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X-Rite Announces Free November Webinars

Free Color Management Webinars from X-RiteX-Rite Photo Marketing announces its schedule of free November 2013 webinars developed to address specific photography and color management topics and are designed to appeal to both professional and serious amateur photographers.

Producing Your Own Magazine Style Book with Sally Wiener Grotta, 1-2 p.m. ET, Thursday, Nov. 7: In this webinar Sally shares the workflow for creating a gorgeous glossy magazine-like journal for her American Hands project. From choosing the photographs, to preparing them, controlling the color with X-Rite solutions, and preparing the final layout for printing. Attendees will receive special webinar offers.

To register for the free webinar, go to: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/772229162

Getting the Shot: A Conversation with Nature Photography Icons Marc Muench, Rick Sammon and Andy Williams with presenter Joe Brady, 1-2 p.m. ET, Thursday, Nov. 14: Three nature photography icons will discuss their techniques to be sure they come home with those “once in a lifetime” shots. Marc Muench, Rick Sammon, and Andy Williams will share some of their tips and techniques with webinar attendees in a relaxed, conversational format. They will also take questions live. Attendees will also receive special webinar offers. No pre-registration is necessary for this free webinar. Simply click on the following link and follow the on-screen instructions: http://xritephoto.com/ph_learning.aspx?action=webinars&eventid=1608&eventdateid=5644

3-part video webinar series, Part 1 – Perfect Color for Inkjet Printing with Joe Brady, 1-2 p.m. ET, Nov. 19: Host Joe Brady will cover tips and techniques to make your color workflow the best it can be for printing. No pre-registration is necessary for this free webinar. Simply click on the following link and follow the on-screen instructions: http://www.xritevideo.com/webinars/111913.asp

3-part video webinar series, Part 2 – Perfect Color for Lab Printing with Joe Brady, 1-2 p.m. ET, Thursday, Nov. 21: How to put a color workflow into place in order to get consistent and accurate results from your lab. No pre-registration is necessary for this free webinar. Simply click on the following link and follow the on-screen instructions: http://www.xritevideo.com/webinars/112113.asp

3-part video webinar series: Part 3 – Perfect Color for Fine Art Printing with Joe Brady, 1-2 p.m. ET, Tuesday, Nov. 26: Host Joe Brady explores the capabilities that the X-Rite i1Pro 2 system brings to those who have exacting color needs for printing Fine Art prints. Starting with a quick monitor calibration, learn how to produce exacting paper profiles for the absolute best color reproduction and see how to adjust those profiles for specific lighting conditions. No pre-registration is necessary for this free webinar. Simply click on the following link and follow the on-screen instructions: http://www.xritevideo.com/webinars/112613.asp

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Three Free Photo and Color Management Webinars from X-Rite this Month

Free Photo Retouching and Color Management WebinarsX-Rite Photo Marketing announces its schedule of free September 2013 webinars that have been developed to address specific photography and color management topics and are designed to appeal to both professional and serious amateur photographers…

Portrait Retouching for the Artistically Challenged with Lee Varis, 1 p.m. ET, Wednesday, Sept. 18: X-Rite Coloratti Lee Varis is an educator, photographer and Photoshop guru. He is also the best-selling book author of “Skin: The Complete Guide to Digitally, Lighting, Photographing and Retouching Faces and Bodies.” In this webinar, Lee will demonstrate new techniques for portrait retouching that take advantage of the powerful image processing capabilities of Adobe Photoshop and an X-Rite calibrated and profiled monitor to enhance the average subject. Lee will also show webinar attendees how they can create portrait enhancements that rival the experts, in just a few minutes and without the need for special skills. To register for this free one-hour webinar, go to https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/714414666 

Color Management: The easy Way Out with Brenda Hipsher, 1 p.m. ET, Wednesday, Sept. 25: This webinar will review the individual ColorMunki solutions including software demonstrations and discussions of how each solution is used. Webinar participants are encouraged to ask questions in order to best understand what each solution offers so every photographer can match which ColorMunki family solution is right for them. To register for this free webinar, visit: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/872831914

Processing Ice and Snow Images with Joshua Holko, 7 p.m. ET, Wednesday, Sept. 25: X-Rite Coloratti Joshua Holko spends a lot of time out in the ice and snow of Antarctica and Iceland. His photographs have won worldwide acclaim and they provide a glimpse into another world that exists in some of the most difficult climate conditions on earth. Taking photographs in these conditions poses particular issues with light, reflection, shadow, glare, and more. In this webinar Josh will discuss his workflow using X-Rite color management solutions like the ColorChecker Passport and the i1Display Pro to ensure that everything he does in his workflow is color managed, saving time and producing a better image as the end result. Additionally, Joshua will talk about some of the pitfalls of shooting and processing images with snow and ice and what to look for when editing images for printing. He will reveal specific techniques for getting texture and tone into snow and ice photographs. To register for this free webinar, visit: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/262300306

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Free Color Management and Photo Organization Webinars from X-Rite

X-Rite Photo Marketing announces its schedule of free August 2013 webinars developed to address specific photography and color management topics and designed to appeal to both Photographer Cristina Mittermeierprofessional and serious amateur photographers.

Photography That Makes a Difference, co-sponsored with Sony, presented by Cristina Mittermeier, 1 p.m. ET, Tuesday, Aug. 13: In this webinar, X-Rite Coloratti and Sony Artisan of Imagery Cristina Mittermeier will share some of her journeys and discuss why she uses Sony equipment to capture these amazing stories in photographs. She will also discuss the importance of X-Rite color management solutions to ensure that her vision is translated from the camera’s sensor, to the computer monitor, and beyond to exhibitions, magazines, books, and more. To register for this free webinar, visit: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/787098362

Color Management for the Rest of Us, presented by Brenda Hipsher, X-Rite Field Marketing Manager in the U.S. and Canada, 1 p.m. ET, Monday, Aug. 19: This webinar focuses on simple color workflow issues addressing photographers who are tired of throwing away paper and wasting their time. Topics covered include techniques and products that allow photographers to concentrate on the business and art of their photography. To register for this free webinar, visit: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/193076562

Cataloging in Lightroom: Organizing Your Images for Travel, presented by Marc Muench, 1 p.m. ET, Tuesday, Aug. 27: X-Rite Coloratti Marc Muench has been organizing image libraries containing millions of image files for over 20 years. He is a third generation landscape photographer with vast experience in not only creating imagery for hundreds of companies but also in organizing the images for the clients. He now teaches his organizational techniques in many of his photography workshops. In this webinar, Marc will teach some of the basics that have helped him manage his images, in addition to illustrating his technique for managing a single Master Catalog in Adobe Lightroom. His method allows for the use of a second computer or travel computer to be used with a temporary catalog during shoots, emphasizing the importance of using calibrated and profiled monitors in all environments for accurate viewing and image evaluation. Marc will demonstrate how to import images by utilizing custom “Develop Settings” containing camera profiles made with ColorChecker Passport. He’ll also cover how to merge the catalogs to maintain the single Master Catalog workflow. To register for this free webinar, visit: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/273590114

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Free Webinars on Color Calibration and the Digital Photo Process

X-Rite Photo Marketing just announced its schedule of free June 2013 Webinars developed to address specific color management topics that are designed to appeal to both Jim DiVitale Photographyprofessional and serious amateur photographers and videographers…

The Complete Digital Photography Process with Jim DiVitale, co-sponsored by Wacom, presented by Jim DiVitale, Noon ET, June 12: Presenter Jim DiVitale is a commercial advertising photographer and world-renowned photo instructor with more than 30 years of experience. Topics will include calibration and custom profiling of a camera, monitor and printer to achieve a closed loop of controlled color management, using Wacom products to streamline the workflow, and provide a start to finish approach to digital photography using several photographic elements to create multi-image photographs for commercial photo-illustrations. In this program, Jim will demonstrate problem-solving techniques using digital capture and Photoshop to streamline both the creative and production of the digital imaging workflow to improve quality and save time.

To register for this free webinar, visit: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/867788226

Professional Monitor Calibration for Still & Video, presented by Brenda Hipsher, Noon ET, June 26: This webinar will review how to access and utilize the video presets in i1Profiler software and will briefly look at use of ColorCheckers in the video footage as a visual reference. For photographers shooting, editing, and preparing video for output, this webinar will give them the insight into X-Rite color management solutions that can streamline their color control in video.

To register for this free webinar, visit: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/812357954

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April Webinars: Color Management and Processing Techniques

X-Rite Photo Marketing just announced its schedule of free April 2013 Webinars designed to help photographers and videographers gain new confidence and to learn quick, easy and Photography by Joshua Holkopowerful ways to enhance their color workflow. Webinar attendees will also have the opportunity to ask questions of the live trainers.

Wednesday, April 10, 6 p.m. ET and 8 p.m. ET, Tips and Techniques for Shooting Ice and Snow with Joshua Holko: X-Rite Coloratti Joshua Holko spends a lot of time out in the ice and snow of Antarctica and Iceland. His photographs have won worldwide acclaim and give us a glimpse into another world that exists in some of the most difficult climate conditions on earth. Taking photographs in these conditions poses particular issues with light, reflection, shadow, glare, and more.  In this webinar Josh will show his workflow using X-Rite ColorChecker Passport to solve some of the special issues that arise from shooting in these extreme conditions. Josh will share some of his favorite techniques using ColorChecker Passport and Nik Software for capturing and finishing beautiful images.

Registration Links
6 p.m.: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/734604898
8 p.m.: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/712525690

Wednesday, April 17, noon ET and 3 p.m. ET, Time Saving Tips for RAW Workflow with Janice Wendt: Adjustments made to your raw images can change the quality of your final output. Artifacts and loss of data can be a result if the changes to the raw file are not made correctly. Learn how to make the best changes and how to optimize files, individually or as a batch, using calibrated monitors and camera profiles by X-Rite. You’ll also learn about image optimization with Perfectly Clear software. Janice is one of the photographic industry’s most respected retouch and image enhancement artist. Well known as the Trainer to the Trainers, she has more than 30 years in nature, commercial, wedding and portrait photography experience. She brings traditional techniques she learned through years of working with sensitized products into digital imaging, creating the ever-elusive wow image factor.

Registration Links
Noon: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/963556730
3 p.m.: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/396443074

Wednesday, April 24, 1 p.m. ET, Professional Monitor Calibration for Still & Video with Brenda Hipsher: As more and more still photographers move into videography with DSLR cameras the need for color management solutions specific to those output environments has become obvious. X-Rite’s i1Profiler software now includes video presets for popular video formats including NTSC, PAL-SECAM, and Rec. 709. This brief webinar will review how to access and utilize the video presets in i1Profiler software and will briefly look at use of ColorCheckers in the video footage as a visual reference. For those shooting, editing, and preparing video for output this webinar will provide the insight into X-Rite color management solutions that can streamline color control in video.

Registration Link
1 p.m. ET: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/616498194

For more information on all X-Rite Photo webinars visit the Webinar page found under the Learning section on XritePhoto.com. All webinars are also archived for online viewing any time.

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Pro Photographer and Author Chris Orwig Featured in X-Rite Webinars

X-Rite Photo Marketing just announced its schedule of February 2013 Webinars designed to address specific color management topics for both professional and serious amateur photographers and videographers…

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Tuesday, Feb. 5, 1 p.m. ET and 3 p.m. ET, Creating Compelling Photographs with X-Rite Coloratti Chris Orwig: X-Rite and Nik Software team up for this live webinar with celebrated photographer, author and teacher Chris Orwig as he shares some of his photographic insight on how to create more compelling photographs. Chris teaches the importance of ensuring that camera, monitor, projector, and printers are calibrated and profiled to ensure accurate color across the entire workflow using the latest X-Rite i1Display Pro, ColorMunki Photo, and ColorChecker Passport. He will demonstrate how to add dimension, drama, emotion and mood to photographs using Photoshop, Nik Color Efex Pro 4, and Silver Efex Pro 2.

To register for this webinar at 1 p.m. ET, visit:  https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/416245282

To register for this webinar at 3 p.m. ET, visit:  https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/311625138

Wednesday, Feb. 13, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET, Professional Monitor Calibration for Still & Video: As more still photographers move into videography with DSLR cameras the need for color management solutions specific to those output environments has become more common. This brief webinar will review how to access and utilize the video presets in i1Profiler software and will briefly look at use of ColorCheckers in the video footage as a visual reference. For those shooting, editing, and preparing video for output this webinar will provide the insight into X-Rite color management solutions that can streamline color control in video. 

To register for this webinar at 11 a.m. ET, visit: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/888211298  

To register for this webinar at 1 p.m. ET, visit:  https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/802315346

Wednesday, Feb. 20, 11 a.m. ET and 1 p.m. ET, Simply Amazing Color. Take control of your monitor, printer and camera! This webinar will review the individual ColorMunki solutions including software demonstrations and discussions of how each solution is used. This live webinar gives users the opportunity to ask questions and understand each solution in detail so they can make the right decision on what ColorMunki family solution is for them. Attendees will also enjoy special discounts.

To register for this webinar at 11 a.m. ET, visit: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/502969490

To register for this webinar at 1 p.m. ET, visit: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/752447826

For more information on all X-Rite Photo webinars visit the Webinar page found under the Learning section on XritePhoto.com. All webinars are also archived for online viewing any time.