Are your exposures great and you're feeling confident with your shooting technique, but get stuck somewhere in the editing process? Editing 101 covers the basics of using Lightroom and Photoshop to your advantage, and creating unique and eye-catching presets to develop your photographs into something that will stand apart from the rest. We'll talk about batch editing for efficient, headache-free processing, using Photoshop to retouch your subjects, and options for proofing and delivering files and finished prints to your client.
Details:
-One on one training is provided on location in downtown St. Augustine, or I can travel to your studio or location of choice. (Please email for travel rates.)
-All Shootouts are one on one, weekday-only training sessions, and are limited to one photographer at a time. If you would like to bring your second shooter along, let me know and just add $50 to your Shootout fee!
Cost: $100
Training is hands-on, within each program, so please have a computer (laptop preferable) with Lightroom and Photoshop installed.
Need a few pointers on proper exposure, lighting, and posing? Grab your gear and your notepad and we'll spend up to one hour of one on one shooting time in downtown St. Augustine with a model provided. We'll focus on how to nail consistent exposures in natural daylight, and how to spice up your shots with off-camera lighting. Don't have your own off-camera lighting equipment? I'll provide it so you can learn!
Details:
-One on one training is provided on location in downtown St. Augustine, or I can travel to your studio or location of choice. (Please email for travel rates.)
-All Shootouts are one on one, weekday-only training sessions, and are limited to one photographer at a time. If you would like to bring your second shooter along, let me know and just add $50 to your Shootout fee!
Cost: $100
Your day will include up to 4 hours of one on one help with getting your shoot on in St. Augustine, FL with portrait, wedding, and music photographer trigger happy tara.
Details:
-Hands on shooting techniques with a model provided.
-How to nail consistent exposures using your equipment with natural light, Strobist style off-camera lighting, and artificial ambient light. We'll also cover "light modification" as well - your options for making your lighting look different with reflectors, diffusers, snoots, and more. (If you don't own extra lighting gear, it will be provided for you to learn with.)
-Gear bag overhaul: how to get maxiumum use out of the gear you already own, Q&A session about new/different gear.
-Overview and Q&A session with Adobe Lightroom.
-Overview and Q&A session with Adobe Photoshop.
-How to develop your own Lightroom presets and batch edit for better looking pictures and more efficient workflow.
-Basic retouching in Photoshop (fixing skin blemishes, "thinning" and "tucking", etc.).
-Five free, editable Lightroom presets for you to use.
Cost: $200
Please bring: Yourself, all your equipment, laptop with Lightroom and Photoshop installed, and a list of everything (everything!) you would like a little advice on. Shootouts are one on one, weekday-only training sessions, and are limited to one photographer at a time. If you would like to bring your second shooter along for the day, let me know and just add $100 to your Shootout fee!
Join me for an intense, one on one shooting and editing boot camp! Everything about executing the shoot is covered. We'll focus on choosing great locations for your subject, how to light with different techniques, how to nail proper exposures, creative composition, and we'll spend up to two hours of hands on time shooting in and around downtown St. Augustine with a model provided. You'll learn how to shoot more consistently, light more creatively, process more uniquely, AND get some kickass shots for your port while you're at it. We'll go through your gear bag and you'll learn how to maximize the use of what you already own and make it work for you. We'll cover the basics of Lightroom and Photoshop, batch editing for more efficient workflow, and how to develop your own presets. I'll also provide you with five editable Lightroom presets that will dramatically change the look of your finished shots. Email me to book your Summer 2010 SHOOTOUT day!