Creative Composition
When it comes to creating compelling compositions, there are no rules. There are universal forces you can play with, plus tried and true structures that work time and time again. The six fundamental structures that artists use are lines, layers, figure-ground, frame within a frame, fields, and screens. Each of these structures guides the eye through different types of journeys and creates contrasting illusions of space. Understanding the fundamental forces of composition will help you make more successful images. Ultimately, you’ll better understand and deepen your visual voice.
The Power of Color
Color management, color adjustment, color theory. You need it all to harness the full potential of digital color. Find out how to make color predictable, how to make the most powerful and precise color adjustments, and how to structure your color decisions with a variety of strategies drawn from the history of art.
This seminar includes an overview and analysis of the color correction strategies available in Adobe products. You’ll find out when to correct by the numbers to achieve astonishing color accuracy (establish the perfect graybalance and correct color crosses) and when to make exceptions to the rules, even break them for effect. The heart of the digital color revolution will be revealed including. How to control color’s three primary components (hue, saturation, and brightness) independently of one another and how to correct specific ranges of color without affecting others. New strategies for working with color will be introduced including transforming colors, accentuating gradation, using color overlays to unify color relationships, and analyzing color relationships within an image creating a useful guide towards the solutions that best suit your needs. You’ll quickly see that the power at your fingertips is simply amazing.
Bio: John Paul Caponigro is a pioneer among photographers working with digital media. His art has been exhibited internationally and purchased by numerous private and public collections including Princeton University, the Estée Lauder collection, and the Smithsonian.
John Paul combines his background in painting with traditional and alternative photographic processes using state-of-the-art digital technology. A form of environmental art in virtual space, his work is about the perception of nature and the nature of perception. His life’s work is both a call to connection with nature and a call for conscientious creative interaction with our environment during a time of rapid change.
Respected as an authority on creativity, photography, and fine art printing, he is a highly sought-after speaker, lecturing extensively at conferences, universities, and museums, in venues as diverse as Photoshop World, MIT, Google, and TEDx. He leads seminars and workshops around the globe.
John Paul’s work has been published widely in numerous periodicals and books including Art News and The Ansel Adams Guide. Author of the video training series R/Evolution and the book Adobe Photoshop Master Class, for over twenty years he has been a contributing editor to a variety of magazines and websites including Camera Arts, Digital Photo Pro, The Huffington Post, andApple.
John Paul is a member of the Photoshop Hall of Fame, Epson Stylus Pros, and X-Rite Coloratti. His clients include Adobe, Apple, Canon, Epson, Kodak, NEC and Sony.
Learn more – visit www.johnpaulcaponigro.com and get a free subscription to his enews Insights.
