Wednesday 28th

6:00 AM - 9:30 AM

FOTOshoot 209 The Art of Bird Photography at Green Cay Wetlands with John J. Lopinot

Photograph Great Blue Herons, several Egret species, Anhinga, Least Bittern, and at least 30 or 40 other species via 1.5 miles of boardwalk. An extraordinary photographic opportunity led by skilled veteran photographer Lopinot. Green Cay’s 175 acres are designed to emulate the Everglades eco-system with an open expanse of marsh habitat, intermittent tree islands and cypress hammocks. Otters, Alligators, Marsh Rabbits and an occasional Bobcat may be seen. John will conduct a follow-up critique session of your images on Thursday from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. Everyone will have to prepare their images based on instructions that John will hand out during the shoot.

FOTOshoot 210 Shoot Landscapes at Loxahatchee with Peter Essick

Capture wonderful landscape and wildlife images at one of Florida’s natural treasures, the Loxahatchee Wildlife Preserve, part of the Everglades. Dynamic National Geographic contract photographer Essick will guide you through the refuge’s diverse wetland habitats, considered to be among the Everglades’ most photogenic areas, and give you tips on how to document them.

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Seminar 101 Meet the Editors with Uri Davidov, Beth Filler, Evan Kriss, Carmin Romanelli; Moderator: Jimmy Colton

A great opportunity to meet and listen to a group of five-star distinguished editors from national magazines and international agencies as they share with you the secrets of how to market yourself effectively. Find out what works in attracting their attention, and keeping it, in today’s competitive environment, how to get important assignments, and what NOT to do. Only at FOTOfusion can you get a group like this together.

Seminar 102 Passion, Permission & Pixels: Igniting Your Creative Photography – Part 1: Shaping Your Story with Creative Shooting Techniques with Jack Davis

How far you take your photography has everything to do with how far you have given yourself permission to go. In this session Jack will illustrate how he has cultivated his own “permission” and creative experimentation – specifically with regards to what photographic tools and in-field shooting techniques can be employed to create a unique and powerful image – one that expresses not only what was in front of you when you pressed the shutter, but also what was inside of you. Just some of the techniques discussed and illustrated will include the use of motion blur, infrared, macro, panoramas, as well as the expressive use of composition, contrast and focus.

Seminar 103 Absolutely Terrific Kid Pics! with Ross Whitaker

Celebrated New York-based photographer Ross Whitaker shows you how to get the most out of your Kid photos. Ross will present his personal and commercial work with a lively discussion that will touch on; equipment, film, digital, relating to your young subjects, lighting, and more! Profit from his expertise gained from long experience in shooting commissioned portraits.

Computer Lab 301 Manipulating Focus in the Digital Darkroom with Julie Adair King

You’ve got a winning shot. Or at least it would be a winner if only you had been more careful about focus. No worries: This hands-on lab shows you
simple Photoshop techniques that you can use to rescue those poorly focused shots. You’ll learn the best way to apply sharpening filters such as Unsharp Mask and Smart Sharpen and discover a few ways to create the illusion of sharper focus without touching a sharpening tool at all. You’ll also try out blur techniques that you can use to realistically shorten depth of field and make distracting background objects less noticeable.

Computer Lab 302 Trouble Shooting Files in Photoshop with Eddie Tapp

After the shoot, after the process, there are thousands of little issues that can become obvious. In this session you will explore a series of problem images and create solutions using a variety of techniques in Photoshop, from quick and easy to a more advanced approach. Masking, Blending, Retouch and specialized image enhancements and techniques will be covered using the powerful features and filters within Photoshop. Bring one of your problem images, we’ll select some, and, as a class, create a solution.

9:30 - 10:30 AM

Community Event 601 Eliminate noise without sacrificing detail with Janice Wendt

Noise can be found in every digital image you capture. See how your camera makes noise and changes the color and detail in your images. Learn how noise is different if you scan film. This seminar will teach you how to eliminate these distractions while preserving the detail you want to keep. This program will show how to use the tools found in Nik Software’s Dfine 2.0 to eliminate noise.

10:30 AM - 12:00 NOON

Seminar 105 How to Create and Sell Dynamic Images with Clinton Cargill, Pete Cross, Bruce Jaffe, Marta Lavandier and Cynthia Van Roden; Moderator: Ramiro Fernandez

Learn how to create compelling news and feature photographs, and
how to put words and pictures together for successful picture stories that
will sell your images. This distinguished panel of top editors and agency
directors will guide you with valuable insights and know-how.

Seminar 106 Believing is Seeing: Lighting on a Laptop: How to Light Like a Sunbeam with Vincent Versace

In this step-by-step lesson you will be guided through the process of believably replicating the most fleeting and beautiful light of all – a late afternoon beam of sunlight streaming through a window. Starting with initial image capture and lighting considerations, this series of progressive Photoshop lighting techniques gives you the essential skills to emulate brilliant, realistic lighting.

Seminar 107 Fine Art Wedding Photography with Riccis Valladares

Join Riccis Valladares in this seminar where he will share his approach to documenting a wedding day from a fine art perspective. You will also get an insight into his 100% film workflow in the digital age and the importance of a signature style needed to attract the most discerning clients from all over the world.

Computer Lab 303 PhotoShop Basics with J. Tomas Lopez

This class assumes no prior experience in digital imaging: input, manipulation and introduction to printing. From basic selection tools to navigating with layers, and the history palette, digital guru Lopez will give you a complete introduction to this amazing program that allows full image control and manipulation.

Computer Lab 304 Quick Steps to a Good Print with Rob Sheppard

Learn what you need to make a good print from an image file. Author Rob Sheppard (The New Epson Complete Guide to Digital Printing) will give you the key steps needed to make a good print when working from Photoshop or Lightroom.

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

FOTOshoot 211 Using Available Light On Location with Bruce Talamon

Become skilled at achieving great image quality while using a minimum of equipment. Learn how to “write with light” on location as Bruce demonstrates the techniques he uses to get his memorable award-winning images for worldwide marketing and publicity in motion picture film production.

FOTOshoot 212 Orchid Center Extraordinaire with Brenda Tharp

Three extraordinary acres of botanical gardens, two 4,000-square-foot greenhouses, and a spectacular atrium filled with displays of orchids await you at The American Orchid Society’s International Orchid Center. Leading this shoot and personally advising you on how to come away with very special images is creative, experienced nature and outdoor photographer Brenda Tharp.

11:00 AM - 12:00 NOON

Community Event 602 W. Eugene Smith and The Compassionate Photographer with Robert Pledge

Editorial director of Contact Press Images and president of the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund, Pledge will discuss the work and legacy of legendary photographer, W. Eugene Smith. and will present work produced by recipients of the Smith Grant since its 1980 founding. Nurtured by the Fund, a whole new generation of humanist photographers have kept Smith’s dream of a compassionate truth-telling alive. The face of “concerned photography,” Smith’s iconic stories appeared in LIFE magazine and other publications. He died thirty years ago at 59, but the passionate intensity that he brought to stories like his expose of industrial mercury poisoning in the Japanese fishing village of Minimata, lives on.

12:30 PM - 3:00 PM

FOTOshoot 213 Rybovich Yachts with Carlo Allegri

Get special pictures with our exclusive access to the famed Rybovich Yacht boat yards with a $10,000,000 yacht as one of your subjects. One of the oldest marine establishments in Florida, known around the world for building first class sport fishing boats, its superior marine facilities accommodate vessels up to 240 feet long.

1:00 - 2:00 PM

Community Event 603 FOTOFUSION MASTER LECTURE SERIES: 30+YEARS of DIGITAL ART - The Original Pioneer with Laurence Gartel, FotoFusion 2009 Mentor

Known around the world as the “FATHER” of Digital Art and Digital Photography for over three decades, FotoFusion 2009’s FotoMentor Laurence Gartel will display his prolific creative abilities in the development of his own, unique visual language. This exciting multimedia presentation will take you from his early analog work predating digital through the new paradigm he helped create in the world of fine art, advertising and editorial art.

1:15 PM - 5:30 PM

FOTOshoot 214 Photographing the Contemporary Nude with Kevin Ames

The nude figure is one of photography’s classic themes. Award winning photographer Kevin Ames will guide you in creating memorable images of the female form. After a one hour introductory lecture to figure-posing, techniques including how to interact with models, incorporate props, styling and lighting techniques that will enhance your experience during the shoot, you will travel to a picturesque location to put those concepts to work with models in creating enchanting figure studies. Bring your camera, extra memory cards, a tripod and the expectation of making wonderful photographs.

2:30 - 3:30 PM

Community Event 604 The Vale of Kashmir with John Isaac

The Vale of Kashmir celebrates the people and landscape of Kashmir and its unique way of life. John Isaac set out to create a work that would honor both the cultural complexity and the breathtaking beauty of this exotic region. In lush color, he captures the varied details of daily life. Isaac writes: “There is something very magical about this place.” Here is historical Kashmir, not the country torn apart by war. This is an enchanted and enchanting land seen in 160 magnificent color images from a master photographer.

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Seminar 109 A Fine Art Photography Marketplace Guide: Curators, Collectors, Photographers and Photographs with Anthony Bannon, Penelope Dixon, Diane Farris, Charles Stainback, Dieter Steiner; Moderator: Paula Gillen

Find out how things really work in the behind-the-scenes world of museums, galleries, collectors and dealers. These distinguished, well-informed museum and gallery directors, owners and artists will give you insights that will help you to successfully present yourself and your work in the fine-art photography world.

Seminar 110 Digital Flower Photography with Craig Blacklock

A “see and do” workshop, which explores everything from the basics of close-up photography to digital magic tricks that have revolutionized the way this master nature photographer works. In this lecture Blacklock explains his techniques, and in FOTOshoot 225, he will guide you through the application of each technique. Seminar 110 is a pre-requisite for FOTOshoot 225.

Seminar 111 Contemporary Weddings that Sell with Clay Blackmore

There is no set formula for today’s bride. A wedding album can be “traditional,” “candid” or “photojournalism” but the critical thing is to capture the memories so they will be loved now as well as 20 years from now. Clay shows the variety of his work and talks about matching the style of photography to the bride, and making memorable photos they will put in albums, display on the wall, send to relatives. Learn about making on-site prints at the wedding, using the internet for marketing, printing custom bridal books. Whatever your style, Clay will get you motivated to do great work.

Computer Lab 305 Digital Photography Workflow with Serge Timacheff

From concept to download, editing to printing, understanding and managing digital photography workflow that custom-fits your personality and photography will help you produce better, more consistent, and more successful images. Learn a method for defining your workflow in a way that’s easy to manage and integrates your business and brand. An established workflow adapts to a variety of types of photography in virtually any location and is more than just a good way to produce great shots – it’s a marketable asset.

Computer Lab 306 Curves, Masks and Selections, Oh My! (The Stuff that Real Photographers Need) with Dan Burkholder

When you master curves and masks in Photoshop, you have harnessed 75% of the “real photographer” power of digital imaging. Photoshop’s latest tools take our tonal control to new heights with potent features we’ve lusted for in the past. This hands-on session will introduce you to a full arsenal of techniques you can use on a daily basis to give your images vivid midtones, glowing shadows and milky smooth highlights. Don’t miss this chance to take your imaging skills to the next level.

3:45 - 4:45 PM

Community Event 605 Unexpected but inevitable. The brilliant new Leica S2 digital SLR. with Justin Stailey

The remarkable new S2 from Germany redefines the professional DSLR class with a custom 37.5-megapixel sensor built into a 35mm-sized body. Hear Justin Stailey, Product Specalist at Leica Camera USA, talk about the camera that sets an entirely new performance standard for professional digital SLRS. With a custom 37.5-megapixel, 30 x 45 mm sensor that is 56% larger than full frame, it establishes parameters of imaging excellence that are well beyond those obtainable by conventional pro-caliber DSLRs. “A radical but practical new camera, the S2 combines the performance parameters of a medium-format digital camera with the ergonomics, form factor, and handling ease of a 35mm SLR. It may just change the way you work.

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Seminar 113 PhotoBook Publishing’s New Directions With Jay Colton, Lori Grinker, Ben Martin, John Reuter, Anna Tomczak, Moderator: Dr Richard Zakia

Today, among other new technologies besides traditional printed books, photographers are self-publishing on the web, in e-books, on DVD’s and the I-pod. Get up to date and get the information you need to know to be successful in this fast changing field from these experienced professionals.

Seminar 114 Take Control and Create Images with Impact with Adam Jones

The two primary functions on your camera are aperture and shutter. By demonstrating the technical and creative potential of these two controls, and their impact upon depth of field and motion, famed photographer Adam Jones will show you how to take control and create impact in your images.

Seminar 115 Marketing for Success – Making your Business Work for You with Fran Reisner

Fran Reisner Photography is a dynamic business that caters to the very soul of the wedding and portrait business. But being a great photographer is never enough unless you take the right steps to market yourself and your photography. Fran describes the key elements in her business strategy that have made her a commercial success, and gives you tips on how you can improve your business and your bottom line. Fran’s motto, “Do what you love, love what you do, and do it with a passion.” Attend this seminar and go back to your business with a new passion for what you do.

Computer Lab 307 Getting The Most Out of Your Images With Viveza with Janice Wendt

Bring your images to life with a few simple clicks. Ever get everything right on your captured image but it still seems like it could use a little boost? Easily enhance parts of your image without touching the rest. Bring back what you felt and saw while capturing your photograph with simple and easy adjustments that can target select areas without creating selections and multiple layers. Janice Wendt, the leading authority on retouching and Nik Software, will conduct a hands-on seminar that will guide you through Viveza.

Computer Lab 308 The Photographer’s
Toolbox for Photoshop with Lewis Kemper

Just as a carpenter decides which tools are necessary to build a house, a photographer needs to know which tools in Photoshop will accomplish the task. Lewis Kemper will demonstrate various Photoshop tips and techniques that he uses to enhance his nature photography. Lewis will teach you how to control exposure, contrast and color in your images in a simple and logical fashion. Using adjustment layers, blend modes and layer masks we will explore ways to work both globally and locally on an image without the need for complicated selections and masking techniques. For participants with a basic knowledge of Photoshop.

5:00 - 6:00 PM

Community Event 606 Explore the Potential of Your Epson Printer with Shelly Katz Sponsored by Epson

Under the expert guidance of famed digital photographer Shelly Katz you will explore the remarkable potential of your Epson Stylus desktop printer. You will learn how you can originate output, ranging from fine-art prints to exciting promotional materials. Don’t miss this special presentation.

6:30 PM - 11:00 PM

Awards Dinner

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