Workshop

We are taking reservations for the 2009 Coastal Photo & Digital Printing Workshop with Ruth Burke in Seabrook, Texas. Call or e-mail us to add your name to the contact list.

Learn how to transform your photography into fine art.

Our debut workshop in Seabrook held March 9-11, 2007, was a smashing success. The 2nd annual workshop was held March 1-2, 2008.

This workshop will combine location photography of nature, water birds, marine and coastal subjects with Photoshop instruction for creating exhibition quality fine art digital prints.

The workshop will be 80% instruction in the field and 20% classroom instruction. The field portion will feature what Seabrook, as a photographer’s destination, has to offer including a charter boat ride on the Windsong, a 5 star sailing vessel, www.windsong-charters.com. The classroom portion will give the participants a wealth of information on how to take the image that they captured on film or digital and produce fine prints worthy of framing. This workshop is for photographers at all levels of experience.

March is one of the best months to photograph in Seabrook, Texas located on The Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail between Galveston and Houston. Flocks of regal White Pelicans spend their winter along the coastal area of Seabrook from October to April. Majestic trees are budding and the coastal marshes are flush with new growth in March and adding to the photographer’s dream location are brilliant sunrises, grandiose sunsets on the water and the seaside character of working shrimp boats offering the fresh catch of the day.

Ruth Burke, a Seabrook resident, is internationally known for her art and photography. She has captured the Gulf Coast region with her special creative touch and has been featured in many national publications. Her works grace the walls of corporations, municipalities, restaurants and private collectors. Not only has she portrayed the region she calls home, but her prints also include her travels to the East and West Coast in the United States, Mexico and many islands in the Caribbean. Her gallery, Seaside Gallery, also offers prints from her travels abroad to England, France and Italy. Ruth will also be a featured artist at Seabrook’s signature event, Keels & Wheels, Concours d’ Elegance in May.

The 2-day photo workshop event will include: classroom instructions with hand-outs, nature field trips, shooting images of vintage boats and cars at Lakewood Yacht Club and a boat ride on the bay. Optional social events are also scheduled.

Seabrook’s bird sanctuary is one of the largest migratory paths in North America and has 291 species of birds that have been identified in the diverse habitat of fresh and salt marsh, woodlands and bay shoreline. The famous waterfront Seafood Market welcomes Texans and out-of-state visitors daily. Seabrook’s lodging offers 4 hotels and 6 quaint B&B Inns with numerous fine restaurants and unique shopping. The beautiful Seabrook Parks and Hike & Bike Trails and the Pelican Path project add to the many things to do in Seabrook.

Ruth Burke´s philosophy on the art of photography involves a two step process.  First she captures the image on film or digitally, second she uses that image to translate her vision into a fine art print. 

FEW PHOTO WORKSHOPS PROVIDE THE COMBINED INSTRUCTION OF CAPTURING AN IMAGE AND CREATING A FINE ART PRINT.

You will get to photograph on location with Ruth and then she will show you her technique for using Photoshop to prepare your image for printing. 

You will learn what to look for in your images and how to use Photoshop to prepare your image for printing. You will be able to explore printing on different materials for different visual effects.  

You will discover through photography, Seabrook, our wildlife and our coastal marshes, our nautical landscapes with beautiful sunrises and sunsets and our seaside character with working shrimp boats offering the local catch of the day.

Ruth will work one on one with each participant, regardless of their skill level or type of equipment, to ensure that everyone leaves the workshop with new ideas about creating a great photograph.

The instruction will include the importance of visual sensitivity and technical knowledge in creating a pleasing photograph. Discover why what you see through the viewfinder is not always what you get. Learn about correct exposures, the art of seeing, how light, composition and timing all come together to make a great photograph verses an OK photograph. Photoshop will be discussed and demonstrated with hand-outs to use as a guide when preparing your photographs for printing.

Cost per person: $300.00  or $500.00 per couple 

The workshop also includes:

Breakfast and Lunch on Saturday

Galveston Bay Sunset cruise on the 5-star sailing vessel, “Wind Song”

Instructional hand-outs with a digital workflow chart.

Printing with an Epson 4000 17” printer with archival pigmented ink on photo satin paper, rag watercolor paper or canvas.

One complimentary fine art print from your photography made by Ruth

Participants will have access to a Nikon 5000 scanner for making 60 megabyte files of their 35mm negatives or slides.

Complimentary welcoming lunch and snacks provided by the City of Seabrook.

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