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Educational Opportunities--Photography/Photoshop Seminars

Listed below are photography and photoshop related seminars occurring in this area. If you know of any others that I've missed, drop me an email and we'll add it in. Now go out and get edumucated!

Capture & Creativity Tour - Oak Brook, IL

September 23rd, 2:00-6:00 p.m.

http://www.clayandjane.com/home.htm

Photoshop CS3 Power Tour - Chicago, IL

October 10th, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

http://www.photoshopseminars.com/class/186/

David Ziser's Digital Wake Up Call - Downers Grove, IL

October 19th, 5:30 to 10:30 p.m.

http://www.digitalwakeupcall.com/index.htm

CACCA CAPS 2007 - Elgin, IL

Featuring Eddie Tapp on using Photoshop

November 18th, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

http://www.chicameraclubs.org/caps.htm

Photoshop Tutorials

If you've ever wondered how the pros create those seamless collages, it's all about the masking. Here's an article from Rangefinder Magazine by Eddie Tapp that reveals all the pros secrets.

http://www.rangefindermag.com/magazine/Aug06/showpage.taf?page=90

Ever heard of HDR (High Dynamic Range) Imaging? It's the process of combining several bracketed exposures into one dramatically exposed image. The purpose behind this is to help the photographer achieve an image closer to what they saw when they pushed the shutter release, by overcoming one of digitals biggest drawbacks - limited exposure range. Dan Burkholder has produced some miraculous images using this technique, which is outlined in the August issue of After Capture, found here: http://www.aftercapture.com/print-archives/757/dan-burkholder

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