Photo Safaris By Region AFRICA - Botswana Wildlife - Madagascar - Masai Mara Wildlife Reserve, Kenya ANTARCTICA - Ultimate Antarctica ASIA - Essential China—Iconic Landmarks & Landscapes - India—Rajasthan & Puskar Fair - Japan's Winter Wildlife - Laos & Vietnam - Mongolia—The Golden Eagle Festival EUROPE - Best of the Greek Isles - Eclectic Holland - Finland's Arctic Wildlife - Turkey—Continental Crossroads - Tuscany - White Horses of France's Camargue NORTH AMERICA - Alaska Overland - Aurora Borealis—Fairbanks, Alaska - Bald Eagles of the Chilkat River, Alaska - Bosque del Apache & White Sands, New Mexico - Brown Bears of Katmai National Park in Summer - Brown Bears of Katmai National Park in Autumn - Colorado Fall Colors - Denali National Park in Autumn - Exploring Lake Powell - Florida Birds—Best of the West - Grand Canyon at Havasu Falls - Great Smoky Mountains - Horses & Icons of the Wild West - Humpback Whales of Alaska's Inside Passage - Mexico's Colonial Heartland - Monument Valley & Slot Canyons - Nova Scotia—Photo Tour for Women - Olympic National Park, Washington - Predatory Animals of North America - Springtime in Callaway Gardens, Georgia - Ultimate Wolves - Ultimate Yellowstone - Washington's Palouse Country - World's Best Raptor Shoot - Yellowstone & Grand Tetons in Autumn - Nature & Digital Photography Seminars with John Shaw PACIFICA - Midway Atoll SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA - Galápagos - Patagonia's Mountain Landscapes - Ultimate Dolphins Wildlife Models Shoot - Wildlife of Brazil's Pantanal Photo Safaris By Date JANUARY - Ultimate Wolves - Nature & Digital Photography Seminars with John Shaw, Dallas, TX & Raleigh, NC - Ultimate Yellowstone FEBRUARY - Japan's Winter Wildlife MARCH - Florida Birds—Best of the West - Nature & Digital Photography Seminars with John Shaw, Phoenix, AZ & Boston, MA - Midway Atoll - Aurora Borealis—Fairbanks, Alaska - Monument Valley & Slot Canyons - White Horses of France's Camargue APRIL - Springtime in Callaway Gardens, Georgia - Galápagos - Finland's Arctic Wildlife - Patagonia's Mountain Landscapes - Eclectic Holland - Great Smoky Mountains - Grand Canyon at Havasu Falls - Mexico's Colonial Heartland MAY - Wildlife of Brazil's Pantanal - Turkey—Continental Crossroads - Ultimate Dolphins Wildlife Models Shoot - Best of the Greek Isles - Tuscany JUNE - Washington's Palouse Country - Predatory Animals of North America JULY - Brown Bears of Katmai National Park in Summer - Olympic National Park, Washington AUGUST - Washington's Palouse Country - Humpback Whales of Alaska's Inside Passage SEPTEMBER - Masai Mara Wildlife Reserve, Kenya - Denali National Park in Autumn - Alaska Overland - Essential China—Iconic Landmarks & Landscapes - Brown Bears of Katmai National Park in Autumn - Madagascar - Yellowstone & Grand Tetons in Autumn - Botswana Wildlife - Colorado Fall Colors - Predatory Animals of North America - Horses & Icons of the Wild West - Mongolia—The Golden Eagle Festival OCTOBER - Exploring Lake Powell - World's Best Raptor Shoot - Nova Scotia—Photo Tour for Women - India—Rajasthan & Puskar Fair NOVEMBER - Laos & Vietnam - Ultimate Antarctica - Bald Eagles of the Chilkat River, Alaska DECEMBER - Bosque del Apache & White Sands, New Mexico

		LOCATIONS Atlanta Apr 16–20, 2007 with John Weller San Diego May 7–11, 2007 with John Weller Seattle May 28–Jun 1, 2007 with John Weller FEE $1,295 DEPOSIT $300 LIMIT 16 Special Terms and Conditions Apply REGISTRATION To register by phone, call 206-463-5383. To register by mail or fax, click HERE to download a Registration Form. Digital Printing for Nature Photographers is designed to teach photographers how to take creative control of their images to get the best digital prints possible. Making great digital prints can be daunting for those just starting out, and even for those who have done a fair amount of printing. The digital options are almost unlimited. There are seemingly infinite choices, and the tools can at first seem foreign and unintelligible. In particular, Photoshop itself is a tremendously rich program, with virtually endless alternatives. Photoshop has 14 types of layers, over 20 types of layer styles, dozens of effects, over 60 tools, and over 100 filters, plus hundreds and hundreds of menu items. We have designed this class to take a comprehensive approach to making prints. Our first day will be spent in the field refining our technique, learning how to get superior in-camera images at a nearby zoo or game park (Atlanta—Georgia Aquarium, San Diego—San Diego Zoo, Seattle— Northwest Trek). The next four days will be spent in the classroom where we will work on PCs and Epson printers. Our classroom days will cover both technical and philosophical approaches to printmaking and we will spend considerable time using the specific Photoshop tools and techniques that are critical to fine printmaking. While Photoshop is an incredibly robust and complex program, there are only a few Photoshop tools needed to make world-class nature prints! The trick is to know which tools are necessary, and to organize your approach to get the most out of using these tools. WHO SHOULD ATTEND? This class is a must for beginners—anyone who is relatively new to digital photography and/or the digital darkroom—but it will also be extremely valuable to those with more advanced digital skills who want to improve their printmaking under the guidance of a master printer. How can one class be useful to students with such a broad range of skill levels? The answer: the class will break down and organize your thinking about printmaking and problem-solving in the digital darkroom. Once in the digital darkroom, processing even the most difficult image follows the same basic steps as processing an easy image, often using the very same tools! A great printmaker may have a slightly broader palette of tools than someone just starting out. But the main difference is how a great printer thinks about an image. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS CLASS By the end of this class, you will understand and be able to use, the fundamental tools of digital printing. More importantly, you will understand the fundamental approach to digital printing. Armed with both this approach and these tools (and supplemented by a little elbow grease) you will quickly be making better prints than you ever thought possible. You will have the baseline knowledge to refine your printing and teach yourself additional tricks of the trade. You’ll gain the confidence to experiment with your images and create fine art prints better than you could have hoped for by sending your work to a lab in years past! All of the class material will be provided in a comprehensive digital book that will serve as a reference to solidify your knowledge and skills with step-by-step illustrations of the concepts. SKILLS NEEDED FOR THIS CLASS While this class can accommodate photographers who are very new to the digital world, you will get the most out of the sessions if you have a basic understanding and some experience with: Operating your digital SLR. This can easily be achieved by reading your user’s manual and using your camera several times before attending the class. PCs and the Windows operating system—using a mouse, opening files and programs, locating and naming files on your PC are among the basic skills you will need. Prior experience with Photoshop and/or inkjet printers is not necessary but may be helpful. DAILY SCHEDULE   MON TUE WED THU FRI  9:00 AM Meet at shooting location* for a day of photography. Throughout the day we will cover camera settings histograms, composition, aperature, focusing and more Setting up your system Cleaning up an image Review, working with your own images Print critique  10:00 Identify how an image can change Revising files  11:00  12:00 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch**  1:00 PM Introduction to Photoshop Selecting part of an image Working with your own images Final review, Q&A  2:00  3:00 Final Print critique  4:00 RAW files, scanning images Changing image selections Prepping your image to print Pack prints, archive files  5:00  6:00   Dinner Dinner Dinner    7:00 Review & Open lab Review & Open lab Review & Open lab  8:00 * Atlanta—Georgia Aquarium, San Diego—San Diego Zoo, Seattle—Northwest Trek Wildlife Park. ** Images will be printed over the lunch hour Please note: The class schedule above is intended as a general guideline for each day's activities.  Exact class hours may vary by location—additional details will be provided if necessary. DIGITAL IMAGING CLASS FEES Included in the class fee are professional instruction; use of computers, printers and software during classroom instruction; admission to shooting locations (Atlanta—Georgia Aquarium, San Diego—San Diego Zoo, Seattle— Northwest Trek); printing paper; and drinks and snacks during classroom instruction. Not included: All transportation, accommodations and meals. Parking is free at most facilities, but where it is not, it is not included in the fee. All Material © 2006 Joseph Van Os Photo Safaris, Inc.

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