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The organizers of the annual Graphic Expo is staging a seminar series to unveil the latest technologies and techniques in digital imaging, animation, Web publishing, and state-of-the-art printing.

The seminar series will be held during the entire four-day run of Graphic Expo 2007 at the Philippine Trade Training Center on June 6 to 9.

The seminars will discuss the latest features of Adobe Photoshop CS3 for beginners, power users, and those seeking to master the concept of multiple-channel documents. 

Also to be discussed comprehensively is the use of CS3 in advanced image compositing and getting the most from one’s accumulation of images. This session is for digital artists and photographers who have mastered the fundamentals of Photoshop.

A more advance session is on the use of either or both of CS3 and Painter IX.5 for creating digital artworks. Combined with Wacom’s pen tablet, photos can be converted into traditionally looking paintings, or restored using traditional artist’s tools like pastels, watercolor, oil media and gouache. 

For portrait photographers, another seminar topic will develop portrait retouching strategy, removing distractions and blemishes, improving contours and skin texture, and enhancing facial features. 

Another session is on the features of CS3 for digital photographers, specifically the Adobe Bridge, Camera Raw and Photoshop’s Tonal and Color Adjustments, Smart Sharpen, Noise Reduction and Lens Correction filters. Also part of the session are discussions on Camera Raw versus JPEG, plus a quick preview of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.

Further discussions on CS3 will include color management and printing for consistent and better print from ink-jet and offset printing. They will also cover how to create a custom scanner, monitor, desktop printer, and digital camera profile.

Another seminar will discuss the combined use of Adobe Photoshop CS2 and Adobe Illustrator CS2 to achieve greater control and productivity and create amazing graphics and images.

There are also topics on creating eye-popping graphics with Adobe Illustrator CS2, secrets of professional photographers, glamour nude and bodyscapes photography, final cut pro from raw footage to DVD, visual magic with Adobe After Effects 7.0, Adobe Illustrator CS2 tips and tricks, enhancing workflow in Creative Suite 2 using Adobe Bridge, Macromedia Flash 8 cartooning, energizing Macromedia Flash 8, Macromedia Dreamweaver and power user tips and tricks, using Macromedia Flash 8 for corporate presentations, and basic video editing with Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 and its tips and tricks.

Other topics are Adobe InDesign CS2 styles made easy, principles of effective publication design, character design in Autodesk 3ds Max, integrating Photoshop and Maya, turning a Final Cut Pro project into a DVD, authoring basics of DVD with Encore DVD 2.0, and making powerful corporate presentation materials and Web projects.

Prospective participants can freely choose which topics to attend. Inquiries or reservations must be made with Fiera de Manila (call center: 896-0639, 896-0637 or 899-6216; e-mail [email protected] or websites www.fmi.com.ph and www.graphicexpo.com.ph).

Now on its 12th year, Graphic Expo has been drawing thousands of visitors annually, many of them creative professionals, businessmen, advertising and marketing executives, service providers and suppliers, corporate communicators, print shop owners, and commercial printers.

Graphic Expo is supported by Epson, Hewlett Packard, Design Agencies Association of the Philippines, eArt Phils., IdN Club Phils., Zone V Camera Club, Philippine Center for Creative Imaging, Outdoor Advertising Association of the Philippines, and Animation Council of the Philippines.

Its media sponsors are The Philippine STAR, Manila Bulletin, BusinessWorld, BusinessMirror, PC Buyer’s Guide, i-mag photography, HWM, Gadgets, Softrigger Interactive, Adobo Magazine, Web Philippines, Digital Fox, and GA Printing Inc.