects to provide more flexibility in design, use rulers, guides and smart guides, layer sets, locking and linking layers. Must have prior experience with Photoshop and be comfortable with layers. Approaching the Digital Image
Learn the best approach to analyzing, understanding, visualizing, and optimizing your digital photographs. If you understand how to use your digital camera, and feel reasonably comfortable in Photoshop, and yet still don't know what to do in order to optimize a digital image, this is the perfect workshop for you. Unlike most workshops that focus on the various image-optimization tasks you can perform in Photoshop, this workshop will focus on the context of how and why youÕll perform specific adjustments. You'll learn how to analyze your images, how to understand the information contained in the image, an approach to visualizing the results you want to achieve, and techniques for realizing your vision through image optimization. Taught by acclaimed author and educator Tim Grey, this workshop will boost your confidence and help you realize your true vision for your photographic images.
Ideas and Practice The Portrait: A Social Document
Explore the power of the portrait as a means of telling a strong story, pushing the boundaries of the photographic term "documentary". Find inspiration in the work of Richard Avedon and other photographers using the portrait as a focal point of their documentary work. Discuss how portraiture has and can be used most effectively in communicating cultural and social issues across the world. Learn how to build character and courage in the development of your own projects; the workshop will include time for critique and ideas about connecting with organizations supporting social documentary work locally and abroad. Platinum/Palladium Printing with Digital Negatives
Combine 21st century digital technology with the 19th century platinum/palladium process by using large digital negatives to make contact prints. Learn how to use the Quadtone RIP printer driver to customize ink management, print up to 16x20" digital negatives and create prints using hand-coated palladium on fine art paper. Bring negatives to scan or high res files to adjust. Workshop will be held off-site at the instructor's well-equipped studio on Mercer Island. Proficiency in Photoshop required. Workshop limited to four students. More info (PDF) High Dynamic Range (HDR)
High Dynamic Range, popularly known as HDR, is basically the process of taking multiple exposures and merging them together into one single image. With this process, you won't need to sacrifice elements in a photograph when you press the shutter. Learn to blend information and tones from multiple images to maximize the information captured by your camera. Experiment with balancing information in order to fine-tune photographs and create amazing images. On-Camera Flash
Being able to use your flash in combination with ambient or continuous light will reveal new photographic possibilities. This one-day workshop will cover light ratios, guide numbers, and metering. There will also be flash demonstrations for a variety of lighting situations. Learn some simple tricks the pros use that will make your on-camera flash a more versatile tool than you ever imagined. Bring your manually-adjustable camera and your flash unit along with the manuals for both. The Future of Multimedia Photojournalism: a Pragmatic Approach
The landscape of photojournalism has changed irrevocably. Staff photojournalist positions are almost a thing of the past, and old business models have collapsed as media audiences are fractured among many distribution channels. Economic survival in the field has never been more challenging. Yet thanks to the powerful tools available through digital multimedia, there have arguably never been greater opportunities for compelling visual story telling. To succeed and continue to do the important work of photojournalism, photographers now have to become multi-skilled multimedia journalists AND savvy multimedia business people. During this two-day intensive workshop, learn from and share ideas with your colleagues about how photojournalism can survive and thrive in the new media environment. Led by photojournalist and educator Dan Lamont, workshop participants will walk this unexplored path together. Examine how new media is different from -- and the same as -- traditional photojournalism. Explore new media production standards and business models, discussing how to create innovative and sustainable practices. Participants are encouraged to bring samples of their work as well as their ideas, concerns, opinions and solutions. About the seminar leader: Dan Lamont is an internationally published photojournalist and a noted photography educator and speaker. He has been a regular contributor to Time, Newsweek, Der Spiegel and the New York Times among many other publications. He holds a Master of Communication in Digital Media from the University of Washington, where his research focused on production and business models for independent production of multimedia content. Register now. Intro to Studio Lighting
The range of studio flash and lighting systems is vast and sophisticated: power packs, mono-lights, scrims, reflectors, gobos, softboxes, and umbrellas. What are they and what do they do? This workshop will provide a thorough introduction to the many options in studio lighting through class demonstrations of lighting setups and systems. Orcas Island Retreat
Work with accomplished teacher and photographer Dennis DeHart on this retreat to Orcas Island. An opportunity to sharpen your technical skills, find new approaches to landscape photography through conceptual exercises, and to refine digital processing and printing techniques. A retreat for photographers who are looking for a fresh perspective on the Pacific Northwest landscape, or for visiting photographers who are keen to experience the San Juan Islands through a local artist and digital printmaking expert. The class will reconvene in Seattle the following weekend to make fine art digital prints in the lab at Photographic Center Northwest. View the projected schedule, which inlcudes shoots at Moran State Park, Obstruction Pass, and on Puget Sound as well as dinner and discussion after the daylight hours. Limited to 10 participants. One scholarship will be awarded for this workshop -- please contact the director of education (education@pcnw.org) for more information about this opportunity. Read more (PDF) The Art of the Snapshot
Both artful and spontaneous, the snapshot aesthetic has infiltrated visual culture. Fine art photographers strive to replicate the quick, offhand approach to taking pictures, evident from the work of Nan Goldin and Stephen Shore. Grab a disposable camera, old family 35mm, or a plastic camera and learn techniques for realizing an impromptu aesthetic in your photographs. Middle School Students Exploring Darkroom Photography
Learning the techniques of black and white film photography is a great way to make the most out of your summer! Discover the best way to handle your camera, and leave with your own finished prints. Photographing on location plus in-class critiques will show you the rules of better composition and help you to develop your own personal style. Bring your 35mm (SLR preferred) film camera and we will provide the film and all other supplies. This workshop is for 12-14 year olds; registration limited to the first 12 students. High School Students Black and White Darkroom Alchemy
Explore the magic of darkroom photography this summer! In this class, learn how to use your camera, take artistic pictures, make your own prints, and experiment with some alternative printing techniques. Bring your camera (SLR preferred) and we will provide the film and darkroom supplies. This workshop for high school students is limited to 12 participants. Street Photography: Exploring Seattle's Neighborhoods
Study the work of Street Photography greats and create your own body of work photographing Seattle's interesting and unique neighborhoods. Classes will include slideshow and book presentations, field trips to neighborhoods including the International District, Capitol Hill and Fremont, individual editing sessions, and critiques with your fellow photographers. Bring your own digital and/or film cameras (those shooting film will need to be motivated and prepared to have work prints ready for each class). Previous photography experience is advised but not required. In order to maximize shooting time, class will meet in various locations during the week - an itinerary will be provided upon registration with details. This workshop for high school students is limited to 12 participants. |
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