Jody Lepinot’s back by popular demand. Many of those who attended her seminar in November expressed a desire to have another one. Learn new Photoshop techniques in a relaxed atmosphere from an instructor who is clear, knowledgeable and enthusiastic.

Jody will be demonstrating Color Correction and Portrait Retouching in this information-packed seminar. She will cover many useful – and sometimes magic - techniques in Photoshop CS3 and Camera RAW for adjusting color, as well as converting to black and white. Starting with the removal of global color casts, Jody will discuss the importance of setting accurate shadow and highlight points, and then will move into several effective methods of neutralizing overall unwanted color casts both in Camera RAW and in Photoshop. She will then show you how to use adjustment layers with masking and blending techniques for local color corrections. Get ready to leave RGB and go into Lab color with some Curves moves that will liven up the color in images with limited color palettes, as well as help with noise reduction.

Photoshop has several amazing tools for retouching portraits. Jody will take you through the techniques she’s found to be most successful for removing blemishes and wrinkles. She will also discuss techniques for adjusting skin tones, skin softening and even how to create an elegant "porcelain" look. There are many issues in portrait retouching in addition to the skin itself. Often there are objects that distract from the portrait or reflections in glasses that obscure the subject’s eyes. Jody will demonstrate several handy procedures that you might want to add to your bag of Photoshop tricks!

If you don’t have Photoshop CS3, don’t worry. Many of these techniques are usable in earlier version of Photoshop as well.

The Park Ridge Public Library opens at 9:00 am. We will provide coffee and cookies. If you would like a more substantial breakfast, the Pickwick Restaurant at 1 S. Prospect is located across the street.

From Chicago (East) take the Kennedy
Expressway north to the Edens to the Touhy Exit (West) proceed west to the town of Park Ridge. At Northwest Highway - turn left onto Prospect Avenue. The library is near the corner on the (Right) west side of the street. It is across from the Pickwick Theater.

From the South or West - take 294 Tollway to the Touhy Exit and proceed east to the Library. If you are coming from the North (Milwaukee or Waukegan) area - take the Edens and exit at Touhy (West) exit and go to the library.

Except for providing meeting space, the Park Ridge Public Library is not in any manner connected with this meeting, and neither the library nor the Board of Trustees endorse any position expressed by the group.

The Nominating Committee will present the following

Slate of Officers for MIPA for 2008 at the February MIPA Program Meeting:

• President: Herb Schoene
  Herb Schoene Photography

• 1st Vice President: Open

• 2nd Vice President: Laz Rice
  Laz Rice Photography

• Secretary: John Schalk
  Exelon

• Treasurer: Francis Byrne
  Francis Byrne Photography

• Communications Director: Joe Gallina
  Central Camera Company

We are still looking for someone to fill the position of First Vice President.

The 1st Vice President serves as Program Director and in the absence of the President presides at the general meetings of M.I.P.A. and of the M.I.P.A. Executive Committee. If you are interested in taking an active part of MIPA, here is a great opportunity to do so. Please contact one of the current board members if you are interested.

The membership will vote on the slate at the March 2008 program meeting. At that time the Nominating Chairman will accept nominations from the floor and proceed with the election of officers.

Qualifications for nominations are:

1. The nominee must be an Active Member and be willing to accept the nomination from the floor.

2. The nomination must then be seconded by an Active Member from the floor to be valid and placed on the ballot.

• Hans Klemmer (Active member) photography instructor at College of DuPage.
  Area of interest: Fire and arson photography
• Anthony Merry (Student)
• Greg Britton (Student)
  Darkroom manager at OCC
• Susan Johnson (Honorary)
• Maureen Zwier (Student)

Birthday . . .
February:
   Donald O’Barski,

MIPA would like to wish YOU a Happy Birthday when it comes around in the coming year, so please enter your birth month information on the dues invoice that was just mailed to you.

Thanks, Joe.

Portrait Lighting & Posing Techniques
Jennifer Girard Studio
Monday, March 24th

Do you have information or a skill that you would like to share with your fellow MIPA members? Then how about presenting a meeting? If you don't have a location where you can hold a meeting, no problem. We'll find a location for you. Please contact Joe Gallina if you are interested.

Thank you.