Courses
Starting photography using Lightroom Classic
No prior knowledge or experience needed!
Six 2-hour sessions.
A beginner’s course
No prior knowledge or experience is required - this course brings complete newcomers to photography and image processing through Lightroom’s many powerful features.
By the end of these sessions - aimed specifically at camera club members - participants will know how to organise and develop their images and have gained confidence in their skills.
Let’s Edit…
20+ sessions available - on a host of photographic genres!
Each session we take a different photographic topic - see below for the current list of available sessions. Participants send in their RAW files shot against the session topic and Joe edits them with a commentary on how and why.
Already run and continuing this year with the Royal Photographic Society and Camversation.
We discuss approaches to the topic both before, during and after the shoot, and you get ideas, inspiration and - for those who want them - perhaps even some higher placings as you put your new skills to use in your editor or choice. We’ll edit mainly in Lightroom Classic, but dive into other tools such as Nik Silver Efex, Topaz Photo AI and others as the need arises…
Would this suit your club? Maybe as a monthly session over a year, or shorter engagements as suiting your programme and needs.
Sessions covered to date include Mono, Landscape, Street, Nature, Portraits, Flowers, Abstract/ICM, Long exposure, Night, Macro & close-up, Events & occasions, Sports & action, Using other apps, Still Life, Water, What judges look for. Other ideas for topics always welcome!
Lightroom step by step
A detailed, 10 or 20 session exploration of all Lightroom Classic’s nooks and crannies.
A deep dive course, customisable for you…
Originally commissioned by the Royal Photographic Society, this detailed breakdown of every aspect of Lightroom takes you through all the areas of this powerful application, ensuring that you gain a full understanding of all the tips, tricks and capabilities of Adobe’s flagship image management system and editor.
This course has been delivered numerous times in different bespoke “flavours” to the Royal Photographic Society, Camversation, MyPhotoClub and the Royal Automobile Association Photographic Group. It can be tailored to 10 or 20 sessions, and offers a comprehensive and interactive way for complete beginners to master Lightroom Classic, one of the most powerful photography organisation and editing tools on the market.
Joe is an Adobe Certified Expert in Lightroom and has delivered hundreds of talks on Lightroom to camera clubs and societies all around the world.
And check out his huge 2 volume guide to Lightroom Classic Step by Step here!