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Delve deep into the southwest Florida landscape for an unforgettable two-day photographic experience with award-winning large-format photographers Clyde Butcher and Jeff Ripple. Jeff leads you the first day in the Big Cypress Swamp and Ten Thousand Islands to capture the images you may bring on the second day to the studio where you'll learn some of the PhotoShop secrets Clyde employs on the digital versions of his black and white masterpieces.

LOCATION: Big Cypress Swamp and Ten Thousand Islands

TIME: Friday and Saturday, April 2-3, 2010 (Workshop 1); Saturday and Sunday, April 3-4, 2010 (Workshop 2).

Maximum number of participants: 6 per workshop

PRICE: $795 (cost includes box lunches, Sunday evening dinner, Ten Thousand Islands boat trip, field session with Jeff and studio session plus materials with Clyde)

SKILL LEVEL: Beginners through Advanced. You can bring anything from a point and shoot to an 11x14 field camera, but you must know how to operate your camera (turn off/on, focus, adjust exposure) because this workshop focuses on technique, not specific equipment. Some PhotoShop knowledge is necessary for Clyde's studio session.Deadline to register is March 1. No refunds are available after that date. You will be charged the full amount upon registration. A list of equipment to bring and available motels will be sent at that time.

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

DAY 1: In the Field with Jeff Ripple The field session gives you the opportunity to work in both freshwater and saltwater environments. Jeff emphasizes the fundamentals of composition and studying natural light, adjusting light with filters, and he covers other equipment basics and the importance of learning a place in order to artfully portray it. We start with a sunrise photo shoot and work through mid-morning, then spend the afternoon until sunset on a boat tour of the Ten Thousand Islands, stopping at several islands to wade ashore and photograph birds, gifts of the tide, and of course the island landscape. A full equipment list is provided when you register, but you will get wet in this workshop, so make sure you have suitable clothing, old sturdy shoes, and a dry bag or waterproof camera bag to protect your photo equipment.

DAY 2: In the Studio with Clyde Butcher In this fascinating hands-on session you'll gain deeper appreciation for Clyde's creativity and how he approaches each image as an artist. This is not an Adobe PhotoShop workflow seminar, but rather a creativity seminar. Students should have some Photoshop knowledge about levels, brushes, image size and layers.

You can bring your own laptop or use one of our MacIntosh computers. Bring some images to work that have NOT previously been manipulated. They can be either jpeg or tiff. Do NOT bring raw images. Students will go home with three 13x19 prints. We will be using Adobe PhotoShop CS3 or later, Epson printers, and LexJet paper.

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW: 1. You will need 10-15 images. 2. IMAGE SIZE: These images need to be 3500-5000 pixels in width and height. This equates to 17 inches by 22 inches at 240PPI or larger. That would make the images 60mb or larger per image. 3. The images can be TIFF or jpg format and have NOT been previously manipulated 4. The images can be on a CD/DVD, USB thumb drive or external hard drive.

Any questions please call (941) 486-0811