October 16th, 2009, 9:30am – 4pm, Houston TX
presented 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 as a total workflow tool.
This one day class will examine (in great detail) every aspect of file management in Adobe Lightroom. Streamlining the file import process, working with keywords and file naming conventions will be discussed. The advantages and disadvantages of the DNG Digital Negative format will be covered along with folder based vs. search based approaches. We will discuss a variety of scenarios including transferring images from a desktop to a laptop and back. This workshop is customized for ASMP’s Houston chapter and is intended for professionals, not beginners.
Image file management may not sound like the most exciting topic to examine for a day but it might be the most important one for your image library. This workshop won’t cover optimizing image development, web gallery generation or printing. This workshop is appropriate for new Lightroom users for seasoned Lightroom professionals alike. Handouts and lunch will be provided.
About the instructor
Scott Martin is a fine art photographer and digital photography consultant. As the founder of Onsight, he has been working with digital photography since the 1980s and has been training photographers one-on-one and leading photography workshops since the early 90s though organizations like the Texas Photography Society and the Santa Fe Photography Workshops. With full-time devotion to on-location consulting for over a decade, his experience with a wide variety of imaging equipment, papers, inks and applications allows him to consult with some of the most demanding photographers, pro labs, artists, designers and prepress professionals in the business. Scott used to sit on the edge of his seat waiting for each Photoshop upgrade but now does so for Lightroom. His classes are packed with enthusiasm and real-world suggestions.
Target audience
ASMP’s target audience: professional photographers. A good working knowledge of computers and photography is required. Those who are working with Lightroom and those who aren’t sure if it’s right for them.
Location
2401 Holcombe Blvd.
Houston  Texas  77021
Registration
Space is limited to 30 participants. Contact Scott Kohn at ASMP Houston to register for this seminar.