Biography
Aura McKay is an active participant in the Vancouver photography community. She currently teaches at Vancouver Institute of Media Arts and Vancouver Photo Workshops and has been involved in program and curriculum development with both institutions.
A member of PPOC and on the Executive Committee for the PPABC, Aura specializes in photographing creative weddings, unique intimate portraiture, and fine art alternative process images.
Aura’s enthusiasm and passion for photography are matched by her technical knowledge and skilled presentation skills. She is committed to sharing her knowledge while presenting at seminars, lecturing to university and photography clubs, appearing on Breakfast Television and doing product demonstrations for Sony. Her background in business, accounting and marketing is a solid foundation for facilitating emerging professionals in building their businesses.
Expedia, Bermuda Tourism, World Natural Sports Organization, Marriott Pinnacle, Sofa So Good, North Star Properties and CheckUp Magazine are examples of the diversity of Aura’s client list. In addition to continually pursuing challenging assignments, Aura is an avid and lifelong learner, studying with Tony Corbell, Ralph Gibson, Carlan Tapp, Gregory Heisler, Arthur Meyerson, Bambi Cantrell, Jerry Ghionis and Mary Ellen Mark among others.
Please visit Aura’s websites for more information and to view samples of her work;
http://www.auramckay.com
http://www.biggrinimages.com
aura@auramckay.com
Workshop(s)
Retouching Using Lightroom
New to Lightroom? Already love it for organizing your files but eager to know more about the develop module? Curious about how to do quick and easy adjustments to your images for beautiful results? Aura McKay demonstrates how to use the spot adjustment tools, build presets for brushes and development and use these tools to effectively reduce workflow. Although this lecture focuses on portraiture, the tools and techniques can be used for any image.