The Foundations of the Image with Paul Gallagher

Booking closes: 4 June at noon.

With the vast array of controls and sliders on hand in the very early stages of image editing, critical mistakes can be made.  More often than not, we begin localised adjustments long before we have the basic overall tones and colours correct.  In this lecture Paul Gallagher will show the importance of harnessing all that we can with the most basic of controls, setting out the foundations of the image.

Paul Gallagher has been a professional landscape photographer for over 35 years and his photography has taken him around the world.  In 2009 he co-founded the photography workshop company Aspect2i and he now leads workshops worldwide.  Although Paul dedicated over 25 years to using large format cameras and wet dark room printing, he now mainly uses digital platforms for both capture and printing.  

Paul has written extensively for photographic press about his techniques and approach to landscape photography and digital image production for decades.  His book Aspects of Expression discussing the expressive monochrome image was released in October 2008.  His fine art limited edition book Chords of Grey was released in 2010 and has achieved 5 awards to date.  His book Exploring Black and White Photography, A Master Class released in August 2016 has received “Best Seller” status.

Zoom video-conferencing

This event will take place via video-conference using Zoom.  You will be emailed a link in advance so you can join the event.  During the event you will be able to see Paul Gallagher and his images.  You will be able to interact with him via chat to ask questions after the session.

If you have not used Zoom before, it is really quite easy.  You can use a computer, a laptop, a tablet (iPads are good for this) or, at a push, a smartphone.  Contact digexpo@rps.org if you need help with Zoom.  We can test it with you if required.  A brief introduction to Zoom can be found HERE

Booking a place

You will need to book online in order to be able to access this event.  Booking closes at noon on Thursday 4 June.  This event is free for Digital Imaging Group members, but these members still have to ‘purchase’ a (free) ticket so we can send you a link for joining the event.  If you are not an RPS member you will need to register (for free) with the RPS website in order to book.

Please check whether your membership in the RPS or the Digital Imaging Group is still active before booking your place.  This will be checked when ticketing closes, and any mistake could invalidate your ticket.  Check your status by logging into the RPS website HERE

After booking you will receive an RPS – Event Booking Confirmation email.  If you do not receive this, you have not succeeded in booking a ticket.  On the day of the event (6 June) you will receive an email with the joining link from digexpo@rps.org.  If you have not received your joining link by 14.30 please email rex_waygood@mac.com with the Order Number from your RPS confirmation email.  Please do this before 15.30, since problems cannot be sorted after that time.

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