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Philadelphia 2-3 Day Digital Photography/Photoshop Workshop : <h2>Center City Two-Three Day Intensive Digital Photography & Photoshop Basics Class for Beginners</h2> <br> Location possibilities : Reading Market Terminal, South Street,Independence Square,Rittenhouse Square, Penn's Landing,Philadelphia Art Museum, Fairmount Parkj <br> Dates Available: April 22-26 , May 1-7 , 2011, Other dates available by appt <br> *Cost of the 2- Day Intensive Workshop - $ 550 per person , 3 day workshop - $ 850 per person <br> Hello friends. I will be visiting Philly again for a series of digital photography and photoshop workshops. I came to Philly for the first time in Spring 2008 and had the best time. The cheesestakes at South St. and the French Vanilla Ice Cream Soda was the best. <br> Come join me and my other students in the multi-day intensive digital media workshop. <br> Photography topics covered : Basic photography skills- lighting, exposure, composition, How to use those fancy doodads on your camera, How to prevent blurry shots. How to compose those colorful travel postcards ? Why flash improves your photo quality ? How to photograph your friends and family in front of famous attractions ? Learn to use only the most important controls on your digital SLR ( Nikon or Canon ) I will also teach you about color theory and art principles ( line, shape, color, texture, perspective, that will improved your picture taking skills. I give a hands-on teaching approach to all my students and make it possible to teach technical subjects in a non-complicated way to beginners...At the end of the photo workshop, you will learn new ideas, techniques, & photographic tips that will enhance your vision as a photographic artist. A tripod will be required. Lots of photo techniques for capturing night scenes will be discuss. <br> Photography subjects covered : Travel, architecture, landscape, cityscapes, seascapes, nature,animals, portraiture, fashion,still life, abstracts,food,sports, automotive, closeups ( macro ), night photography <br> Photoshop topics covered. Here's a partial outline.<br> 1) How to organize your files on your MAC and PC ?<br> 2) Deciding when to shoot for JPEGS or RAW files ?<br> 3) What other programs to use to speed up organizing and basic cleanup other than Photoshop CS4 - Irfan View, Turbo Photo ( only $ 30), Photoshop Elements<br> 4) How to resize images for print, web, and email usage. Print images need to bebresize to 300 dpi. How to organize the files for each category.<br> 5) Basic and advance color correction . Using both auto levels, auto contrast, auto color and also adjusting color manually. Increasing and decreasing saturation<br> 6) Work faster using keyboard shortcuts when using photoshop commands versus using the mouse. How to use a Wacom tablet & pen for advance photoshop commands.<br> 7) How to clean up unwanted elements such as spots, moles, dirt using clone tool , healing brush, etc.<br> A good example of unwanted elements is the dirt spots on highlights from a dirty sensor. Be sure to clean your UV filters on your lens and turn on the clean sensor on your digital camera to minimize this annoying dark specks ( or white specks ) that shows up on your image.<br> 8) How to set up with layers, masks, & selections to make rapid changes. Layers help you create multiple images and add text to your photography. Create business cards, brochures, posters with this technique<br> 9) Learn how to use filters & Photoshop plug-ins to make boring images exciting and dramatic.<br> 10) Learn how to convert color to black and white. There are several ways to do it.<br> <br> Our photo workshops are a lot of fun and very informative for the beginner. Your photo instructor is a full-time working photographer who has been teaching the Photo Safari workshops for the last few years in San Diego, San Francisco, & New York . Elle G. also works as a fashion & movie photographer in both LA and New York. When he is not working with clients, Elle is teaching private photo workshops with his students. <br> Elle Gamboa Jr.<br> Photography/Photoshop Instructor<br> Visit my other photo safari websites <br> http://www.usaphotosafaris.com/<br> 24 hour message center- 949-436-8154<br> Reservations can be made by check or credit card through my Paypal Account on my website. Or I can send an invoice through email.<br> Please send info about your digital camera model, lenses, flash, accessories & a list of goals and objectives for attending our Two Day Intensive Digital Photography/Photoshop Workshop. Also all students who have signed up for my workshop will be given a photo assignment prior to my arrival in Philly. A list of books to be studied will be emailed to you.<br> I am looking forward to teaching you guys in Philly. Elle Gamboa Jr. Photo Instructor cell 619 694-7522

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