Color Processing: Vision To Print, an online workshop with Rich Seiling, presented live in two-hour segments on four consecutive Tuesdays, from 8-10pm (U.S. east coast time) on June 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2023, with recorded playback of each session available.

We invite you to watch the following short video for an introduction to Rich Seiling, as he shares his background in photography and as a fine printmaker for the masters.

To share the vision we capture while photographing requires a refined level of processing. Processing is an art unto itself, one that requires skill and vision, and is needed to bring forth the full vision of what you saw in your mind’s eye the moment you pressed the shutter. Expressive processing requires knowing more than where all the sliders are; it takes a vision for what a photograph can be, how light and subject can be expressed to best communicate the elements of a photograph, and how to translate that vision through our screens and in print.

For many, processing is a frustrating experiences, a barrier that keeps them from fully expressing and enjoying their photographs. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Bad results come from trying to fix the wrong problem. That shouldn’t be surprising as it’s the way everything works. If your car is out of gas, putting more air in the tires won’t help you. You need to correctly diagnose the problem and address it with the right tool.

By learning to do that with your photographs, you’ll get better results and processing will be easier and more enjoyable. This workshop will teach you how to look at your processing decisions through five decision points. It will give you a blueprint that can help you solve any problem, develop an awareness of what a photograph can become, how light and subject can be expressed to best communicate the elements of a photograph.

This is not your typical processing workshop that teaches you how to use a tool. It’s about learning the vision that will guide you to better processing decisions that will help solve the problems common to all photographs, and how to fine tune your photograph to elevate it to a work of art. The techniques you’ll learn in this class are applicable to photographers of any skill level. It will equip you to get better results immediately, while laying a foundation for continued growth. It’s a lot easier than you think, and will give you a straightforward and rational workflow that will help you solve your problems.

For over two decades, Visionary Wild instructors and thousands of other photographers have relied on Rich Seiling’s expertise and aesthetic judgement to help them express their photos to the fullest. Rich will teach the tools and process to implement your vision with a straightforward and rational processing approach. Not only will it improve your processing, but also your photography as your awareness is raised in the field to photographic possibilities you’ve been missing, and as you are better able to craft photographs that will work with the process, leaving creative frustrations behind.

In the days before each session, participants will be invited to submit up to five RAW image files each (optional, not required), from which Rich will make a selection of several images that he considers most useful for demonstration purposes during that week’s session. Participant photographs that Rich processes during the workshop will be available to be returned to the owner as a final processed version with all of Rich’s adjustments intact.

WORKSHOP SESSIONS

Sessions are on four consecutive Tuesdays, June 6 – 27, 2023, scheduled for 8-10pm (U.S. east coast time).

Week 1: Foundations

We’ll learn the five foundational principles that define every processing decisions, and learn how to use them to build a foundation for good processing.

Week 2: Contrast and Curves

Contrast is what transforms dull and murky photos into clear, crisp tones that communicate clearly. Learn to unlock the power of curves for ultimate control over contrast to create depth, dimension, and impact.

Week 3: Seeing Color

Learning to see the difference between “good” and “bad” color is the key to the fine tuning that makes your photographs come alive. Rich will show you how to evaluate and correct the most common problems.

Week 4: Refinement – Think Global, Act Local

Most photographic problems require local corrections to solve, and to achieve the fine tuning that turns a good photo into great photo. In fact, this is where Rich spends most of his time when processing. Learn how to decide between local and global corrections, and how to make these corrections with refinement.

During this series, Rich will use both Adobe Lightroom Classic and Photoshop.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

These sessions will take place online on the Zoom platform. Those who register will receive an email about 30 minutes before the each session starts with a link to join the Zoom session and a password.

**RECORDINGS OF THE SESSIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO VIEW FOR A MONTH AFTER THE EVENT.**