Photoshop World - Vegas 2009

Legendary photographers - Moose Peterson and Joe McNally - will be taking safari participants to a special location in Vegas to learn how to shoot landscapes, flash photography, and work with models, plus, they'll cover the on-location techniques every photographer needs in their bag of tricks. There's no better way to learn photography than getting behind the camera shooting side by side with these two pros. Lunch included. Limited to 65 participants.

Instructors: Moose Peterson, Joe McNally
Price: $279

In this hands-on session - both camera and laptop - you'll create a movie poster from start to finish. We'll start with a photo shoot, taking photos specifically with Photoshop in mind. Then we'll go through a complete design process from extracting the model from a green screen background to compositing several images together to adding type and special effects. And while you're creating your movie poster you'll also be learning many important Photoshop techniques and shortcuts, including some 3D effects. By the end of the session you'll have a couple of finished pieces of artwork - and you'll get a poster-sized print of your design. This is not an introductory class for Photoshop. You need to have good basic Photoshop skills especially using selection tools and layers.

Requirements: Participants must bring a camera, card reader and laptop with Photoshop CS3 or CS4 (ideally the Extended version) and should have good basic skills in Photoshop. This is a hands-on session where participants will take photos and work in Photoshop on their own laptops. Limited to 40 participants.

Instructor: Dave Cross & Corey Barker
Price: $199

Learn to capture the moment by improving your on-location photography skills, including lighting, composition, and posing. Attendees can bring their own cameras to shoot along and they'll get a CD of their shots on the last day of the conference. The highlight will be a "road trip" where David shows you how to work with the bride and groom to produce gorgeous images with minimal equipment and time - just like a real wedding. Lunch is included. Limited to 45 participants.

Instructor: David Ziser
Price: $199

In this limited seating hands-on class you'll learn about the hottest thing to hit digital photography in years - HDR (High Dynamic Range). We'll cover every aspect of HDR from how to shoot great HDR photos all the way through to hands-on processing them in Photomatix and Photoshop. You'll learn:

• Why HDR has become so important
• What to do in the camera to get the best HDR photos
• A quick photowalk so you can take your own HDR photos to work with in class
• Hands-on processing in Photomatix (and how it's much easier then you thought)
• How to organize and post-process your HDR photos in Photoshop, and seamlessly fit HDR into your workflow

Whether you're looking to learn HDR to help capture a realistic natural look to your photos, or you're looking to learn that surreal/grungy style this class will make you an HDR pro by the end of the day.

Note: For this pre-con you'll need your DSLR camera, a card reader, a tripod, your laptop, and Photoshop or Lightroom. You'll also need Photomatix Pro 3. This is a 3rd-party plug-in. You'll be required to have this installed (the free trial version) before you come to the conference. We'll also be providing a discount code for purchase to all attendees of the workshop. Class limited to 50 participants.

Instructor: Matt Kloskowski & Rafael Concepcion
Price: $199

Learn how to capture high-voltage concert images and overcome lighting challenges in this live photo shoot session. Limited to 40 participants.

Instructor: Alan Hess
Price: $199.00

Ever wanted to select hair? Come to this session and learn how. Masking lets you select the finest of details with precision control. Or as Deke likes to say "Masking is the art of using the image to select itself." But given that no software has successfully automated the process (even you, a talented craftsman, cannot be replaced by a machine) masking is really the art of making yourself invaluable.

Instructor: Deke McClelland
Early Bird Price: $89.00
Price: $99.00

The most recent developments of the use of LAB in color correction, with a review of how LAB fits into a sensible workflow today.

Instructor: Dan Margulis
Early Bird Price: $89.00
Price: $99.00

If you're approaching digital the same way you shot film, then you have a lot to learn about shooting to take full advantage of the digital tools available. In this session you'll learn how to produce images that would be impossible in a traditional darkroom.

Instructor: Ben Willmore
Early Bird Price: $89.00
Price: $99.00

From the beginning of Art history, there has been a universal fascination with the representations of the human face. Many of the greatest and most endearing works of art ever created are the paintings of portraits. Using Photoshop CS4 and Corel Painter, you'll learn how to transform your photographs of portraits into paintings that replicate the traditional styles of the Old Masters. Fay will cover the new CS4 functions that will give you more control than you've ever had before when retouching your portrait in preparation for the painting process, and you'll see Fay's signature style of Blending pixels using the latest version of Corel Painter.

Fay will teach you various ways you can transform your photos of "the portrait," into the different styles of the Old Masters. You'll learn to interpret high key portraits to be painted as watercolors, and low key images as classical portraiture for the heirloom canvas oil painting. From the detailed work of Rembrandt, to the traditional style of Vermeer, to the brilliance of Monet, Fay will explore the many ways of representing the painting of the portrait, including the "Sfumato" technique first introduced by Da Vinci in the famous Mona Lisa.

The blending of lifelike and different complexions will be covered in great detail. Each step, from preparing the foundation of the face to applying the final highlight will be thoroughly demonstrated and explained. These lessons can be successfully applied to any painting style. From retouching your image in Photoshop to applying your paints and blending them in Corel Painter to the final printing process, including tips on preparing your image in Photoshop for the perfect print. You'll learn selective sharpening to make your portrait pop, fine art principles, and Fay's painting techniques that will elevate your portrait paintings to a new level. Prior experience or drawing ability is not necessary for this class.

Instructor: Fay Sirkis
Early Bird Price: $89.00
Price: $99.00