Come to
Crowell Public Library on Saturday, May 6 and learn how to improve your
photography in the post-processing workflow. George Simian, a leading
East-Coast/West-Coast commercial photographer (GeorgeSimian.com)
and educator (UCLA Extension, Samy’s Camera, American Photographic Artists)
will show you how to master the process of making decisions: identifying your intentions, minimizing
distractions, maximizing the mood, and directing the eye of the viewer. Bring some digital files on a flash drive, and
George will improve them in 60 seconds!
The seminar will begin at 2:00 p.m. and last until 4:00 p.m. in the
Library’s Barth Community Room.
Audience needs considered and time permitting, George
will address: the mechanics of
the camera and lenses and exposure, strategies for shaping your style and
vision, post-processing using various software and refining the image in Photoshop,
and practical
business approaches appropriate to your specific audience. George has worked with emerging commercial
photographers, with boudoir and portrait photographers, with documentary fine
artists, and with others just beginning to master the camera and the digital
workflow.
George Simian
started out as a photography teacher in 1973 at Cornell University,
excited to "expose" newcomers to the wonders of the latent silver
image, and its magical manifestation in the darkroom. When his career moved on
to commercial photography, he became a mentor to his assistants, as well
as presenting one-day seminars for photographers' organizations, and for various
manufacturers. Relocating to Los
Angeles, George re-engaged with teaching as an avocation, and practiced it in
various classrooms, location workshops, and one-on-one. He continues to offer individual coaching,
meeting with various emerging photographers with very different interests, and
at different experience levels. He finds
it amazing how much one can accomplish when working side-by-side, focused exclusively
on the issue at hand.
George Simian is a longtime
member of the APA American Photographic Artists. Don’t miss this free opportunity to improve
your photography skills with an expert!
