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Saturday, March 28, 9am-12pm
Eiben Hall, Room 110, Chaminade University
Fee: $65
Instructor: Alison Beste

CANCELLED: postponed for a future semester due to COVID-19.

Expand your photographic vision and potential for image-making. Learn to manipulate the camera’s shutter speed and capture long exposures. See the world through extended time, study photographers who have worked with long exposures, and experiment with your own equipment in this hands-on and creative session. 

Please bring a digital camera with manual capabilities to class, a capture card, and a tripod (only if you have one.)

Alison Beste is a faculty member at Mid Pacific Institute where she teaches photography and design courses. She also instructs photography workshops for National Geographic Student Expeditions, Pacific Media Arts, and Honolulu Museum of Art School.  Alison’s photographs have exhibited and won awards in Hawai’i and on the mainland. Her body of work Oil Tanker Sunsets was featured at the Artists of Hawai‘i exhibition at the Honolulu Museum of Art in 2015. www.alisonbeste.com

Wednesday evenings, March 4 – April 22, 6-9pm
Eiben Hall, Room 110, Chaminade University
Fee: $250
Instructor: David Ulrich

Learn visual expression with a camera and explore the contemporary issues, technological improvements, and creative insights found through photography today.

Awaken your creativity, refine your personal vision, and learn to make compelling photographs. Investigate the key elements of the visual language through assignments, slide presentations, and individual critiques for a wide range of personal and professional applications. Topics covered:

Principles of Visual Expression with a Camera
Exploration of the work of numerous contemporary photographers
Cultivating the Art of Seeing
Creativity with a Camera
Authenticity: Discovering Your Unique Vision and Style

The class focuses on assisting participants in defining their own vision and personal approach with a secondary focus on exploring the ideas, issues, and styles of work being done in the photographic medium today as a source of influence and inspiration.

Prerequisite: A basic familiarity with your camera. Open to all levels from novice to professional. All camera types are welcome, including cell phones.
 Please bring 6-8 jpeg images of your work on a thumb drive to the first class.

David Ulrich is a core faculty member and creative director for Pacific New Media. He is an active photographer and writer whose work has been published in numerous books and journals. Ulrich`s photographs have been exhibited internationally in over 75 exhibitions. He is the author of The Widening Stream: the Seven Stages of Creativity and Zen Camera: Creative Awakening with a Daily Practice in Photography.  www.creativeguide.com

Wednesdays, March 4-April 1, 7-8:30pm
Eiben Hall, Room 127, Chaminade University
Fee: $170 (or $40 per session)
Instructor: John LeBlanc

WordPress Wednesdays is a five (5) class series providing entrepreneurs, professionals and even hobbyists the skills & resources to develop attractive, functional and sustainable websites with WordPress for their business or pastime. The classes are intended for people who are looking to build, design and manage their own website. 

Workshop Topics:

John LeBlanc is an independent WordPress specialist and web developer. He’s been developing websites and web content management solutions professionally since 1997, serving as the first staff webmaster at CBS in Boston.

Thursdays, April 2, 9, 6pm-9pm & Saturdays, April 4, 11, 9am-12pm (four sessions)
MOVED ONLINE
Fee: $200 (fee reduced)
Instructor: David Ulrich

DUE TO THE COVID-19, THIS WORKSHOP WILL TAKE PLACE ONLINE USING ZOOM SOFTWARE.

You will need access to a personal computer, laptop or desktop, with Adobe Photoshop, Bridge, and Lightroom loaded. Training files will be provided in advance through Dropbox. You do not need Zoom software. Participants will receive simple instructions on how to connect to Zoom prior to the class. 

You may sign up for a trial version of Photoshop and Lightroom if you do not have it. If you are affiliated with a school with an Adobe license, Adobe is offering free, at home software for those engaged in remote learning.

Learn the digital imaging workflow for managing and editing images. Explore Raw processing through Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw; learn to build your database and manage your files in Lightroom or Adobe Bridge; and explore the powerful pixel processing tools of Photoshop.

Topics covered:
Managing images: database, keywords, and meta-data
When to use Raw processing and when to employ pixel editing
Color correction, tonal enhancement, and local image controls (on part of an image)
Use of Photoshop layers, Smart Objects, and layer masks
Sharpening and Retouching
File formats, size, resolution, and output to print or web

Learn which tools you need among the array of Adobe programs: Lightroom CC, Lightroom Classic, Adobe Camera Raw, Adobe Bridge, and Photoshop. Leave with a working understanding of Adobe powerful image management and processing tools.

Class is taught on iMac computers mostly with training files provided by the instructor. Please bring several of your own images that you may want to work with.

Prerequisite: Ability to navigate the Mac desktop.

David Ulrich is a core faculty member and creative director for Pacific New Media. He is an active photographer and writer whose work has been published in numerous books and journals. Ulrich`s photographs have been exhibited internationally in over 75 exhibitions. He is the author of The Widening Stream: the Seven Stages of Creativity and Zen Camera: Creative Awakening with a Daily Practice in Photography.  www.creativeguide.com

No prior experience with Lightroom or Photoshop is necessary.

Thursdays, April 2, 9, 6pm-9pm & Saturdays, April 4, 11, 9am-12pm (four sessions)
MOVED ONLINE
Fee: $200 (fee reduced)
Instructor: David Ulrich

DUE TO THE COVID-19, THIS WORKSHOP WILL TAKE PLACE ONLINE USING ZOOM SOFTWARE.

You will need access to a personal computer, laptop or desktop, with Adobe Photoshop, Bridge, and Lightroom loaded. Training files will be provided in advance through Dropbox. You do not need Zoom software. Participants will receive simple instructions on how to connect to Zoom prior to the class. 

You may sign up for a trial version of Photoshop and Lightroom if you do not have it. If you are affiliated with a school with an Adobe license, Adobe is offering free, at home software for those engaged in remote learning.

Learn the digital imaging workflow for managing and editing images. Explore Raw processing through Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw; learn to build your database and manage your files in Lightroom or Adobe Bridge; and explore the powerful pixel processing tools of Photoshop.

Topics covered:
Managing images: database, keywords, and meta-data
When to use Raw processing and when to employ pixel editing
Color correction, tonal enhancement, and local image controls (on part of an image)
Use of Photoshop layers, Smart Objects, and layer masks
Sharpening and Retouching
File formats, size, resolution, and output to print or web

Learn which tools you need among the array of Adobe programs: Lightroom CC, Lightroom Classic, Adobe Camera Raw, Adobe Bridge, and Photoshop. Leave with a working understanding of Adobe powerful image management and processing tools.

Class is taught on iMac computers mostly with training files provided by the instructor. Please bring several of your own images that you may want to work with.

Prerequisite: Ability to navigate the Mac desktop.

David Ulrich is a core faculty member and creative director for Pacific New Media. He is an active photographer and writer whose work has been published in numerous books and journals. Ulrich`s photographs have been exhibited internationally in over 75 exhibitions. He is the author of The Widening Stream: the Seven Stages of Creativity and Zen Camera: Creative Awakening with a Daily Practice in Photography.  www.creativeguide.com

No prior experience with Lightroom or Photoshop is necessary.

Wednesday evenings, March 4 – April 22, 6-9pm
Eiben Hall, Room 110, Chaminade University
Fee: $250
Instructor: David Ulrich

Learn visual expression with a camera and explore the contemporary issues, technological improvements, and creative insights found through photography today.

Awaken your creativity, refine your personal vision, and learn to make compelling photographs. Investigate the key elements of the visual language through assignments, slide presentations, and individual critiques for a wide range of personal and professional applications. Topics covered:

Principles of Visual Expression with a Camera
Exploration of the work of numerous contemporary photographers
Cultivating the Art of Seeing
Creativity with a Camera
Authenticity: Discovering Your Unique Vision and Style

The class focuses on assisting participants in defining their own vision and personal approach with a secondary focus on exploring the ideas, issues, and styles of work being done in the photographic medium today as a source of influence and inspiration.

Prerequisite: A basic familiarity with your camera. Open to all levels from novice to professional. All camera types are welcome, including cell phones.
 Please bring 6-8 jpeg images of your work on a thumb drive to the first class.

David Ulrich is a core faculty member and creative director for Pacific New Media. He is an active photographer and writer whose work has been published in numerous books and journals. Ulrich`s photographs have been exhibited internationally in over 75 exhibitions. He is the author of The Widening Stream: the Seven Stages of Creativity and Zen Camera: Creative Awakening with a Daily Practice in Photography.  www.creativeguide.com

Thursdays, April 2, 9, 6pm-9pm & Saturdays, April 4, 11, 9am-12pm (four sessions)
MOVED ONLINE
Fee: $200 (fee reduced)
Instructor: David Ulrich

DUE TO THE COVID-19, THIS WORKSHOP WILL TAKE PLACE ONLINE USING ZOOM SOFTWARE.

You will need access to a personal computer, laptop or desktop, with Adobe Photoshop, Bridge, and Lightroom loaded. Training files will be provided in advance through Dropbox. You do not need Zoom software. Participants will receive simple instructions on how to connect to Zoom prior to the class. 

You may sign up for a trial version of Photoshop and Lightroom if you do not have it. If you are affiliated with a school with an Adobe license, Adobe is offering free, at home software for those engaged in remote learning.

Learn the digital imaging workflow for managing and editing images. Explore Raw processing through Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw; learn to build your database and manage your files in Lightroom or Adobe Bridge; and explore the powerful pixel processing tools of Photoshop.

Topics covered:
Managing images: database, keywords, and meta-data
When to use Raw processing and when to employ pixel editing
Color correction, tonal enhancement, and local image controls (on part of an image)
Use of Photoshop layers, Smart Objects, and layer masks
Sharpening and Retouching
File formats, size, resolution, and output to print or web

Learn which tools you need among the array of Adobe programs: Lightroom CC, Lightroom Classic, Adobe Camera Raw, Adobe Bridge, and Photoshop. Leave with a working understanding of Adobe powerful image management and processing tools.

Class is taught on iMac computers mostly with training files provided by the instructor. Please bring several of your own images that you may want to work with.

Prerequisite: Ability to navigate the Mac desktop.

David Ulrich is a core faculty member and creative director for Pacific New Media. He is an active photographer and writer whose work has been published in numerous books and journals. Ulrich`s photographs have been exhibited internationally in over 75 exhibitions. He is the author of The Widening Stream: the Seven Stages of Creativity and Zen Camera: Creative Awakening with a Daily Practice in Photography.  www.creativeguide.com

No prior experience with Lightroom or Photoshop is necessary.

Thursdays,February 13 & April 9, 7-9 pm
Eiben Hall, Room 110, Chaminade University
FREE

PNM sponsors ongoing response and critique sessions led by photographer David Ulrich and others. This is a time for photographers and students to come together, dialogue, and share work.

Please bring 8-10 examples of your work, either on a thumb drive or in print form. Please be sure to save your files as JPG’s with a maximum file size of 2-3 megabytes — larger files take too long to load. Participants are encouraged to join in the dialogue with each other’s work and plan to stay for the duration of the session.

Free. No registration. Please join us. 

Thursdays, April 2, 9, 6pm-9pm & Saturdays, April 4, 11, 9am-12pm (four sessions)
MOVED ONLINE
Fee: $200 (fee reduced)
Instructor: David Ulrich

DUE TO THE COVID-19, THIS WORKSHOP WILL TAKE PLACE ONLINE USING ZOOM SOFTWARE.

You will need access to a personal computer, laptop or desktop, with Adobe Photoshop, Bridge, and Lightroom loaded. Training files will be provided in advance through Dropbox. You do not need Zoom software. Participants will receive simple instructions on how to connect to Zoom prior to the class. 

You may sign up for a trial version of Photoshop and Lightroom if you do not have it. If you are affiliated with a school with an Adobe license, Adobe is offering free, at home software for those engaged in remote learning.

Learn the digital imaging workflow for managing and editing images. Explore Raw processing through Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw; learn to build your database and manage your files in Lightroom or Adobe Bridge; and explore the powerful pixel processing tools of Photoshop.

Topics covered:
Managing images: database, keywords, and meta-data
When to use Raw processing and when to employ pixel editing
Color correction, tonal enhancement, and local image controls (on part of an image)
Use of Photoshop layers, Smart Objects, and layer masks
Sharpening and Retouching
File formats, size, resolution, and output to print or web

Learn which tools you need among the array of Adobe programs: Lightroom CC, Lightroom Classic, Adobe Camera Raw, Adobe Bridge, and Photoshop. Leave with a working understanding of Adobe powerful image management and processing tools.

Class is taught on iMac computers mostly with training files provided by the instructor. Please bring several of your own images that you may want to work with.

Prerequisite: Ability to navigate the Mac desktop.

David Ulrich is a core faculty member and creative director for Pacific New Media. He is an active photographer and writer whose work has been published in numerous books and journals. Ulrich`s photographs have been exhibited internationally in over 75 exhibitions. He is the author of The Widening Stream: the Seven Stages of Creativity and Zen Camera: Creative Awakening with a Daily Practice in Photography.  www.creativeguide.com

No prior experience with Lightroom or Photoshop is necessary.