"Monsoon's Magic" • Sedona, AZ • Photograph by Susie Reed
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SUSIE REED'S WINTER 2014 CLASSES COMING SOON
PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS & DISCOUNTED GROUP TOURS |
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In expert fine art and commercial photographer
Susie Reed's Workshops and Tours... |
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• Learn how take great pictures and better operate your camera with ease.
• Get comfortable using Photoshop. Learn how to navigate its menus, tools and palettes and figure out which ones are the best to use, when. See how to open and adjust photo files, including Camera Raw. Learn ways to organize, effectively edit and rank pictures using Bridge, a companion application that comes with Photoshop. • Get winning tips for submitting photos to contest, galleries and exhibits from Susie Reed who draws her experience widely exhibiting her work and judging and organizing several photo contests. Get valuable feedback about your pictures and photo tips during portfolio reviews and photo critiques. • Go on unique tours and photos shoots to beautiful scenic spots in and around Sedona with Susie Reed who knows the area well after exploring it for 20 years. Visit off the beaten path locations, stunning landscapes, extraordinary archaeology sites, sacred sites and other places of interest. |
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Susie Reed helps photographers of all levels improve their work by explaining important steps in the picture making process. She covers everything from getting ready for a shoot to preparing pictures for final presentations. Workshops and photo shoots are open to photographers of all levels. Try before you buy... Download a free 30 day trail version of Photoshop, which can be used during Susie Reed's workshops. Susie Reed's fall and winter photography and Photoshop workshops are being offered in collaboration with Keep Sedona Beautiful, whose members will receive 15% off. If you are a current member who qualifies for this discount please contact Keep Sedona Beautiful or Susie Reed Photos to register at the reduced prices. _________________________________ |
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FALL 2013
PHOTO CLASSES PHOTOSHOP WORKSHOPS SPECIAL DISCOUNT GROUP TOURS |
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"Fall Splendor" • Cathedral Rock • Sedona, AZ
Photograph by Susie Reed Workshops and photo shoots open to photographers of all levels. PHOTO SHOOT FUNDAMENTALS Tuesday • September 24, 2013 • 1:00 - 3:00 |
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Explore the technical and creative sides of what goes into a good photo shoot. Learn what to bring, which are the best camera settings to use and what are the right types and sizes of photos to take for print and the Internet. Also get tips for good composition, shooting landscapes, people, panoramas, HDR, focus stacking and more. Plus Susie will discuss how to make creative choices, find inspiration, develop your own unique eye and photographer’s intuition. This is an indoor class. Please bring your camera and manual.
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Cost: $40
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Visit breathtaking off the beaten path locations in and near Sedona. See nature at its finest while learning how to effectively operate your camera with ease, including which settings are best for different situations. This colorful adventure will begin at the Gondolfo's Studio where Susie will provide helpful photo tips. Then the group will the carpool to locations. Please let us know if you can be a driver when you register. Everyone is welcome on this tour. It's not just for photographers. If you will be taking pictures it is recommended you bring your camera manual and a tripod. Moderate hiking is required. |
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Cost: $65 per person
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People often comment to Susie Reed that they feel overwhelmed by Photoshop. This class will put an end to that... Susie will show how to navigate menus, tools and palettes and demonstrate some of the best ones to use, which students will practice using on their own photos during class. Susie will show ways to open and adjust camera files, including Raw, show how to do color corrections, sharpen, spot, resize, crop, add type and save photos in the different types and sizes needed for the Internet and print. She'll also show how to preview and edit photos using Bridge, which is a companion application that comes with Photoshop. Please bring photos and a laptop, if available, to work on.
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Cost: $60
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If you’re a photographer with lots of pictures who'd like help organizing and improving them this class is for you. Susie will show ways to edit, rank and adjust photos using Photoshop and Bridge, a companion app that comes with Photoshop. She'll discuss criteria to use for editing and determining which pictures are the best to spend time working on. She'll critique photos and using participants pictures will demonstrate several ways Photoshop can dramatically improve them, including getting rid of unwanted elements such as power lines. Susie Reed's Photoshop Basics workshop or prior knowledge of Photoshop is recommended for attendees. Please bring plenty of pictures to work with and a laptop to use, if possible. |
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Cost: $60
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"Birdland" • Rock art near Sedona, AZ Photograph by Susie Reed SEDONA PLEIN AIR PAINTERS TOUR LANDSCAPES & ROCK ART Monday • October 21, 2013 • 1:00 - 4:30 Open to plein air painters and observers. Space is limited. Official Sedona Plein Air painters will get 15% off. If you qualify for this painter''s discount contact Susie Reed Photos to register at the reduced price. |
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In keeping with Sedona Plein Air Festival's Native American Legacy theme, acclaimed Southwest rock art photographer Susie Reed will escort painters and observers to one of her favorite, little known rock art sites, which is surrounded by beautiful landscapes. She’ll share wisdom and unique insights she’s gained while following her passion to photograph rock art for nearly 18 years. Along the way she’s learned much from her experiences, archaeologists, Forest Service guides, Native Americans, shaman and others. She’ll share her perspective from an artist's point of view; talk about sacred sites, discuss how pictographs and petroglyphs were made, their possible interpretations and more. Susie Reed thinks of herself as a collaborator with the ancients whose rock art she depicts. Her remarkable photos have been seen and collected by people in many countries. She's considered a foremost photographer of rock art, according to Linda Goldenstein, owner of Goldenstein Gallery where Reed exhibits. This tour is a unique opportunity to visit a wonderful outdoor museum, nestled in Sedona's stunning beauty and see inspiring creations made by ancient artists, whom were essentially Plein Air artists themselves, long before the term was coined. Moderate hiking is required and space is very limited. Participants will carpool to the site. Please let us know if you can be a driver when you register. |
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Cost: $65 per person
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PRIVATE PHOTO SHOOTS • PORTFOLIO REVIEWS • PHOTOSHOP INSTRUCTION AND PHOTOGRAPHY CONSULTATIONS WITH SUSIE REED Photo Critiques & Portfolio Reviews (Available upon request.) Private Photography & Photoshop Instruction (Available upon request). Private Scenic • Archaeology • Photo Tours (Available upon request.) Open to all levels of photogtaphers. |
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Susie offers private shoots, instruction and consultations, tailored to suit the needs and interests of photographers of all levels. She works with people in Sedona and elsewhere via the phone and Internet. This is an opportunity to work one on one with a seasoned professional who can provide valuable feedback, insights, tips and answer questions. She accompanies people on shoots, teaches Photoshop, explains camera settings, how to achieve good composition, make creative choices, helps with editing and more. She also does portfolio reviews and assists artists with editing and preparing submissions for galleries, exhibits and competitions. Please call or email for costs, further information or to make an appointment. |
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Classes are open to photographers of all levels. Pre-registration is required. Space is limited. Register for three or more classes at once and get $5 back. If room is still available to accept same day registrations they must be paid in cash. _________________________________ Susie Reed's fall photography and Photoshop workshops are being offered in collaboration with Keep Sedona Beautiful whose members will receive 15% off those classes. If you qualify for this 15% discount please contact Keep Sedona Beautiful or Susie Reed Photos to confirm your KSB membership is currently active. Then you will be sent an invoice with the discounted price(s) to pay from. Keep Sedona Beautiful is partnering with Susie Reed to help photographers create beautiful photos that will move people to appreciate, value and protect Sedona’s natural wonders. Her classes provide ways for their members and others to improve the quality of their pictures, including entries for the KSB photo contest. Discount cannot be combined with other offers. To confirm KSB affiliation and register for classes at discounted rates please call or email Keep Sedona Beautiful or Susie Reed Photos. See below for contact information. _________________________________ To pay online click on the Add to Cart buttons. Then click on the View Cart button below to check out. For further information or to register by phone call 928-204-5856. To pay by check or money order send payment to Susie Reed Photos •35 Sugar Loaf Drive, Unit B • Sedona, AZ 86336. Check payments must be received 7 days prior to the event date. By registering for classes you acknowledge you have read and agree to Susie Reed Photos policies. To find out about private photo instruction and Sedona Photo Shoot and Archaeology Tours with Susie Reed click here. |
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About Susie Reed |
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Award-winning photographer Susie Reed’s work has been exhibited in major museums and galleries including the Cooper Hewitt Museum, the De Young Museum, the International Museum of Photography and elsewhere. In Sedona she’s been showing at Goldenstein Gallery since 2009. This acclaimed gallery was voted the city’s top gallery for the last six years. Reed's photos have been in many publications and on an array of products, including several photographic calendars. She’s a popular writer and speaker and a generous teacher who offers clear guidance to all levels of photographers. She takes people on photo, rock art and ancient site tours in Sedona and beyond and teaches photography privately, for various groups, schools, camera clubs and online. Among the places she’s taught and spoken are California College of the Arts, San Francisco Art Institute, the Sedona Arts Center and Sedona Photofest, where she was also head of their photo contest. |
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What students say about Susie Reed: “Excellent” “Interesting” “Knowledgable, personable and informative.” |
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Susie Reed's photographs are available through Goldenstein Gallery 70 Dry Creek Road in West Sedona 928-204-1765. There is free parking. |
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Goldenstein Gallery was voted the best gallery in Sedona in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 by the readers of Kudos.
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The Best Western Plus Inn of Sedona is offering substantial discounts to participants of Susie Reed's classes and tours. Mention you are attending one of her events when you make your reservation to receive this discount, which is below AAA and AARP rates. Best Western Plus Inn of Sedona 1200 Arizona 89A Sedona, AZ 86336 (928) 282-3072 • (800) 292-6344 stay@innofsedona.com |
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