Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Program Preview:
How to Shoot & Edit Like a Pro,
Camera Techniques & Adobe Photoshop Elements
by Lesa King with Gary Spring, resident camera expert of Ritz Camera in Danbury, CT

By Flo Ferrara

**Note: The presentation begins at 7:15 p.m., not 8.**

The DACS July presentation lineup is an impressive one. Not only will we have Gary Spring, a local camera expert on hand to show and tell us all about the latest in cameras, but we will be further enlightened on how we can use these cameras to shoot and edit like the pros by Lesa King, the graphic reporter.

Gary will start the presentation at 7:15 p.m. showing us camera type such as zoom, bridge, pocket size and digital SLRs. There will be a variety of these types from intermediate designs to pro. Gary will also share with us the different type of memory cards these cameras can handle. Gary will speak until around 7:45 p.m. where we will take a 15 minute break in the ‘action’ to ready ourselves for Lesa’s presentation.

As her website clearly states, Lesa is on a mission to teach the world to create and use better graphics. Lesa is a stock photographer and chief evangelist for iStockphoto, founder of the creative tutorial site GraphicReporter.com, author of Photoshop: The Missing Manual (O'Reilly, 2008), Graphic Secrets for Business Professionals (Lynda.com, 2007), From Photo to Graphic Art, and Practical Photoshop Elements (KelbyTraining.com, 2008).

Lesa also writes regularly for Macworld Magazine, the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, Elements Techniques, and Layers Magazine. She is a corporate trainer and teaches at many industry conferences including Photoshop World, Macworld Expo, Mac Mania Geek Cruises, and the esteemed Santa Fe Workshops.

It is obvious to me that we are getting the best of both worlds here. Gary will show us how to select the correct type of camera hardware for our needs; and Lesa will teach us how to use that camera like a professional.

I can’t emphasize enough how excited I am about this combo. I still take pictures with an old 35 mm Minolta that I bought when I was a college student working part-time at Macy’s; so I would have to say for me, it’s about time to upgrade! Okay, maybe past time!

And, how cool is this? While checking out Lesa’s website www.graphicreporter.com, I came across a fix for what is termed ‘animal red eye’. This is where the animal’s eyes are just yellow glowing orbs. I have a photo of my cat like that and I have always wanted to correct it – well, now I can! Can’t wait to see what I can do after Lesa’s presentation.

So grab your neighbors, family members and friends and come join us Tuesday, July 1 for a comprehensive look at camera hardware and software.

DACS meetings are held at the Danbury Hospital auditorium. Activities begin at 6:30 p.m. with registration and casual networking. The July meeting is back on the first Tuesday schedule and starts at 7:00 p.m. with a question and answer session (Ask DACS). The first part of the featured presentation begins at 7:15 p.m. with Gary Spring from Ritz Camera telling us all there is to know about the latest digital cameras.

There will be a 15 minute break from 7:45 to 8:00 p.m. followed by Lesa King’s captivating presentation at 8 p.m. on how to use this latest equipment to create professional grade photos. A question and answer period for both presentations will follow at the end of the meeting.

As a reminder, our General Meetings are free and open to the public so invite anyone you know who would be interested in this topic.