Overview:
Here at Lovegrove Consulting we listen to the photographic industry. As a
result, we have identified an acute demand for picture enhancing
professionals - Markos! The phrase ' we need a Marko' resounds in
studios around the country and is echoed in the emails we receive. With
more and more digital images being shot by the day, the post production
process is the one key factor holding back the majority of social
photographers.
With a maximum of two delegates and one week of full time intensive
training from Marko, we will train your very own picture editor from
'Zero to Hero' to allow you to be the photographer you have always
wanted to be.
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Would you like to be a photographer most
of the time rather than just part of the time?… It's a powerful thought
that is now an option.
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Who is this programme designed for?
Those photographers who often find
themselves still working at 11pm, or for those who seem to be taking
less and less pictures and spend more time in front of a computer. Or
perhaps you're a studio experiencing rapid growth. Whatever your
situation, we can help. We will train up your very own picture editor
and return them to you fully equipped with all the experience and skills
they will need to transform your pictures.
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Delegate's attributes:
The title 'Zero to Hero' relies on having
the right delegate for us to train. Not everyone can be a picture
editor. They will need:
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Good colour vision.
• A good
foundation in art principles.
• An
understanding of tone, composition, balance and design.
• To be
dextrous, good with their hands; perhaps someone who can paint or draw.
• Patience,
the right attitude, be willing to learn and above all, they must want
to be a picture editor, not a photographer.
We will send you a colour sight test chart
for assessment of best skin tone, which you can use when recruiting, to
help determine if someone has suitable vision to be a picture editor.
What you will gain:
You will have an inspired and
motivated member of staff capable of delivering quality
results straight away. You will also have a complete set of
'client ready' edited pictures, your monitor screen will be colour
calibrated and the computer will be optimised for working in
Photoshop and Lightroom.
What delegates will need to bring:
1. Delgates will need their own computer and monitor,
which can be a PC or a Mac, but it must be the one they will
be using
back at the studio (it's a good idea to have a separate
computer that is
dedicated to picture editing). Laptops will not be suitable
for this
workshop.
2. The computer will need Photoshop CS3 and Adobe Lightroom
installed.
3. All appropriate software updates will need to have been
made in advance, so that all computers will be operating at
the same
level.
4. A Wacom tablet with an aspect ratio that matches the
monitor.
5. An external hard drive, Firewire 2 or high speed USB,
7200 rpm digital speed or better.
6. A set of your own pictures (between 200-300 images) this
may be from one wedding or from several portrait shoots.
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Course fees:
This one week intensive course costs £1500 (£1762.50
incl. 17.5% VAT) per studio - by studio we mean one trainee editor and
one workstation, however, studio owners are welcome to sit in on
sessions if they wish.
Location:
The Lovegrove Studio, Firtree Farm, 59 North Street, Nailsea, Bristol, BS48 4BS.  Click here for a map and directions.
Timetable:
Monday 09.30 – 17.30
Set up workstations: assigning memory allocation, colour calibration of monitor, colour settings in Photoshop, the principles of colour management, Lightroom preferences, cataloging systems and catalog settings. Plus and introduction to Lightroom.
Tuesday 09.00 – 17.00
Importing delegate’s pictures onto the computer system and, selecting and renaming files, re-ordering, backing-up.
Plus making adjustments in Lightroom.
Wednesday 09.00 – 17.00
Introduction to Photoshop.
Plus a tutorial in using Photoshop.
Thursday 09.00 – 1700
Your chance to work in Photoshop under Marko’s supervision.
Friday 09.00 – 16.30
Cropping, compositional balance, file sizes, data storage, preparing images ready for print, batch processing actions, type and layers, along with copyright watermarking. Preparing files for viewing. Finish editing your own set of pictures.
What to do next:
Email Blaise in the first instance and she will come back to you with possible dates. Marko may wish to speak with you about your specific needs for the week beforehand.
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