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May 2020
Beginning Adobe Photoshop with Natasha Calzatti – 3 SESSIONS LIVE ONLINE
This is an intensive three day hands-on computer workshop offered on May 29th, May 30th and May 31st 10am-1pm each day. Longtime Photoshop Instructor Natasha Calzatti will cut through the complexity of Photoshop and help you to master it as a photographic tool. Natasha will show you the fundamentals of Photoshop, how to do the things most beginners want to do when they first open up the program. This workshop is designed for the Lightroom or beginner Photoshop user. Technical…
Find out more »June 2020
Astrophotography at Joshua Tree, CA: Capturing the Milkyway, Orion and Star Trails with Stan Moniz
****JUST ADDED, SECOND HANDS-ON WORKSHOP ON FRIDAY JUNE 19th @7:30pm! The skies over Joshua Tree National Park are some of the darkest in California. Join Stan Moniz, a Sony ambassador and recognized professional photographer, for a night capturing the beauty of Polaris and the North Celestial Pole in a perfect location. The shooting workshops are from 7:30pm-1:30am. Stan will teach the following topics so that you can make them your own: The foundation for capturing sharp stars. Proper exposure times…
Find out more »July 2020
Beginning Adobe Lightroom Classic with Natasha Calzatti 2 Sessions – PAS
This course is held on 2 consecutive Sundays: July 12th and July 19th 11:30am-3:30pm Technical Level: Beginner Many photographers are finding Adobe Lightroom Classic to be the perfect tool for organizing, processing and enhancing images. This beginner Lightroom course shows you step-by-step how to take control of your digital photography workflow. Discover the most efficient method for downloading images into Lightroom and organizing them. Quickly import and manage your photo collection in a library that makes finding and editing your…
Find out more »Milky Way Astrophotography in Joshua Tree National Park with Stan Moniz
Enjoy an evening under the stars with professional adventure photographer and Sony ambassador Stan Moniz. This event will be held in Joshua Tree national park, home to some of the darkest skies in Southern California. Stan will teach the following topics so that you can make them your own: All of the factors necessary to capture sharp stars including proper exposure times and image balance. Creative compositions with the Milky Way and surrounding landscape. The use of external lightning to…
Find out more »Beginning Adobe Lightroom Classic with Natasha Calzatti – Culver City – 2 Sessions
This course is held on 2 consecutive Saturdays: July 22nd and July 29th 10:00am-2:00pm Technical Level: Beginner Many photographers are finding Adobe Lightroom Classic to be the perfect tool for organizing, processing and enhancing images. This beginner Lightroom course shows you step-by-step how to take control of your digital photography workflow. Discover the most efficient method for downloading images into Lightroom and organizing them. Quickly import and manage your photo collection in a library that makes finding and editing your…
Find out more »The Master Print with Natasha Calzatti – Culver City
This workshops will cover what you need to know to make the finest digital prints from your digital camera files. From exposure to adjustment/optimization to choosing the right paper. Examples of different fine-art papers will be shown to make the best possible prints. Beyond the technical details, you will learn ways to make your images stronger and more compelling. Everyone should have two or more master prints by end of class. Course Topics: • Workflow for the master file concept using…
Find out more »August 2020
The Master Print with Natasha Calzatti – PAS
This workshops will cover what you need to know to make the finest digital prints from your digital camera files. From exposure to adjustment/optimization to choosing the right paper. Examples of different fine-art papers will be shown to make the best possible prints. Beyond the technical details, you will learn ways to make your images stronger and more compelling. Everyone should have two or more master prints by end of class. Course Topics: • Workflow for the master file concept using…
Find out more »Advanced Adobe Lightroom Classic with Natasha Calzatti – Culver City (2 sessions)
This is a 2 session class occurring on consecutive Wednesdays August 5th and August 12th 10:30am-2:30pm Have you been using Lightroom Classic but feel like you are not getting the most out of it? Natasha Calzatti will show you all the tricks of the trade: How to customize your workflow to fit your specific needs; automating settings, plugins and export to Photoshop which will help you work more efficiently. Learn powerful new features such as automatically fill uneven edges in panoramas.…
Find out more »Create Better Black & White Photographs with Natasha Calzatti – CC
You may know how to use Lightroom or Photoshop features to create black and white images, but many of these conversions aren’t very good. In this workshop Natasha will teach you how to make black and white images that are expressive and strong, simulating the analog silver gelatin print from the great photography masters such as Irving Penn and Edward Westen. You will learn different methods on how to use Lightroom and Photoshop together in a seamless way to give photographs…
Find out more »Beginning Adobe Photoshop with Natasha Calzatti – PAS
In this intensive one day hands-on computer workshop, longtime Photoshop instructor Natasha Calzatti will cut through the complexity of Photoshop and help you to master it as a photographic tool. Natasha will show you the fundamentals of Photoshop, how to do the things most beginners want to do when they first open up the program. This workshop is designed for the Lightroom or beginner Photoshop user. Technical Level: Beginner Topics Covered: Adobe Bridge, the next-generation File Browser, where you can…
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