SATURDAY (3.25.2006)
W-1 PSI
Visual Tank Inspector,
A. Dale Fox,
(Morris room) 9-4
W-2
Turning on to Technical Diving,
Dr. R.W. Bill
Hamilton, Glenn Butler and Bernie
Chowdhury,
(Bergen room)
9-12
W-3
Master Guide to Digital Photography,
Jack and Sue
Drafahl, (Passaic room), 9-12
W-4
Underwater Photography Made Simple,
Michel
Gilbert &Danielle Alary, (Sussex
room) 9-12
W-5 DAN
Dive Safety Workshop, Eric Douglas,
Joel
Dovenbarger , DAN staff, (Bergen
room), 1-4
W-6
Advanced Techniques using the
Digital Darkroom,
Rod Klein,
(Passaic room) 1-4
W-7
Mastering Strobe Lighting
Techniques,
Cathy
Church, (Sussex room) 1-4
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SUNDAY (3.26.2006)
W-8 PSI
Inspector Update,
A. Dale Fox,
(Morris room) 9-12
W-9 The
Basics of Underwater Video,
Larry and
Denise Tackett, (Bergen room), 9-12
W-10
Underwater Photoshop,
Jack and Sue
Drafahl, (Passaic room) 9-12
W-11
Making a Picture-The Next level in
Photography, Michel Gilbert &
Danielle Alary, (Sussex room) 9-12
W-12 PSI
Eddy Current Technician Course,
A. Dale
Fox, (Morris room) 1-4m
W-13
Shooting, Marketing and Selling your
U/W Photography,
Larry and
Denise Tackett, (Bergen room) 1-4
W-14 DAN
Dive Safety Workshop, Eric Douglas,
Joel
Dovenbarger , DAN staff, (Passaic
room), 1-4
W-15
Mastering Strobe Lighting
Techniques,
Cathy
Church, (Sussex room) 1-4
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SATURDAY (3.25.2006)
W-1 PSI Visual Tank Inspector,
A. Dale Fox, (Morris room) 9 am - 4 pm
This practical course in the visual
inspection of SCUBA cylinders prepares the
graduate to professionally and thoroughly
inspect breathing air cylinders. PSI training is
internationally recognized by training agencies,
manufacturers, the military services and by the
courts as meeting the definition of "has been
trained". Completion also satisfies the OSHA
requirement for required hazardous material (LIAZMAT)
training for all employees who fill, use or
otherwise handle high pressure gas cylinders.
Tuition includes books, handouts and
certification / CEU/MEU Credits: 0.8 Cost $295
Limit 27
W-2 Turning on to
Technical Diving,
Dr. R.W. Bill Hamilton, Glenn Butler and Bernie
Chowdhury, (Bergen room) 9-12
Technical Diving involves use of special
breathing gas mixes and procedures to dive
beyond the air range. Dr. Bill talks about mixes
to use, methods of decompression, and both
optimization and avoiding toxicity of oxygen.
Glenn talks about methods of gas mixing, common
problems, gas purity and oxygen safety concerns,
and the "Mixing Myths" that haunt new Technical
divers. Bernie stresses the importance of and
methods of getting proper training, and briefly
addresses equipment needs. Cost $75 Limit 30
W-3 Master Guide to Digital Photography,
Jack and Sue Drafahl, (Passaic room), 9-12
This in-depth workshop covers almost
everything necessary to take dynamic underwater
images with your digital camera. Topics range
from setting up your camera to keeping in
maintained, and almost everything in between. We
will explore methods for taking digital pictures
underwater and provide suggestions for improving
your skills Students will learn how to obtain
good exposures and improve lighting techniques
using available light, flash and balancing the
two.
Included in the workshop will be lectures on
composition, backscatter reduction,
understanding white balance, minimizing shutter
delay, proper battery selection, digital media
storage, close-up and macro tips, maximizing
your wide angle systems, animal behavior, and
reef protection. There will also be an in-depth
section illustrating the importance of the
shooting RAW files in difficult lighting
situations. Cost $65. Limit 30
W-4 Underwater
Photography Made Simple,
Michel Gilbert &Danielle Alary, (Sussex room)
9-12
This 3-hour workshop will help any beginner
or intermediate underwater photographer. Learn
which equipment is best used in fish portrait,
macro or wide-angle photography. Michel &
Danielle will share with you their no-nonsense
simple approach to underwater photography. Learn
how to work with your strobes in manual mode by
remembering 4 numbers. This workshop will
explain the choices between film and digital
photography. If you want a head start, this is
the workshop to attend. A fresh look at a
specialty by two seasoned pros who love to share
their knowledge. Cost $65 Limit 30
W-5 DAN Dive
Safety Workshop,
Eric Douglas, Joel Dovenbarger , DAN staff,
(Bergen room), 1-4
Divers Alert Network (DAN) will put on a
special workshop focusing on three topics: the
Physiology and health of scuba diving, learning
from Diving Injuries and Fatalities, and Diving
Safety information you can use. Learn about the
real factors influencing safety in your diving,
and how to become a safer diver. Participants
will receive reference materials from the
presentation and a certificate of completion
from DAN. This is a “must” for divemasters,
instructors or serious divers. Cost $75 Limit 30
W-6 Advanced
Techniques using the Digital Darkroom,
Rod Klein, (Passaic room) 1-4
Let former Fathoms Magazine Digital Editor
Rod Klein help you overhaul your workflow and
take your underwater digital images to the next
level and beyond. Learn Raw file processing and
“Secret” Photoshop Workflow methods for digital
underwater imaging. The workshop will cover
Basic Color Management, Monitor calibration, Raw
Processing in Nikon Capture & ACR, Special
Photoshop techniques using Adjustment Layers &
Layer Masks and Special Sharpening Techniques
using Photo Kit Sharpener. Cost $65 Limit 30
Note: Photoshop Experience required
W-7 Mastering
Strobe Lighting Techniques,
Cathy Church, (Sussex room) 1-4
This workshop will cover strobe exposures for
macro, zoom and wide-angle lenses. It will deal
with strobe use for primary and balanced flash
fill, for both film and digital systems. Other
topics treated are creative lighting techniques
and using multiple strobes. The workshop will
include two short "Slide" shows and question and
answer period. Anyone who brings their strobe
will receive a free exposure chart customized
for their digital or film camera. We will test
any strobe that has a slave function or a
Nikonos 5-pin cord attached so that we can flash
it to measure its output. Cost $65. Limit 30
W-8 PSI Inspector
Update,
A. Dale Fox, (Morris room) 9-12
This is a 3 hour workshop exclusively for
personal previously trained as a PSI Visual
Cylinder Inspector. The course is recommended
for those whose last formal VCI training was 3
or more years ago and will meet OSHA and DOT
update training requirements. Attendees MUST
bring a copy of their PSI certificate showing
their PSI Inspector Number. Cost $160. Limit 27
W-9 The Basics of Underwater Video,
Larry and Denise Tackett, (Bergen room), 9-12
This workshop will introduce you to what is
needed to shoot underwater video. Topics covered
will include cameras, housing, lighting,
accessories and basic shooting concepts, such
as: shot types, wide-angle and macro, filters,
white balance, exposure control, camera moves,
and more. If you want to get started in u/w
video or are already shooting but have not
mastered the basics this workshop is for you.
Cost $65. Limit 30
W-10 Underwater
Photoshop,
Jack and Sue Drafahl, (Passaic room) 9-12
This workshop is designed to help underwater
photographers who are familiar with Photoshop
but want to explore the more advanced features
of Adobe Photoshop. This is the perfect advanced
course for previous attendees to our Digital
Imaging workshops. We will show you how to
improve your editing skills, speed up the
editing process, and set up a workflow to
streamline your image editing. There will be
tips on extreme salvage, masking techniques,
advanced color correction, understanding the
levels editor, burning and dodging, and advanced
layer adjustments. Other topics include curve
editor, sharpening techniques, masking tips,
boosting image resolution, shortcuts, advanced
backscatter tools, plug-in filters, the healing
brush, and working with Camera Raw files. Cost $65. Limit 30
W-11 Making a Picture-The Next level in
Photography,
Michel Gilbert & Danielle Alary, (Sussex room)
9-12
This workshop is aimed at those who want to get
more out of their u/w photography and
complements the speaker’s other workshop
"Underwater Photography Made Simple". Digital or
film-based, light is the image and this workshop
is designed to help you work with light. In an
accessible way, Michel & Danielle share their
knowledge and experience to help you bring your
photography to the next level, taking it beyond
the snapshot world. They will explain how they
work in the field and in their studio to
maximize the "keepers" and keep post- processing
at a manageable level. Cost $65. Limit 30
W-12
PSI Eddy Current Technician Course,
A. Dale Fox, (Morris room) 1-4
Eddy current testing is designed to detect
cracks in the neck area of aluminum cylinders.
This 3-hour workshop provides manufacturer’s
approved training of the operation of the Visual
Plus and Visual Eddy instruments. As this
training is an extension of basic PSI VCI
training, attendees MUST bring a copy of their
PSI certificate showing their inspector number.
It is not required but recommended that
attendees also bring their own equipment so they
may train on their own instruments. Cost
$160.Limit 27
W-13 Shooting,
Marketing and Selling your U/W Photography,
Larry and Denise Tackett, (Bergen room) 1-4
Everyone would love to have one of his or her
images published in a magazine, book, calendar
etc. What does it take to make that happen? This
workshop will discuss how to go about marketing
yourself and your imagery whether you have 100
or 100,000 images. Special emphasis will be
placed on using the power of the Internet to
help make those all-important first and
subsequent sales. Students should bring 20 of
their images for review. Cost $65 Limit 30
W-14
DAN Dive Safety Workshop, Eric Douglas,
Joel Dovenbarger , DAN staff, (Passic room), 1-4
Divers Alert Network (DAN) will put on a
special workshop focusing on three topics: the
Physiology and health of scuba diving, learning
from Diving Injuries and Fatalities, and Diving
Safety information you can use. Learn about the
real factors influencing safety in your diving,
and how to become a safer diver. Participants
will receive reference materials from the
presentation and a certificate of completion
from DAN. This is a “must” for divemasters,
instructors or serious divers. Cost $75 Limit 30
W-15 Mastering
Strobe Lighting Techniques,
Cathy Church, (Sussex room) 1-4
This workshop will cover strobe exposures for
macro, zoom and wide-angle lenses. It will deal
with strobe use for primary and balanced flash
fill, for both film and digital systems. Other
topics treated are creative lighting techniques
and using multiple strobes. The workshop will
include two short "Slide" shows and question and
answer period. Anyone who brings their strobe
will receive a free exposure chart customized
for their digital or film camera. We will test
any strobe that has a slave function or a
Nikonos 5-pin cord attached so that we can flash
it to measure its output. Cost $65. Limit 30
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