Photoshop World Las Vegas 2012
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This is the schedule for Photoshop World Washington, DC 2012. The schedule for Photoshop World Las Vegas 2012 will be up shortly.

Along with more than 100 classes over the course of three days taught by noted Photoshop and photography professionals, Photoshop World includes a number of interactive pre-conference workshops and can’t-miss bonus classes on the Expo floor that will help heighten your training and experience.

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Wednesday, September 5th

10:45am11:45am

Hot Sun, Cool Images

You rarely get to pick the best time and perfect light to shoot the bride and groom. Cliff shares his secrets for making the most out of harsh lighting conditions.

Cliff Mautner Photography B Track
12:00pm01:00pm

Photoshop CS5 Selecting & Compositing Secrets

Featuring a live photo shoot, this session will let you see the selecting and compositing process unfold from scratch. Not only will you learn the techniques to making a good selection, but you'll pick up a bunch of key tips to making your selections and composites look believably real.

Matt Kloskowski Photography B Track
06:15pm07:15pm

Making A Difference With Your Camera

Go Behind the Scenes to Haiti and Africa with Jeremy and his minimal equipment setup and learn how you can make a difference with your camera.

Jeremy Cowart Photography B Track

Thursday, September 6th

08:15am09:15am

The Art of Aviation

There is an art to flying metal. These speed machines that defy gravity bend light just as gracefully. But how do you take these gas fueled machines and make them a piece of art? This is basic photography of light, exposure, focal length, moving the viewer's eye around the image, manipulating it while you tell the story. The subject might be "just" a plane, but the techniques, tricks and final results must make the heart fly. Don't let the title fool you. There's a lot more to this than just airplanes, we are talking romance!

Moose Peterson Photography B Track
09:30am10:30am

Tack Sharp! Sharpening in Photoshop & Lightroom

If you've ever wondered where (and when) to sharpen your photos in Photoshop/Lightroom, then don't miss this class. Whether they're bound for print or the web, you'll learn the best, time-tested techniques for sharpening, so your photos will look tack sharp in no time flat.

Matt Kloskowski Photography B Track
10:45am11:45am

Digital Image Rescue

In this informative session, Eddie shares his powerful yet easy to follow techniques to help you with your most troublesome images. Digital Imaging Rescue Techniques (DIRT) is perfect for problem files from RAW, JPEG, scans or even solutions for imagerestoration. This session will cover invaluable editing methods that you can use right away to rescue color, exposure and rebuild techniques that work. Good for all levels using Photoshop CS5.5, ACR or Lightroom 3.

Eddie Tapp Photography B Track
12:00pm01:00pm

Bringing Out The Big Guns

Get a crash course on using off-camera big lights—including lessons on how to trigger them, ways to apply bigger, more sophisticated light shaping tools—and the powerful effects they can create.

Joe McNally Photography B Track
04:45pm05:45pm

Light, Gesture & Color, Part I (Perception)

This session reveals how a legendary photographer maintains the integrity of his natural light photography with minimal retouching.

Jay Maisel Photography B Track
06:00pm07:00pm

Light, Color & Gesture, Part II (New Work)

This session reveals how a legendary photographer maintains the integrity of his natural light photography with minimal retouching.

Jay Maisel Photography B Track

Friday, September 7th

08:15am09:15am

Getting Started in Wildlife Photography

If you Moose's book Captured, you probably were disappointed when you read his statement, "If you want to play with the big boys, you gotta have 600mm!" But Moose started with a 400mm and that was his longest lens for the first 5 years. That focal length taught him all the main lessons he depends on today to be successful. You have a basic DSLR and a 70-300 or a 100-400? Moose will share with you all that his 400mm taught him, permitting him to get where he is today. These are all techniques, tricks and tips you can apply to your photography to get you way beyond being a rookie and becoming a successful wildlife photographer.

Moose Peterson Photography B Track
11:00am12:00pm

Image Compositing & Photo Illustration

This session covers an understanding of image compositing techniques from start to finish using several photographic elements to create the multi-image photo-illustration. Emphasis will be on the creative use of Layers, Layer Masks, Blend Modes and Photoshop Plug-ins to blend images into a easy formula for creating the final art.

Jim DiVitale Photography B Track
01:00pm02:00pm

Panoramic Stitching

Learn how to successfully shoot and stitch multi-shot panoramas. While this might sound simple, there's so much to know, including:

• How to find the nodal point of any lens and why it's important to rotate the lens around that point
• Dealing with gaps in a long panorama
• The camera settings that are essential to producing a successful panorama
• Creative panorama techniques for those times when you don't want a "plain Jane" panorama
• How to best incorporate filters such as a polarizer, neutral density and more
• Methods for producing the sharpest and highest quality results
• How to even out the sky so it matches from side to side

Ben Willmore Photography B Track
02:15pm03:15pm

Design & Composition

Both photographers and designers alike, incorporate design and composition into their imagery. Understanding the basics of design and learning how to use the composition elements in this imagery can enhance every piece of artwork. Once they elements are mastered, the rules can be broken to create images that have additional impact.

Joe Glyda Photography B Track
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