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Our Speakers on Venice Vision are:
Sissee Brimberg, Cotton Coulson, and David Schloss

Venice Vision Seminars

Perfecting Your Digital Photographic Environment (full day)
Speaker: David Schloss

Getting the most out of your digital photography means more than just buying a digital camera. Digital technology has turned the photographer into more than an image-maker; shooters have had to become printers, designers, archivers, studio assistants and more.

Great photographers know that it's crucial to make the right choices in hardware, software and to the setup their own digital "studios" in order to create truly great pictures, every time. Aperture is center-stage in this new photographic workflow, but it takes an understanding of things like camera selection, monitor calibration, printer settings and archiving solutions to let you really unleash the full power of digital photography.

In this day we'll cover:

• Selecting the right camera system, lenses and accessories for your photographic style (without wasting money).
• How digital cameras "see" and how to get the best images from your camera.
• Purchasing the right equipment for your digital "studio" including hardware, software and accessories.
• The camera settings that can help you create better looking images.
• Raw shooting, and why it's the best thing about digital.
• How to get your images onto your computer faster than ever.
• Proper setup of your work environment including calibrating and profiling your monitors and printers.
• Best practices for working on location and in-house.
• The gear you MUST have in your camera bag.
• Printer technologies and the confusion between different brands.
• Archiving and storage technologies.
  
  

Taking Your Travel Photography to the Next Level (full day)
Speakers: Sisse Brimberg and Cotton Coulson

Learn the ins and outs of digital photography on our Mediterranean cruise. In this full-day class you’ll discover the creative potential within yourself as a photographer and how your digital equipment can help you achieve your goals.

This photographic workshop is for people who want to learn how to use color, light, and composition to create new and contemporary images allowing for your personal style to shine through. Digital photography offers so many creative possibilities, freeing us to explore new ways of seeing with our cameras. Lectures and demonstrations cover essential digital camera settings, accurate metering and exposure, the rules of composition, creative uses of light (such as flash techniques and mixing different light sources). We will also explain how to tell a story with photographs. Travel photography requires an understanding for shooting in a variety if situations; people in their environment, landscapes, cityscapes, food shots, as well as portraits to evoke a sense of place.

We then discuss how to be in the moment, recognizing and working with different qualities of light, and discovering new ways to compose images that capture the essence of location. Back onboard, we will demonstrate our workflow for downloading, editing, and processing digital images using Aperture.

booking info (continued)

3rd and/or 4th Person Rate: ages 2 and older, $550; $450 for under 2 years old.

Single Occupancy: If you would like to be the sole occupant of a cabin, there is a single-occupancy upcharge of 80% for cabins without a balcony or an 80–100% upcharge for all cabins with verandahs (i.e., balconies).

Port Charges, Taxes, & Gratuities: Port charges, taxes and government fees are $179 per person and are additional to the cruise pricing (these fees are subject to minor change). Costa also charges, onboard, $10 per person per day for gratuities.

Full payment is due on January 1, 2008 (or, if you book after January 1, at the time of booking).

Foreign Shipping Fees and Additional Payment Information: There is a foreign shipping charge of $60 (to cover the shipping of your cruise tickets, via FedX) per foreign residence ($35 per Canadian residence). There is a $25 charge for returned checks.

Air Add-ons: Airfare from most major North American cities is available through Costa. Please call or email us for an exact quote. In most cases, however, you will find better rates on your own. The advantage of booking flights through the cruiseline is that they take responsibility for getting you on the ship. For mid-winter cruises, when flights are occasionally cancelled, this is an added measure of comfort!

InSight Cruises
561 Windsor Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025
650-787-5665
CST# 2065380-40
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