Join us for an Interactive Post Processing Demonstration on Wednesday, September 20th, 2023 at 7pm, Lone Tree Civic Center or virtually. Virtual Meeting details emailed to members. If you would like to join us in person, arrive 30 minutes early for social time.
LPTC member Michael Ryno will demonstrate techniques he uses to post process nature and landscape images using standard programs including Lightroom & Photoshop along with plugins including NIK Color Efex Pro and NIK Silver Efex Pro. The processing will also include a brief demonstration of luminosity masking using TK Actions. He will also provide a short demonstration of processing with Capture One. Note that the presentation is intended to be “interactive” with encouragement for other attendees to offer suggestions during the demonstration based upon processing techniques they use.
Jessica Vallia will deconstruct several of her award winning images. She uses painterly style techniques to ‘wow’ both her clients and judges alike. She will take you through several of her images from straight out of the camera to the ins and outs of the final image. The sky’s the limit when producing artistic portraits and Jessica is never afraid to try new techniques or push the boundaries of what one might consider possible with her portraits.
About Michael Ryno:
Michael first purchased a DSLR camera in 2016 to photograph beautiful landscape and nature scenes he came across while fly fishing and hiking the mountains of Colorado. He became a member of Lone Tree Photography Club in 2016 to learn more about photography, and became the club’s Vice President in 2019, later serving as President in 2020-2021. He joined Professional Photographers of America (PPA) and Professional Photographers of Colorado (PPC) in January of 2020. He served on the PPC Board as Secretary in 2020-2021 and was named President in 2022 – Present.
Michael earned PPA’s Certified Professional Photographer designation in 2022 and later that year resigned from his long-time career in corporate banking to pursue his passion for photography full time. He received PPA’s Master of Photography degree in 2023. Michael has written several articles that have been published with Photofocus.
Michael continues to enjoy photographing landscapes, nature and wildlife and over the past two years has taken an interest in portrait photography.
About Jessica Vallia:
Jessica is a Colorado born and raised photographer specializing in scenic, emotionally driven family portraits. Jessica’s love for family moments comes from her love of her perfectly blended family of four children. She has been photographing families full time for 10 years and practicing her skills in photography for just over 22 years.
Jessica is a Certified Professional Photographer as well as holds a Master of Photography and Craftsman degrees from PPA. She holds many awards and accolades from various competitions to include a 2023 first place class award with MPI, 2023 first place award from ASP, 2023 Platinum & Silver medals at IPC, 2022 Diamond Photographer of Year, and 2021 PPC Photographer of the Year. She’s proudly a member of Professional Photographers of America, the Vice President of the Professional Photographers of Colorado for the second year, and proudly serves on the board of Professional Photographers Guild of Colorado Springs. She has a large commercial studio in Colorado Springs, CO and enjoys being able to create gorgeous, heirloom Folio boxes and albums along with impactful pieces of wall art for her clients.
