Gene Rooney Photography at Rooney's Irish Pub and Gallery
                        67 South Main St. Pittston, Pa 18640   570-954-8015

Brooklyn Prominade

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      Specializing in Portraits, Social Events, Wedding Photography and Landscapes.
Workshops include; hands on photography, image enhancement, elements of knowing the Digital SLR Camera, Camera Techniques and Computer Enhancement Software 
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Basic and Advanced Photo Course and Work Shop 5 Weeks  Sundays at 2:00PM
at Rooney's Irish Pub 67 South Main St Pittston Limited to 20 people January 9th, 2011
Call 570 954-8015 to reserve your spot.

Basic to Advanced Photo Work Shop at Rooney’s Irish Pub

67 South Main St. Pittston, Pa 570-954-8015

Basic to Advanced Photo Work Shop at Rooney’s Irish Pub

67 South Main St. Pittston, Pa 570-954-8015

Week One: Camera Required

Three Guidelines for taking great photographs.

Parts of the camera - Digital SLR tour.

Different types of lenses and how they are used. Exposure Index Explained.

How to use your camera. Lets take some pictures. Tri-Pod and Why

Week Two: Camera and Lap Top Required

Downloading your photographs.

Printing your photographs.

The correct way to backup your files. Media types and files.

Exposure and camera exposure modes.

Reading your camera's histogram.

Composition basics. Taking more pictures.

Week Three: Camera, Flash and Lap Top Required

Natural, available, and artificial lighting. Magic 16 explained.

Flash photography.

The digital darkroom. Demonstration of Image Enhancement Software.

Creating the perfect print. How to make your print and Wal-Mart

Week Four: Lap Top required 2 Free Image enhancement software programs which will be downloaded via free wi-fi to your lap top:

Free Wi-fi on premises for the download.

Introduction, download and set up of free Image enhancement software.

Hands on working with your images main objective Exposure altering

after the fact. Repair of poor images that you may cherish. Not all is lost.

Image straightening, image sharpening, image retouching, image color

enhancement and much more.

Week Five: Last Class Final Enhancement Software Download

Working with Vignette and Picturalization

Submission to competition- The prize will be the return of Course Fee.

Judging will be conducted by an independent source.

 

 

 

 

 

Photography Course and Work Shop

At Rooney’s Irish Pub Pittston Pa 18640



About Eugene Rooney: Over 35 years as a professional photographer. Photography Studio -Weddings, Portraits, Social Events, FBI Trained Crimes Scene Investigation photography, Surveillance and Evidence photography, Aerial Photography and now Landscapes and Water Color. Member of Professional Photographers of America, Certified Law Enforcement New York State General Topics Instructor including Crime Scene Awareness and photographic investigation including “one on one” study of fingerprint, fibers and foot ware impressions. Ran Crime Photo Lab for the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department and Peeksill Police Department. Commendations received for photography in Homicides and Fingerprint Evidence photography in Major Cases.

Included in course: Course outline on paper, a Step by Step explanation of each course topic. Hands on explanation and reinforcement to make you comfortable with your camera. Hands on Camera, Flash and Computer Work. Photographic Competition at the end of the Course. The lucky winner will get the price of their course fee back!

This is called a Course and Workshop as it is designed for beginners but will also include experienced photographers leading them to advanced techniques. Especially involving image enhancement software. This workshop will provide you money saving ways which are true and tested.

The biggest example is free software that will do the work of photo-shop. The Work Shop allows experienced photographers to provide input

Method of instruction is interactive! We learn better and it’s easier.

If everyone agrees we will do location shoots during the course which may extend hours. It is recommended but not mandatory to have and bring a tri-pod.

Coming after the Course - Bus and guided photography Tours of Manhattan

Photographic Study of the Brooklyn Bridge and South Street Sea Port Wall Street. A Day in Central Park and a Third Tour of Times Square, Columbus Circle and Rockefeller Center. Price of trips will be announced. You must be fit and able to stand on your feet for long periods and walk about 2 miles.

There will be refreshment breaks.

 

 

Rooney’s Irish Pub and Gallery

67 South Main St.

Pittston, Pa 18640



 

Judging Criteria for Workshop Photo Competitions.



1. How Technically Correct is the Photo? (20)
Are the following the best they can be? Focus, Sharpness, detail, depth of field, color, brightness, contrast, saturation, usage of light.

2. Subject Matter / Content (20)
How well does it fall within the brief/assignment?
Creativity.

3. Composition (20)
Does the photograph tell a story?
Where is our eye lead to in the photograph?
Is the photograph balanced, if not, is it creating the visual impact it should?

4. Do I like this photograph? (All Else Aside) (40)
Like all art this is dependent on our own tastes, likes, dislikes and the way we see the world and experience it. It has nothing to do with how experienced photographer is. (Unfortunately)

TOTAL = (100)