At the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops
Photoshop Retouching and Composite intensive March 25th - 27th 2009
From the Workshop’s course catalog:
Over the course of three days, Stephen Yadzinski will share the Photoshop tricks and techniques he uses every day in his photo illustration studio. We will explore color correction, layer organization, retouching and composite techniques, and selection modification.
Participants are asked to bring several images to work with and discuss, as your images will be used as examples for our workshop. Participants are encouraged to bring images that have presented particular problems for them, or have proven to be technically challenging.
Through open critique and discussion, we will explore the aesthetic possibilities of an image, and the best approaches to achieve that aesthetic using Photoshop.
Anyone wishing to develop a greater understanding of current imaging possibilities, enhance creative potential, and improve productivity is encouraged to take this workshop.
A basic, working knowledge of Photoshop is essential.
For More information please visit the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops site.
My bio
For anyone who may not know my work, here’s my bio from the Workshop’s course catalog:
Stephen Yadzinski is the founder and creative director of Big Swing, a high-end photo illustration and retouching studio located in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Equally skilled in traditional and digital photography, Steve possesses a rare combination of artistic sensibility and technological sophistication. Steve works closely with his clients to refine their images and create winning campaigns.
As an educator and mentor, Steve encourages students to push beyond their preconceived ideas about photography. Photographers are asked to think about their medium as an evolving art, and to examine how changing technologies influence image making. Photographers are encouraged to find their unique vision, while striking the critical balance between artistic expression and technical precision.
Yadzinski’s career in photography began when he was nineteen, working his way through school at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) as an assistant for several local photographers. At 22, he became a master printmaker for a gelatin silver print house in New York City, working with clients including Annie Leibovitz, Flip Schulke, Antonin Kratochvil, and Steven Klein.
In 1998, Steve shifted his focus to commercial photography, working on location around the world as first assistant, gaffer, and digital conultant, building and perfecting images for clients like Chase Mastercard, Continental Airlines, Lincoln Financial Group, and Atlantis.
Since 2001 Big Swing has created arresting imagery for clients including the Barbados Tourism Authority, Emirates, The Learning Channel, and Toyota. And we haven’t forgotten our fine art roots. We work with some of the world’s top photographers, including Joel-Peter Witkin and Kristen Ashburn.
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