© Seán Duggan

Join Seán Duggan for an inspiring week that combines digital photography with presentation, artistic discovery, and the exploration of creative ways to improve photographs in the digital darkroom. Participants learn and practice enhancing the straight photographic image as well as using it as a point of departure for personal images that are interpretive rather than literal. Both with our cameras and with Adobe Photoshop, we search for the extraordinary in the ordinary.

Location assignments focus on essentials such as composition, understanding how existing light affects the image, mastering the camera’s light meter, exposing two or more shots to extend dynamic range, and other methods for technical and creative control in the camera. In the digital lab, Seán shares his Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom techniques for transformations that include getting the most from Raw files, color and tonal manipulations, black-and-white conversions, toning, color tinting, masking techniques, creative layering, using texture and digital “lighting,” and making fine inkjet prints.

Instructor(s)

Seán Duggan is a photographer, author, and educator who joins a traditional fine-art photographic background with over 15 years of extensive experience in the field of digital imaging. An Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop, he is a coauthor of The Creative Digital Darkroom, Real World Digital Photography (2nd Edition), and Photoshop Artistry. Seán teaches photography and digital imaging at San Francisco’s Academy of Art University and co-authors the “Digital Photography” column in Layers magazine. This is Seán’s fifth year teaching at the Workshops. His Web site address is www.seanduggan.com. 

Who Should Attend:
This workshop is for those seeking to master their digital SLR cameras and develop essential creative techniques in the digital darkroom.

Skill Level:
A working knowledge of Photoshop is essential.

Accommodations Available:
On-campus housing not available. Click here for "Suggested Accommodations in Santa Fe."

Tuition & Fees:
Tuition: $1,045.00
Materials and Location Fee: $215.00