Malachite Sunbird at Ycademy Seminar
The first day of this month’s Ycademy Seminar brought new light and knowledge as concerns Digital Photo Management – ideally with Lightroom – as well as Digital Photo Editing and Enhancement with smart PhotoTools.
The little Malachite Sunbird here greets the 1st May 2011 with the promise of bringing joy and a lightness of Being to your hearts.
Malachite Sunbird at Ycademy Seminar
Following first insights into new Photo Tools at yesterday’s Ycademy Seminar, I went into a first practice round with a photo I had recently taken of a malachite sunbird in my garden, right in front of my studio. What I had in mind was separating the background a bit from the main focus: the malachite sunbird… and obviously trying out filters and effects… things I usually did ‘by hand’ using adjustment and blending modes and lots of often time-consuming ‘handwork’ in Photoshop.
While I did not find exactly what I was looking for, I experimented my way around it and one thing is clear: I will work my way through the compehensive Guide in the Help Center as there’s such a wealth of possibilities that it’s important to see what does what in order to know what to use when we are visualizing a specific effect for a very defined purpose. I remember spending hours… if not days… finding and refining my preferences in Lightroom – especially when working on “Noordhoek Villa” – which I have created in different versions, showing only one on the Semiomantics Evolution website itself… but there are various variants :)
It’s totally thrilling to experiment with all these possibilities – although at the end of the day we will make very limited use of them in each individual image, ideally without the viewer noticing it even.
Semiomantics XO
The second day of the Ycademy Seminar April 2011 will focus on Semiomantics XO – our flagship when it comes to Website Development and high performance on search engines, especially Google Top 10.
Like Media Design, Web Design – and especially Semiomantics Web Design – is and will always remain a challenge as there’s never a standstill, never a limit – to the contrary: we always have to learn, understand, adapt and refine our knowledge and skills… just as the virtual environment itself will always move and change.
That’s exactly where Ycademy Seminars make a substantial difference in the minds and capabilities of all those who follow them with zest – and implement the lessons. There is sacrifice – but deep-down we all know what this price stands for… and I definitely stand for “Web Design with Passion”.
Here’s a great looking-forward what today’s teachings will bring!
