Winter Conference Austin

Program

The 2024 Winter Conference program is now available.

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Classes

ATPI will offer 90-minute in-depth classes Saturday at 10 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. Students and teachers should select two classes, plus two alternates, and fill in this information through the online registration form.

H101 – Tips and Tricks for Digital Imaging
Learn the basics of Adobe Photoshop, such as dodging, burning, color correction, file formats, etc. Designed for students or teachers who have limited experience with Photoshop. Materials: none

H102 – Capturing High Speed Moments – CANCELLED
Our speaker will be unable to attend so this class is cancelled. Materials: none

H103 – Advanced Editing Workflow
Use Adobe Bridge and Photoshop to create an efficient workflow process for online and print publications. Learn how to manage, edit and maintain photos from the camera to the page. Materials: USB drive with at least 10 photos

H104 – Painting With Light
Light. The raw material of photography. Come learn to use it as an artist uses oil paints to create their masterpieces. Materials: digital camera, black/dark clothing

H105 – Environmental Portrait
Take your subject out of a sterile environment and put him or her into an environment that tells us something about the subject. Go on location to see how to get the most out of a portrait situation. Materials: camera

H106 – Design and Composition
After a brief discussion of photographic design and aesthetics, you’ll participate in a walking tour on the ACC-Northridge campus to examine ways of seeing photographically. Materials: camera

H107 – Studio Portraiture
Lighting styles and lighting quality, posing tips and working with subjects in a formal studio setting will all be covered. Materials: camera

H108 – Food Photography Hacks
Food always looks so yummy and perfect in commercial photos, but how do they do that? All secrets will be revealed in this tabletop hands-on workshop focused on commercial food photography and the tricks of the trade used to make food look like the superstar every time. Materials: digital camera, tripod (optional)

H109 – Off Camera Flash – Small Light, Big Impact
Learn Off Camera Flash where you control the light with camera settings and small flashes. You will learn the process and devices needed where your creativity is your only limit. Materials: Canon digital camera (the class will be working with Speedlights, so Canon cameras are required)

H110 – Working with Portable Flash
Learn techniques for controlling multiple portable strobes using flash and wireless remotes. Materials: digital camera

H111 – Working with Shutter Speeds
Blurring motion. Stopping motion. Panning. From Eadweard Muybridge’s photos of a horse running to today’s bursting ballons here is your chance to experiment with some of these techniques. Materials: camera and tripod

H112 – Working With Apertures
From forced perspectives to selective focus, learn how your aperture settings have an impact on your photo. Materials: Camera, fast lens

H113 – SmartPhone Photography
Learn how to use some of the cool apps for smartphones to capture unique images. Materials: a smartphone with any of the following apps: Hipstamatic, Instagram, VSCO, ProHDR, SnapSeed

H114 – Lighting on Location
Get the perfect lighting whether dealing with the bright sun of a daytime football game to the night lights of the city. Learn how to control the lighting by balancing available light with fill flash as well as slow/rear curtain sync flash or how to avoid the use of flash at all with techniques for supplementing existing light. Materials: digital SLR and external electronic flash

H115 – Studio Lighting Bootcamp
Interested in using strobe photography to take portraits but don’t know where to start? In this bootcamp, students will start with a one-light set up and add lights one at a time to create a classic three-light portrait. Students will also get the chance to experiment with two different types of lighting equipment available for the studio and beyond. Work with different types of light modifiers and experiment with how they change the look of a photo. Materials: digital camera, tripod (optional)

H116 – Working with Models
Learn techniques for posing a model and working with light to capture the best portrait or advertising photograph. Materials: digital camera

H117 – Using Remotes to Extend Your Photographic Coverage
Learn about the equipment you’ll need and the strategies you’ll use when setting up a radio remote to fire a second camera. Capture photographs from areas where you might not be normally allowed during various sports, news or feature events. Materials: none

Contests

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H118 – Social Media for Photographers
Learn how to use Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and other social media tools to promote yourself, your work or your business. Materials: smartphone with these apps installed

H119 – Photographing in a Tiny World
Learn how to capture the essence of tiny scenes by immersing yourself in little magical setups. Lighting, compositional, prop sourcing and styling techniques will take your skills to a level larger than life. Materials: 18-55mm kit lenses are perfect for this workshop, zoom lenses and primes over 50mm are not ideal. Tripods are helpful but are not required.

H120 – Architectural Photography
Go out into the field and learn some of the skills required for photographing architectural interiors and exteriors. Materials: digital camera

Featured Sessions from the RTF Department at Austin Community College
The faculty and staff of the Radio-Television-Film Department at Austin Community College is proud to show off their facilities in this selection of courses. Students registering for these classes will be able to use the same equipment and studios as the college students. No open toed shoes, high heels or hard soled shoes can be worn in the studios or labs. No food or drink in any of the facilities.

H121 – Multicam Live-to-Tape Production with Chromakey
A hands-on workshop in the new ACC RTF multi-cam TV production studio. Students will learn all the jobs in a TV live-to-tape production from TV cameras, audio board, graphics and the Ross Carbonite Video Switcher to record a mock news – weather segment that involves chroma key. Materials: none

H122 – Five Ways to Change Exposure – Without Touching the Camera
Learn what the G & E teams bring to a film production. If the DP wants a specific DOF, but doesn’t want to change ISO, Aperture or Shutter speed – the Gaffer and Key Grip will come to the rescue. It’s all about controlling light. Learn basic grip skills, and manipulating quality and properties of light. Materials: bring your own DSLR or mirrorless video capable camera (optional)

H123 – Creating Pick-Your-Own-Adventure Storytelling
Learn all about the cutting edge of interactive storytelling – a demo of STORYAWAY software and workflow that helps in the creation of your “choose your own adventure” user driven videos. Topics will include writing approaches to interactive fiction, live streaming, and even VR. Materials: none

H124 – Exploring the R in R-T-F: Creative Podcasting
Add onto your multimedia skill set by learning how to set up and run professional Podcasting sessions.  Students will have the opportunity to learn all about audio and video podcasting. Seminar includes a quick overview of Adobe Audition and some basic principles to consider when developing a new show. See how it’s done in an actual Podcast booth – and learn tips on how to create great shows at home. Materials: none

Featured Sessions from The.DPP at Austin Community College
The.DPP is producing a select group of courses that showcase what their program offers to creatives interested in photography and visual media. Here at The.DPP, students learn the skills and dexterity needed to have a meaningful career and creative practice. Join us for a day in the life of a DPP student by registering for our workshops.

H125 – A Day at The.DPP – Die Hard Photo Booth
Who doesn’t love a photo booth? Join us for this year’s theme- a death-defying skyline inspired by the classic film, Die Hard! Explore the process of conceptualizing, building, shooting and printing on location to create a successful photo booth experience incorporating generative AI imagery with traditional photography. Materials: Digital camera

H126 – A Day at The.DPP – Analog Dreams + The Instant Portrait
Use a Polaroid SX-70 and Polaroid Originals instant film, gels and studio strobe lighting to produce eye catching photographs. Materials: none

H127 – A Day at The.DPP – Medium Format Digital + High Speed Sync
Stop motion in its tracks! Capture intricate details of motion with clarity and precision. Join us to explore the possibilities of medium format digital photography and high speed sync in the studio. Materials: none

H128 – A Day at The.DPP – Atlas of Plastic Lay Flat Workshop
In this workshop we will examine where we live and look at what we leave behind by making art out of it. In the studio at The.DPP, we will learn about flat lay photography and make photographs of your plastic arranged on a flat surface. A great exercise to contemplate our way of life while practicing photographic composition and storytelling. Materials: The Atlas of Plastic is a project that links plastic trash to a time and place through collection and photography. If you plan to attend this workshop, please collect the trash around a given location (like the street where you live, your school or anywhere specific) and make note of the date and location. Be careful not to pick up anything that looks suspicious or dangerous and wear gloves. Properly dispose of the non-plastic trash and bag up the plastic for our project.