This workshop will be offered in a new and enlarged configuration in conjunction with the Ottawa School of Art in the fall of 2013. A similar presentation in French is also being planned for presentation through another organisation.

This is a workshop for visual artists, graphic artists, sculptors, collectors... anyone who creates or collects two-dimensional and three-dimensional objects. Digital photography is a powerful and economic new tool to document, catalogue, and promote works of art, collectibles and other objects.

In this digital photography workshop, you will learn how to use the functions and settings of digital cameras, lighting and other techniques to make clear and expressive documents of art and other objects. Through hands-on exercises you will explore problems and solutions for photographing two and three-dimensional objects. You will also learn how to correct, enhance, and prepare images for printing and electronic documents.

Workshop Outline

This digital photography course is presented in 4 three-hour sessions.

	Workshop Content
Session 1	Context and requirements    Goals    Viewers: public, juries etc.    Content    Structure & Presentation    Printed documents    Electronic documents Recommended equipment and materials Camera functions and settings
Session 2	Photographic technique - 2 dimensional objects General practice Setup Lighting Problems and solutions Practical exercises
Session 3	Photographic technique - 3 dimensional objects General practice Setup Lighting Problems and solutions Practical exercises
Session 4	Image management     Organizing images     Filing & Archiving     Tools and Software Image Editing     Tools and Software     Colour management     Image editing workflow     Inputting images     Dimensional corrections     Global corrections     Local corrections Preparing images     for print     for service bureaus     for the Internet