Digital Photography 101

Digital Photography 101

Wednesday September 9, 7 pm to 10 pm.

By Paul Chivers,
You'll gain a solid introduction to digital photography with an emphasis on D-SLR cameras and Adobe Photoshop in this 12-week (36-hour course). Learn when to trust the automatic features your camera offers, as well as when, and how, to take control manually if the situation demands. You'll learn metering and exposure methods, how to fine tune white balance, which ISO or file format to use and more. Discover how to optimize your camera for the subject matter and post-processing methods you use. The creative advantages of the RAW format are explored. Simple Photoshop techniques to maximize image optimization will improve the colour and tone of your digital outputs.

Participants should have a digital camera and a laptop running Adobe Photoshop.

Cost: $ 195.00 Senior's $175.00

Need more info Call Lise @ &05-752-4211

or email info@kingsframingandartgallery.com

http://www.kingsframingandartgallery.com/

Tole Painting Classes

Evening Tole Painting Classes

Starting Thursday September 24, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
With Darlene Pleasance & Lise King

What? To start; we will learn the basics and go from there... How to prepare your surfaces,
blending, floating, shading and highlights, etc.
Registration? Advanced registration required call Lise @ 752-4211
Where? 188 Voyer Road, Corbeil ON
When? September 28, 2009
Class Time? 7:00 pm - 9:00pm
Fee? $10 per class, plus materials, (if needed).

Upon registration we will provide a list of supplies need for the project.
If you have any questions regarding registration, location, supplies, etc., please do not hesitate to contact us. We'll be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Darlene Pleasance or Lise King752-4211 or email Lise at; info@kingsframingandartgallery

Art Workshop For Beginners October 24, 10 am to 5 pm
With Martin Potashner,

We will explore the different kinds of materials, their uses, including the difference in quality of materials. Plus, learn how to take care of the brushes.
We will learn different techniques with watercolours and acrylic methods to achieve different ways of making things happen. We will experiment the different methods in painting rocks with textured techniques using gels, and explore many simple way of how to make watercolour work.
I will recommend good quality products some basic colors needed for acrylic and watercolours; burnt sienna, raw umber, ultramarine blue, burnt umber, white, raw sienna, cobalt blue, sap green, orange, viridian, yellow ochre, heavy gel medium, some Nepheline gel coarse and painting knifes
Bring some photographs to use as reference if you like.
Cost: $30.00

Any info Call Lise King @ (705)-752-4211

http://www.kingsframingandartgallery.com/

Thanks Giving Weekend Workshop

October 10th
with Colleen Castonguay

Wolf Oil Painting Workshop - Oct. 10th / 11th 1-7pm - $77 (includes supplies)

Classes are Full... you can email me for next year spring workshop and I can noticfy you when we get the info to schedule that worshop in the spring...

Thanks Giving Weekend Workshop

October 9th and 10th
with Colleen Castonguay

Watercolour Workshop - Oct. 9th 3-5pm - $10 + materials
Watercolour Workshop - Oct. 9th 6-9pm - $15 + materials

Fall Colours Nature Photography Workshop

September 26, 27 from 9 am to 4 pm

(On day 2, times may vary according to weather condition)
By Paul Chivers

Learn techniques and approaches to stimulate your creativity while enriching your outdoor experiences with this two-day nature photography workshop. You'll learn ideal camera settings for various common conditions, how to see and frame creative compositions from the visual chaos the northern forest offers up. Basic equipment and helpful accessories will be discussed.

There will be a special emphasis on close-up or macro photography. Dress for the weather with shoes suitable for hiking and bring your camera gear, tripod and bag lunch.

Cost: $110.00

Photographing Artwork Workshop

Saturday September 12, 9 am to 4 pm.
By Paul Chivers

A hands-on workshop for artists interested in learning simple, inexpensive techniques to produce quality photographic representations of their two and three dimensional artwork for use on websites, online jury submissions or brochures.

Equipment, optimum camera settings, backgrounds, lighting, dealing with unwanted reflections, and difficult subjects such as very small or polished objects are discussed and demonstrated before participants use provided lighting and staging to experiment and gain experience photographing their own drawings, paintings, jewellery and sculpture.

Participants should bring artwork, camera and tripod. Do not forget your camera manual.

Manuals can be found online if you have misplaced yours.

Cost: $65.00