From Capture to Print

To be able to see and hold a photograph you’ve taken can be a powerful experience, especially if the image looks exactly as you envisioned when clicking the shutter. International photographer and master printer Rocco Ancora joins CreativeLive to show how to capture and edit your image so that it translates perfectly to print. Whether printing on your own or using a third-party printing service, Rocco will have you confident in everything from calibrating your monitor to choosing the right paper for your product.

In this class you’ll learn how to: 

• Pre-visualize your print before you capture the image 
• Learn how to keep the print in mind during a live photo shoot
• Techniques for calibrating your monitor 
• Color management policies in Adobe Lightroom CC 
• Manipulate your image in Adobe Photoshop CC 
• Choose the right paper for your print 
• Print through Adobe Lightroom CC, Adobe® Photoshop CC or a lab
• Print for an album 

Knowing how to understand color and how that translates from a digital file to a print is essential to selling your prints, albums or creating art for your home. Join Rocco Ancora and CreativeLive to simplify your print workflow while enhancing your end product.

• Class Introduction
• Advantages & Pitfalls of Printing
• Demystifying Color Management
• Understanding Bit Depth
• Best Color Space to Work In
• Importance of Image Capture
• Live Shoot: Natural Light
• Live Shoot: Studio Lights
• Why Calibrate Your Monitor?
• Choosing the Right Monitor
• Calibrating a Monitor
• Color Management Policies in Lightroom
• Color Management Policies in Photoshop
• Color Management Policies in Camera RAW
• Luminosity Masks in Photoshop with the Print in Mind
• Shape the Image in Photoshop with the Print in Mind
• Edit Skin in Photoshop with the Print in Mind
• Black & White Conversions in Photoshop
• Retouch Skin in Photoshop to Optimize the Print
• Dodging & Burning in Photoshop for Black & White Images
• Split Tone Color in Photoshop for Black & White Images
• Gradient Maps in Photoshop for Black & White Images
• Choose the Right Paper
• Mechanics of Printing
• Choose the Right Printer
• Live Demo: Create Custom Paper Profile
• Scale Images with the Print in Mind
• Sharpening Workflows in Photoshop
• Soft Proofing an Image in Photoshop
• Print Through Lightroom
• The Importance of a Print
• GraphiStudio Albums and Prints
• Best Practices for Printing
• Power of the Print: Student Engagement