Lee Varis
Lee Varis is a photo-illustrator now working in the Boston area. He has been involved in commercial photography for over 40 years. He started working with computer imaging over 20 years ago and currently works with his wife, Bobbi Lane, also a famous photographer, leading photo tours and workshops all over the world.
Lee’s work has been featured on movie posters, video box covers, CD covers, numerous brochures and catalogs. He is responsible for the moth on the "Silence of the Lambs" movie poster, as well as photos of the Starship Enterprise for the Star Trek movies! His creative imaging has been featured in National Geographic, Newsweek and Fortune magazines as well as trade journals like PDN, New Media, Micro Publishing News, Rangefinder and Photo Electronic Imaging.
The author of 4 books, his best know book is the best seller: “Skin: The Complete Guide to Digitally Lighting, Photographing, and Retouching Faces and Bodies” Wiley Publishing 2006 & a 2nd edition in 2010. This book has become a must-have reference for every portrait and fashion photographer.
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Lee's Seminars
THU 10 - 11:30 A.M.
A.I. Masking features in Lightroom & Photoshop
Lee Varis leads you on a deep dive into the latest A.I. masking features in Lightroom & Photoshop. This lecture/demo session includes several "start-to-finish" projects, in different photo genres, to illustrate how to use the new tools, as well as why you would want to.
Photography Seminar
Meeting Location: Celebration Hall at St. Anastasia, 5205 A1A S.
Price: $25
Difficulty Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Max No. of People: 30
THU 3 - 4:30 P.M.
Creative Still Life Photography – Lighting in Layers Using Photoshop
Lee Varis demonstrates a unique approach to still life photography that takes advantage of certain aspects of digital photography for creative control of lighting. See how to create impossible lighting schemes by blending several shots of the same subject, with different light directions, in Photoshop.
Photography Seminar
Meeting Location: Celebration Hall at St. Anastasia, 5205 A1A S.
Price: $25
Difficulty Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Max No People: 30
SAT 1 - 2:30 P.M.
Infrared Photography Workflow
Join Lee Varis on a journey into the unseen world of the infrared spectrum with IR converted cameras. Lee shows you how to get started with infrared capture using the various IR conversion filters. See how different camera conversions compare and how to make the most of your IR camera files in Lightroom and Photoshop. Lee explores color and B&W infrared captures, the ideal subject matter, and various approaches to interpret the dream-like color and tone of the infrared spectrum.
Photography Seminar
Meeting Location: Celebration Hall at St. Anastasia, 5205 A1A S.
Price: $25
Difficulty Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Max No People: 30
SAT 5 - 7 P.M.
Infrared Photography Photowalk
Join Lee Varis on a Photowalk on the grounds of the Celebration Hall at St. Anastasia Catholic Church, where you will gain insights into Lee's creative process with infrared capture. You must have an infrared converted camera to participate.
Field Workshop
Meeting Location: Celebration Hall at St. Anastasia, 5205 A1A S.
Price: $50
Difficulty Level: Must have infrared converted camera to participate.
Max No People: 12
SUN 11 - 12:30 P.M.
Fantastic In-Camera Multiple Exposures
Lee Varis showcases the capabilities of the most recent mirrorless cameras for in-camera multiple exposures. The newer mirrorless cameras have enhanced processing speeds that offer Photoshop style blend modes for multiple exposures. You can now capture additional exposures blending successive exposures in Lighten, Darken, and Additive modes, as well as the more traditional averaging mode. This opens up of wealth of creative opportunities for different photo genres, as well as being really FUN.
Photography Seminar
Meeting Location: Celebration Hall at St. Anastasia, 5202 A1A S.
Price: $25
Difficulty Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Max No of People: 30