Adobe Lightroom 2: The Basics

Description
Are you confused about when to use Photoshop and when to use Lightroom? Do you find raw files hard to work with? And how Adobe Bridge fits into your digital workflow? In the first of two workshops devoted to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2, Tom Hogarty will guide you through an exploration of the differences among Lightroom, Bridge, the Camera Raw Plug-in and Photoshop and the best ways of incorporating each into your digital darkroom. YouÕll learn when to use Lightroom and when to use Photoshop to make the highest quality conversions. Tom will discuss how to make global and selective adjustments to images while taking full advantage of both programs' nondestructive image-editing environments. He will also provide instruction on creating templates and presets for added efficiency when outputting presentations across multiple media, including print, web and digital projections.

Who Should Attend
Photographers of all levels who wish to learn more about Lightroom and its applications, particularly in combination with Photoshop and Bridge, should find one or both of these workshops essential to making their digital workflow more efficient and effective.

Fee
For one workshop, $105 for NANPA members; $155 for non-members
For both the Basic and Advanced (below) workshops, $195 for NANPA members; $245 for non-members.

This workshop is sponsored by Adobe.

Adobe Lightroom 2: Advanced

Description
For those who want to go beyond the basics, Tom will go in-depth into a Lightroom 2 workflow and teach you advanced tips and tricks that will make your work stand out. He will highlight how to use Photoshop and Lightroom in combination for the highest quality images. If you are not familiar with Lightroom and Photoshop, Tom recommends that you take his Basics workshop before attending this Advanced one.

Who Should Attend
Photographers of all levels who wish to learn more about Lightroom and its applications, particularly in combination with Photoshop and Bridge, should find one or both of these workshops essential to making their digital workflow more efficient and effective.

Note: These are separate but related workshops. You can take either one or both. If you are not functional in Lightroom and Photoshop, however, NANPA and the instructor encourage you to attend the Basics workshop before attending the Advanced.

Fee
For one workshop, $105 for NANPA members; $155 for non-members
For both workshops, $195 for NANPA members; $245 for non-members.

This workshop is sponsored by Adobe.

Marketing Your Work in an Ever-Changing Photographic World

Description
We photographers love taking those great images, but we often fall short on organizing, converting and selling them. In this workshop, Darrell Gulin will explore how to prepare images, as well as where and how to market your work. He will do side-by-side reviews of images and invite participants to join in the editing process and discover how good they are at this important aspect of photography. Darrell will cover how images can be marketed and the various markets that exist. He will also explain how to shoot conceptual images that have commercial value. Through a comparative exercise, he will show which of his images have sold the best over the years and explain why.

Who Should Attend
Photographers who want to learn more about the editing process, understand why buyers select certain images, and how and where they can market their own photography.

Fee
$105 for NANPA members; $155 for non-members

Darrell Gulin's speaker appearance is sponsored by Canon USA.

Fine Art Printing

You want to create great prints on paper or canvas from those wonderful images in your files. Yet are you frustrated by varying colors or inconsistencies when you try to print? Join Jon Canfield as he leads you through the fine points of tuning your images for fine art printing. He will discuss resizing, sharpening, creative borders, media selection and color management for printing, so that what you see on screen is what prints. All participants will have the opportunity to print a large format image (up to 20"x 24") during the Summit. Jon is experienced in both the Mac and Windows operating systems and in both Epson and Hewlett Packard printers. He will be answering questions about both platforms and both printers.

Who Should Attend
Photographers of all levels who want to print their images with the same color fidelity and tone that they saw when they made the images, or with the same colors and details that they see on their screen.

Fee
$105 for NANPA members; $155 for non-members.

Jon Canfield's speaker appearance is sponsored by Hewlett Packard.

Nature's View: Tips for Capturing Outstanding Images of Nature

Description This workshop is geared for people just starting to delve into the wonderful world of nature photography. Join Jim Clark as he discusses and illustrates various techniques for capturing moments of nature that exemplify a sense of place. The workshop will cover such topics as composition; tips for photographing wildlife, landscapes and wildflowers; and advice on the intangibles that an individual should acquire to attain that noble designation as a true nature photographer and not just a person who photographs nature.

Who Should Attend Beginning photographers who want to learn more of the basics of nature photography.

Fee $105 for NANPA members; $155 for non-members

A contributing editor for Outdoor Photographer magazine, Jim Clark is the author and photographer of three books, including his most recent, The Land Between Ocean and Bay. He is a mentor to many NANPA members, and one of his greatest joys is to help others reach their potential in nature photography. Jim is a past president of NANPA and a former trainer with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Professional Tips for Workshop and Tour Leaders

Description
Many photographers find that leading workshops and photo tours can be an added income stream. But professionals especially look to workshops and tours as a venture that will enhance their overall business. In this workshop, participants will learn how to
properly place their workshops and tours in the market
add value to each outing
advertise to audiences and maintain a client list
build teaching skills.
General topics such as communication before and after the trip will also be discussed, along with cash management, working with third party operators and liability insurance.

Who Should Attend
Anyone who wishes to improve their workshop and photo tour business, as well as those who are just starting their first workshops or tours, or thinking of doing so.

Fee
$105 for NANPA members; $155 for non-members

Kathy Adams Clark has been a professional nature photographer for 16 years. A past president of NANPA, she teaches photography at local and national events and leads photo workshops to Costa Rica, Ecuador, Italy and Morocco through Strabo Tours. In addition, she teaches photography at local and national events. Kathy owns a stock agency that represents the work of 15 nature photographers. Her own work has been published in many places, including publications such as Birder's World, Nature's Best, The New York Times, Ranger Rick, Texas Highways and Texas parks & Wildlife, and many books and calendars. Her images also appear every week in the "Nature" column in the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express News written by her husband, Gary Clark. Kathy and Gary have published four books and have two more in the works that combine their photography and writing skills.

Quick Steps in Photoshop Elements for Nature Photographers

Description
Adobe's Photoshop Elements is a powerful, yet inexpensive image-processing program that uses the same processing algorithms that Photoshop does. Rob Sheppard believes that most nature photographers could use Photoshop Elements 6 together with Lightroom and get better results than 90 percent of photographers do by using only Photoshop. In this workshop, Rob will discuss a key workflow for nature photography (which also applies to Photoshop and Lightroom), how to master adjustment layers and layer masks, how to work with raw files, the best way to clone, and other valuable tips. You will learn how to work in Elements with what nature photographers actually need.

Who Should Attend
Nature photographers of all levels of experience will learn tips and techniques in this workshop that apply especially to their workflow and images.

Fee
$105 for NANPA members; $155 for non-members.

Rob Sheppard has had a longtime commitment to helping photographers connect with digital imaging technology. He is the author and photographer of more than 25 books, a well-known speaker and workshop leader, and editor-at-large and columnist for Outdoor Photographer magazine. He has written hundreds of articles about photography and nature. RobÕs books include The Magic of Digital Nature Photography, the National Geographic Field Guide to Digital Photography, Adobe Camera Raw for Digital Photographers Only and Outdoor Photographer Landscape and Nature Photography with Photoshop CS2. See his website at www.robsheppardphoto.com and his blog at www.photodigitary.com.

Photographing Bosque del Apache: In-the-Field Strategies and Post-Processing...

Sunday, February 22
9:00am - 12:00pm

Description
Photographers flock to Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge as much as the birds do, but being there doesn't guarantee great images. Join avian photographer Arthur Morris as he shows you what you can do to improve your bird and wildlife photography, particularly at Bosque. In the first half of the workshop, Artie will share his tips for photographing at the refuge, one of his three favorite places on the planet. In the second half, Artie will share his digital workflow with special emphasis on the techniques that he uses regularly on his Bosque images. His approach to Photoshop is to optimize his images quickly while still producing photographs of extremely high quality. Whether showing you where to be, when and in what weather at the refuge, or explaining Quick Masking, Refine Edges or his Digital Eye Doctor techniques in simple, easy-to-understand terms, learn why Artie is so popular as a photography instructor.

Who Should Attend
Photographers who wish to improve their bird and wildlife shooting and quickly optimize their images for best viewing. And if you are planning on shooting at Bosque after the Summit, this workshop is a must!

Fee
$105 for NANPA members; $155 for non-members

Arthur Morris' speaker appearance is sponsored by Canon USA (Explorers of Light).

Often called one of North America's premier bird photographers, Arthur Morris has spent more than seven months photographing at Bosque del Apache in many visits over the past 14 years. A number of his Bosque images have been honored in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competitions. One of those, "Fire in the Mist," is the cover of the book, Light on the Earth, a compilation of 20 years of the competition's winning images.