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Lightroom Reimagined
Lightroom Reimagined - An Expert’s Take on Editing
Lightroom was designed to make the basic adjustments most photographers need. But the approach and workflows used by most photographers do not properly address the complex processing problems that are found in most photographs. Lightroom has an achilles heel that makes more advanced processing challenging. To solve these problems, we need to “reimagine” how to apply the tools Lightroom gives us.
Rich has done an intense evaluation of the work he does for museums and gallery exhibitions, quantifying what kind of processing decisions are most needed to make professional quality work. The common approaches to using Lightroom will not achieve these results. Most processing requires masking, and approaches that go beyond Lightroom’s “Basic” adjustments. What is needed is a new workflow and application of Lightroom’s tools…a way to mix Lightroom’s ingredients with a recipe that gives better results.
This class will teach you to reimagine how to use Lightroom and approach processing like a master, giving you better results than your current workflow. You’ll learn the core problems that need solving in every photograph, and the fundamentals that will help you diagnose and solve both simple and complex problems. Through this knowledge, you will understand processing and photography better, which will help you work more effectively in the field and behind the monitor.
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Fixing Lightroom's Achilles Heel
Lightroom has an achilles heel that makes more advanced processing challenging. I'll show you how to solve that problem, and how to use the program in a way that addresses the actual issues intermediate and advanced photographers need to resolve.
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Contrast and Curves
Learn to use Lightroom's latest feature of using curves with masks. This is one of the most important additions to Lightroom ever and is a must-know tool. Learn how to use this new Lightroom feature to transform dull and murky photos into clear, crisp tones that communicate clearly. Curves are one of Rich’s most powerful tools and he will show you how he uses them.
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Color
Learning to see the difference between “good” and “bad” color is the key to the fine tuning that makes your photographs come alive. White balance and tint aren't always enough to solve it. Rich will show you how to evaluate and correct the most common problems.
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Masking and Brushing
Most photographic problems require local corrections to solve, and to achieve the fine tuning that turns a good photo into a great photo. In fact, this is where Rich spends most of his time when processing. Learn how to decide between local and global corrections, and how to make these corrections with refinement.
“I have a much stronger understanding now of what adjustments are truly important and why!”
I just wanted to follow up after taking your "Lightroom Reimagined" and curves courses over these last few months, I have a much stronger understanding now of what adjustments are truly important and why! It makes it so much simpler to edit in Lightroom by going straight to the key components that you taught us about. I wanted to share an iphone photo of a shot I printed right before your class and then again after a new edit with your methods - the first one (on the right) is flat and dull, but the second one jumps out at you and feels true to the experience of seeing these amazing cheetahs in the wild. Editing doesn't feel like a guessing game anymore and it leaves more time to make those small adjustments that you talk about.
Thank you for sharing your process!
— Alden C.
Eva Jo W.