Course List
With so many sessions being offered at the 2023 Leonard's Press Pass Summer Workshop, it is difficult to choose which sessions to attend. Review the sessions listed below to start planning which topics are your must-do's while attending the workshop. More amazing sessions will be released leading up to the workshop!
Perfect Exposure: F-stop
Learn about the Aperture, or f-number, the optical system in the camera lens, and how it affects your image.
Perfect Exposure:
Shutterspeed
Learn about shutter speed, which is the length of time that the film or digital sensor inside the camera is exposed to light and how it affects your image.
Perfect Exposure: ISO
Learn about the ISO system, which is used to describe the relationship between exposure and output image lightness in a digital camera and how it affects your image.
Perfect Exposure:
Metering
Learn to use the light meter, which is a device used to measure the amount of light.
Perfect Exposure:
Histogram
Learn to read Image Histograms, which are present on many modern digital cameras.
Perfect Exposure:
White Balance
Learn how to adjust white balance, the global adjustment of the intensities of the colors (red, green, and blue primary colors).
Perfect Exposure:
Focus Setting
Learn about the different settings on your camera related to getting sharp images & how to choose the most appropriate one for each situation in which you may be photographing.
Elite Sports: Stop Action
Learn how to ‘freeze action’ by using a fast shutter speed and other techniques to stop sports action.
Elite Sports: Tell the Story
In this session, we will be looking at ways to tell the whole story.
Elite Sports:
Seeing the Light
In this course, we will be exploring ways to see natural light and how to use it to your advantage for both impactful sports images and creative sports images.
Elite Sports: Fluff
“Fluff” is a term used by photojournalists for photos that support the main story.
Elite Sports: Perspective:
Explore different camera perspectives in order to create images that have impact in this course.
On the Fly: Phone Photography
Learn the dos and don’ts of phone photography and how to maximize the camera you have with you all the time.
On the Fly:
Phone Editing
Learn how to edit and import images into your yearbook software without losing resolution.
Basics of Lightroom
Learn how to use Lightroom Keywording, tag, and sort images.
Basics of Photoshop
We will be going over creating a new project, basic tools, layers, filters, and image adjustments.
Laughing Through
Common Yearbook Errors
Calling all yerds, and those who aspire to be. Let's laugh through our woes. Our fave yearbook rants, and the solutions that got us through. We've all been there, Henny.
Oh, I See You, Baby Yerd
New? Overwhelmed? Lost in the sea of acronyms and jargon? Ever think you're doing everything right only to get slammed in a critique? Let's solve the great mystery of yearbooking for the real world.
Pictavo Session 1
Learn how to navigate the basics of Pictavo: ladder views and organization, photo uploading and tagging, design area tools, art collections, and text placement.
Pictavo Session 2
Take the next step with Pictavo to enhance your skills in book sales, ads, grids and user management.
Cook It Up!
A dash of this, a splash of that, let it simmer, and voila! In this session, we will review the steps necessary to create the perfect elementary school yearbook for your school community. And don’t worry, we won’t let it boil over!
Get The Picture:
Elementary Candid Photography
Specifically for our elementary advisers, this session focuses on taking action to get the best candid photography to include in your yearbook. We’ll talk timeline and procedures to get you ready for the year.
The Do’s and Don’ts of Yearbook Copy Writing
Learn how to write... and how NOT to write, tbh... for your yearbook.
If You’ve Got It, Flaunt It
Check out these eye-catching elementary and middle school theme packages and trends. It’s a whole yearbook moment.
Tell The Whole Story
10 years from now, what story do you want your yearbook to tell? Learn how to make every page of your yearbook have a purpose and cover what’s important.
Consult An Expert
Want an honest critique of last year’s book? Bring it over. Need advice on where to put your focus this year? Let’s talk. Looking for your next steps? We’ve got it. We’re here to answer your questions.
Serving Practical
Design Realness
New to yearbook design? Ready to push your skill but not make a huge leap? Join this session to learn how you can make small changes that lead to big impacts in the visual appeal of your yearbook. All levels welcome!
Oh No! You GRIDN’T
TM
Learn the invisible architecture that makes putting spreads together logical. This is the secret-decoder-ring sessoin you've always wanted yet no one taught. If you’re a click-counter, an eyeballer, an alignment tool user or “what are all these lines?” asker... this is your intervention.
Getting to Know Your People
It’s harder than ever to get quality interviews that lead to all-star copy. Come learn the types of questions to ask and unique ways to encourage student and teacher involvement so you can share their story.
Yearbook Photography
That Hits Different
Who wants to read all that copy anyway? The people want to see pictures in your yearbook! So, let’s talk about what your yearbook photography should look like, how you get those perfect shots, and what makes a “good” picture.
Give Your Portrait
Pages a Glow Up
Gone are the days of pages and pages of boring mugshots. Don’t waste that space! We’re talking portrait flow options, coverage ideas, and design ideas in this session.
All levels welcome!
Vibe Check: Adviser Roundtable
For advisers only. Come join this session to check in with yourself and other advisers on how it’s really going. Discuss challenges, solutions, goals – whatever you need!
IYKYK:
Student Roundtable
Come talk about the student perspective of yearbooking during this Editor-led session.
No advisers allowed.
Become the CEO of Staff Organization & Recruitment
There is no “right” way to build your yearbook staff, but these advisers have got some tried and true ideas to share with you. We’re covering everything “logistics” from recruitment to student leadership appointment.
In Our Tik Tok Era - Social Media & Yearbook Branding
How do most things get sold nowadays? Watching. Seeing. Viewing. You're more likely to sell yearbooks if you have a clear and recognizable brand and use social media to bring the publication to their screens first. Learn how to do it here.
Something to Write
Home About
Yearbook copy of yesteryear is a snoozefest. Learn our tips and tricks on how to gather of-the-moment information you and your community will actually want to read. Come on, yearbookers, let's get interviewing.
