Digital Printing Workshop

digital printing workshop:

Digital Printing Workshop

by Shawn Clark

This course will address the use of inkjet printers for color and black and white digital output.
Students will learn to test digital inkjet paper and ink combinations to optimize image and
printer settings.

Limited to 20 participants.

Course Objectives: After successfully completing this course, students will be able to:

〮 Express an understanding of digital printing process using inkjet printers

〮 Describe the qualities of digital printing papers through experimentation techniques for different ink and paper combinations

〮 Demonstrate proficiency with Photoshop and Lightroom printing functions for color and
black and white digital prints.

〮 Diagnose and correct common printer issues

Materials and supplies:

〮 External Hard drive or flash drive with Firewire 800 or USB 2.0 connector.

Course Outline:

Color and color management (30 min)

〮 What is color and how do we see color

〮 Color communication between devices

〮 The ICC and profiles

Photoshop and color management (60 min)

〮 Color space and color settings

〮 Assigning and converting profiles

〮 Rendering intent

Paper surfaces and qualities (30 min)

〮 Glossy vs matte

〮 Calibration prints

〮 Black and white points

Printer Technologies (30 min)

〮 Ink and heads

〮 Paper paths

〮 Head cleanings and alignments

Printing in color (45 min)

〮 Image Preparation

〮 Color management

〮 Paper settings

〮 Printer settings

〮 Analyzing results

Converting to Black and White (45 min)

〮 Conversion methods - Adjustment layers - Hue/saturation - Converting to grayscale

〮 Color management

〮 Paper settings

〮 Printer settings

〮 Analyzing results

Soft proofing (15 min)

Activity: review print tests and profiles

Printing from Lightroom (45 min)

〮 Contact sheets and packages

〮 Print Module settings

Q & A (60 min)

6 Hours total

When:

Saturday, September 4, 2010 from 10:00AM to 5:00PM with a break for lunch

Where:

Miami Beach Botanical Gardens
2000 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139

Cost:

$95 Regular. $75 Student. $75 ASMP Member

Part of the proceeds will go towards support for the Miami Beach Botanical Garden,
to which you will receive a one-year membership.

To Register:

Make your secure online payment by selecting the appropiate category and clicking the button below. Students and ASMP members must present valid ID the day of the workshop. You will receive an email confirmation and a reminder as the workshop date approaches.

Thank you.

About Shawn Clark:

The first time Shawn Clark realized he could express his passion for photograph as a profession was while employed as an Executive Protection Agent to conduct surveillance of the local police department. Mr. Clark left the field of executive protection to earn a Bachelorís of Fine Arts specializing in Forensic Photography from Barry University. Subsequently, Mr. Clark's diverse college and employment experiences have given him the opportunity to photograph for catalogs, fashion designers, autopsies, evidence, research, and homicide scenes with the Miami Dade Medical Examiner. During late 2006, Mr. Clark started Synchronized Elegance Imaging, inc. to provide wedding, corporate, and event photography services and has provided services for The Computer History Museum, Habitat for Humanity, JW Marriot, and Miami Country Day School. Mr. Clark's images are included in the collections of the Computer History Museum, Intel, and Kodak, in addition to many private collections. Currently, he is a graduate student at the Academy of Art University and will complete his thesis, entitled, "Nights on Troubled Waters", during the spring of 2011. Mr. Clark resides in Miami, Florida and operates Scholastic Experience Imaging (formally Synchronized Elegance Imaging) with his fiancèe, Jenifer Day.