SEMINAR TIMES:
Saturday, Room 1: 10:15-11:45; 4:15-5:30
Sunday, Room 1: 11:15-12:30; 3:15-4:30

SEMINAR TOPICS:
Seminar 1: Saturday, 10:15-11:45; Sunday, 11:15-12:30
Serious Amateur to Professional
Join acclaimed wedding photographer Hanson Fong. He will be going over The Art of Lighting and Posing people. Hanson is known for grabbing all types of people from a crowd and posing them all where everyone looks great. Plus his lighting tips on how to make your subject look great.

Seminar 2: Saturday, 4:15-5:30; Sunday, 3:15-4:30
Serious Amateur to Professional
Join acclaimed wedding photographer Hanson Fong on how to shoot a wedding. Learn how to pose and what to look for when photographing a wedding. Learn from Hanson’s success stories how to shoot your next wedding with a new eye.

BIO: Hanson Fong of San Francisco, California, is recognized as one of the premier wedding photographers in the industry today. Hanson is a Master of Photography and a Photographic Craftsman; his work has been displayed in the Hall of Fame, Epcot Center, and the ASP Traveling Loan. He is also a member of the prestigious and world-renown Society of XXV. Hanson has lectured at every major school of photography across America and has spoken at various national and international conventions. His work and talent are recognized throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe.

Fong also teaches and talks at events across the country. With over 30 years in the Art of Photography, Hanson shares his techniques that apply to both fine art and photojournalistic photography. Among many demonstrations, he shows the 10 classic pose techniques he pioneered, allowing the students to handle every bride and groom anytime, anywhere.

SEMINAR TIMES:
Saturday, Room 2: 10:15-11:45; 2:30-4:00
Sunday, Room 2: 1:00-2:00; 3:00-4:00

BIO: Rolando Gomez, a Lexar Elite Photographer, transitioned from combat photography to glamour and fashion photography in 1999 and still freelances as a photojournalist. Known for his “flamour” style of photography, he’s taught over 450 workshops and seminars in Mexico, Canada, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, and the United States. He also provides private photography instruction and private glamour photography.

Rolando’s photo assignments has taken him to thirty-nine countries. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication, Electronic Media, from the University of Texas, San Antonio where he graduated summa cum laud. In 1994, he was named one of the top-five military photographers by the Department of Defense. In 2007, he conducted a three-country tour for Calumet Photographic in Europe.

A former, active-duty U.S. Army Staff Sergeant, he was the personal photographer for General George A. Joulwan for four years and spent twenty-six months documenting the Latin American drug war in South and Central America, for which he was awarded the Department of Defense Meritorious Service Medal (DMSM) as a buck sergeant.

Rolando’s work was the subject of the September 2006 Rangefinder magazine cover story, “Mysteries of Lighting.” He was a guest speaker as a Lighting Master at Photo Plus Expo in 2004, 2005, and 2006. He has written three popular photography books: Garage Glamour: Digital Nude and Beauty Photography Made Simple (Amherst Media, April 2006), Rolando Gomez’s Glamour Photography: Professional Techniques and Images, (Amherst Media, 2007), and Rolando Gomez’s Posing Techniques for Glamour Photography (Amherst Media, 2008). His fourth book, Rolando Gomez’s Lighting for Glamour Photography is due out July 2010, also with Amherst Media.

In 2009, he lectured at Photo Plus Expo on “Internet Strategies and Guerrilla Marketing.” That same year, Rolando released his fifth photography bok, Photographic Therapy: The Power of Photography to Help Build or Rebuild Self-Esteem. The book is free for download at www.freephotographybooks.com, and in it’s first three months it was downloaded by over 30,000 photographers. Rolando lives in San Antonio and is the father of five beautiful children, including four gorgeous daughters and one handsome son.

SEMINAR TOPICS:
Internet Strategies and Guerilla Marketing: Saturday, 10:15-11:45
Serious Amateur to Professional

White Balance Techniques: Saturday, 2:30-4:00
Serious Amateur to Professional

Successful Photography Portfolio Presentation: Sunday, 1:00-2:00
Serious Amateur to Professional

Successful Posing Techniques: Sunday, 3:00-4:00
Amateur to Professional

SEMINAR TIMES:
Saturday, Room 2: 9:00-10:00; 12:00-1:00; 4:30-5:30
Sunday, Room 2: 10:15-11:15
Sunday, Room 3: 12:30-1:30
Sunday, Room 1: 2:00-3:00

BIO: Bob spent most of his career as a photographer for wire services, covering political campaigns in the US and South and Central America, the US invasion of Panama, the first Gulf War in Kuwait, Olympic and Pan American Games, Masters Golf, and World Cup Soccer. In 2003 he was promoted to Director of Photography for North America for AFP (Agence France Presse). He left that position in 2006 to move to the hill country of Texas and start a freelance career in commercial and editorial photography.

SEMINAR TOPICS:
First Seminar-Understanding Exposure and Camera Settings:
Saturday, 9:00-10:00; Sunday, 10:15-11:15
Amateur

• Intro
• Elements of camera exposure
• ISO-explanation
• Shutter Speed-stopping action vs. blurred motion
• Aperture-explaining F-Stops and Depth of Field
• Metering-How the in-camera meter works
• EV-explanation of exposure compensation

Second Seminar-Lens Choice and Use/Using Speedlights:
Saturday, 12:00-1:00; Sunday, 12:30-1:30
Amateur to Serious Amateur

• Intro
• Choosing and purchasing lenses
• Lens characteristics
• Lenses that I use and like
• Using Speedlights and Nikon’s wireless lighting system

Third Seminar-Elements of Composition:
Saturday, 4:30-5:30; Sunday, 2:00-3:00
Amateur to Serious Amateur

• Intro
• Subject
• Background
• Light
• Composition
• Subject placement
• Rule of thirds

SEMINAR TIMES:
Saturday, Room 3: 9:30-10:30
Saturday, Room 2: 1:15-2:15
Sunday, Room 2: 11:30-12:30
Sunday, Room 3: 1:45-2:45

SEMINAR TOPICS:
Amateur to Professional
1. Cameras are starting to look like swiss army knives. Here's what you can do with the latest ones.

2. Getting the most out of your photography with the right lenses and the right lights.

3. The convergence of digital still photographs and video. How to make it work for you.

BIO: Kirk Tuck has been working as a professional photographer for 21 years. He's worked for dozens of Fortune One Hundred companies as well as some magazines as diverse as Elle Magazine, Spin Magazine and Texas Monthly Magazine. He's provided photography for two bestselling cookbooks and he's the author of three very well received books on photography. The first book, which deals with lighting on locations is entitled, Minimalist Lighting: Professional Techniques for Location Photography. The second book, which deals with studio lighting is entitled, Minimalist Lighting: Professional Techniques for Studio Photography. His third book, The Commercial Photographer's Handbook, is a concise and insightful look at the business of photography and is currently being used as a textbook in some of the largest college photo programs in the country. His fourth book is due out at any moment and is an in-depth look at many of the different kinds of lights photographers can use in their work. It's called, Photographic Lighting Equipment. All four books are published by Amherst Media.

Before settling on photography Tuck was the creative director for a regional advertising agency for seven years, winning numerous Addy Awards and Austin Graphic Arts Society Awards for print advertising as well as radio and television commercials. Prior to his career in advertising he was first a teaching assistant, and then a specialist lecturer at the College of Fine Arts at the University of Texas at Austin.

Over the course of his photographic career Tuck has worked in Russia, nearly every capitol city in Europe, and across the United States and the Caribbean. He lives in Austin with his wife and son. Visit www.kirktuck.com and visualsciencelab.blogspot.com

SEMINAR TIMES:
Saturday, Room 3: 1:15-2:15; 3:45-4:45
Sunday, Room 3: 10:00-11:00; 3:00-4:00

BIO: Photography is life and Kevin Ames is living it. His career encompasses commercial photography, writing books on photographing women, Photoshop and Lightroom, a column (the Digital Photographer’s Notebook) in Photoshop User magazine, speaking engagements across the country, in Canada, Europe and Asia. Through it all he maintains his studio in Atlanta, Georgia working with clients like A.T.&T., Westin Hotels and Honda Power Equipment. His work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Jezebel, Atlanta Sports and Fitness as well as on corporate websites, brochures, capabilities programs and videos he has produced are on YouTube. Learn more by reading his blog on: www.kevinames.com. His work is on www.amesphoto.com.

SEMINAR TOPICS:
Lenses, Formats and Focal Lengths (All seminars):
Serious Amateur to Professional
Renowned photographer, author and Sigma Pro Kevin Ames explains how lenses work on small sensor and full frame cameras. He shares tips on how the "wrong" lens for the job might just be the one for the perfect look. He'll show you how to use focus as a creative tool, teach you the rule then show how to break them with flair! Sponsored by Sigma Photo

Lighting: Saturday, 1:15-2:15; Sunday, 3:00-4:00
Serious Amateur to Professional
Photography literally means "writing with light." Commercial Photographer and Sigma Pro Kevin Ames reveals the mysteries of lighting for photography. He shows how to create and control harsh light, soft light, contrast, color and more. This Precision Camera session is designed for anyone who wants to make a more beautiful photograph. Sponsored by Sigma Photo

Metering and Exposing Light: Saturday, 3:45-4:45
Serious Amateur to Professional
Getting the right amount of light onto the camera's sensor is a challenge that faces everyone who wants to make a great photograph. Join digital photographer, educator and Sigma Pro Kevin Ames for this Precision Camera session that explains how the light meter in your camera works and how it's different from a separate hand held meter. You'll see what each one does and how to use therm to make really great well exposed photographs. Sponsored by Sigma Photo

About Sensors, JPEGs and RAW: Sunday, 10:00-11:00
Serious Amateur to Professional
JPEG or RAW? RAW + JPEG? Which format is the right one to use with a digital camera. Professional photographer, sought after speaker and Sigma Pro Kevin Ames breaks it down in an easy to understand presentation that explains what each format is, how they differ and why shooting RAW just might be the answer to a lot of "problem" photographic situations. In this Precision Camera session Kevin shows how to get more from your digital camera. Sponsored by Sigma Photo

SEMINAR TIMES:
Saturday, Room 1: 9:00-10:00; 1:30-2:30
Sunday, Room 1: 10:00-11:00; 12:45-1:45

BIO: Ken Hubbard is the Field Services Manager for Tamron. He is responsible for the company’s events, including Tamron’s popular consumer workshop series. A talented photographer himself, Ken has had nationwide gallery showings of his portrait and landscape photography
and teaches enthusiasts how to take better photos at numerous events.

Ken’s extensive background in the field of photography is unique and diverse. He has travelled extensively throughout the United States and the result is a consistent output of breathtaking photographs that continually challenge the boundaries of the genre.

SEMINAR TOPICS:
Exploring Digital Black & White with Ken Hubbard:
Saturday, 9:00-10:00; Sunday, 10:00-11:00
Serious Amateur to Professional
Join Tamron's Ken Hubbard as he discusses “Exploring Digital Black & White”. He will demonstrate techniques using both Photoshop and Nik Sliver Efex Pro, helping you create the best possible B&W images. He will also discuss the importance of choosing the right lenses from Ultra Wide Angle to the amazing abilities of a true 1:1 Macro. This seminar will also discuss the importance of shooting in Adobe RGB color and RAW file modes, what does and does not make a good B&W Image. Other subjects discussed will be, understanding the difference between tonal & contrast range, why you may encounter banding as well as many other subjects. Ken will also teach you printing techniques for digital B&W images, which will include printer and paper selection.

Travel and Landscape with Ken Hubbard:
Saturday, 1:30-2:30; Sunday, 12:45-1:45
Serious Amateur to Professional
Led by Tamron's Ken Hubbard, this seminar will take you from the first steps of setting up and evaluating your scene all the way to the final output in print. Ken will also discuss how to make the most of a somewhat less than ideal situation, such as shooting in the middle of the day, and distracting elements in a scene. This class will also discuss the full line up of Tamron lenses and help you decide what lenses to pack for your next trip to a national park or just a slow stroll through your local neighborhood park.

SEMINAR TIMES:
Saturday, Room 3: 10:45-11:45
Saturday, Room 5: 2:45-3:45
Sunday, Room 3: 11:15-12:15
Sunday, Room 4: 1:50-2:50
Sunday, Room 2: 4:15-5:00

BIO: Randy Kerr has been a professional photographer since 1979 and has made images in 27 countries. His portfolio ranges from state, national and global public servants. In 2007 Randy filmed the documentary Light of Congo and invented the worlds first game in the craft of photography called The Congo Game of Light. This product was made in partnership with the village of Luebo Congo where Randy serves as a mission media artist.

Regardless of how many years you have been taking photographs, your journey of seeking light quality never ends. This course will cover many fundamental realities that a professional photographer deals with every time when seeking quality light. This study course will get you in sync with Earth, Light and Lens.

Portraits taken with the Westway Method include: Lady Bird Johnson, Laura Bush, Willie Nelson, Clint Black, Bob Bullock, Texas State Museum, The History Channel, Time Warner, Dell Computers, Samsung and several Texas Governors.

SEMINAR TOPICS:
On location lighting:
Saturday, 10:45-11:45; Sunday, 11:15-12:15
Amateur to Professional
Learn to capture quality light while on location assignments. You will learn how to find soft currents of illumination, work with fill flash and light modifiers. Images used in this presentation are from the Light of Congo project and village of Luebo Congo.

Depth of Field:
Saturday, 2:45-3:45; Sunday, 1:50-2:50
Amateur to Professional
The journey to creative control still remains in learning the basics. Join Texas School instructors Doug Box and Randy Kerr in a discussion about reflectivity, apertures, shutter speeds along with ISO. This discussion will prepare you for creative control.

The Art of Texas Watersheds:
Sunday, 4:15-5:00
Amateur to Professional
Join Doug Box & Randy Kerr in a discussion about photographing wildflowers, wildlife, macro floral and landscape in backyards, ranches or a natural savanna.

SEMINAR TIMES:
Saturday, Room 3: 12:00-1:00; 2:30-3:30
Sunday, Room 4: 10:40-11:10
Sunday, Room 3: 4:15-5:00

BIO: Dave Metz has been involved with the photographic industry for well over forty years and has a wealth of experience to share. At times he has worked as a wedding photographer, a newspaper photojournalist, a camera retail salesperson, and for seven years was a full time photography instructor at high schools and universities. But he is most well known for his thirty years experience as marketing director for a major Japanese camera company. His experiences there include five Olympic games numerous NFL Super Bowls, Indy Car and Formula One racing, aviation events, political conventions, and more. Dave was involved with the introduction of the very first electronic cameras at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and was instrumental in bringing digital imaging into the professional photography marketplace. Now retired from this full time work, Dave is currently working with Sigma USA to help them present their exciting and growing line up of high quality lenses and cameras. Dave has a Masters degree from Purdue University and has received numerous awards from various photo organizations, including NANPA, PPA, the Palm Beach Photo Centre, and the prestigious Joseph Sprague award from the National Press Photographer's Association.

SEMINAR TOPICS:
Sigma Lenses: Quality, Selection, and Value !
Amateur to Professional
Sigma lenses offer photographers an amazing array of choices in lens selection, with many interesting optics not otherwise available even from the major camera and lens manufacturers. Using the latest in optical technology, Sigma manufactures nearly 50 different high quality lenses that provide a great value for the established professional or the serious amateur photographer. This presentation will give an overview of the Sigma line up and make specific recommendations about the best lens for many different applications....including fisheye, macro, long telephoto zooms, and popular " all in one " lenses. Optical features including Optical Stabilization, HyperSonic motors, Low Dispersion Glass, and aspherical elements will be reviewed. And of course, we will highlight the six new lenses introduced by Sigma since January of this year. Sigma....serious glass for serious shooters !!

Bio in progress.

SEMINAR TIMES:
Saturday , Room 1: 1:00-2:30 (Outside); 2:45-4:00

SEMINAR TOPICS:
The Lighting WoW Factor: Outside
Saturday, 1:00-2:30
Serious Amateur to Professional
Ross Benton will present his own unique vision on lighting based on techniques used every day in his San Antonio based studio. This program is a quick description of how to use lighting tools to create dramatic environmental lighting any time of the day. The focus of the program will be showing how we use our “Light Wagon” to create light. Run to the sun not from the sun and utilize the power of both. Then taking the wagon into open shade adding a little drama to your soft light portraits. Creating something different is what sets you apart from others.

PS (Photoshop) WoW Factor 3.0:
Saturday, 2:45-4:00
Serious Amateur to Professional
Join us for a powerful class of Photoshop functions, Portrait Retouching and Print finishing. Create images that look like you spent hours with only minutes of work. This will be a fast paced class with textures, filters, patterns, actions, profiles and so much more! Images captured in the Lighting WoW Factor will be used as part of the demonstration of this program.

At a recent event Ross Benton took the stage to teach many of his photoshop techniques that have earned him a multitude of awards in a very short period of time.
“He was extremely patient and took the time to go over the steps more than once within each process to achieve the beautiful textures and romance he adds to his portraits and wedding images. I believe he really helped everyone learn more Photoshop. It was a wonderfully interactive program that involved a very packed audience. Great job Ross!”
San Antonio Photographer

SEMINAR TIMES:
Saturday, Room 4: 9:45-10:30; 12:45-1:30
Sunday, Room 4: 12:00-12:30; 4:20-5:00

BIO:Quest Couch has been a writer, photographer and producer of award-winning multimedia for nearly 30 years. As a result of the demands of this type of photography, he developed the LumiQuest line of flash accessories, generally considered to be the most popular of its kind in the world. He is the author of two instructional books on flash photography. After obtaining undergraduate and Master's degrees in Radio, Television & Film from the University of Texas at Austin, Quest went on to explore a wide range of interests. These pursuits have resulted in a number of patents and products, not only in the photo industry, but also in scuba diving and other areas, as well. Quest continues to write, make art, experiment with photography and develop new photo accessories, while dividing his time between Texas, Costa Rica and QuerenciaTaos, his recently completed mountain retreat in New Mexico.

SEMINAR TOPICS:
Amateur to Professional
Join Quest Couch, the designer of LumiQuest flash accessories, for an in-depth look at light modification using shoe mount flash units. These small flashes are indispensable photographic tools, yet they generally produce harsh, unnatural shadows. Quest will review why this light is often so unpleasant and what can be done to gain control of your lighting situation to get the results you are looking for. With over 25 LumiQuest light modifiers available, it's important to select the right tool for the job. Don't miss an opportunity to learn more about selecting the LumiQuest tool that can make a dramatic difference in your flash photography.

SEMINAR TIMES:
Saturday, Room 1: 12:00-1:00
Sunday, Room 4: 12:40-1:40

SEMINAR TOPICS:
Amateur to Professional
Bob will be explaining the use of Canon Speedlites. How to use them on and off camera to get the results you want. He will also answer your questions on Canon products as well.

BIO: Bob Malish is a Senior Professional Products Specialist for Canon’s Consumer Imaging Group. With over 25 years at Canon in different areas of the industry. Bob has most recently seen the advent and explosion of all things digital, from input to output. Bob began his career in photography as a photojournalist in Austin, Texas after graduating from the University of Texas, but now travels extensively with Canon working major media events, shows and teaching workshops addressing the photographic transition into the digital world.