Photographs, Flowers & Photoshop
 PVNN
December 25, 2010
| “I am a digital photo artisan who uses a camera to paint and my passion is flowers. The delicate, fleeting bursts of colours, shapes and sizes are what I strive to catch, so that when the flower is gone, the art remains.”
—Mike Laking | |
Who: Mike Laking, International Award Winning Digital Photo Artisan
Where: Vallarta Botanical Gardens, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
When: Thursday, January 6th 11:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Puerto Vallarta, MX - At 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 6th, Mike Laking, in support of the Vallarta Botanical Gardens, will be presenting a free workshop on how to create beautiful art from your photographs. Mike will talk about how to use Photoshop filters and actions, printers, paper and inks, and how to find free Photoshop video lessons. One lucky person attending the workshop will be chosen to spend 30 minutes with Mike as he turns their digital photo into a work of art.
Following the workshop, participants can join Mike in the Hacienda de Oro Restaurant for informal discussions and lunch as well as order from a great menu—at great prices.
Mike Laking is a digital photo artisan who specializes in flowers. Using computer graphic techniques, and his original photographs, he creates unique digital giclée photo art. Mike is the Grand Prize Winner of the 2010 Puerto Vallarta Botanical Gardens Photography Contest, and Winner of First Prize in Category, Best in Class and Best Digital Photograph, Ottawa Orchid Show 2010. Check out his YouTube videos and preview his art at www.mikelaking.com.
Mike’s art has been featured in numerous exhibits, galleries, articles and on TV. His work has won several national and international awards and is included in collections across Canada, United States and Mexico.
His fine art giclées are printed using museum quality archival inks, on fine art paper, gloss photographic paper, or premium gloss canvas, in limited editions. Each limited edition print is signed and numbered, and includes a certificate of authenticity.
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