Workshop Night – Tuesday 18th Septemeber 2012

Dear WCC Memebers and guests we will be having a bonzer workshop on Tuesday as follows:

Photoshop for Photographers and Printer Output

with master printer Stuart De Silva

Stuart is the printer based at S M L XL printers in Prahran and comes with some very distiguished accolades:

Advanced Diploma Electronic Design & Interactive Media (Swinburne)
Bachelor Multimedia Design (National School of Design)
Freelance Photographer 10 + years  Entertainment Industry
Lecturer Swinburne TAFE – Multimedia Design (3 years)
Pro Camera Sales  (5 years)
Master Printer: The Lightroom (3 years)
Current: S M L XL Photographic Print Bureau

The General Manager at S M L XL is Landon Abbott and between Landon and Stuart, they have been responsible for providing raffle prizes every year for the WCC Xmas function. They have also both judged competitions at WCC and are no strangers to members of the club. I can recommend S M L XL as printers through experience, both Landon and  Stuart’s professionalism and dedication to their customers is second to none.

The evening will consiste of two 45 minute sessions and will follow the plan below, I urge you not to miss this night and be prepared to have to sit in a very packed Wadham House.

Session #1 – Photoshop for Photographers 101

File Formats – Refresher
Bit Depth – Refresher
Colour Calibration – Why?
Basic Editing
Workflow:
Colour Balancing Basics
Straightening Horizons & Objects
Rebuilding the frame
Removing Artefacts
Masking & Selective edits
High Pass Sharpening
Nik Software Plugins

Session #2 – Printed Output

Colour Space
Output Sharpening
Soft Proofing

See you there

Dave Sumner
WCC Secretary
Printers and Ink Sets
Paper Characteristics / Image suitability
Pro Print Bureau VS Officeworks