 | |
| Welcome to another season of exciting photography workshops at Viewpoint. Our schedule includes one-day and two-day workshops, as well as several convenient and compact half-day classes. All of our workshops are taught by experienced Viewpoint photographers who have mastered their craft and want to pass on their skills and insights to Viewpoint members. We expect these small, inexpensive workshops to fill rapidly, so register soon to reserve your space! | |
Select a workshop's name or its details link below for additional information. | |
Upcoming Viewpoint Workshops
| Workshop | Start Date |
|---|---|
Critiquing PhotographsIn this workshop we will learn how to critique photographs. In so doing, we will heighten our understanding and appreciation of photography by analyzing photographs that span the history of the medium. |
Saturday, Feb, 11 - 2012 |
B&W Digital ConversionThis workshop will demonstrate the most effective methods available to digital photographers for converting a color image into a black & white image, using the tools available in Adobe Lightroom 3.5, Adobe Photoshop CS5, Nik Silver Efex Pro 2, and George DeWolfe's PercepTool plug-in for Photoshop. We will also discuss the best approaches to preparing the original color image for conversion to a black & white image. |
Saturday, Feb, 18 - 2012 |
Building With LightIn this hands-on workshop, Old Sacramento will serve as an outdoor studio for learning about lighting and the making—not taking—of photographs. |
Saturday, Mar, 3 - 2012 |
Introduction to LightroomThe purpose of this workshop is to introduce attendees to the basic components of Lightroom, explain how Lightroom can be integrated into the digital image workflow, and compare the attributes of Lightroom and Photoshop. |
Saturday, Mar, 10 - 2012 |
Processing Images in LightroomThe purpose of this workshop is to show attendees all of the tools available in Lightroom for improving the original digital capture. In other words, we concentrate on Lightroom's powerful Develop Module. |
Saturday, Mar, 17 - 2012 |
Fine Art Digital PrintingThe purpose of this workshop is to show different techniques in Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, and third-party plug-ins for bringing out the very best qualities of an image. |
Sunday, Mar, 25 - 2012 |
A History of Night PhotographyFormerly part of The Nocturnes Full Moon Night Photography Workshops, this expanded History of Night Photography is now a stand-alone course, bringing new light on some of the seldom seen innovators/pioneers of the genre, as well as current practitioners of Night Photography in the digital era. |
Sunday, Apr, 1 - 2012 |
Introduction to Night Photography on Mare IslandThis workshop is for photographers who would like to learn how to make proper exposures (either film or digital) after dark, both my the light of the moon and by existing light. |
Saturday, Apr, 7 - 2012 |
Compositing ImagesLocal commercial photographer, Donald Satterlee, will explore ways to select, mask, overlay, and seamlessly blend two or more pictures into a final image viewers will appreciate. |
Saturday, Apr, 21 - 2012 |
Increasing Your Presence as a PhotographerA full-day workshop with Huntington Witherill |
Saturday, May, 19 - 2012 |
Making Great Digital Slideshows with ProShow GoldMake great slideshows from your photos (and videos) utilizing the best slideshow program available for consumers (and professionals) – Photodex’s “ProShow Gold”. Learn how to share your slideshows as a computer file or a movie DVD. |
Saturday, Jun, 23 - 2012 |
PERU: LAND OF THE SUN - A Viewpoint photographic journey hosted by Rick MuraiLima, Cuzco, Sacred Valley (featuring the Virgen del Carmen festival), Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca. With optional Nazca extension. Viewpoint Photographic Art Center and Northern California photographer & educator, Rick Murai, invite you on an exciting two-week adventure photographing the stunning landscape, colorful people and rich cultural traditions of the Peruvian Andes. |
Monday, Jul, 9 - 2012 |