Graphic Design for Photographers

As a professional photographer, your expertise in lighting, posing, lenses, and composition shows with every shot! The last thing you want is to take away from your hard-won professional image with amateurish graphic design. Just as being a professional photographer is much more than knowing how to open Photoshop, graphic design is much more than opening software and typing words in a document! In this program, you will learn how to make your own DIY designs look less like “crap” using the using the CRAP design principles: Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, and Proximity. You’ll also learn how to select and use typefaces to create the right mood and choose the right file formats and color spaces for digital and print uses.

Bio

I have a Master’s Degree in Technical and Scientific Communication from Miami University which includes coursework in graphic design. I taught a graphic design course for that program for several years after graduating. I worked as a graphic designer and technical writer for the Center for Chemistry Education at Miami University for 30 years before retiring. My design work has included logos, promotional materials, educational materials, and websites. As a photographer, I have had a pet photography studio in Middletown, Ohio for over 10 years. I am a CPP, Master Photographer, and Master Artist and have been a Bronze, Silver, and Gold photographer in IPC competition in the Photographic Open and Master Artist categories.