Photoshop CS4 for October 08 Workshop Participants

Well Folks:

The Photoshop gods have decided to release a Photoshop update pretty much during the workshop.  The upgrade is from CS3 to CS4.  That's either good or bad timing depending on how you view glasses half full of water.  I am excited about the upgrade and know that CS4 will GREATLY enhance, improve, and speed our digital workflow.  I've been looking carefully at the updates and they are very exciting.  Lot's of WOW factor!  It's a whole new world.  Again, this is a significant upgrade that will shake up and improve the way we work on images.

So, here is the plan.  If CS4 is available by the time the workshop starts, I will teach the new CS4 tools and techniques.  So no matter what version of Photoshop you currently have, either plan on upgrading to CS4 if it is available, OR simply download the 30 day free trial and install it just in time for the workshop, so that you can follow along during the workshop with your 30 day free trial.

Remember if you are only planning on using the trial,  Do not install until the workshop begins, so that you can make sure to have access to it during every weekend of the workshop.

I would think that it will be ready by the workshop, but in the event that it isn't, you will need CS3.  Note that they have disabled the CS3 free trial!

Here is the link to the webpage where you can be notified when the new version and trial becomes available.

http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=cs4_notify&loc=en_us

I will be shooting in the Tetons from Sept. 24 to October 5th, so I might be hard to reach......

Adam

Harvest

Without even looking at a calendar it is apparent when an equinox or solstice in nigh.  There is a definitive moment when in total presence and clarity, I stop for a second, and say to myself "Fall is in the air."  I can't put my finger on it, and I can't describe exactly what it is, but when it happens... I know.  All of the times that I have scented that change in 36 years come together as an annual moment of continuity in my physical existence.  This happens every year for each changing of the season, and I have no doubt that my senses are far more accurate than the calendar's interpretation.  It is around these events that I feel most alive, and for a while after college and before settling down, these profound moments coincided with traveling.  A summer job ends and there is time to roam until the ski season starts.  You meet travelers along the way on similar journeys.  Now that I am settled into one community, I can experience elements of that change that I haven't experienced since I was the reason for my parents nesting.  My parents nested down for the winter in 1972 for me; and from 2005 on.... I nest for my child.  It is time to harvest from the efforts of the year.  I won't wait until December, I want to have a few months to enjoy the fruits and to ease into a cozy nest for winter with my closest loved ones.  I feel this excitement today, as we reach a new plateau with our daughter.  This week the whole family will travel together to my old stomping grounds in the Tetons.  Again, the circle is coming round.

Commercial Use Authorizations, Mt. Rainier National Park.

Mount Rainier National Park Mission Statement

"Together we preserve, for future generations, the natural and cultural resources in Mount Rainier National Park.  Through a variety of high quality park experiences, we promote park values, personal connections, and responsibility for the environment in our local and global communities.  With integrity, teamwork, pride, and motivation, we demonstrate environmental leadership and deepen our understanding of the park’s ecosystems.  We value our diverse range of individual contributions by showing respect and concern for each other and the park.  The Mountain inspires stewardship.  Its protection and preservation is our legacy."

Mt Rainier National Park is truly a unique and special place.  It is an island of ecosystems and climates, with many scientific, experiential, and creative treasures.  In putting together the Mt. Rainier Institute of Photography's application for a Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) in the park, I came across the park's mission statement.  It was such a relief to read it and to know that the park is in such good hands.  Part of Mt. Rainier National Park's General Management Plan is the Commercial Services Plan, which includes administering concessions and commercial use authorizations within the park.  By administering all commercial services within the park, the resource that Mt. Rainier National Park is can be protected.  Both Concessions and CUA holders are held to the highest standards when operating in MRNP.  By using a service that is operated under a Commercial Use Authorization and administered by the National Park Service, you are not only getting the very best in business practices, you are helping to protect the resource.  There are several companies operating photography workshops in Mt. Rainier National Park without Commercial Use Authorizations, and in addition to operating illegally are not operating within the scope of good environmental practice.  They and their clients may be subject to disciplinary action from the National Park Service.  CUAs are available to these companies and I hope that you will hold them to this standard.  As you investigate the available options please keep this in mind.

Adam

Rainier Mountain Festival 2008

I plan to be at the Rainier Mountain Festival on September 13th and 14th, 2008.  This is a fantastic occasion to reconnect with colleagues, clients, friends, AND make new friends.  I don't plan to be tied down to a booth, but will be roaming around with information on next year's Mt. Rainier Photography Workshops.  There are plenty of events for all ages, so bring the whole gang.  See you there!

Adam Mt. Rainier Photography, Mount Rainier Photography, Mt. Rainier Photos, Mount Rainier Photos.

Mt. Rainier Photography at VisitRainier.com

The Mt. Rainier Institute of Photography is now listed in the workshops section of VisitRainier.com.  Visit Rainier is THE online visit you need to make before visiting the Mt. Rainier National Park Area.  The content is so thorough, accurate and entertaining that even the locals use it as a resource.

Summer on Rainier......

August 19^th.  Pouring rain.  Snow Level on Mt. Rainier down to 6500’.  Summer still hasn’t really arrived.  Since moving to the Pacific Northwest 13 years ago, I haven’t seen a summer like this.  It is weather like this that creates the unmatched beauty of the NW.  The trees are so big.  The rivers so wild.  The glaciers unmatched in the lower 48.  This is the price we pay for the staggering beauty that unleashes itself when the sun does come out. So for this week, when I thought I would be shooting pictures of wildflowers and dramatic alpenglow on Mt. Rainier, I turn the camera down and shoot the finer and often overlooked detail of Mt. Rainier National Park.  One morning last week I went to a favorite shooting spot in the park.  I arrived an hour before sunrise and stood there with 4 other photographers in the cold fog waiting for it to lift.  It never did, but I talked for hours with a photographer from the east side of the mountain, which turned out to be enriching as making a good image…. That didn’t stop me from trying though.  Like my experiences climbing the mountain, Rainier does what it wants, and whether or not it fits in to my agenda it is always spectacular.

 

Digital Photography Workshop, October 2008

Digital Process and Print Workshops

A solid foundation is crucial to build anything of substance.  Building photography skills is no different.  You can save yourself years of expensive mistakes and frustration by taking a comprehensive course on digital photography. 

The workshop will cover everything you need to know to build a solid base for your path as a photographer.  The digital era has brought new levels of photographic control to photographers.  However, there is more than ever to know about digital capture, processing and printing.  By the end of this course you will be able to capture high quality images, process them using the latest tools, and print them on some of the finest printers available today.  Please download our detailed schedule for a full list of topics to be covered.  The Digital Process and Print Workshops are held during the Spring and Autumn and are an excellent accompaniment to one of our international photography expeditions run in partnership with the world famous International Mountain Guides.

1. Some highlights are: 
   

2. •Digital Exposure (In-camera and w/ Light Meter) and White Balance 
   

3. •Depth of Field and Shutter Speed 
   

4. •How shape, light, composition, shadows and color impact your photography. 
   

5. •Zone System for color 
   

6. •RAW Vs. JPEG, Discuss Black and White 
   

7. •Photoshop 
   

8. •Print Optimization 
   

9. •Color Management 
   

10. •Image Processing 
    

11. •Sharpening 
    

12. •Printer and Paper Profiling 
    

13. •Strobe and Continuous Lighting

    
    

    Please visit MtRainierPhoto.com for more information.

Rainier Digital Photography Workshops 2009

Join us on Mt Rainier for fun, excitement, achievement and camaraderie.  Containing more glacial mass than the rest of the Cascade Volcanoes combined, there is is no mistaking Rainier as the pinnacle of Cascade Grandeur.  Get to know Mt. Rainier National Park intimately with experienced instructors who have a deep knowledge of the park.  This is our home mountain.  Nobody can match our knowledge, access, or facilities of, to, and around Mt. Rainier National Park. 

Our Rainier Workshops originate at the studio of Adam Angel Photography in historic downtown Morton.  We provide private van transportation for all shooting excursions, and gourmet fare along the way.  For the Master Class (long class), field excursions are followed by image critiques, photoshop instruction, as well as fine art printing techniques at the studio.  The Shooter’s Class (short class) is for the more experienced photographer who is looking for field instruction, logistical support, and more time in the park shooting with good folks.

Please visit www.MtRainierPhoto.com for more information.

Mt. Rainier Institute of Photography

Mt. Rainier’s greatness inspires greatness in us.  Ten years ago I came to Mt. Rainier to become a climbing guide.  Somehow as a young adult I knew that Mt. Rainier would teach me many lessons and take me further than I could imagine.  Climbing Mt. Rainier led to travels around the world, and ultimately to the desire to articulate the “sense of place” that I encountered on the world’s great mountains.  Photography became my vehicle to show the folks back home what I had seen.  What’s interesting to me is that this path didn’t lead to the places that I thought it would.  It led me on a journey of self discovery, personal growth, and creativity.

Today, my goal for the institute is to foster personal growth in concert with  nature’s grandeur through creativity.  The workshops that we offer take advantage of my knowledge of the mountain from it’s icy top to it’s lush and ancient bottom.  They incorporate a nice blend of shooting time in the field and of classroom and lab instruction.  All of this is packaged together in a fun, inspiring, memorable, and educational workshop.  I look forward to spending time with you on Mt. Rainier during the summer of 2009!                                                                                                ~Adam Angel

New Website www.MtRainierPhoto.com

The Mt. Rainier Institute of Photography has posted the new website at www.MtRainierPhoto.com.

This launches the beginning of Adam Angel Photography's Digital Workshops in Mt. Rainier National Park.  These workshops in the park will be operated under a Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) administered by the National Park Service.  The CUA has not been issued yet, but we anticipate receiving one sometime in September/October.  We have gone ahead and launched the websites, so that we will be available in the search engines when it is time to start workshop registration.  In the mean time, please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.  See you in the mountains.

Adam