Request Gary Friedman - High-Impact Photography Seminar (Days 1&2)

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Day 1 ("The Creative Class", or "The camera can do quite a bit by itself. Teach me about creativity, composition, and light and things that only the human can do!")

· The compositional secrets of the National Geographic photographers

· What the Kodachrome shooters knew about high-impact images (hint: they never needed Photoshop!)

· How to "see" light like the Hollywood Cinematographers do, and make the most of available light

· Compositional rules derived from the world of fine art

· The difference between snapshots and photographs (and why both are important)

· Add drama to your images with wireless flash (with live demonstrations)

· The secrets to outstanding travel photography

· Making the most of available light

· Color balance and Human Perception

· In-class exercises for creativity and composition

· The "inner game" mindsets used by all the photographic masters

· A practical "zen" approach to compelling images without having to get bogged down in technical stuff

Day 2 ("The Technical Stuff")

· How your exposure meter thinks (or "Why can't the camera just make it look the way I see it?")

· The three variables of exposure, explained intuitively.

· The three types of metering, and which ones are actually useful.

· The RAW vs. JPG dilemma explained without religious ferver

· Histograms, explained intuitively.

· How to avoid horrific .jpg compression artifacts

· The important problem of print vs. screen resolution

· The only eight Post-processing functions I use:

· How to cut through haze

· How to clean dirty windows

· Saving Lenin with Curves

· Make Stuff Go Away

· Recommended Unsharp Mask values

· Expanding Dynamic Range using RAW.