6:00 - 9:00 am
 FOTOshoot 233
Capturing Florida’s Birds with Adam Jones
Capture exciting, dramatic photographs of South Florida’s bird life at Palm Beach County’s unique Wakadohatchee Wetlands wildlife preserve (where an alligator family is also in residence). One of the world’s
best-known wildlife and nature photographers, Jones will assist you in creating striking images.
7:30 - 9:30 am
Fotoshoot 234
Shooting From the Hip with Leica: The Rewards of Digital Rangefinder Photography. Sponsored by Leica Cameras
(This FOTOshoot can be taken as a second FOTOshoot without an additional fee)
Ever wondered why so many photojournalist and documentary photographers still prefer rangefinder cameras? Don’t miss the decisive moment! Please join us for this opportunity to discover the rangefinder mystique for yourself! From seeing beyond what the lens “sees,” to making whisper-quiet exposures, this workshop puts you in command of what many photographers call the most rewarding and creative camera system available. Leica M-System rangefinder cameras will be provided for this FOTOshoot at Delray’s Green Market.
Instructor’s WARNING: Rangefinder photography is extremely addictive! Participate at your own risk!
8:30-10:00 am
 Seminar 149
Unusual landscapes with Marc Muench
Marc will discuss the changes in landscape photography and show how he has included new digital and mechanical techniques in his work. The topics will include black and white vs color, high dynamic range landscapes, time exposures and creative layer blending.
Seminar 150
Creative Digital Darkroom with Seán Duggan
Before you touch any of the pixels in an image, you need to listen to it and hear what it tells you. By asking yourself simple questions about the photograph you can find the best path for creatively enhancing and improving the image to bring out the possibilities already inherent in the scene. In this presentation, distilled from his new book, The Creative Digital Darkroom, Seán shares some of his favorite techniques for getting the most for your images though simple modifications to light, tone and color. The power of adjustment layers and layer masks is explored for sculpting with light and shadow, as well as the transformative qualities of blending modes, texture, custom toning, HDR imaging and simple contrast control and enhancements.
 Computer Lab 325
Preparing Your Files for Digital Fine Printing with Vincent Versace
This “Soup to Almost Nuts” workshop on digital printing, step-by-step, will enable you to get the image in your head onto paper. Conducted by Vincent Versace, Smithsonian Laureate, and host of the Epson Print Academy.
Computer Lab 326
Panorama Stitching with Ben Willmore
Learn what it takes to combine multiple images into a seamless panorama. From shooting considerations and adjustment techniques to stitching, retouching and matching color—you'll learn how to create professional panoramas in no time.
9:00 – 10:00 am
 Community Event 616
Traveling with a Digital Camera with Michael Sheras, Sponsored by Canon
More people are taking digital cameras on trips than ever before. This experienced Canon Pro Market representative will give you important tips on how to pack your gear and how to record memorable travel images.
10:30 - 11:30 am
Community Event 617
STILLS TO VIDEO: The Greatest Transition. How Quickly Video is Taking Over! with Dirck Halstead
Up until the present, there has only been one great change in photojournalism. The first era ended with the arrival of the 35mm camera, replacing the box, bellows and lens, which ended with the 4x5 Speed Graphic. Now, hi definition video camera is becoming the instrument that will be used for visual story telling. Dirck Halstead, editor and publisher of The Digital Journalist, who has been a pioneer in this change, will explain how evolution came to be, and where it is going.
10:30 am-12:00 pm
Seminar 153
How to Structure a Portfolio That Performs with Sue Brisk, Rick Boeth, Marta Lavandier, Judy Miller; Moderator: Ken Irby
This distinguished panel of editors and agents, who actually do the looking, will tell you how to structure your portfolio for a presentation that will achieve the maximum effect. Learn how to target your market and create a good image. Hear about mistakes you should avoid, how to handle your “drop-offs,” and other inside information.
Seminar 154
Nature Photos Transformed with Photoshop with Jim Zuckerman
Discover the many methods Jim uses to make good photos great, and how you can save images that you thought were destined for deletion. Zuckerman will show you how he makes flawless composites, replaces unattractive skies, and how he performs magic to create images that never existed in reality.
Seminar 155
Three-Dimensional Light Control in the Studio with Joseph Meehan
Studio photography is the process of recording three-dimensional reality within a medium capable of displaying only two dimensions-- height and width. A studio photographer who wants to add a sense of rounded shapes and other three-dimensional characteristics has to be able to exploit the ability of light to produce visual illusions in the viewer. In this presentation, professional photographer Joseph Meehan will demonstrate and explain how various studio light modifiers and other techniques are used to present the illusion of three-dimensional reality. Specifically, how shadows and highlights are used to portray the general physical qualities of a subject.
Computer Lab 327
The Absolute Beginners Photographers’ Photoshop with Lydia Goetze
No previous experience in Photoshop? Then this lab is for you!!!
A photographer needs to be familiar with a few tools and techniques to turn digital files into good photos. You will learn how to crop an image, how to adjust overall exposure and contrast, how to “clean up” the image, how to choose an appropriate image size and resolution, and good practices for copying, saving and organizing digital files. You’ll practice a simple workflow that you can build on when you learn more advanced techniques.
Computer Lab 328
The All New "Smart" Workflow with Photoshop CS3 with Jack Davis
The most powerful, flexible, nondestructive and streamlined workflow imaginable? It's the Photoshop CS3 AND Camera Raw 4.1's application of Adobe's new Smart Objects/Smart Filters technology. Once understood, these "Smart" capabilities will give you the ability to do the vast majority of your photography magic on one single layer in Photoshop - including your raw tonal adjustments, retouching, filtering and even enhancing - without ever permanently altering a single pixel of your embedded original photograph! Jack will also show you how to take all this image magic and apply it to dozens of other photographs instantly - without altering your originals or needing to run Actions. Photographers attending Jack's sessions will receive complete sets of BOTH his Lightroom AND ACR Wow Presets. Seminar 134 is a pre-requisite to computer lab 328.
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Fotoshoot 235
Exploring the world of street portraiture with Harrison Funk
Go “on location” with this hands-on session that will help you create outstanding images of people. Work with master portrait photographer Harrison Funk as he shows you how to use available light, open shade, reflectors, small flash units, and a sense of humour to produce award-winning portraits under difficult conditions.
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Community Event 618
FOTOFusion Master Lecture Series – Environmental Photojournalism at National Geographic: Exploring The Challenge of Climate Change with Dennis Dimick
Ice caps shrink, storms increase, heat waves and winters of little snow become standard. Scientists have linked the climate warming that drives these changes to the common fuels –coal, oil, and gas – that we use in daily life. Come see Executive Editor Dennis Dimick illustrate how National Geographic has been using compelling pictures and graphics to explain this link between energy choices and climate change, and exploring the opportunities ahead as we seek new ways to power our economies and limit the effects of climate warming.
2:15 - 5:30 pm
FOTOshoot 236
On Location: The Creative Nude with Andrea Modica
Explore how to capture the nude in a way that reflects the essence of the subject and expresses your unique viewpoint both as a person and a photographer. Modica, one of today’s most important image-makers, will demonstrate what it takes to create meaningful and poignant portraits and nudes.
FOTOshoot 237
Hands-On Documentary Image Making with Debbie Fleming Caffery
This hands-on field trip in Delray Beach’s Haitian community will open your mind and eye to see the ordinary in inventive ways. A noted documentary photographer, Debbie will influence your image making in a positive way and will get you looking at the world around you in an innovative fashion.
2:30 - 4:00 pm
Seminar 157
Photographing Beauty with Nancy Brown, Douglas Dubler, Robert Farber, Rolando Gomez;
Moderator: Cynthia Van Roden
The images of beauty that each of these master photographers create is extraordinary. Discover the combination of qualities that make them so special. Listen and learn their unique techniques that will help you produce impressive photographs.
Seminar 158
The Command of Presence in Black and White with George DeWolfe
Presence is the ability of a photographer to portray in a black and white a lifelike sense of light and object. Recent research in Lightness Perception allows us to go beyond the traditional way of making black and white prints and allows us to manipulate the image with digital tools into the way visual perception and human emotion operate. This presentation is the result of thirty years of research and practice that began with an essay by Dr. Edwin Land in 1978.
Computer Lab 329
Adobe Camera RAW, Photoshop CS3 and Smart Objects with Kevin Ames
You will gain an understanding of bit depth that digital cameras capture in the RAW format compared to JPEG. That is followed by an in depth look at Adobe Camera Raw 4 and how it works in enhancing multiple digital negatives for color and exposure at the same time, how to use the dust spotting tool, create and refine stunning black and white, correct for chromatic aberrations, making and using presets and how ACR 4 works back and forth with Lightroom. Additionally, this session will cover how to create panoramas, understanding Smart Objects, controlling contrast with smart object, as well as how to use layer masks for the ultimate in creativity.
Computer Lab 330
Show Your True Colors with Eddie Tapp
From the original capture to the final output, getting predicable results is all about proper calibration. Eddie will guide you through simple steps for obtaining consistent, professional results in your digital workflow and discuss the importance of setting up a Color Managed friendly workflow from input, process and output.
You will learn techniques for controlling digital color and tone whether you do your own printing or use a professional lab along with advanced trouble shooting techniques for off color files in Photoshop CS3. This seminar will leave the rocket science behind to offer you practical methods to take advantage of today’s color technology. This workshop is for all levels.
3:30 – 4:30 pm
Community Event 619
Your Digital Camera and You with Julie Adair King
Get to know your digital camera as Julie King, author of “Digital Photography for Dummies,” walks you through the basics of setting up your camera and taking your first pictures. You will learn how to take advantage of your camera’s convenience features, such as auto bracketing, scene modes, flash modes and red-eye removal. You’ll be introduced to features such as white balance, EV compensation, file format, resolution, and ISO. Bring you camera and your manual so that you can take notes on how to adjust settings on your model.
4:30 - 6:00 pm
Seminar 161
New Directions in Photo Book Publishing with Jay Colton, John Reuter, Rick Sammon, Matthew Naythons, Ross Whitaker; Moderator: Ramiro Fernandez
Today, besides traditional printed books, photographers are self-publishing on the web, in e-books, on DVD’s and the I-pod among other new technologies. These experienced veterans will bring you up to date and give you the information you need to know to be successful in this fast changing field.
Seminar 162
Lighting on Location with Rick Friedman
A 25-year veteran magazine, newspaper and corporate photographer, Friedman will introduce you to the basic concepts and principles of lighting for location photography. With theory kept to a minimum, he will show how to tackle difficult lighting conditions and manipulate light for mood and atmosphere using basic and advanced lighting equipment. If you want to light with more than just strobe on camera and capture subjects in their environment, this seminar is for you.
Computer Lab 331
Fine Digital Image Printing Made Simple with Gordon Brown
Discover how to set your camera and computer to make the best photographic prints. If you want your color and B/W prints to match what you see on your monitor consistently, then this lab is for you! Learn the ins and outs of digital photography and photographic techniques in Photoshop to make your images “pop.” Leave with the knowledge of how to use Adobe Photoshop software and Epson printers properly, together with notes of what you have covered.
Computer Lab 332
Luminosity and Overlay Blending effects in Photoshop with Lee Varis
Lee Varis demonstrates advanced tonal control techniques used to rescue and enhance all type of images. Learn the best way to utilize the Shadow/Highlight command as well as alternative techniques that work better in certain situations. Lee shows how to craft B+W images that can be applied to color versions to enhance tonal separation and contrast. Create a mid-tone contrast enhancement that simulates a film-look with digitally captured images. (Advanced)
5:00 – 6:00 pm
Community Event 620
Save Money and Have Fun with Photoshop with Rick Sammon
Don't miss this fun-filled Photoshop presentation! Rick will share his money-saving techniques for digital SLR photographers. Use this digital guru's enhancements, and you can save at least $10,000.00 on lenses and accessories. Included in the presentation will be Rick's favorite Photoshop Fun techniques.
6:30 pm
Fairwell Bash
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