ABC’s of Digital Photography and Digital SLRs

Steven Hirsch

Course Description:

Master your digital SLR and learn how to take control of the photo-making process! This Workshop offers an overview of digital photography, camera systems and an introduction to digital imaging using Adobe Photoshop CS2. We’ll explore content, composition, selecting focal length, camera focus and light sources, as well as basic camera functions, exposure controls, file formats, resolution, image acquisition and management. Steven will also discuss image aesthetics, image editing, color correction, workflow, image output and storage archiving.

Requirements:

Participants should bring their digital SLR camera with fully charged battery, memory card and camera instruction book, plus items for note taking during this workshop.

Level: Beginner and Advanced Beginner

Biography:

Steven Hirsch

Steven Hirsch's work has appeared in numerous publications including Newsweek, Time, US News and World Report, Popular Photography, People, The New York Times, Paris Match and Stern. He has taught at the International Center of Photography, The New School, Parsons School of Design, the School of Visual Arts and Pratt Institute. Steven has been awarded two New York Foundation for the Arts grants and his work has been widely exhibited and collected by the Polaroid Collection, Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, Israel Museum, The Library of Congress, and the New Orleans Museum of Art, among others.

His web address is: www.stevenhirsch.com

Register:

Price: $125.00
Schedule: Sunday, May 6, 2007    10AM - 5PM
Location: The Adorama Building, 42 West 18th Street 5th floor.