Last Class - Saturday April 29 and Sunday April 30, 2017
Next Class - tba

• Saturday, April 29: Please try to arrive for 9:00 am to allow for introductions, a quick tour, refreshments (coffee/tea, donuts/pastries) and processing payments. Class will begin at 9:30 am sharp.
• Sunday, April 30: Class starts at 9:30 am sharp. If you have questions, need specific help, or just want to lounge around prior to class you can arrive at 9:00 am.
• Classes usually end around 4:30 pm but may run until 5:00 pm in order to answer any questions.

The workshop takes place in my private print studio for a total hands-on learning experience.

Banded Rock Studios (in Ladner)
4681 – 56^th Street, Delta, BC V4K 3X4

This class covers the art of making fine art prints from capture to print. I take you behind the scenes explaining how to capture images for print and how to establish a consistent workflow that produces the best results from your printer.

• What to Bring

1. Bring a USB which includes a black and white image and colour image you would like to print. You will need to bring the edited TIFF or PSD files as well as the original RAW files. Note your B&W image should be created from a Color Image.
2. Prints of any or both of the two images.
3. A laptop

• Printers
  The Epson Stylus 3880 and 4600, and the Canon Pixma Pro-10 professional printers will be used for printing.

• Soft Proofing
  We’ll cover soft-proofing in Lightroom and how to adjust your image and create print specific files for optimum print quality.
• Hardware and Software
  We’ll cover the latest inkjet printers on the market and how to choose one, and how to get the most out of your printer and image editing software. We will also explore printer maintenance and fine tuning adjustments. 
• Paper Selection
  We’ll explore all aspects of fine art paper and how to choose a paper based on personal vision, subject matter, and your overall artistic goals. The very best Hahnemuhle and Ilford Galerie fine art papers will be available for your prints,
• Post Processing & Workflow
  We will cover sharpening and noise reduction, making local and global edits to color and tonality, and black & white conversions using Lightroom’s Develop module, and plus basic and advanced uses of the Print module. We will also investigate printing directly from Photoshop.
• Color Management
  Learn the basics of digital color management and how to create and maintain a color managed workflow for consistent print results. We will discuss your workspace and lighting.
• Capture
  Learn how to maximize image quality at capture.
• Aesthetics of Printing
  We’ll explore the technical and aesthetic factors that make the difference between a mere good print and a museum quality fine art print.
• Prints
  Students will have the opportunity to examine the challenges of printing large images onto 13x19 paper and to learn a wide range of techniques for maximizing overall print quality required for creating larger prints.

• Print File Management
  We will also look at some Lightroom Tools that will help you manage and organize your print files.

• Basic Matting & Framing (time permitting)
  I’ll discuss the basic techniques in gallery quality mating and framing, as well as recommended materials, tools and where to purchase recommended products.