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best parts of the Digital Shootout are the workshops
and seminars. We have assembled some of the best presenters
in the industry to teach you everything you need to know
about underwater digital photography. In addition to
the seminars, we also dedicate a lot of time for one-on-one
assistance to give you the extra help you need. Regardless
of your experience, our team of experts will be sure
to take you to the next level. |
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For
the beginner: Introduction to underwater digital photography.
Digital
Demo Days: dive into digital
Regardless
of your photo experience, making the move to
underwater digital photography can be easy
with
some guidance and a few tips. Digital expert
Dan Baldocchi from Light & Motion will provide you with a complete
underwater digital system and teach you how to take
control of your camera. After a short introduction
to the camera, our staff will help you assemble your
loaner equipment and spend the morning diving with
you. Post dive briefings and image critique will help
refine your technique and turn you on to the magic
world of unlimited shooting and instant feedback. We’ll
prep the gear again and you can take it out again
for afternoon dives. This course has limited enrollment
so contact us today to reserve your spot. |
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| Underwater Photography techniques
seminars:
Focus and Exposure... digital bread and water
Great
images happen when everything comes together at
that magical
moment. Sometimes
you get lucky...
but when the action is happening, it's nice to rely
on practiced method. In two sessions, Berkley White
of Backscatter will share what he calls the "bread
and water" of the underwater photographer's
diet.... Focus and Exposure. Berkley will share his
pre-dive
and in-water techniques to insure that you're well
fed and prepared when luck comes your way.
Session One - Focus:
Correcting your underwater vision for LCD's and viewfinders
Training your eye for accurate focus with compact
and SLR cameras
Successful macro focus in surge and currents
Using focus to isolate your macro subject
Focus techniques for fast action and wide angle subjects
Session Two - Exposure:
Strobe positioning to minimize backscatter
Strobe arm simplification and consistency
Diving two strobes, but only using one
Pre-dive strobe calibration
Quick exposure adjustments for macro action
Quick exposure adjustments for wide angle action
The Art of Composition: The Perfect Image
Professional photographer Jim Watt is one of the most
highly published underwater photographers in the world.
His photos have appeared in over 600 magazines and
books. Not only a cutting edge digital pro, Jim has
a masters eye for the art. He will share his secrets
for turning an ordinary photo into an extraordinary
image. You will not want to miss this one!
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| Photoshop seminars:
Photoshop CS for Underwater Photographers
Unlike its fabled reputation, Photoshop can only work
magic on images with reasonable exposures and focus.
In two sessions, Berkley White of Backscatter will
discuss the essential Photoshop techniques for underwater
shooters and will draw the dotted line between good
underwater exposures and Photoshop's ability to enhance
images.
Session One - Basic Image Mechanics:
Shooting in RAW, JPEG, TIFF
Downloading, renaming, and filing image files
Selecting and organizing your favorite images
Creating and preserving digital negatives
Playing safe, but going crazy
Adjustment
layer image corrections (levels & hue/saturation)
Resizing images for print and email
Safe image cropping
Sharpening
Saving and organizing output files
Session Two - Deeper Water:
Quick review of session one
RAW file conversion techniques
Dodging and burning with adjustment layers
Selective focus masking
Selective sharpening masking
Making water blue... but true
Creating actions for automated processing |
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| Organizing and sharing images seminars:
Organizing and Sharing Images: Digital Photo Management
Digital underwater photographer Eric Cheng of Wetpixel.com
will give a two-part talk about organizing and sharing
digital images. Eric shoots more frames than anyone
we know. Come learn how he manages to keep track of
them all and takes them on their journey from pixels
to print.
Seminar I - The Basics of Asset Management
This seminar will focus on file safety and management
both on the road and at home, and how to use metadata
to manage images for long-term organization. If you
currently do not have a management system, now is the
time to start. For those of you that do, come refine
your system for maximum safety and efficiency.
Seminar II - Sharing Images
This
seminar will teach you the latest techniques for
sharing
images both electronically and by making
physical prints. Topics will include efficient methods
of creating computer, VCD, and DVD slideshows, making
and sharing image galleries on the web, color spaces
and profiling your gear, color proofing, printing at
home, and printing using both consumer and professional
third-party services. Don’t let those beautiful
images hide out in your hard drive. Learn the best
method for you to show them off to the world.
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Open
Office Hours: One-on-One
Hang
out after the seminars for some one-on-one time with
the staff. Bring your laptop to share images with the
photo pros or simply kick back and listen to the chat.
These informal sessions are often the best times to pick
the pros brains and get some personalized help. |
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Show
of and stay inspired: Evening show and critique
The
evening slideshow is a great time to relax and share
your
day’s best photos within the group
slide show. This is the perfect format to see technical
and composition ideas from the other photographers.
The pro critique provides an educational voice over
for the show making it both educational as well as
inspirational.
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