The Fine Art of Digital Printing Workshop at Brooks
Register | Date & Location | Schedule | Lab | Accomodations | Respond | Prepare | Read | Look | Bring | Plan to
Register <back to top>
Enroll now! The first FADP workshop filled in 72 hours. Your space is reserved with your payment of $1,495. This amount is refundable only if your space is filled by another participant (from our wait list or your assigned replacement). Participants are responsible for covering their own transportation, lodging, and food.
Date and Location <back to top>
October 24 - October 28, 2011
The Brooks Institute (Cota Street Campus)
Santa Barbara, California
27 E. Cota Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
There is a public parking lot next to the campus.
See this url for directions and the Brooks’ site for more information.
www.brooks.edu/directions.asp
Workshop Schedule <back to top>
Class runs from 9-5 pm Mon-Fri
Lab will open from 8 am-10 pm Mon-Thu
Lab <back to top>
- Lab and materials are provided
- Computers are Macintosh OSX running CS5 and Lightroom 3.
- Every two participants share one Epson 3800 printer.
- Paper is limited to 50 sheets of 13x19. If you have particular papers that you wish to use over other substrates, please feel free to bring them.
Accomodations <back to top>
Make your own travel and hotel reservations. Use the name Brooks when making your reservations.
Holiday Inn Express-Santa Barbara (short walk from campus)
17 W Haley St, Santa Barbara, 93101 - (805) 963-9757
www.ichotelsgroup.com
Best Western PepperTree (7 minute drive)
3850 State Street
Santa Barbara, CA, 93105-3112
Phone: 805-687-5511
book.bestwestern.com
Respond <back to top>
Email jpc@johnpaulcaponigro.com
- Register
- Send us your cell phone number, in the event we need to contact you while we are in Santa Barbara. When you send this information, indicate if you do not wish this information to be released to other participants at the beginning of the week.
Prepare... <back to top>
- Make sure you’re comfortable with Photoshop. We will be using CS5 (Lightroom 3 is optional). While we will demonstrate in CS5; you’re not expected to be up to speed on new features.
- Make sure you’re comfortable with the Epson driver.
Read... <back to top>
Optional reading is helpful.
- See John Paul’s online Library at www.johnpaulcaponigro.com.
- The first 12 chapters of John Paul’s book Adobe Photoshop Master Class (Copies are hard to find on amazon.com.)
- All of Mac’s Nash Editions: Photography and the Art of Digital Printing (Copies are easy to find. Order signed copies through Mac at mac@nasheditions.com.)
- Martin Evening’s Photoshop for Photographers
- Scott Kelby’s Photoshop for Photographers
- Katrin Eismann Photoshop Restoration & Retouching
- Ben Wilmore’s Getting Up to Speed
Look... <back to top>
Increase your visual vocabulary by looking at what others have done for both image and print quality. Visit galleries and museums.
Bring... <back to top>
- At least a dozen digital files from your archive. We'll review how files are set up. We strongly encourage limiting file sizes. Maximum recommended print size is 23.5 x 35 inches 2 300DPI.
- RAW files or 16-bit scans for processing during the week.
- A few prints. We'll review print quality. Also be sure to include a print as well as your optimized file for that image. It’s useful to include what you learn into an existing, familiar image and at the weeks end – compare the before and after!
- A portfolio or collection of your work in any media or form (printed or electronic). Seeing your body of work will help us direct you to the techniques and resources you need individually.
- Removable media. (CDs take time to burn. Portable hard drives are highly recommended.)
- (Optional) A camera. There will be no time scheduled for shooting during the workshop but you may want to shoot before and after hours.
Plan to... <back to top>
- Spend hours in the lab mastering digital printing and Photoshop.
- Leave with finished prints.
- Break bread, drink wine, and have long conversations at fine local establishments.
We look forward to meeting and working with all of you!
—John Paul and Mac
