South West Florida HDR Workshop With Scott Bourne & Trey Ratcliff

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Announcing the South West Florida HDR Workshop With Scott Bourne & Trey Ratcliff

Two Days to Choose From January 16 or January 17 – 2010 – Tampa, FL
Join Scott Bourne and Trey Ratcliff in beautiful South West Florida for two one-day workshops covering basic to intermediate high dynamic range (HDR) photography.

HDR is one of the hottest and most interesting trends in photography today. It can take your images to a whole new level. HDR allows you to make photographs you couldn’t have dreamed of making back in the film days. At this workshop, you can learn to squeeze every drop of dynamic range out of your images, even the ones that are shot on harshly lit days or which contain wide areas of different contrast.

Scott & Trey will cover shooting 32-bit files, converting them in Photoshop and other third party applications like Photomatix. Not only will we cover HDR, but we’ll take you to the next level – tonemapping.Here’s our tentative course outline:

* Gear – the basic tools of HDR photography from tripods to software.

* Composing for HDR – you still need a good image to get a good HDR.

* Understanding tonal range and dynamic range in relation to HDR images.

* How to shoot a bracketed exposure sequence for HDR.

* How to shoot a single RAW to convert into an HDR

* How to get rid of halos

* How to shoot motion HDR – how to do it with a single RAW file

* Using Photomatix Pro to begin the process.

* Cleaning everything up in Photoshop afterwards (the master’s touch).

* Creating a photo-realistic effect.

* Understanding tone mapping.

* How to take convert a single-image RAW into an HDR image.

* How to create a realistic look with an HDR.

* How to create a an illustrative artsy look with an HDR.

* How HDR can add a new element of depth to B&W photography.

* Creating Panoramic Stitched HDR images.

All attendees will receive hands-on training, a copy of Scott Bourne’s Crane’s In The Fire Mist poster, a copy of Trey’s new book, “A World in HDR”, a Textures Tutorial, and the right to download all materials, screencasts, etc from the workshop. We’ll also have VERY cool prizes to give away each day. We’re still working out the prize list, but so far we have Gift Certificates from ScanCafe.com, gear from Lensbaby.com and ExpoDiscs from ExpoImaging.net.

COST:
The fee is only $125 per person if paid before December 30, 2009 $150 after that date – seating is limited. If you select to attend both days, the price is $200 no matter when you buy your ticket.

All meals, transportation and hotel accommodations are on your own. Rooms are available at the luxurious Tampa Bay Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina in the $200 range. There are also more affordable hotels in the immediate area, but none nicer or more convenient for our workshop.

Tentative Itinerary
We’ll meet at the hotel at 8:30 AM sharp Saturday morning. This will be our home base for classroom sessions and will also provide lots of opportunity to explore the Channelside and Ybor City districts of Tampa.
The Tampa bay area is a perfect location for an HDR workshop. It has both modern and traditional architecture and cityscapes along with historic areas, boat harbors, and wonderful January Florida weather.
After a brief slide show and introduction, we’ll split into two groups and go out photographing the area. Each group will have at least one instructor to help with the technical details of shooting HDR.
We’ll break for a quick 45 minute lunch (on your own) and convene back at the hotel classroom to process and work on images. We’ll also critique images so that attendees have a chance to monitor the success or failure of their technique with the help of instructors.
We’ll wrap up by no later than 6:00 pm each evening.

REQUIRED GEAR

Each participant must have a digital camera. A tripod is also highly recommended. Each participant should also bring a laptop loaded with Photoshop and Photomatix Pro. If you don’t have those programs, wait until a few days before the workshop and download free trials from the respective manufacturers.

ABOUT YOUR WORKSHOP LEADERS
Scott Bourne has been photographing professionally for more than three decades. He’s the publisher of Photofocus.com, one of the most widely listened to photo-related podcasts and blogs. He’s also co-founder of TWIP – This Week in Photography, one of the first photo-related podcasts on iTunes.

Scott’s the author of four photo books, and three video training titles on Lynda.com. He’s a member of PPA, NANPA and NAPP.

Trey Ratcliff is the publisher of StuckInCustoms.com, which has become well-known hub for HDR photography with more than 250,000 visitors a month (including one from his mom). He’s had the first HDR to hang in the Smithsonian, is represented by Getty, and has been featured on the BBC, NBC, ABC, and FOX television. His new book, “A World In HDR” challenges the world to think about the nature of photography in a new light.

Workshop attendees will get lots of personal interaction with the instructors, a chance to learn from and network with each other, and a chance to shoot and process HDR photos.

Seating is extremely limited. This workshop will sell out quickly so reserve your seat today.