The Art of Digital Photography
Friday, September 5 from 7:15 to 9:15 pm
This is a night of pure magic. It's where some of the world's leading digital photographers come together, on one stage, for an evening that you'll be talking about for years. Be right there as these gifted artists put Photoshop aside to focus solely on the creativity and art behind their brilliant photography.
This is without a doubt one of the most inspirational, moving, and most talked about sessions in Photoshop World history, and if you've never had a chance to witness the passion, the emotion, the tears, and the laughter that truly amazing photographers can bring through their work, then you've got to be there for this night you'll never forget.
All conference attendees are invited to join some of the world's most celebrated masters, and the true living legends of photography, including Jay Maisel, Julieanne Kost, John Paul Caponigro, Joe McNally, Moose Peterson, Joe Glyda, and Jim DiVitale as they bring their amazing talents together for a night of pure magic. Be there as it unfolds in this special, free, after-hours event.
Instructor: Jim DiVitale
Jim DiVitale has been an Atlanta advertising photographer and instructor for over 20 years. His digital photography has been featured in, among others, Graphis Photo, Print, The One Show, Archive magazine, Creativity, Professional Photographer, PEI, Digital Output, Photo District News, and Photoshop User magazine. His clients include IBM, BP Amoco, Mizuno USA, Genuine Parts Company, Witness Systems, TEC America, and Scientific Atlanta.
Instructor: Julieanne Kost
Joining Adobe in 1992, Julieanne has learned her craft through hands-on experience and now serves as the Senior Digital Imaging Evangelist. Spanning digital imaging and illustration, her role includes customer education, product development, and market research. She is a frequent contributor to several publications, a speaker at numerous design conferences and tradeshows, and a teacher at distinguished photography workshops and fine art schools around the world.
Julieanne is also the author behind Window Seat - The Art of Digital Photography and Creative Thinking, the founder of jkost.com and the creator of the Adobe Photoshop CS training DVDs published by Software Cinema.
Instructor: Moose Peterson
A Nikon Legend Behind the Lens, Lexar Elite Photographer, recipient of the John Muir Conservation Award, Research Associate with the Endangered Species Recovery Program, published in over 130 magazines worldwide, author of 23 books, and lecturing across the country to thousands upon thousands of photographers barely covers the work and goals of wildlife photographer Moose Peterson. One of the original Nikon shooters to receive the D1 in 1999, Moose embraced this new technology becoming the only wildlife photographer in the world to shoot strictly digital in the early years. A beta site for all the major hardware and software manufacturers, Moose continues his main goal of photographing the life history of North America's endangered wildlife and wildplaces using the latest tools. A creative innovator of new techniques both behind the camera and the computer is the driving force behind his photography and goals.
Instructor: John Paul Caponigro
John Paul Caponigro, author of Adobe Photoshop Master Class, is an internationally renowned fine artist. He is a contributing editor for Camera Arts and View Camera, and a columnist for PHOTO Techniques. Additionally, John teaches workshops for private and select venues, including The Santa Fe Photographic Workshops and The Maine Photographicy Workshops. A Canon Explorer of Light and an Epson Stylus Pro, his clients include Adobe, Apple, and Kodak.
Instructor: Joe Glyda
Joe Glyda is Digital Imaging Advisor for Kraft Foods in Glenview, Illinois. He initiated their digital capabilities back in 1993 and now the Creative Services photography studio completes 100% of all their photography digitally using Photoshop. Joe is a member of PPA, MIPA, and ASMP. He is on the Advisory Board at Prairie State College in Chicago Heights, and was also a member on the subcommittee for the FIRST group which created standards for digital photographers for the flexographic printing industry. Joe has been creating photographic images since he was 8 years old and has been working at Kraft for 31 years. He brags that he hasn't used film since 1995.
Instructor: Jay Maisel
Photographer Jay Maisel's career spans 40 years. His name has become synonymous with vibrant color photography that uses light and gesture to create countless unforgettable images for advertising, editorial, and corporate communications. In addition, his pictures appear in books and art collections. Included among his many awards for excellence are the Art Directors Club Hall of Fame, American Society of Media Photographers' Photographer of the Year Award and the International Center of Photography's Infinity Award. A graduate of Cooper Union and Yale University, Jay continues his education by teaching younger photographers at workshops, seminars, and lectures around the world.
Instructor: Joe McNally
Joe McNally is an internationally acclaimed American photographer and long-time photojournalist. From 1994 until 1998, he was LIFE magazine's staff photographer, the first one in 23 years. His most well known series is the "Faces of Ground Zero - Giant Polaroid Collection," a collection of 246 giant Polaroid portraits shot in the Moby c Studio near Ground Zero in a three week period shortly after 9/11. A large group of these historic, compelling life-size (9x4') photos were exhibited in seven cities in 2002, seen by almost a million people. The sale of 55,000 copies of the exhibit book, printed by LIFE, raised over $2 million for the 9/11 relief effort. This collection is considered by many museum and art professionals to be the most significant artistic endeavor to evolve to date from the 9/11 tragedy.
