© Séan 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 essential techniques for enhancing the straight photographic image as well as using it as a point of departure for personal images that are interpretive rather than literal. With our cameras and with both Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, 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 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:
Advanced Amateurs and Professionals

What You Should Know:
Working knowledge of Photoshop (see Photoshop Requirements in General Information) and manual mode on your digital SLR camera

Special Notes:
Computer workstations are provided in the digital lab

Accommodations Available:
On-campus housing available. Click here for pricing information and suggestions for off-campus housing.

Meals:
Meal plan required
Breakfast available

Tuition & Fees:
Tuition: $1,095.00
Location and Digital Lab Fee: $130.00