Making the transition from seeing an image on the screen to seeing it in print can be a challenge. To make a successful print takes more than knowing what buttons to push. After the initial instruction in basic color management and printer settings, students will explore how various controls affect the outcome and esthetic of the print. Training your eye to see and evaluate color through a series of technical exercises will be an important part of this class. Additional exercises will explore edge contrast and sharpness, and custom black and white printing. Students should be comfortable using Adobe Lightroom or Photoshop and have a photo quality (Epson or Canon) inkjet printer. The online class time will include demonstrations and preparation of the technical set up for each week's exercises. Students will have a homework assignment each week to print a series of tests before the next class. Part of the process is for the student to learn how to evaluate the results. Shared discussions each week about their goals and results will help them progress. Through the process they will get to know their own equipment. Technical problem solving regarding software settings can be resolved in class through screen sharing. Requirements: Students should be comfortable using Adobe Lightroom or Photoshop and have a photo quality (Epson or Canon) inkjet printer. Maximum Students: 10 Dates: Six weekly sessions, January 15th - February 19, 2025. Day and Time: Wednesdays, 6pm-9pm, ET, online. Price: Member Price, $595.00 / Non-Member Price: $645.00 (non-member price includes a one year membership at the Griffin Museum, a $75 value). About the Instructor:
Sue Anne Hodges is a photographer and educator. Since 1992, Sue Anne has been exploring and using digital cameras and digital imaging technology. She studied this technology at the Center for Creative Imaging in Camden, Maine. Digital images from her early experiments have been included in Kodak's publication, International Photography, and one of the first exhibits of digital imaging L'Épreuve Numérique at the Centre National de la Photographie, Palais de Tokyo, Paris.
Sue Anne was the Director of Digital Imaging at New England School of Photography (NESOP). Her career began as an advertising photographer, helping to build and supervise an in-house studio for Lechmere, a retail chain store. This led her to teaching studio lighting at NESOP where in 1995 she helped them establish the digital imaging department and taught for the past 25 years. In 2011, 2012 and 2018 Sue Anne was honored to be one of 20 educators in the country to be invited by Adobe to attend the Adobe Educators Summit. She remains a specialist in Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom. and Digital Printing.
Her more recent photography has taken her out of the studio and includes a variety of projects including work for The Cultural Landscape Foundation, Down East Magazine, and Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce. Sue Anne's personal work has been widely exhibited and for 15 years she was represented by Redfield Artisans Gallery in Northeast Harbor, Maine. She splits her time between Mount Desert Island, Maine and West Newbury, Massachusetts.