John Ares Seminars

Digitizing, Organizing & Archiving your Photos

2010-04-15T12:12:00.000-07:00

THIS LIVE SESSION OF ON-LINE TRAINING IS BRAND NEW HAS BEEN MUCH REQUESTED. THE CURRICULUM IS CURRENTLY BEING EXPANDED.

This is the full three module session designed for Beneath-The-Sea Conference in the Meadowlands. The modules are also offered separately.

Photos are among our most prized possessions. People have been known to run back into burning bulidings to get their pictures. Especially in this digital age, you need to know how to protect them properly.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

This workshop will show you how to:

1. Digitize your slides and negatives collection at home by using a Digital SLR, Macro Lens and Strobe to copy slides and negatives;

2. How to use Adobe Lightroom for organizing the archive and saving files in the archival DNG format; and, how to use Digital Asset Management (DAM) techniques for developing disciplined, searchable hard drives.

3. Learn how to protect your archive by backing- up using a simple strategy of “3:2:1” by having three copies of each file, using two different media and storing one off site.

No travel will be required just a computer and your phone. Payment with Paypal will be possible here soon.

HOW MUCH AND HOW LONG?

The three hour workshop is $295.00

IS THERE A HANDOUT TO TAKE AWAY?

You will have access to a downloadable PDF handout.

WHEN IS IT OFFERED?
SCHEDULED BY REQUEST and each module is available separately.

REGISTRATION and PAYPAL capability will be available soon.

Send e-mail to John@JohnAresPhotgraphic.com for more information.

MODULE 4 - CREATIVITY: Beyond the Mechanics

2010-04-14T11:42:00.001-07:00

CREATIVITY: Beyond the Mechanics
The essence behind MAKING PHOTOS versus TAKING PHOTOS
This is the program conducted at Beneath the Sea in 2011.

This course will help you to become a better photographer. We will explore the sources of creativity and describe concrete methods to help you capture more innovative images.

THIS PROGRAM IS IN DEVELOPMENT

1.Psychology & Physiology of Creativity
    - Are you free and able to Create?
    - Brain anatomy & quadrants: Meyers Briggs, Preferences and Avoidances
    - Brain Profile Diagram: what kind of photographer are you?
           Hermann Brain Dominance Instrument (survey)
    - Technology Adoption preferences

2. Subjects
    - OF vs ABOUT a particular subject (Identification shot vs Behavior)
    - Mature subjects vs Immature   ( Bonaire Anemone & Pederson Shrimp vs Oarfish )
    - Developing a style, emotional involvement, "seeing with the heart"
         (Galen Rowell / Henri Cartier-Bresson)

3. Types of creativity for Underwater
    - METHODOLOGY CREATIVITY: HDR / USING SNOOTS, etc.
    - POST PRODUCTION CREATIVITY: Photoshop
    - PRE-PLANNING CREATIVITY: Staging / Baiting
    - VISION: "Worldview"/ "Seeing with the heart" - Full Frontal Engagement

4. Resources
     - Websites
     - Books

5. Next Steps
   - Take the Survey know yourself better
   - Shoot with new eyes

No travel will be required just a computer and your phone. Payment with Paypal will be possible here soon.

HOW MUCH AND HOW LONG?

This 60 minute workshop is $99.00

IS THERE A HANDOUT TO TAKE AWAY?

You will have access to a downloadable PDF handout.

WHEN IS IT OFFERED?

SCHEDULED BY REQUEST

REGISTRATION and PAYPAL capability will be available soon.

Send e-mail to John@JohnAresPhotgraphic.com for more information.

BACKING UP YOUR ARCHIVE USING A 3:2:1 STRATEGY

2010-04-14T11:30:00.000-07:00

THIS IS MODULE THREE of Digitizing, Organizing & Archiving your Photos

Photos are among our most prized possessions. People have been known to run back into burning bulidings to get their pictures.

BACKING UP YOUR ARCHIVE USING A 3:2:1 STRATEGY is a critical step needed to preserve your collection against disaster.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

This workshop will show you how to:

Make three copies of every file, using at least two different media and have at least one offsite. Suggestions for Hardware and Software will be the focus.

No travel will be required just a computer and your phone. Payment with Paypal will be possible here soon.

HOW MUCH AND HOW LONG?

This 45 minute workshop is $99.00

IS THERE A HANDOUT TO TAKE AWAY?

You will have access to a downloadable PDF handout.

WHEN IS IT OFFERED?
SCHEDULED BY REQUEST

REGISTRATION and PAYPAL capability will be available soon.

Send e-mail to John@JohnAresPhotgraphic.com for more information.

ORGANIZING YOUR ARCHIVE USING DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT

2010-04-14T11:20:00.000-07:00

THIS IS MODULE TWO of Digitizing, Organizing & Archiving your Photos

Photos are among our most prized possessions. People have been known to run back into burning bulidings to get their pictures.

Organizing your Archive on your hard drive is critical for any strategy of protecting and searching your photos.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

This workshop will show you how to:

Get organized using Adobe Lightroom and fundamentals of Digital Asset Management (DAM), and making a searchable hard drive using Keywording and Metadata.

No travel will be required just a computer and your phone. Payment with Paypal will be possible here soon.

HOW MUCH AND HOW LONG?

This 45 minute workshop is $99.00

IS THERE A HANDOUT TO TAKE AWAY?

You will have access to a downloadable PDF handout.

WHEN IS IT OFFERED?
SCHEDULED BY REQUEST

REGISTRATION and PAYPAL capability will be available soon.

Send e-mail to John@JohnAresPhotgraphic.com for more information.

COPYING YOUR SLIDES & NEGATIVES with a DIGITAL SLR

2010-04-14T11:06:00.000-07:00

THIS IS MODULE ONE of Digitizing, Organizing & Archiving your Photos

Photos are among our most prized possessions. People have been known to run back into burning bulidings to get their pictures.

Many Photographers want to protect their Slides, Photos and Negatives but don't want to invest in a hight priced scanner. The Truth is that you probably already have one: your Digital SLR. This seminar will show you how to copy your flim age media using a macro lens, strobe and a few other items you may already have.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

This workshop will show you how to:

Digitize your slides and negatives collection at home by using a Digital SLR, Macro Lens and Strobe to copy slides and negatives.

No travel will be required just a computer and your phone. Payment with Paypal will be possible here soon.

HOW MUCH AND HOW LONG?

This 45 minute workshop is $99.00

IS THERE A HANDOUT TO TAKE AWAY?

You will have access to a downloadable PDF handout.

WHEN IS IT OFFERED?
SCHEDULED BY REQUEST

REGISTRATION and PAYPAL capability will be available soon.