‘Photo Inspirations’ Seminar

A Successful ‘Photo Inspirations’ Seminar

This seminar, presented by Iconic Images International, featured two of Australia’s top photographers, and image creation exponents, Nick Rains & Nick Melidonis.

Nick Rains upholds the tradition of excellence at Australian Geographic, to showcase details of living interest beautifully illustrated by photographs.

Nick Melidonis loves to see the spark of inspiration in his students’ eyes.

It was a privilege to witness the ability of these fine photographers, recognised as masters of their craft, share a passion for fine art education, and use the very latest image making software. 

Iconic Images International  had seventy five (75) participants spend the afternoon  at Notre Dame University Australia (NDA), Fremantle, on Monday 8th February 2101.

Nick Rains provided step-by-step information on:

• His privately developed techniques for maximizing the use of digital data in RAW captures before taking images into     Photoshop or other image making software.
• Up-sizing in Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) combined with in-camera image capture sharpening.
• Using Lightroom to create split toned colour images.
• Edge masks sharpening for optimum print output.
• Seamless blending of multiple exposures using Smart Objects.
• His personal workflow in configuring Photoshop to take full advantage of your creative process.

 Nick Melidonis provided detailed information that encouraged participants to look, explore, create, take risks and listen to what inspires them. His sessions included:

• His most recently developed workflow for producing high quality image files. This workflow was used and refined during his 2009 assignment for Singapore Airlines. The workflow does not use Photoshop enhancement, yet produces high quality images ready for publishing and printing.
• The avant-garde treatment, used by professional commercial and fine art photographers, to produce the ‘High Detail Illustrative Look’; this ‘signature’ look is in vogue with photography competition judges nationally and internationally.
• Demonstrations of the award winning NIK software. The most recent advances to the NIK suite of software programs are so powerful that they are being used by distinguished photographers, here and overseas, as an alternative to Photoshop. He will demonstrate the ease of use and the power of Colour Effex Pro 3 filters, Silver Effex Pro; the all-new Viveza 2; Define 2 and Sharpener Pro 3.

Nick Rains is the editor of ‘Better Digital Camera’. A number of issues of the magazine were made available, free of cost, to attendees.

Nik Melidonis has recently been appointed as a licensed NIK demonstrator.
 
There were a number of free NIK programs presented as ‘door prizes’.

For further information on Nick Rains see www.nickrains.com.

Iconic Images International thank Nick Rains for being our keynote speaker, and NIK Software and Canon Australia for their support and sponsorship for this seminar.

We look forward to presenting further high quality seminars of this kind in Perth, and elsewhere.

Seminar Fee: $59.00