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Ready to fully unleash the power of Photoshop/Lightroom & take your star photography post processing to the next level? I have designed an efficient and affordable online group workshop that will teach all of the necessary skills required to process a broad range of night photographs. I provide multiple dates to ensure one of the workshops will fit your schedule.
Together we will be post processing some of my favorite star shots and learning each of the skill sets provided below along the way.
Skills Covered
My entire star photography post processing workflow including the following programs and topics.
Please keep in mind this is an intermediate skill level class. Some knowledge of Photoshop & Lightroom is required as described below.
Adobe Lightroom:
RAW file conversion
Color correction
Luminosity Control / Making the Stars Pop
Contrast and levels controls
Noise Reduction and sharpening
Adobe Photoshop:
Digital Blending
Luminosity Masking (This is what really makes the stars come to life)
Selective sharpening (stars only)
Selective noise reduction (dark noisy areas only)
Final Color Correction
Final Edit (Free Transform, artistic cropping)
Learning Format
I will be teaching this workshop in the form of a Google Hangout sharing my screen for you to watch as I process a camera RAW file of the Milky Way. This RAW file will be provided to everyone so you can follow along and process the picture with me covering all of the topics provided above. Along the way we will stop intermittently for questions, discussion and further learning.
Minimum Requirements: ( Running current software updates )
A pair of headphones or a good microphone ( to prevent feedback )
Adobe Lightroom 3 or 4
Photoshop CS4 or above
A basic knowledge of Lightroom develop module
A basic knowledge of Photoshop basic masking and brushing techniques
Other helpful tools that aren’t required, but very helpful:
An extra screen. This allows you to watch me on one, and post process on the other.
Adobe Bridge
Logistics
Cost: 39.99$
Please select the time & date below for payment. I accept all major credit cards as well as PayPal transfers. For credit card users proceed to PayPal and select the "Don't Have a PayPal Account?" option.
Maximum Participants: 9
Length: 90+ minutes
Extras: I will provide you with a copy of my Star Photography Post Processing Video Tutorials free of charge. A 10$ value. You will also get a 16% Discount Code for Tony Kuyper's Luminosity Mask Actions which I use to post process all of my photos, including star shots.
Sunday May 26th @ 5PM Pacific Time - 9 spots Total
Cancellation Policy:
I do not have a cancellation policy for this class, the tuition is non-refundable. Students that arrive to the class later than 10 minutes after the start time will not be accepted since we will already be well into the learning session.
Here are a few examples of my star photography shots
Dave,
ReplyDeleteThis sounds great! Too bad I'll be on the other side of the Pacific when you are hosting this. I'll try to get some good shots from the South Island of NZ for you.
I can't say you will be missing out in that location, Enjoy it! I'll be hosting another one in a few weeks. People seem to be really interested, just keep an eye out on my website or any other social platform.
ReplyDeleteCheers
Dave
Hi Dave, How long is this Workshop?
ReplyDeleteThe workshop will run 90-120 min.
ReplyDeleteDave,
ReplyDeleteHow are things going?? I don't know if you still remember me, we exchanged a few emails in the past (Tucson, AZ). You have great stuff as usual, and your star shots are amazing. I will see if I can make the April 7th group.
I will let you know as soon as i can. I will try to get some shots around here so i have at least a few things to work on.
Talk soon, keep up with the great work!
@4ba20a42b29f02f7e575cdc68962c95e:disqus of course I do:) Love your photos. Sounds good man, really glad you're diggin the shots. That would be awesome to have you, make sure to let me know if you have any questions! Cheers.
ReplyDeleteDave,
ReplyDeleteI just discovered your site after reading a news story about your stunning Mt. Renier pic on my iPhone. I'm blown away! These are the best night/star shots I've ever seen! As soon as I have 40 bucks, you can be sure I'll be signing up for the next available workshop. Thank you so much for your amazing art, and for making it available at a decent resolution so that we can continue to marvel at it. :-) Can't wait to post a link on my Facebook page for others to enjoy!
Bob
@9250d5ff96b1f9c27eba335516373cc1:disqus great to hear, really happy that you like my photos:) Sounds good I will be providing some more dates coming soon. Outdoor workshop season is on it's way so I may cut down a bit on my online sessions, but will make sure to provide a few. Email me if you have any questions... David.R.Morrow32@Gmail.com. Have a good one!
ReplyDeleteI just completed Dave Morrow's online night sky star processing workshop in a Google hangout. Dave initially covered many areas using Lightroom 4 and then finalized everything in PS CS6. His instructions are very detailed and well explained as he's evidently well versed in using both programs. We learned many methods of adjustments and the use of different types of masks, especially the use of luminosity masks to maximize the stars and minimize noise. It was one heck of a learning experience and to see the transformation of what the original raw file looked like and go to the final photo was truly amazing. Now we're all inspired to get out there and shoot the night sky even more. Thanks Dave for an excellent workshop. I give this 6 stars !
ReplyDeleteThank you @4378254cfe372e57838942a0ae938199:disqus! Really glad you enjoyed the workshop:)
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to the next, couldn't make last Sunday :(
ReplyDelete@facebook-771903614:disqus no worries, I will have another very soon. I am actually updating the page tonight. If you send me an email to David.R.Morrow32@Gmail.com I will add you to the Online Workshop List and email you as soon as it is up:) Thanks for your interest... Talk soon!
ReplyDeleteJust updated with a new date of May 26th. Hopefully that will work for you.
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