L E E VA R I S
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Lee Varis is a photo-illustrator now working in the Boston area. He has been involved
in commercial photography for more than 40 years. He started working with
computer imaging over 20 years ago and currently works with digital as well as
conventional photography in conjunction with computer graphics to create images
for use in print advertising.
Lee’s work has been featured on movie posters, video box covers, CD covers,
numerous brochures and catalogs. He is responsible for the moth on the “Silence
of the Lambs” movie poster, as well as photos of the Starship Enterprise for the
Star Trek movies!
The author of 4 books, his best-known book is the best seller: “Skin: The Complete
Guide to Digitally Lighting, Photographing, and Retouching Faces and Bodies”
Wiley Publishing 2006 & a 2nd edition in 2010. This book has become a must-have
reference for every portrait and fashion photographer.
A World Without Adobe – New Alternatives for Post Processing |
Photography Seminar
Meeting Location: Celebration Hall at St. Anastasia, 5205 A1A South
WEDNESDAY 10 TO 11:30 A.M.
Price: $25 | Max. No. People: 30 | Difficulty Level: All Levels
Lee Varis will examine various new software options to replace Lightroom and
Photoshop in your image creation workflow. Recent developments in non-
subscription software offer new and exciting possibilities for photographers looking
for options other than the Adobe image machine. Software packages examined are:
• Alien Skin Exposure
• Affinity Photo
• Aurora HDR
• Luminar
• DxO PhotoLab
• FUJIFILM X RAW STUDIO
• GraphicConverter
• Photo Mechanic
• ON1 Photo RAW
Lee will look at individual applications, as well as various combinations that can
replicate, or in some cases extend the capabilities of the Lightroom/Photoshop
imaging standard.
PHOTO: LEE VARIS
Beyond Luminosity Masking—the Radical Power of Luminosity
“Blending” in Photoshop | Photography Seminar
21st Century Lighting Techniques – Light Painting with
Photoshop | Photography Seminar
Meeting Location: Celebration Hall at St. Anastasia, 5205 A1A South
FRIDAY 3 TO 4:30 P.M.
Meeting Location: Celebration Hall at St. Anastasia, 5205 A1A South
Price: $25 | Max. No. People: 30 | Difficulty Level: Advanced
Lee Varis presents a unique set of Photoshop techniques for re-working the tone, contrast,
and color of photographic images that goes beyond anything you have seen before!
This presentation will show you how to take advantage of the unique properties of 10
grayscale channels of Photoshop’s three main color workspaces: RGB, Lab, and CMYK,
to optimize the structure of any image using advanced luminosity and color blending
techniques. You’ll see how you can re-light important areas, without the artificial quality of
HDR, and create the stunning image enhancements your images deserve.
Discover techniques for:
• darkening blue skies & lightening foliage naturally
• lightening dark skin and darkening light skin
• introducing natural highlights and shadows to enhance 3D shape
• enhancing color intensity using Lab
• de-saturating shadows to enhance 3D contrast naturally
• completely re-shaping tone, contrast, and color for dramatic effects
Lee will present techniques specifically suitable for landscape, and portrait
photography, and demonstrate how any image can be enhanced quickly and
efficiently with advanced channel blending techniques. You will learn how to optimize
your images for fine art print making and enhance your chances in competitions!
THURSDAY 1 TO 4 P.M.
Price: $25 | Max. No. People: 30 | Difficulty Level: All Levels
Learn a whole new approach to lighting that leverages the idiosyncrasies of digital
capture to create spectacular effects with minimal equipment.
Lee will guide students in a lecture/demo/shoot that explores unique lighting
techniques using various simple light sources in combination with Photoshop.
Students will learn detailed techniques for creating spectacular RGB coloring effects,
as well as cool painterly light quality effects!
Topics include:
· False-color lighting
· Light painting
· Multi-shot workflow
· Photoshop layers fundamentals
· Photoshop blend modes
Participants will photograph 3 different still life setups and explore various
light painting techniques and see how Lee assembles final images in Photoshop.
Participants will need a camera capable of shooting “timed” exposures of 6 seconds
or more, and a tripod.
Modern Photo Workflows with Lightroom | Photography Seminar
Modern High Dynamic Range Imaging Photoshop |
Photography Seminar
Meeting Location: Celebration Hall at St. Anastasia, 5205 A1A South
FRIDAY 10 TO 11:30 A.M.
Meeting Location: Celebration Hall at St. Anastasia, 5205 A1A South
Price: $25 | Max. No. People: 30 | Difficulty Level: All Levels
Lee Varis examines different photo-imaging “workflows” that take images through
a “life-cycle” of input through output for various purposes using Lightroom. Topics
covered include:
• importing, editing, and cataloging
• working with Instagram
• how to use Lightroom “Collections”
• how to use Lightroom “Publish Services”
• backup strategies
Participants will come away from this workshop armed with the knowledge
necessary to effectively use Lightroom to craft their own personal workflows.
SATURDAY 10 TO 11:30 A.M.
Price: $25 | Max. No. People: 30 | Difficulty Level: All Levels
HDR has gotten a bad rap with photographers since its inception, due to the severe
“over-processed” look that was typical of early software packages. Today, new
software packages, as well as the latest implementations inside Lightroom and
Photoshop have made huge strides in creating more natural looking images. Lee
Varis will examine new software, and new techniques for HDR processing of multiple
exposures, as well as techniques for single exposure images that guarantee superior
results. See how to use Aurora HDR, and Lightroom/Photoshop—and combine them
to create stellar landscape and architectural images!
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