Nik to Hold First Nik Summit Educational Event for Photographers
Educational Event for Photographers
Nik Summit Educational Event for Photographers
San Diego, CA— Nik Software will hold the first-ever Nik Summit, a multiday educational event designed specifically to educate and empower photographers and users of the company’s software tools. The event will be held May 13-16, 2010, at the Hilton San Diego Resort & Spa on Mission Bay in San Diego, California.
Attendees will learn how to improve their photographic skills by working alongside some of the world’s leading professional photographers, and the lessons will continue beyond image capture to help photographers develop photo enhancement skills using Nik’s software products.
“The Nik Summit will be more than a photographic experience and is designed to bring our customers and photo enthusiasts together with some of the best working photographers, photo magazine editors and top Nik Software experts,” said Michael Slater, president and CEO of Nik Software. “The Nik Summit is all about learning and sharing ideas in photography, and we are bringing our product specialists and educators, top engineers, as well as Nik Software’s founder and CTO specifically to do just that.”
The summit will incorporate a range of activities, including: guided shooting sessions at San Diego landmarks led by professional photographers Rick Sammon, Tony Sweet, Tony Corbell and Laurie Shupp; workflow seminars and hands-on digital imaging lab sessions with top Nik trainers; keynotes from photographers Joe McNally (National Geographic and Time) and Robert Beck (Sports Illustrated); panel discussions with leading photographers; evening “fireside chats” and networking opportunities with top working photographers from all over the country; and idea exchanges and social events with the Nik Software team, including founder and CTO Nils Kokemohr.
Rick Sammon, Tony Corbell Tony Sweet and Laurie Shupp will lead half-day on-location photo workshops each of the two full days with intensive lab sessions each afternoon covering digital post-capture workflow techniques conducted by Nik Software experts.
The cost of the Nik Summit is $599 ($479 early bird registration until March 15, 2010), which includes all on-location shooting sessions, workflow and hands-on lab seminars presentations/panels and fireside chats; breakfast and dinner at hotel; transportation for on-location workshops; sponsor gifts and prize drawings; and event ambassadors to ensure personalized attention. Register for the event at niksummit.com.