Digital Photography for Graphic Designers

Who needs a professional photographer, when you've got a $300 camera and mad Photoshop skills? An overview of the digital photography process, with some real world warnings about the pitfalls of "Fix-it-in-Photoshop". This presentation/live demo will address: quality of pixels, file formats, profiles, editing, sharpening, and image enhancement. We'll also examine how designers can best communicate with professional photographers, to get the images they need!

Cost: Free
Rsvp to lmamos_aigauclax@yahoo.com by Oct 3rd

George Simian was one of Boston's leading annual report photographers, until 4 years ago, when he discovered that there's no winter in LA! After 3 decades of exposing film, he has seen the digital light, and has been capturing exclusively digitally for over 6 years. His expertise lies in photographing for corporate advertising, performing color management and correction, as well as spreading the digital gospel by teaching at UCLA Extension. www.georgesimian.com