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Get more out of your time at MAPSym by adding an extended workshop. Learn from acclaimed photographers and absorb their insights and techniques. Workshops are a great way to explorer a topic in-depth. These extended learning opportunities are three to four hours. Your most difficult decision will be which workshop to attend![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][om_agenda][om_agenda_day color=”om-accent-color-3″ title=”Workshops” date=”6 May 2023″]
[om_agenda_item time=”8:00 – 11:30 am” room=”Conference Center” speaker_ids=”117″ title=”Off camera flash by Jason Hudson”]Welcome to the world of off-camera flash! Learn creative and inspiring lighting techniques to take your photography to the next level. You don’t have to have a lot of expensive equipment to make stunning photographs! We will learn off-camera flash in both a low-light indoor environment and bright outdoor conditions. After this workshop, you’ll be able to photograph people in any lighting condition!
Participants will need a camera (that has manual mode) and lenses. Participants will need to know how to get their camera into manual mode and also know how to change the aperture and shutter speed. [/om_agenda_item]
[om_agenda_item time=”8:00 – 11:30 am” room=”Conference Center” speaker_ids=”117″ title=”Seeing with Awareness by Brian DeMint”]It is part of the photographer’s job to see more intensely than most people do.” Bill Brandt. I discuss how to accomplish this with examples and practical exercises to help you observe with intention! Thus, gaining a never-ending education process. If topics like Bresson’s “The Decisive Moment,” Gestalt Theories or Wabi-Sabi are unfamiliar, this class will significantly benefit your visual esthetic foundation! (Note) Interactive miniature stations will be set up to demonstrate the concepts discussed, so bring your camera with your best closeup lenses and a very open mind.[/om_agenda_item]
[om_agenda_item time=”8:00 – 11:30 am” room=”Conference Center” speaker_ids=”117″ title=”Local Adjustments using masking in Lightroom classic with Greg Disch”]The best way of processing photos is to make local adjustments, changing only a specific part of the image. In October of 2022 Adobe revolutionized processing of photos in Lightroom by adding AI powered masking improvements and has since made significant updates and improvements. During this workshop you can learn to use the old and new tools to improve your photography much quicker and easier than ever before. Learn to use the AI powered masking tools individually or by combining them using Add, Subtract, Invert, Intersect, and more. Understand how to use Color Range and Luminance Range for precise adjustments and to combine these with the AI Masks for maximum precision. If you photography people the power of the people masking will amaze you!
Not only will you learn how to use the masks but also when and where to use them. Once we have created AI Masks we will use them to create AI powered presets to speed workflow. I will also include some time for a general Lightroom Classic Q&A.
It is recommended to bring a laptop with Lightroom Classic installed (free 30 day trial available from Adobe) to be able to follow along during the workshop.[/om_agenda_item]
[om_agenda_item time=”8:00 – 11:30 am” room=”Conference Center” speaker_ids=”117″ title=”Nature Photography with the Lighting and Lenses you Have with Brennen Duffield”]Spend the morning learning how to shoot with the lenses you have out in nature! We will start inside where we will spend some time getting to know each other and our equipment. We will then proceed to Lake Leatherwood to do some hands on learning. This will be a great workshop for all levels of nature photography enthusiasts. Flashcards with starter points for different types of shooting will be provided.[/om_agenda_item]
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