NV - Las Vegas: Creativity Workshop - November 4-6, 2011

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NV - Las Vegas: Creativity Workshop - November 4-6, 2011


The radicals at Pixel2Canvas are proud to bring you the first in our exclusive Workshop Series - debuting with the fabulous Melody Hood and Andrea Joki!

Andrea Joki of Ajaton Joki , Melody Hood of Innamorata Photography, and Pixel2Canvas are proud to present special 3 day intensive workshop on November 4, 5, and 6th in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The workshop provides in-depth demonstration and hands-on work in portrait photography, using flash and natural light to master any lighting and location situation, and added emphasis on workflow and effective post processing of your images.

All classes are jointly presented by Melody and Andrea; both presenters are available to all students throughout the three days. Class attendance is strictly limited to 15 ensure full instruction attention.

Here's Nelson, NV - a WICKED fun place to shoot!


This plane was used in the movie 3000 Miles to Graceland


Oh yea - we're shooting here!

The Fun Details - A Few Seats Are Left!

The workshop cost is $1350 and covers all three days of instruction. Lunches are included in the price. Payment is due before the workshop begins and is non refundable. Attendees need to have their own transportation to and from sites. Accommodation recommendations are available.

A non refundable $450 deposit will reserve you a spot at the workshop. The remainder of $900 is due before the first day of the workshop.

To reserve your seat for the workshop, email Andrea or Melody at photolearningresource@gmail.com for payment information.

There is a block of rooms reserved at the New York New York Hotel - Reservations will be telephoned directly to Hotel Group Reservations Department at 800-693-6763 option 1. In order to receive the group rate, callers must make their reservations on or before the cut-off date of October 4, 2011 and identify their affiliation with group code: SCPCCW1111. Rates cannot be changed at check-in or check-out for guests who fail to identify their affiliation at the time the reservation is made.

Workshop attendants should have a good basic knowledge of their camera (metering, shooting in manual modes) and a basic understanding of Photoshop.

The workshop schedule includes:

Day 1: Portfolio reviews, discussion of effective portrait concepts including lighting, composition, and using the environment. Followed by actual shooting on location - solving difficult shooting problems including using reflectors, scrims, and finding the best light.

Day 2: A shooting day: working with flashes, speedlights, and strobes. Off Camera Flash tools will be covered and we will practice OCF on actual subjects for a variety of problematic light situations. Fill flash, balancing the ambient versus the flashed light, and shooting for drama and impact are covered.

Day 3: The first half of the day covers hard business topics such as customer products, relations, marketing and pricing. The latter half of the day is dedicated to learning quick and efficient worklfow using Lightroom 3. Color theory, harnessing the most useful features of Photoshop CS5 (liquify, retouch work, safe color pops), and creating clean images with correct color and rich depth. Students are encouraged to post process images at the workshop and then receive feedback on their methods.

A wide variety of door prizes will be given to participants. Also, part of Sunday will be spent at the Pixel2Canvas shop, seeing how the magic is done - the amazing canvases that your clients will just HAVE to have!

Email photolearningresource@gmail.com for availability, any questions you may have, and payment information.