Making the transition from screen to print can be challenging. Creating a successful print requires more than knowing which buttons to push, it requires understanding how technical choices shape the final image. After an introduction to basic color management and printer settings, students will explore how various controls affect both the outcome and aesthetic of the print.
Through a series of technical exercises, students will train their eye to see and evaluate color, as well as explore edge contrast, sharpness, and custom black-and-white printing. Students should be comfortable using Adobe Lightroom or Photoshop and must have access to a photo-quality inkjet printer (Epson or Canon recommended).
Online class time will include demonstrations and preparation of the technical setup for each week's exercises. Students will complete weekly homework assignments, printing a series of test images in advance of each class. Evaluating these results is a core part of the learning process. Weekly group discussions focused on goals and outcomes will support progress and help students gain a deeper understanding of their own equipment. Technical issues related to software settings can be addressed in class through screen sharing.
Prerequisite: Photo-quality inkjet printer (Epson or Canon recommended)
Class Details
Dates: Six sessions on March 4, 11, 18, 25, April 8, and 15, 2026
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 PM EST
Format: Online, over Zoom
Participants: Limited to 10
Course Fee: $625 (members) / $675 (non-members)
Level: Students should be comfortable using Adobe Lightroom or Photoshop and must have access to a photo-quality inkjet printer (Epson or Canon recommended)
The non-member price includes a one-year membership to the Griffin Museum. Learn more about all the benefits here: https://griffinmuseum.org/membership-account/membership-levels/
About the Instructor
Sue Anne Hodges is a photographer and educator. Since 1992, Sue Anne has been exploring and using digital cameras and digital imaging technology. She studied this technology at the Center for Creative Imaging in Camden, Maine. Digital images from her early experiments have been included in Kodak's publication, International Photography, and one of the first exhibits of digital imaging --L'Épreuve Numérique-- at the Centre National de la Photographie, Palais de Tokyo, Paris.
Sue Anne was the Director of Digital Imaging at New England School of Photography (NESOP). Her career began as an advertising photographer, helping to build and supervise an in-house studio for Lechmere, a retail chain store. This led her to teaching studio lighting at NESOP where in 1995 she helped them establish the digital imaging department and taught for the past 25 years. In 2011, 2012 and 2018 Sue Anne was honored to be one of 20 educators in the country to be invited by Adobe to attend the Adobe Educators Summit. She remains a specialist in Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom. and Digital Printing.
Her more recent photography has taken her out of the studio and includes a variety of projects including work for The Cultural Landscape Foundation, Down East Magazine, and Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce. Sue Anne's personal work has been used on book covers, widely exhibited, and for 15 years she was represented by Redfield Artisans Gallery in Northeast Harbor, Maine. She splits her time between Mount Desert Island, Maine and West Newbury, Massachusetts.