Muench Prints II

November 15-16, 2008

Due to the response we've gotten for our first Print Workshop, we are offering it again!

Goleta, CA

This two-day intensive workshop will show you that printing color is not smoke and mirrors! When this weekend is over, you should be able to walk into any lab in the world, un-calibrated monitors and all, and make a fine art print.

There are many industrial strength instruments capable of creating the theoretically perfect color balanced workflow in this day and age. However, what needs to be understood prior to making the final refining touches with such instrumentation is what really happens when the ink meets the paper.

This weekend course will cover subjects including:

• color by numbers
• proper monitor calibration
• evaluation of different paper types
• when to use a UV coating laminate or display glass
• how to make your own gallery wrapped canvas

We will have the opportunity to print on a minimum of four different types of media, ranging from semi gloss to the new LexJet Sunset Fibre Elite (PDF link) media designed to resemble classic wet process darkroom paper.

Schedule

November 14

Your tuition includes lodging at the Pacifica Suites for Friday and Saturday nights. We will meet at the hotel at 6pm and travel to the Beachside Restaurant for dinner.

November 15

7-8am, Breakfast
8am, Transportation to Muench Studio
8:30am-12pm, Morning Session
12-1pm, Lunch
1-4:30pm, Afternoon Session
5pm, Transportation to hotel
6:30pm, Meet in Lobby for Transportation to Dinner

Material Covered:

• Explain source, monitor and output profiles
  
• Efficient methods to test the accuracy of both monitor and printer profiles
  
• Printer drivers vs. third party Raster Image Processors – RIP
  
• File preparation in Photoshop

November 16

7-8am, Breakfast
8am, Transportation to Muench Studio
8:30am-12pm, Morning Session
12-1pm, Lunch
1-4:30pm, Afternoon Session
5pm, Transportation to hotel

Material Covered:

• Workflow
  
• Final file preparation
  
• Choosing the right paper
  
• Proof printing and paper coatings
  
• Gallery wrap canvas demonstration

What to bring

• Each participant should bring a minimum of 5 RAW files or scanned Tiff files that are at least 60megs each. If you feel adventurous bring more but remember we will not have much time for editing through many pics. Our goal is to master at least one file for printing large.
  
  
• Laptop with Photoshop CS3. If you don't own it, download the demo shortly before coming to the workshop.
  
  
• Camera, optional for sunrise shoot on the beach weather permitting!

Everyone will have the opportunity to make multiple Muench Certified Prints up to 40 inches. We will ship your prints to you.

Matting and framing is extra, as is the shipping for framed prints.

We will also have some samples of many cool ways to present your photos from Finishing Concepts, including the float!

Lodging and Food

You will be staying at the Pacifica Suites on Friday and Saturday nights. Our fee is based on double occupancy. If you would prefer to have your own room you can pay the single occupancy premium when you make your payment.

Breakfast on Saturday and Sunday will be at the hotel before we start our sessions.

Lunch will be brought in to the Studio for us to enjoy during our break.

Dinner Friday and Saturday nights will be at a local eatery.

All food and accommodations are included in the tuition.

Air Travel

Travel to Goleta is your responsibility. If you are flying, we suggest that you fly into Santa Barbara Airport, which is very close to the hotel. Another alternative would be LAX, Los Angeles, but that could be 3 hours away, depending on traffic.

Printing on canvas

This will be a great opportunity to learn a unique craft that you can use to create completed works of art in your own back yard. Marc will be teaching his "no visible fold" technique for gallery wrapped canvas.

Learn the art of turning RAW image files into your personal vision.

Lightroom is great but can only make global changes. We will be spending time making edits/enhancements to regions of your images with the use of quick masks in Photoshop.

This Workshop is sponsored by the good folks at LexJet who will be offering all participants 20% off on their first purchase of LexJet branded media.

Payment

This workshop is open to only 10 people. So sign up soon if you're interested. All participants should have at least an intermediate level of experience with Photoshop. This is not a class for beginners

$900, all inclusive, excluding airfare.*

A deposit of $450 is due at sign up, and is non-refundable.

The balance of $450 is due no later than August 15, 2008. Failure to pay the balance by the due date could cause you to forfeit your spot in the workshop.

*What does all inclusive mean? It means that your hotel, food, transportation (excluding airfare) and other miscellaneous costs associated with the workshop are covered by your tuition. Once you get to the hotel, you're done spending money -- unless you want to.



Please visit our registration page for this Workshop to sign up.

NOTE: The workshop fee is based on sharing a room. If you would prefer to have your own room, then please make sure you pay the additional $300 premium when you make your deposit.