Digital Darkroom Photoshop-CS Masterclass
Digital Darkroom Photoshop-CS Masterclass
Image Interpretation Techniques
Dates: 17 March to 22nd March, 2025
Price: £TBA
Deposit: £TBA
5-Day Photographic Mentoring Workshop
Scottish Highlands
Introduction
This workshop is a 50 / 50 split between field work (making images in the surrounding Wester Ross highland landscape) and Digital Darkroom Editing / image interpretation techniques carried out in a studio environment.
During our time together we will be based in the north west of the Scottish highlands.
Please note: This workshop is not about learning Photoshop-CS. Instead, its aim is to teach you how to interpret your work with the skills you have.
Informal Small Group Setting
Bruce likes to run his photography-workshops in a friendly, intimate group setting. This trip has a maximum group size of six.
This trip will be split into mornings for editing, and afternoon’s shooting time. We will meet at 9am each morning and edit until noon. Afternoons will be out and about around the surrounding landscapes until sunset.
Required Fitness Level
Moderate Grading
Most locations are close to the vehicle. But you should be able to walk for up to 20 minutes up & down slopes and over uneven and boggy ground with your tripod and backpack.
There are some rocky beaches so you should be confident moving around a rocky terrain.
What's included
• Transportation from/to Inverness• 5-nights dinner & breakfast
• Private bathroom
• Lunch
• 4 days tuition in field and studio environments
• Online Video Class as preparation
Inverness airport is small, with just a few flights a day. I would recommend that you may need to add an additional nights stay at the start and end of the trip in Inverness in order to get a connection that works. please consider this when booking this trip as it may extend your required vacation time.
What to bring
I’m finding increasingly that many of my students do not think they need grads. I use them extensively in my work, and I think they are still extremely important.So the choice is yours. To get the full benefit of my advice while working with you out in the field, I will be suggesting the use of certain grads at certain times. It would be great if you can bring them.
• A set of hard-graduated ND filters
• A set of FULL-ND filters
• A laptop with Photoshop CS\* Installed
• Your own mouse and keyboard if you prefer
• 20 to 30 images to edit. Please bring RAW files and also any edited Photoshop edits of the RAW files.
\* Photoshop CC and some older versions are also acceptable for the workshop.
Photoshop CS\* Experience Required
You must bring along your own laptop with Photoshop CS\* installed and fully working.This workshop has a focus on image interpretation techniques in the digital darkroom. It is expected that you are reasonably familiar (but not an expert) of Photoshop CS\*. Having some knowledge of Layers / Curves and Masks would be helpful. Photoshop Elements and Lightroom are not suitable for this course.
Please Note: The focus of this workshop is to teach you image interpretation skills to realise the best prints possible. The focus is not on teaching you Photoshop CS\*, although you may pick up some new skills while on the course.
\* Photoshop CC and some older versions are also acceptable for the workshop.
Payment Terms
Three incremental payments:• Initial Depost of 30% is required to secure your booking.
• Second deposit of 30% six months before the start date.
• Final balance due 3 months before tour start date.
Cancellation Policy
The deposit should be regarded as non-refundable, as we have to pay a deposit to our 3rd party suppliers (hotels, studio spaces, tour operators, guides, etc.) in advance to guarantee the services we have booked on your behalf. In the event of a cancellation initiated by you, should there be any costs that are refundable, we will do our utmost to make a refund to you. All cancellations incur a £250 administrative fee (deducted from any refund) for covering the resources involved in the refilling process.Final Balance
The final balance is due 3 months prior to trip departure.Your space is only secured if payment is made on time. We reserve the right to cancel your space if we cannot get in touch with you or your final payment is past due.
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