FOTOfusion 2024 - Friday Schedule

500, 600 series presentations: Free to everyone

Color Key

100 Series
Seminar
200 Series
FOTOshoot
300 Series
Computer Lab
400 Series
Master Workshops
500 Series
Lecture Demo / Computer Lab / FOTOshoots
600 Series
Community Events
700 Series: Free to Public
Portfolio Review / Technology Center
Special Events

>CLICK HERE for a description of the different types of events.

Note: Schedule is subject to change due to the busy schedule of our presenters. Changes will be posted at all sites during the week.

* FOTOshoot times indicate time that field trip leaves from The Centre and time that FOTOshoot ends at the location.  Please arrive at the Centre at least 15 minutes before departure time.  All FOTOshoots leave from Palm Beach Photographic Centre’s courtyard at indicated starting time. The FOTOshoot will end at the time indicated and additional time should be allowed to return to the Photographic Centre before your next event.

Friday, February 2, 2024
6:00am-9:00am 214 Birds Of The Everglades with Craig Blacklock
Location: Courtyard
8:00am-11:00am 418 Creative Photoshop with Laurence Gartel
Location: Digital Lab 1
8:00am-1:00pm 419 Light, Lighting and the Portrait with J Tomas Lopez
Location: Studio 1
8:30am-10:00am 133 The How and Why of Creating Custom Camera Profiles with Lewis Kemper
Location: Studio 2
10:00am-11:00am 613 Identifying your practice: Are you an artist or photographer? with Daile Kaplan
Location: Library Auditorium
10:30am-12:00pm 137 The Moment: Pivotal Points in The Creative Path with Jill Enfield, Erika Larsen, Jari Pulin, Joyce Tenneson; Moderator Susan Currie
Location: Studio 2
10:30am-12:30pm 215 Sketching from Life Using the iPad with the Procreate app with Jeremy Sutton
Location: Courtyard
11:30am-12:30pm 614 Intro to iPhone Photography with Dan Burkholder
Location: Library Auditorium
11:30am-1:00pm P4 FOTOfusion Portfolio Reviews
Location: Museum
12:00pm-12:50pm P4a AFTER THE SHOT Town Hall with Angelika Hala, Scott McKiernan, Ruaridh Stewart
Location: Clematis Room
12:00pm-3:30pm 216 Capturing Sports at a Polo Match with Adam Stoltman
Location: Courtyard
1:00pm-2:00pm 615 A Sixty-Year Long Journey in Photography with David Burnett
Location: Library Auditorium
1:30pm-4:00pm 217 Drone Photography – The Mechanics and the Aesthetics of this New Approach with Peter Essick
Location: Courtyard
2:30pm-3:30pm 616 Everyone but David - ‘Contact’ Seen and Told by Robert Pledge
Location: Library Auditorium
2:30pm-4:00pm 141 Mobile Photography Apps - AI Enhancing and Retouching Magic! With Jack Davis
Location: Studio 2
2:30pm-4:00pm 311 Unique Approaches to Photoshop Filters with Ben Willmore
Location: Digital Lab 1
3:45pm-4:45pm 617 TRUTH - Tony Bannon in conversation with David Burnett and Robert Pledge
Location: Library Auditorium
4:30pm-6:00pm 145 Fine Art Digital Printing-From Concept to Output with Douglas Dubler
Location: Studio 2
4:30pm-6:00pm 312 Streamline Your Lightroom CC Classic Develop Module Workflow with John Reuter
Location: Digital Lab 1
5:00pm-6:00pm 618 Art is Good and Good for You with Brendan Bannon
Location: Library Auditorium
5:00pm-8:00pm 218 Downtown Evening Photography with Matt Stock
Location: Courtyard
7:00pm-8:30pm S4 FREE EVENT: FOTOvision- The Year in Pictures: 2023 by Scott Mc Kiernan/Zuma Press
Location: Museum

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Descriptions

6:00 AM - 9:00 AM

 FOTOshoot 214

Birds Of The Everglades with Craig Blacklock


©Craig Blacklock

Join Craig Blacklock for an early morning of photographing the incredible birdlife at Wakodahatchee Wetlands. The birds are accustomed to people on the boardwalks, allowing for intimate closeups and behavior photographs. Birds have often appeared in Craig Blacklock’s books about specific places. He has photographed at Wakodahatchee many times and will be able to offer sound advice both beforehand and in the field. Long lenses and a tripod will be helpful.

Location: Courtyard

8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

 Master Workshop 418

Creative Photoshop with Laurence Gartel


©Laurence Gartel

Learn to use tools to make artistic images. Break all the rules! Colorize pictures, use various modes and adjustments in harmony and deconstruction. Add filters to parts of pictures and make your own textures and patterns. Add premade shapes and create your own through the pen tool making various effects. Our intention is to learn the program to create the unconventional. "Think different" just like my 1Learn to use tools to make artistic images. Break all the rules! Colorize pictures, use various modes and adjustments in harmony and deconstruction. Add filters to parts of pictures and make your own textures and patterns. Add premade shapes and create your own through the pen tool making various effects. Our intention is to learn the program to create the unconventional. "Think different" just like my 1997 commissioned ad for Apple by Steve Jobs. Become original and unique997 commissioned ad for Apple by Steve Jobs. Become original and unique

Location: Digital Lab 1

8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

 Master Workshop 419

Light, Lighting and the Portrait with J Tomas Lopez

Additional Fee: $30.00


©J. Thomas Lopez

Ansel Adams famously compared the photographic process to music, with the negative being the score and the print the interpretation or playing of that score. With that said, it makes sense to understand that to adhere to an obstinate philosophy that cropping, restaging, burning, dodging, and blurring are heresy or somehow not kosher is absurd. Picasso said that “an artist makes the lie believable.” In this class, we will take the portrait through a rigorous evolution. Beginning with the shoot, which will take into consideration the manipulations that are possible in post-production, to editing the image, and finally to the fine art print. This workshop will give you an excellent re-learning of Fine Art Portraiture.

 

Lecture: Examples of Low Key, High Key, Ratios, Posing 

Shoot: How to Shoot – allowing for post-shoot editing and interpretation

Post-Production Choices: Editing/Altering/Printing

 

Location: Studio 1

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

 Seminar 133

The How and Why of Creating Custom Camera Profiles with Lewis Kemper


©Lewis Kemper

If you process your images with an Adobe product such as Lightroom or Photoshop then you are seeing colors the way Adobe wants you to, and not as your camera sees them. All raw file image editing with these programs start with a profile. Adobe, by default, assigns your images the Adobe Color profile. In past versions this default was Adobe Standard, but neither of these profiles sees color the way your camera sees color. If you create a custom color profile for your camera, then you will end up with the most accurate color and the best starting point for your image editing. In this lecture, Lewis will show you the differences between the “canned” profile from Adobe and a custom camera profile. He will show you how to create and implement the profile into your workflow, both in Lightroom and in Photoshop/Adobe Camera Raw.

Location: Studio 2

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

 Community Event 613

Identifying your practice: Are you an artist or photographer? with Daile Kaplan

From the outset of photography, pioneers sourced fine art to develop a photographic vocabulary. This presentation will reference artists who’ve crossed over from cinema, painting, and sculpture into photography, including Anna Atkins, Eduard Steichen, Man Ray, Constantin Brancusi, Barkley Hendricks, Arthur Jafa, and Jay di Feo. This fun presentation will offer new ideas about image-making.

Location: Library Auditorium

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

 Seminar 137

The Moment: Pivotal Points in The Creative Path with Jill Enfield, Erika Larsen, Jari Pulin, Joyce Tenneson; Moderator Susan Currie

Inflection points are situations or life experiences which spark monumental trajectory shifts. These are the moments you look back on and realize as the instant when everything changed. In this panel discussion, moderated by author and artist Susan Currie, meet these acclaimed photographers as they share their origin stories and highlight that pivotal moment which defined for them their creative path.  

Location: Studio 2

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

 FOTOshoot 215

Sketching from Life Using the iPad with the Procreate app with Jeremy Sutton


©Jeremy Sutton

This all-levels workshop will teach you the basics of using the app Procreate to create a quick sketch from life. Learn about the layers, brushes and time lapse replay.

Location: Courtyard

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

 Community Event 614

Intro to iPhone Photography with Dan Burkholder


©Dan Burkholder

This class is perfect for image makers just entering the exciting world of iPhone photography.

In this class you’ll get a firm grip on which apps are best for shooting, editing, and stylizing your iPhone photos. But this class is more than a list of apps to purchase; you’ll learn iPhone/iPad techniques that will make your photos look the way you want — from straight to highly stylized — with no geeky jargon or hassle! You’ll leave this class with renewed excitement for your photography adventures! Join us for this workshop and leave with some time saving and creative solutions to work better in Lightroom.

Location: Library Auditorium

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

 Portfolio Review / Tech Center P4

FOTOfusion Portfolio Reviews

Bring your portfolio for top photographers, picture editors and other pros in the business to evaluate your work. 

Portfolio reviews are available Thursday through Saturday, from 11:00am to 1:00pm. Register 1 day in advance for each portfolio review. If there is availability, you may sign up the same day. Times may vary, so consult the individual daily schedule for exact times.

You may request a portfolio review with a specific artist. To schedule a review with a specific artist, go to the portfolio review area to see the schedule. Please do this before the artist's schedule fills up. Individual artists are scheduled for certain day(s) and time(s) and are only available when they are scheduled.

Location: Museum

12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

 Portfolio Review / Tech Center P4a

AFTER THE SHOT Town Hall with Angelika Hala, Scott McKiernan, Ruaridh Stewart

Behind the Scenes of Picture Editing: What Really Happens!

The Daily RUSHES of FOTOshoot classes will have a Daily Editing Session by Master top Professional Picture Editors. Learn how picture editors think when they review your work. Ever wondered why one picture is selected over another? What is the process? Come One and Come All, and bring your work from your FOTOshoot class. Learn from the masters and learn from your work and fellow students’ work.

Under the guidance of three top picture editors each student will show work from the FOTOshoot they did. Bring a maximum 9 images, at a least one image from the FOTOshoot and rest can be existing work of one topic, concept or story. Also editors will show examples of stories they edited from beginning to the final selection and sequence. Learn from the masters and learn from your work and fellow students.

Master Picture Editors:
Angelika HALA from Stern Magazine, Europe’s top Magazine
Ruaridh STEWART and Scott MC KIERNAN award winning picture editors from wordless largest independent wire service: ZUMA Press

Wednesday through Saturday, 12:00 noon to 1:00 PM

 

Location: Clematis Room

12:00 PM - 3:30 PM

 FOTOshoot 216

Capturing Sports at a Polo Match with Adam Stoltman


©Adam Stoltman

 

Join Adam Stoltman, a 30 year veteran sports photographer, and former deputy picture editor for Sports Illustrated on a live sports shoot. Learn to anticipate the action, hone your reflexes, and sharpen your skills at a Palm Beach area polo match. Receive on site instruction in how to cover the action first hand. Afterwards there will be a review and discussion of the event, images captured, and chance for questions and answers. Don’t miss the opportunity to attend a live event with this veteran of 12 Olympic Games and countless other sporting events worldwide. 

Location: Courtyard

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

 Community Event 615

A Sixty-Year Long Journey in Photography with David Burnett


© David Burnett

Highly-acclaimed photojournalist at home and abroad, David Burnett is also known for being an entertaining yet thoughtful raconteur. His stories from a sixty-year long journey in photography offer a most unique perspective on major events he covered. He offers an intimate view on world leaders met along the way — United States Presidents and international figures. The co-founder of Contact Press Images talks about his passion for the medium and questions it faces today: transformation of the editorial landscape issues related to misinformation, and truthfulness. In addition, he will discuss his usage of a wide range of photographic formats along with insight into some of his iconic images and amusing moments.

Location: Library Auditorium

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

 FOTOshoot 217

Drone Photography – The Mechanics and the Aesthetics of this New Approach with Peter Essick


©Peter Essick

Drone Pilot and photographer Peter Essick will first give an extensive overview of everything you need to know to be a successful drone photographer. He will then go in the field and demonstrate the best practices for a fine art drone photographer. This shoot is open to anyone interested in buying a drone or to those who have a drone and want to increase their knowledge and ability.
Prerequisite for this FOTOshoot is Seminar 117

Location: Courtyard

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

 Community Event 616

Everyone but David - ‘Contact’ Seen and Told by Robert Pledge

Robert Pledge who co-founded Contact Press Images in New York in 1976 with David Burnett, talks about the aspirations, achievements, and legacy of their almost half-century old ‘boutique agency’ through the powerful imagery of the other dozen photojournalists of nine different nationalities whose work collectively constitutes its permanent collection. Their remarkable combined photography depicts major events, issues, and faces that shaped the last forty years of the 20th century, from the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 to the destruction of New York’s Twin Towers in 2001, with compelling incursions into the first two decades of the new millennium.

Location: Library Auditorium

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

 Seminar 141

Mobile Photography Apps - AI Enhancing and Retouching Magic! With Jack Davis


©Jack Davis

Your iPhone camera is amazing! And you know that you shoot with it infinitely more than with your DSLR. But you also know that it can probably do SO much more when it comes to editing - with greater quality, speed, and creative options than you’re currently taking advantage of. Yes, what used to take dozens of steps and tons of meticulous hand editing can now be done with a single click - like with Lightroom Mobil’s new realistic bokeh blur feature, as well as their latest auto adaptive presets and adjustments! And Adobe’s Firefly Mobile web app does all the instant generative retouching and enhancing miracles that you’ve heard about on the desktop! Whaaaaat? Come enjoy this eye-opening fast and fun lecture/demonstration with Photoshop Hall-of-Famer and rabid iPhone geek Jack Davis. This lecture is a prerequisite to Computer Lab 314.

Location: Studio 2

 Computer Lab 311

Unique Approaches to Photoshop Filters with Ben Willmore


©Ben Willmore

Elevate your editing skills by learning to combine various features in Photoshop's Filter menu. Learn how to create the illusion of a long exposure, increase the sense of depth and dimension in your images, and enhance the color quality of difficult photos. Don't miss out on this opportunity to take your Photoshop skills to the next level! 

Location: Digital Lab 1

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

 Community Event 617

TRUTH - Tony Bannon in conversation with David Burnett and Robert Pledge

With the tradition of eloquence located in the privilege of the last word, Anthony Bannon will provoke discussion with Robert Pledge and David Burnett, co-founders of Contact Press Images, a benediction of sorts attentive to the pious claims of the press. Together they will wonder about the life span of Truth. 
Can truth live with family secrets? With a surprise party? With a camera? With the genocide just outside of town? With the press? With a business plan? With the last contempt of court, or of Congress? With the white lie? Does truth introduce beauty, or make us human? Dr. Bannon will encourage audience participation. 

Location: Library Auditorium

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

 Seminar 145

Fine Art Digital Printing-From Concept to Output with Douglas Dubler


©Douglas Dubler

The very appealing and fast changing technology of digital printmaking has made it imperative to keep up to the minute with developments in this captivating art form. Douglas Dubler was one of Epson's Stylus Pros and is also one of the X-Rite Elite Master "Coloratti." In a career that has spanned more than four decades he has constantly pursued the elusive fine art print.  From his early exposure to Adams' Zone System to dye transfer and Fresson printing, Douglas has combined aesthetics and technology together with a very critical eye to produce exquisitely detailed digital prints. Douglas will cover the entire gamut of necessary components for achieving superior results in digital printing; from capture/scanning, camera setup, monitor calibration, preparation of the file, color management, custom profiling, printing with a RIP, paper selection to mounting and framing. Both B&W and color printing will be covered.

Location: Studio 2

 Computer Lab 312

Streamline Your Lightroom CC Classic Develop Module Workflow with John Reuter

Lightroom Classic CC has evolved greatly over the years into a powerhouse image editor. In this workshop you will explore numerous ways to work faster and better. The tools in the Develop Module are not always so obvious in their location or in some subtle nuances that will expand your use of the Tools. For example, the panels in the Develop Module can sometimes seem to scroll endlessly off of your screen. Learn to engage Solo Mode so that only the one panel you need at the time will appear at the right of your screen and the others will reside in a list that can be opened by clicking the disclosure triangle as you need it. This can be great when working on a small screen.  You will explore many other tips such as resetting one or all of your sliders in any given panel or assigning the Auto Mode to only one slider at a time. You will enhance your workflow by exploring many of the built in Presets that come with Lightroom. You will also explore the Dehaze and Calibration tools to achieve tonal and color enhancements.

Location: Digital Lab 1

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

 Community Event 618

Art is Good and Good for You with Brendan Bannon

© Brendan Bannon

Art is good for your health. There has been much study on the relationship between art and health. Brendan Bannon’s global and local explorations have brought him into contact with health systems whether he is photographing for Doctors Without Borders or constructing collaborative community projects. Bannon will discuss projects he’s been part of that shape a response to trauma through the arts. From his early work with his mother who had Multiple Sclerosis to assignments with Doctors Without Borders to projects with HIV orphaned youth, refugees and combat veterans, and cancer survivors, Brendan's evolving work brings the transformational impact of art to communities near and far.

Location: Library Auditorium

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

 FOTOshoot 218

Downtown Evening Photography with Matt Stock

This walking tour is designed for photographers who have always wanted to photograph at night but have not had the guidance to make it happen. Led by Matt Stock, an award-winning experienced night photographer whose motto is “carpe noctem” or “seize the night,” the downtown nighttime walking tour will be scheduled from 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM with a 30-minute lecture prior and will take participants from the Photo Centre down towards the waterfront. We will focus on seeing light, shutter speed choices, composition, and spontaneous opportunities for building rapport with subjects for evening portraits. Tripods are recommended but not required. 

Location: Courtyard

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

 Special Event S4

FREE EVENT: FOTOvision- The Year in Pictures: 2023 by Scott Mc Kiernan/Zuma Press

FOTOfusion’24 Nite of Pictures 'The Year of SWIFTIES’

FOTOvision Film Premiere on Groundhog Day 2024
Join us for this FREE evening event and experience photography from across the globe.
World renown picture editor and photo-journalist Scott Mc Kiernan presents 365: a Visual Review of 2023, Photography that ran moments after shot year long on ThePicturesOftheDay.com.
After ZUMA Press movie, there will be Q&A on the imagery and highlights of 2023. It is a not to be missed visual tour de force!
Witness amazing work by internationally acclaimed FOTOfusion faculty and hear first-hand from those who created it.

Location: Museum


Registration

For registriation information, see the registration page.  

Get Acrobat ReaderYou may download the 2023 catalog by clicking the link below.
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