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Intro to Adobe Lightroom (Classic)
Organizing and Editing your Photos

When

The class is divided into six 2.5 hour sessions
Monday evenings from 6:00 - 8:30 pm EDT
November 13, 20, 27, December 4, 11, 18, 2023

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Where

This is an online event.
 
With digital photography, the capturing of the image with the camera is just the start. Photographers also must understand how to process their images for their intended use - whether that be to print photographs, create web pages and social media postings, create slide shows or even albums/books.


Adobe Lightroom Classic is a leading software application designed to handle the full photography workflow from organizing images, to editing images (a.k.a the digital darkroom), to sharing images by preparing them for print, slideshow, web page or book. Adobe Lightroom Classic is suitable for beginner to advanced photographers.

This beginner class is for those who are interested in learning the basics of how to organize and edit their images using Adobe Lightroom Classic software.

This class will concentrate on the essentials of Adobe Lightroom Classic's Library and Develop modules. Participants will learn how to:

  • navigate around Lightroom's modules and panels
  • organize their images so they can be easily found
  • quickly identify which images to work on from a photo shoot
  • optimize their images for tone, color and artistic vision
  • edit photographs to remove unwanted objects
  • do basic portrait retouching
  • export their images for a variety of uses including social media

In addition, Mary Louise will share her recommended workflow including:

  • where to store camera files and finished images
  • how to quickly narrow down from all photos in a photo shoot to just those images worth editing now and how to quickly remove images that will never be used
  • the order in which to go through the editing process on an image
  • short cuts and lesser known key combinations that help guide your editing choices

Participants are welcome to follow along with the instructor on their own computers, but given the online nature of this class, it is intended to be lecture oriented versus hands-on. Since the class is lecture oriented, it is not required that you purchase Adobe Lightroom Classic before the class.

Adobe Lightroom Classic can be purchased as part of the Photography Plan starting at a $9.99 per month subscription.  This class uses Lightroom Classic, not what is currently known as just "Lightroom" (after a variety of confusing name changes) which is a cloud-based version with a different user interface and functionality set. Please contact the instructor if you are unsure if you have the correct version. 

Each participant will have access to an electronic copy of class presentation handouts . Note taking is highly recommended. Each of the 6 sessions will be recorded and made available to you after class for your personal use.

Class size: Maximum of 8 participants

Class fee:

Early Bird Discount: $299 if registered by October 30, 2023, $325 if registered after October 30, 2023.

Contact

Mary Louise Ravese
Bella Vista Photography

shop.BellaVistaPhotography.com
919-307-9054
mlravese@bellavistaphotography.com

About the Instructor

 

Mary Louise Ravese specializes in fine art nature and travel photography from locations across the world. Her photographs are in private, university & corporate collections in over 40 states and are exhibited nationally. She has published images in calendars, magazines, books and websites.


Mary Louise is a regular speaker and competition judge for photography clubs. She also enjoys teaching on a wide range of topics related to nature, travel and creative photography.

Based in North Carolina, Mary Louise leads classes and workshops at a variety of locations across the US and abroad.

Some comments from past attendees:
 
" Mary Louise has a relaxed, but methodical teaching style. It was apparent that she had spent a lot of time preparing for the class. I learned a lot about Lightroom and improved my workflow. The Zoom format worked well - very satisfied with this class, it was extremely helpful - highly recommend it." - Pam S.

" I have been trying to learn how to use Lightroom for a long time and attended two different all-day sessions, but nothing took until taking Mary Louise's course" - Julia M.

" The class was excellent. The course was very comprehensive and took a step-by-step approach, so that each component prepared me for the next concept. It was very helpful having the session recordings. Having them to go back and review was great. I also appreciated the extra recordings and handouts that covered additional content. Homework is good as it made me practice what we learned on my own photos. I learned more than I expected. Even though I've been using Lightroom for several years, I still had many questions and gaps in my knowledge. This course filled in those gaps and made Lightroom so much more powerful a tool for me to use. Your organization and the structure of the course was great. I would recommend this course to anyone who wants to learn more about Lightroom." - Pat M.