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CPA Photography Workshop Program

Passing a legacy from generation to generation.

The Center for Photographic Art perpetuates a long standing tradition of photographic education through its ongoing program of photography workshops and seminars. As CPA's educational opportunities continue to develop we will expand the scope and variety of our workshop program to include classes designed to address a diversity of photographic issues, ideas, and techniques— from pinholes to pixels.

Taught by some of the most prominent photographers and teachers currently working in the medium, CPA workshops are conducted in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, are reasonably priced, and are designed to foster creativity, inspiration, and a positive learning experience.

Become a part of the legacy. Sign up for a workshop today and expand your knowledge and enjoyment of photography through paticipation in a CPA workshop.

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2010 Workshops:

Seán Duggan
Lightworks & Shadowplay: Digital Darkroom Essentials
March 20 — 21, 2010 9 AM–4 PM
Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA

The Lighthouse, copyright Seán Duggan

Join the co-author of The Creative Digital Darkroom, Real World Digital Photography and Photoshop Artistry for an inspiring weekend of presentation, artistic discovery, and exploring the creative possibilities for improving your photographs in the digital darkroom. In this laptop-based class, you will learn creative enhancements for both the straight photographic image, as well as using the initial photograph as a point of departure for visual transformations that lead to personal images that are interpretive rather than literal.

Seán will discuss his long-term project of pinhole photographs, “Artifacts of an Uncertain Origin” and share his process for how the original negatives are transformed into the finished prints. He will also demonstrate Lightroom and Photoshop techniques for creative transformations that include getting the most from your raw files, color and tonal manipulations, black and white conversions, toning, color tinting, masking techniques, creative layering, and preparing to print.

Who Should Attend: This workshop is for photographers who want to improve and redefine their image making through essential creative techniques in the digital darkroom. A good working knowledge of basic computer skills and familiarity with the fundamentals of Adobe Photoshop (CS3 or later) is essential.

Required Items: Participants must bring a laptop computer with at least Adobe Photoshop CS3 installed (the class will be taught using Photoshop CS4, but CS3 will work). Some demonstrations will be given using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, but that is not required software for the class. Please note that this is not intended as a beginning Photoshop class, or a beginning computer class.

Seán Duggan is a photographer, author and educator with a traditional, fine art photographic background combined with over fifteen years of extensive experience in the field of digital imaging. An Adobe Certified Photoshop Expert, he is a co-author of The Creative Digital Darkroom (O’Reilly, 2008) Real World Digital Photography, 2nd Edition (Peachpit Press, 2004) and Photoshop Artistry (New Riders, 2006) and he writes a digital photography tutorial column in Layers magazine. Seán teaches photography and digital imaging at San Francisco’s Academy of Art University and at workshop venues around the country. His web site address is www.seanduggan.com.

The workshop is $250 for members and $275 for non-members.