Photo Workshops with Ruth Burke for 2009
2009 Coastal Photo Workshop in Seabrook, Texas - March 7-8, 2009
"How to Work and Understand Your Camera" at The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake or TAACCL. Go to TAACCL for complete details.
We are taking reservations for the 2009 Coastal Photo and Digital Printing Workshop with Ruth Burke in Seabrook, Texas. Call or e-mail us to add your name to the contact list. The workshop is scheduled for March 7 & 8, 2009. This year we are offering 1 day and 2 day sessions. Both days will combine location photography with classroom instruction. The first day, Saturday will include classroom instruction on the camera, how it works and what the different settings mean and how they affect you final image along with an introduction to Photoshop. The second day, Sunday will include classroom instruction that will focus on the final out-put of your photographic image, being the fine art print. We will duscuss using Photoshop to prepare the image for printing and different types of printers, ink and papers.
Learn how to transform your photography into fine art.
Our debut workshop in Seabrook (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. 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 is also a featured artist at Seabrook’s signature event, Keels & Wheels Concours d’ Elegance, held annually in May.
The two-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 four hotels and six quaint B&B inns with numerous fine restaurants and unique shopping. The beautiful Seabrook Parks and Hike and 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.
Through photography you will discover Seabrook, our wildlife, coastal marshes, 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 versus an okay photograph. Photoshop will be discussed and demonstrated with hand-outs to use as a guide when preparing your photographs for printing.
Cost per person: 1-day session $150.00 2-day session $300.00
Cost per couple: 1-day session $250.00 2-day session $500.00
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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3rd Annual Coastal Photo Workshop
with Ruth Burke
March 7&8, 2009 AGENDA
Saturday – March 7
6:00 a.m.
Meet at the Seabrook Visitor Center for welcoming Coffee & Donuts.
6:30 a.m. – 11: 30 a.m.
Photograph sunrise and multi-location field trip with photo instruction in the field. This will include photographing the Bay along Todville Road, several of Seabrook’s Parks, including, Hester, Baybrook, Red Bluff Wildlife Refuge, and Pine Gully. Coastal marshes, the butterfly garden, nautical landscapes and working shrimp boats will be featured subjects also. A trip to Maas Nursery to photograph exotic plants and animals will be between park visits.
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
Lunch will be provided at the Seabrook Visitor Center.
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. - Class Room Instruction
This discussion will focus on being in control of your image from the initial capture with the camera to editing with the computer to the final output in print or digital form.
Ruth Burke’s instructions will include techniques using image editing software with demonstrations performed using Photoshop CS3. A brief introduction to camera controls and how they affect your picture will be discussed. Understanding the quality of information required for the final output as a fine art print will be outlined. There will be a question and answer session and she will provide a private critique of your images if asked.
Instruction Manual will be provided.
4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Sunset Cruise
Leisure Boat ride on Clear Lake and Galveston Bay for the final photo destination of the day aboard the Windsong, a 5-Star 57’ Classic Sailing Ship docked at the Watergate Marina on FM 2094 in League City. The seagulls, boats, and sunset on the water will conclude the sunrise to sunset day of photographing coastal images.
Sunday, March 8, 2008
6:00 a.m.
Meet at the Seabrook Visitor Center for welcoming Coffee & Donuts.
6:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Sunrise Photography
Caravan to sunrise shoot #2. Venture to any locations wished to revisit, additional parks and the Seafood Markets on Waterfront Drive.
9:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m.
Lakewood Yacht Club, 2425 NASA Parkway, will offer photographers a sneak preview of vintage automobiles and boats featured from the upcoming Keels & Wheels event. This will be the photographer’s final destination shoot of the workshop among the club’s 100 year old majestic oak trees.
11:30- 1:30PM
Lunch at the Lakewood Yacht Club with their famous Sunday brunch*
2:00 - 4:00 - Print making demonstrated at the Seaside Gallery
The group will meet at Ruth’s gallery the Seaside Gallery located at 204 Kirby in Taylor Lake Village. This is approx. 1 mile west of Lakewood Yacht Club. Once there, you will see many of her pieces that she has printed on display. You will have the opportunity to ask questions about her printing techniques. She will provide a demonstration of how an image is taken from the digital file and prepared for printing. The creative process of selecting different papers or canvas will the discussed. She will select a few images from students taken during the workshop to demonstrate printing with Epson 17” and 24” printers using archival UltraChrome Inks.
*optional/additional cost
www.art-photography-nature.com
