Workshop on digital documentation

The University of Delaware, in partnership with the Foundation of
the American Institute for Conservation presents the course,
"Digital Imaging for Conservators and Museum Professionals"

April 19-22, 2010
9 am to 6 pm daily

Location:

    University of Delaware Downtown Center
    13 East 8th Street, Wilmington, DE 19801

Course description:

    Digital Imaging for Conservators and Museum Professionals
    teaches how to use digital photography to document the
    conservation process, and how to create photographic images to
    document objects and collections. Participants will learn to
    produce and archive conservation documentation images as well as
    operate a digital SLR (dSLR) camera. The emphasis will be on
    creating images using dSLR cameras, image processing in Adobe
    Photoshop, and image archiving using best practices.

Instructors:

    Dawn Heller and Tim Vitale are seasoned educators in the
    conservation field who also practice in the private sector. They
    bring many years of real-world professional experience from
    careers in both private practice and within prominent
    institutions. They are co-authors of the book on which this
    workshop is based, the award winning AIC Guide to Digital
    Photography and Conservation Documentation (2008), published by
    the American Institute of Conservation (AIC).

Workshops will be a combination of one-on-one direction, small group
collaboration, classroom instruction, and computer lab work. The
focus will be on extensive hands-on camera work and image processing
fundamentals, including color management. Participant interest will
also drive the activity, and will help determine course emphasis.

The photography component of the course will take place in a
classroom equipped with two of the most common conservation studio
photography set-ups - a copy stand and the typical tripod-based
system - as well as a range of lighting devices used in private
practice and by museum professionals. Image development and
processing, application of metadata, and file archiving will be
practiced in a new 20-station computer lab.

For more information about the instructors, course requirements, a
list of course objectives, and a preliminary course outline, please
visit

    <URL:http://www.pcs.udel.edu/art/digital-imaging/>

Fee: The cost of the course is $900, due at the time of
registration.

Register by phone--If you are paying with MasterCard, Visa,
Discover, or American Express, please call 302-831-1171, Mon.-Fri.,
8:30 am-5 pm.

Register on the Web--If you are paying with MasterCard, Visa,
Discover, or American Express, please visit our secure Web-based
registration page at
<URL:http://www.pcs.udel.edu/art/digital-imaging/>.

Hotel and Airport Information

    Hotel: We've arranged a special rate of $119/day plus tax at the
    DoubleTree Hotel Wilmington Downtown, which is located directly
    across the street from the University of Delaware's Downtown
    Center.  Please call 1-800-HILTONS by March 19, 2010 to secure
    the special rate.  Be sure to tell them you are with: University
    of Delaware Art Conservators.

    Airport: The program will be held at the University of Delaware
    Downtown Center located at 13 East 8th Street, Wilmington, DE
    19801. The Philadelphia International airport is the closest,
    approximately 30 miles away.

Please visit <URL:http://www.pcs.udel.edu/art/digital-imaging/> for
details.

Eric Pourchot, Ph.D.
Institutional Advancement Director
Foundation of the American Institute for
  Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
1156 15th St. NW, Suite 320
Washington, DC  20005-1714
Direct Phone: 202-661-8061
AIC/FAIC Office Phone:  202-452-9545
Fax: 202-452-9328


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