Lee Varis - The 10-Channel Workflow– the Power of Advanced Channel Blending

THE 10-CHANNEL WORKFLOW– THE POWER OF ADVANCED CHANNEL BLENDING   Lee Varis presents a deep dive workshop in a new ADVANCED IMAGE ENHANCEMENT WORKFLOW THAT LEVERAGES THE UNIQUE TONE AND CONTRAST STRUCTURES OF THE 10 GRAYSCALE CHANNELS OF PHOTOSHOP'S THREE MAIN COLOR WORKSPACES: RGB, Lab, and CMYK. Discover how you can achieve amazing color and tone enhancements that go well beyond luminosity masks, and deliver HDR-like results without halos or other artifacts. Especially well suited to landscape photography, the 10-Channel workflow is also extremely useful for portrait photography, and other genres where tonal shaping can enhance the image. Lee shows you how to use the power of channel blending to:   • darken blue skies & lighten foliage naturally • lighten dark skin and darken light skin • introduce natural highlights and shadows to enhance 3D shape • enhance color intensity using Lab • de-saturate shadows & enhance 3D contrast naturally • completely re-shape tone, contrast, and color for dramatic effects   Lee Varis ,the owner and founder of Varis PhotoMedia, has been a photo-illustrator working in Hollywood for most of his 40+ year career. He started working with computer imaging over 20 years ago, after being introduced to the Quantel Paintbox system, and currently works with digital photography in conjunction with computer graphics to create images for use in advertising, commercial graphics and multimedia. His work has been featured on movie posters, video box covers, CD covers, and numerous brochures, catalogs and magazine articles. Lee´s creative imaging has been featured in National Geographic and Fortune magazines as well as numerous trade publications including: Photo-Electronic Imaging, Studio Photography, PC Photo, Rangefinder Magazine, Photo District News and Mac Art & Design. Lee has also been involved with consulting and training activities for numerous corporate clients. He conducted a series of imaging seminars for Apple Computers that took him around the country to most of the major metropolitan areas and is currently active in seminar programs with PPA, APA, ASMP, ICP, CPW, and LACP. He maintains close relationships with numerous hardware and software companies and is involved in beta testing programs. Lee Varis photo-digital illustration Varis PhotoMedia 3 Garden Drive, Carver, MA 02330 (323) 209-5376 varis@varis.com