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In the Heat of the Light: Coming to Terms with the dance of the Digital Infrared Photograph with Vincent Versace
More than half the energy from the Sun (a really, really, really big thermonuclear device) arrives to our planet in the form of infrared radiation. We can feel this light but it takes a special camera to be able to see it. But it is not the heat of the light you are photographing. It is the light caused by the outcome of the heat. In this workshop, based on Vincent Versace's next book of the same title, you will explore the considerations from raw file to file workflow in adobe Photoshop/Lightroom and several other RAW processors to make the most successful image from a DSLR camera converted to capture in the Infrared spectrum. Vincent has over nine years of experience working with cameras modified for digital infra-red. If you are considering taking the "plunge" and converting a camera, or want to know how to get the most from the converted camera you have, this is a must go to class! Biography VINCENT VERSACE is a recipient of the Computerworld Smithsonian Award in Media Arts & Entertainment, the Shellenberg fine art award, a six time nominee to the Photoshop Hall of Fame and is the author of the bestselling book, Welcome to Oz: A cinematic Approach to Digital Still Photography with Photoshop which was chosen as Shutterbug Magazine's
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Find out more »LANDSCAPE WITH NUDE with Craig Blacklock
Craig Blacklock’s nudes begin with the landscape, with the nude figure serving as a conduit for the viewer to enter into and experience the landscape in a more intimate and tactile way. His first major collection of nudes, done between 1996 and 2002 were compiled into his award-winning book, A Voice Within — The Lake Superior Nudes, in which his wife, Honey was the sole model. She also provided an essay for the book. Craig’s other large collection of nudes is from Lake Powell, created over several years, and has not yet been published. Using a combination of on location shooting with critiques and computer lab work, learn to create unique nudes in the landscape with Craig's help. CRAIG BLACKLOCK is one of the Midwest’s most distinguished fine art landscape photographers. Blacklock has taught photography workshops since 1982, including many focusing on the nude in the landscape. His nudes in the landscape are part of many prestigious private and public collections, including the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Blacklock has published 18 books, most of them self-published. He has won numerous national and international book awards, including six gold and one silver medal awards for his most recent book, ST. CROIX & NAMEKAGON RIVERS — The Enduring Gift, with an introduction by Vice President Walter F. Mondale. https://stcroixphotography.com/ His book, A Voice Within—The Lake Superior Nudes,
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