So Much to Learn from Jane Conner-Ziser

Jane Conner-Ziser has been teaching digital imaging courses here at Light Workshops for the last couple years and has quickly become one our most popular instructors. As a photographer, media artist, independent consultant and teacher for the professional photography industry, Jane is internationally recognized as a leading expert in digital imaging technology.

Jane will also be a big part of this year's California Photo Festival, October 12-16, 2011, teaching a variety of classes including portrait retouching, painting in Corel Painter and Adobe Photoshop, and several hands-on shooting workshops.

Here's what Jane has to say about her experiences at Light and the awesome events at this year's California Photo Festival...

Why do you enjoy teaching at Light Photographic Workshops?

Light has such amazing energy and the people at Light are tireless in providing variety of locations, newest technologies and meaningful learning experiences - AND they are really, really nice, down to earth people. Come once, and you'll count the days til you get to go back again.

Why will students enjoy learning at the California Photo Festival?

You're going to get a wide variety of creative learning experiences from the best in the business. You'll make new friends, connect with peers from all over the country and you'll have an awesomely (is that a real word?) FUN time!

Image by Jane Conner-Ziser © 2011

Between digital painting, incredible portrait retouching, studio and location lighting and even marketing, there's so much to learn from this talented and fun instructor!

Click here to see all of Jane's events at this year's California Photo Festival.

Learn more about Jane Conner-Ziser by visiting 

www.janeconner-ziser.com

Join in on the fun at this year's California Photo Festival, October 12-16, 2011 and get the expert instruction you've been looking for to enhance your digital photography skills! Check out our incredible line-up of instructors and all the events by visiting www.CaliforniaPhotoFest.com. Sign-up today and become part of the largest photography event on the Central Coast!

A Bit of Painting

© 2011 Jane Conner-Ziser



Day five of Jane Conner-Ziser and Jack Davis.  We are painting a little bit today with both Corel Painter 11 and Adobe Photoshop CS5. 

This has been an awesome week for the class and for the Light staff.  When you are surrounded by talented, creative, and charismatic people like Jack and Jane you cannot help but learn and laugh. 

We are planning to bring Jack and Jane back several times this year and next.  They will also join us at the California Photo Festival in October (California Photo Fest) Try and check this pair out, you will not regret it.

Going international,  Jack, Jane, and Hal will be leading a photography tour of Italy in springtime 2012!  This will be very cool.  Wet concrete details soon.

I decided we should finish this post by comparing a Painter Master (Jane Conner-Ziser) and a Painter zero (Hal.)  He has a long way to go.  Both images were shot and painted (Jane) / mangled (Hal) during class.

Hal's feeble attempt.

Fiat Lux!

Jack and Jane

Jack Davis and Jane Conner-Ziser are here this week with a Photoshop, Lightroom, Painter, and shooting extravaganza.  I cannot say enough about this course.  The amazing tips, tricks, and techniques from these two Masters are nonstop. 

The multi-instructor workshop is an excellent opportunity to pick up two unique points of view for the entire digital workflow.  To me one of the great things about photography is the ability to apply our creative vision to the shoot and after capture process.  There are very few cookie cutter approaches when shooting and optimizing.  Listening to two instructors, we are forced to accept and use multiple techniques and options to achieve the final image.

Jane Conner-Ziser fine tuning a pose

The attached shots are from a location shoot we did here in Los Osos.  Jack and Jane are masters of light, posing, and composition.  The shoot was an excellent break from the computers and a huge learning experience for all (also made some cool images.)

Jack Davis shooting (note big camer over shoulder and iphone in hand)

We are back in the lab today hitting it again.

Fiat Lux!