Steve Traudt
with
Assistant, Dick Colby
June 26th & 27th, 2010
Saturday: 9 am - 5pm (with a break for lunch)
& Sunday: Noon - 4pm
Ouray School Library
Ouray, CO
All Levels - Adults
About the Instructor:
"Photographing lets me see and feel a part of the environment, whether a soaring mountain or a tiny wildflower," says Steve Traudt. "This seeing leads to more awareness, which in turn enhances the seeing yet more. The whole process is addictive!"
Raised in Nebraska, Traudt moved to Grand Junction in 1987 where he and wife, Fay Timmerman, established Quilt Junction and Gallery 412 which they operated for 9 years. He teaches photography at 13 Photography Gallery and Western Colorado Community College, conducts photography workshops and seminars, is a certified scuba diver, a writer and a pharmacist.
In a dusty attic at the age of 10, Traudt chanced upon some old darkroom items belonging to his father. He ordered fresh paper and chemicals from the Monkey Ward catalog and a lifelong interest was soon born.
He's exhibited photographs extensively around the world, lectures locally and nationally and especially enjoys sharing his enthusiasm through teaching. Steve has been invited to lead photo trips to such exotic locales as Costa Rica and the Galapagos. His magazine articles have appeared in various publications including Nature Photographer magazine. He's a member of The North American Nature Photography Association; The National Assoc. of Photoshop Professionals and The Photographic Society of America from which he holds the honor of Associate.
Traudt calls his photographs Synergistic Visions. He explains synergism as the cooperative interaction of several elements to yield a superior result. For Traudt, photography is synergism of such elements as the brain, emotions, vision, film, lenses and the camera. Since photography is both art and craft, Traudt views this synergism as a marriage of left-brain and right-brain activities.
"In today's world, we're in such a hurry; never looking up or down, only straight ahead. I make photographs which cause the viewer to pause, even for a moment, and realize all the remarkable events in our world awaiting discovery."
Steve just launched a new book that showcases just an aspect of his talent called Fantastic Voyage featuring blurb images (which he will soon also teach a workshop on). See the book and sampels at: http://www.blurb.com/my/book/detail/1378253
Visit Steve at: www.synvis.com
Dick Colby assists Steve to help keep the students on track. His computer and Photoshop background is invaluable and greatly enhances the learning.
Call WCA at (970) 318-0150 or Register
June 15, 2010
The "go" date is the date at which WCA determines whether there are enough students or not to run the class. If this is a class you are interested in, please be sure to enroll before the "Go" date (and encourage your friends to do so as well) so that we can be sure to run the class! We will notify you at the end of the business day on the "GO" date if the class is to be cancelled so that you can make other plans for that date, but ideally, we'll see you at the class!
Join Steve Traudt and Dick Colby for this exciting, hands-on digital photography class!
This is the first time this class has ever been offered in Ouray!
A series of informative presentations, field work and review sessions to give you the tools you need to help your photography achieve the next level. Steve's trademark energy and enthusiasm will truly have you rediscovering the joy of photography!
Programs include: Composition; Depth of Field; Shutter Speeds; Histograms; RAW; Flash, HDR and much more.
This class is for users of digital SLR cameras --- this is the same class that Steve presents at national seminars, right in your backyard!
Don't miss this chance to learn from a pro! Join Steve and Dick for 2 days of hands-on learning. On Saturday, we begin with a program covering topics such as depth of field, exposure, histograms, composition and more including creative techniques such as HDR. We then venture forth into the surrounding area to practice our skills. We return later to download and review our images. On Sunday, we will continue working with another field trip and final review session. Open to any digital SLR camera, the day promises to be fun and productive. Bring a laptop if you have one.
Discount Deadlines:
The Early Registration Deadline for this class is June 14th. Enroll by or before June 14th and SAVE!
Cost:
$170 Member registering by or before June 14th
$180 Non-Member registering by or before June 14th
$180 Member registering or paying after June 14th
$190 Non-Member registering or paying after June 14th
Supply List:
Students are welcome to bring their laptop computer if they have one. It is also useful, but not required, if the laptop has a recent version of Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.
You also need to bring your digital camera, lenses and tripod. A “cable release” is recommended too.
You’ll need a card reader or some way to transfer your images from the memory card to your laptop.
Bring appropriate clothing as we will be shooting outside for an hour or two.
You can bring a sack lunch or go downtown for lunch.