Future Light Digital Workshops offers training for digital photographers at all levels. Whether you are just taking your camera out of its box, or are a seasoned professional, FLDW offers classes customized for you. The Future Light classroom is located on the second floor of the Calumet Photographic retail center in the Mission-Potrero neighborhood. Enjoy FLDW's personalized classes and expert instruction in a spacious setting customized for the needs of digital photographers, and take advantage of Calumet's extensive retail selection, rental equipment and knowledgeable staff.
Learn digital photography the right way with Adobe Certified Experts in Adobe Photoshop and exceptional authors of digital photography books and training videos. Visit the Classes page to view the schedule of upcoming workshop.
New! Web Based Seminars
Join us for a new live, online learning experience. Beyond the Lens Web Schools brings you the same high quality instruction that we offer in our classroom to your desktop. Our new live, web-based seminars are offered in partnership with Digital Outback Photo. View the seminar listings here Web School Dates or read more here WebEx FAQ.
Adobe Lightroom 3 Intensive: Two Day Class • September 2-3
Part 1: The first day covers the Library, Slideshow and Web modules. You will learn how to design a logical file structure, build an efficient backup system, create an easy-to-use naming structure, and use “metadata” to simplify tracking images from program to program. Integrate image management into your workflow using Adobe Lightroom 3 software and learn how to implement an advanced keyword system for tracking the content of your images.
Leverage the power of virtual Collections to organize your images. We will also cover the Slideshow and Web modules in greater detail, including the use of custom templates for unique and powerful automatic web design. Learn how to set up a web server to post your images online for personal or client review.
Part 2 : The second day covers the Raw conversion and editing tools and Print module. We focus on maximizing the quality of your images in the Develop module, with a detailed explanation of each toolset, including the new selective control with the Adjustment brush. Learn how to set-up batch processing, roundtrip editing of images from Lightroom into Adobe Photoshop CS5, and working with virtual copies of your original files.
Class meets on Thursday & Friday, September 2-3 from 10:00 - 4:00
Images with Impact: a Two Day Workshop with Marc Silber • 07/22-23/10
Join Marc Silber at Future Light Digital Workshops for a dynamic, idea-packed two-day workshop, combining lessons gleaned from today's photographic masters, Marc's own arc through photography, and shooting in the field. You'll be inspired and leave with great ideas for creative shooting, better compositions and stronger images overall.
The workshop has three main components, which you'll rotate through over two days:
• Gain inspiration from Marc's vast portfolio of dramatic images. Learn how he developed his sense of composition, and about how he transitioned into the digital age.
• Learn from film and video footage of master photographers, discussing their practices. Examples include Ansel Adams, top commercial photographer Chase Jarvis, and prolific photographer Thomas Hawk. Marc will help you cut right to the core of how these "greats" capture their exceptional work.
• Shoot locally in the Mission District neighborhood of San Francisco with Marc. Learn to get extraordinary images from ordinary life.
Class meetson Thursday & Friday, July 22-23 from 10:00 - 4:00 p.m., Fee $450
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