Vancouver Photo Workshops Proudly Presents:

Internationally Acclaimed Photographer Jean Miele From New York City

In an exclusive, intimate 5 Day Workshop:

"Photoshop for Black and White: The next Step "

August 20th to 24th, 2007

Vancouver Photo Workshops proudly announces a five day workshop, "Photoshop for Black and White: The next step" with internationally acclaimed photographer, educator, and outspoken advocate of the “Digital Darkroom” Jean Miele to be held from August 20th to 24th, 2007. Set in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to expand your visual horizons under the guidance of one of the great masters in contemporary photography. Take part and experience a renewed sense of energy, inspiration and vitality in your photography.

Jean teaches Adobe Photoshop workshops and presents seminars for: Adobe Systems; Apple Computer; the International Center for Photography (ICP) in New York City; Fuji USA; American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP); Advertising Photographers of America (APA); The Norwegian Fotografiakademiet; and many others.

During this 5-day workshop, Jean Miele will teach you powerful Photoshop techniques specifically for black-and-white. You will learn the best ways convert from color to black-and-white, as well as how to use layers, adjustment layers, channels, and masks to perform expert “burning and dodging,” sharpening, and contrast control, and toning.

This workshop is an unparalleled opportunity for the Pacific Northwest photographer who has been interested in the many high caliber photography workshops on the east coast, but found the cost for travel and accommodation to be prohibitive. Since the workshop is being held at Vancouver Photo Workshops in Vancouver, B.C. our American participants will find that the added bonus of exchange rates will make this a real treat resulting in excess of 14% (at time of this writing) off all your expenses in Canada.

About the Artist: Jean Miele Jean Miele is an American artist who uses photography to create “perfect” places. Inspired by a love of the black-and-white landscape tradition of the 19th and 20th centuries, he has been creating monochrome landscape photographs since the mid-1980s. His landscapes are solitary places, strong and quiet, intended to remind us that moments of perfection are possible – in photography, and in our lives. Miele’s black-and-white prints are in numerous private collections and have been exhibited in galleries from New York to Norway, including a solo exhibition at the Fernbank Museum in Atlanta, Georgia entitled “Classical Landscape Photography and the Digital Darkroom” - which was seen by more than 100,000 viewers. To read more about Jean, please visit his website below. Jean's work can be seen here: http://www.jeanmiele.com/ http://www.theblackandwhitesite.com

Workshop course decription provided by Jean Miele himself:

Forget “convert to grayscale.” Black and white is all about mastering the interpretation of your original
images - whether they begin as color or B&W, film or digital. If you are already using Adobe
Photoshop but want to expand your understanding of the program and bring your skills to the next
level, this workshop is for you.

During this 5-day workshop, Jean Miele will teach you powerful Photoshop techniques specifically for
black-and-white. You will learn the best ways convert from color to black-and-white, as well as how to
use layers, adjustment layers, channels, and masks to perform expert “burning and dodging,”
sharpening, and contrast control, and toning.

In addition, classroom discussions (and at least one field trip in the Vancouver area) will allow us to
touch on a wide range of technical and aesthetic topics including:

- How to optimize your shooting for digital darkroom work
- Using digital infrared black-and-white
- The latest and greatest options for black-and-white output

Workshop size is limited to assure that every student will receive lots of individual attention, and there
will be plenty of lab time to practice new techniques on your own image files.

Black-and-white printing will be covered in depth, including hands-on printing in the lab with the latest
printers and papers, and participants will complete the course with an arsenal of new Photoshop
techniques — all geared towards making your black-and-white great.

This workshop is offered in conjunction with Jean Miele’s 4-day: “Expedition To Tofino: Light, Craft, and The Landscape,” scheduled for August 26-29, 2007. More information on Jean's Tofino Workshop is available here! Join us for either or both of these exciting workshops! - Attend one workshop and let us help you take your work to the next level. - Attend both and enjoy a 9-day intensive photo adventure - packed with valuable information you can use NOW, both in the lab and in the field!

Skill Level: This course is not for beginners. A working knowledge of Photoshop is essential.

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All Images © Jean Miele. To see more of his work click here to visit his website.

All Images © Jean Miele. To see more of his work click here to visit his website.

 

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Tuition for the workshop is $1100 Cdn (equivalent to approximately $900 US at time of this writing) plus 7% GST (refundable to residents of the U.S.).

A Digital Lab Fee of $150 will apply if you wish to use a Computer in our brand new VPW Computer Lab. You will be working with the latest fully calibrated Apple Imac Computers with 24inch screen.

Alternatively, participants may choose to bring their own personal Computers (or Laptops). In this case, the $150 fee does NOT apply.

If you are travelling to Vancouver for this workshop, please be sure to contact us as we would like to offer our help in finding and booking travel and accomodation arrangements.

Registration and Payment Instructions:

If full payment is received on or before June 1st, 2007, the particpant will receive a discount of $50 Cdn of the total workshop tuition fee!!

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