Private and Small Group Workshops

Put my 30 years of professional shooting experience to work for you!  I am now offering private and small-group instruction in both Fine Art Photography and Photoshop, taylored to fit you or your group's needs.  Over the past six years, I have worked with photographers whose ability levels have ranged from beginner to professional.  In the field, I teach both the technical side of the camera (either film or digital) along with vision and composition techniques for creating stunning images.

These intensive workshops can include a full day of shooting, a full day of Photoshop, or a combination of the two - you decide.  We will start at dawn and go through dusk - so bring lots of energy and a passion for learning!  Most students learn more in one day than in an entire week of workshops!

Field instruction can be held along the Big Sur / Monterey / Carmel coast, Point Lobos State Reserve, Pinnacles National Monument, San Juan Bautista or Fremont Peak State Park.  I am also willing to travel to Yosemite, eastern Sierra, and Death Valley (I have a lot of experience with all these locations) at an additional fee.

 Topics covered in the field will include:

• Exposure
• White Balance
• Reading Histograms
• Depth of Field
• Adding Depth to your Image
• Reading and Controlling Light
• Choosing RAW or JPEG
• Composition
• Proper Use of Filters including: polarizers, split-neutral density, and neutral density
• Perspective
• Hyperfocal Focus 

For those of you interested in Photoshop, topics will include:

• Intro to Bridge
• Basic Photoshop Workflow
• Levels
• Curves
• Hue/Saturation
• Sharpening
• Adjustment Layers
• Masks
• Paths
• Burning and Dodging
• Spot Healing Brush and Clone Stamp
• Combining Images
• Adobe Camera RAW for RAW Processing
• Double Processing RAW FIles
• Building and Saving a Master File
• Preparing a File for Print
• Preparing a File for Web Display
• Introduction to HDR (High Dynamic Range)
• Advanced Masking Techniques

Price:  $600 per first person / each additional participant $100 (up to a maximum of 4)

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 Please contact me at don@donsmithphotography.com for further information.