Photographic Muse:Austin

November 6-11th, 2011, Austin TX presented by Penny De Los Santos, Lynn Johnson and Scott Martin Penny De Los SantosPenny De La Santos, Lynn Johnson and Scott Martin are combining their talents to present a seven day intensive photography workshop in Austin, Texas. Austin is located at the edge of the Texas hill country and is known for it's live music scene, progressive atmosphere, swimming holes, green spaces and inviting South Congress…


Double Exposure: Moab (sold out)

April 28th-May 2nd, 2010 in Moab, Utah with Scott Martin and Andy Biggs Spires Scott Martin and Andy Biggs join forces to present a rigorous five day photography workshop in Moab, Utah. Moab is the epicenter of red rock country with its famous arches, balanced rocks and spires in Arches and Canyonlands National Parks. If you have never photographed in the Moab area, you owe it to yourself to witness some of the most famous geological formations in the American West. The area is also…


Digital Capture, Lightroom, Change, and why, yes, you really do have to learn this File Management Stuff

October 16th, 2009, 9:30am - 4pm, Houston TX massive amounts of filespresented by Scott Martin via ASMP Houston In my day-to-day consulting I am seeing photographers struggle with organizing ever-increasing, huge amounts of images. To add to this, the "file browsing" applications photographers have been using are showing their age and Adobe Lightroom is emerging as a surprisingly powerful tool for not only image file management, but also…


Seminar: Digital Capture, Lightroom, Change, and why, yes, you do have to learn this File Management Stuff

September 13th, 9am - 4pm, University of Texas, Austin TX presented by Scott Martin In my day-to-day consulting with photographers I see them struggle with organizing ever-increasing huge amounts of images. To add to this, Adobe Lightroom is a powerful new tool to learn that has opened up new possibilities for image file management. This one day class will examine (in great detail) every aspect of file management in Adobe Lightroom. We will discuss a variety of scenarios including transferring images from a desktop to a laptop and back. We'll talk about managing files on different computers…


Seminar: Lightroom to Digital Pro Lab

July 22nd, 6:30 - 9pm, Digital Pro Lab, San Antonio, Texas led by Scott Martin This 3 hour seminar takes a look at photography workflows from capture-to-lab using Adobe Lightroom. We'll take a close look at some new and unusual ways to send images to the lab. Topics covered Importing procedure from memory card File Management Keywording Optimizing RAW development with Lightroom's Develop Module Display calibration Review sample prints Printing from Lightroom Sending files to the Lab…


Full Moon Night Photography in Big Bend, Texas

October 20th-23rd, 2010 in the Big Bend region of West Texas with Scott Martin and  Lance Keimig Scott Martin and  Lance Keimig team up again to present a four day/night photography workshop in the Terlingua ghost town in the Big Bend region of West Texas. The Big Bend region is 300 miles away from the nearest city and feels every bit of it. It's one of the country's best kept secrets, full of history and pristine landscapes


Workshop: Precise Photography Workflow with Adobe Lightroom

February 8-10th, 2010, 10am - 4pm in San Antonio, Texas with Scott Martin This 3 day workshop takes an intense look at optimizing photography workflows from capture-to-print using Adobe Lightroom. As a special treat, this workshop will be held at San Antonio's upscale Restaurant Insignia. Fine dining and valet parking is included as part of this workshop. Day 1 - Capture and organize Optimizing exposure for RAW development An overview of all RAW software available today The story…


Workshop: Precise Photography Workflow with Adobe Lightroom

November 9-11th, 2009, 10am - 4pm in San Antonio, Texas with Scott Martin This 3 day workshop takes an intense look at optimizing photography workflows from capture-to-print using Adobe Lightroom v2. Day 1 - Capture and organize Optimizing exposure for RAW development An overview of all RAW software available today The story behind Lightroom and the direction it heads from here The DNG format and how to incorporate it into your workflow FIle Management (several scenarios including…


Workshop: Precise Photography Workflow with Adobe Lightroom

August 21-23rd, 10am - 4pm in Houston, Texas with Scott Martin This 3 day workshop takes an intense look at optimizing photography workflows from capture-to-print using Adobe Lightroom v2. Day 1 - Capture and organize Optimizing exposure for RAW development An overview of all RAW software available today The story behind Lightroom and the direction it heads from here The DNG format and how to incorporate it into your workflow FIle Management (several scenarios including transitioning…


New Photography Workshops and Webpage

I am excited to announce a schedule of photography workshops for 2009 on the new workshops page. Workshops include 4-5 day shooting workshops in Big Bend, Texas and Mono Lake, California and 1-3 day classroom workshops in an upscale setting (with exceptional food!) in downtown San Antonio. Other workshops are being planned around the country and overseas. Please note the addition of the new "workshops" button at the top of the site - this is a permanent place that can be used to browse and sign up for future workshops.