In an age when Instagram and camera phones have made everyone into a photographer, the need to create truly exceptional images has become more important, and more challenging, than ever. As photographers, we need to up our game.

In this course, Nigel will demonstrate a wide range of techniques in Photoshop and Lightroom Classsic to help you improve your image making, going beyond the obvious uses of features to discover their sometimes unintended and hidden potential. From subtle adjustments to dramatic transformations, you will gain an insight into how to leverage Photoshop and Lightroom to make your images stand out from the crowd.

Through a series of mini projects, working with images supplied as well as on your own images, the course shows the creative potential for using Photoshop and Lightroom — separately and together — to elevate your imagery, while still retaining its authenticity. From a technical perspective, Nigel will also provide a solid grounding in an efficient, non-destructive workflow that leaves a clear path to future edits.

The course includes an excursion to picturesque location to capture images using techniques discussed by Nigel, to work on certain attributes during the course.

In this course, you’ll learn how to:

• Understand and effectively use blend modes to create mood, add texture or suggest motion
• Combine Photoshop and Lightroom Classic to play to the strengths of both applications
• Combine multiple frames of a subject to create a final image that is more than the sum of its parts

Notes will be shared via the Padlet app, to support the course.

By the end of the weekend, as well as some beautiful images, you will have a new perspective that informs how you capture images — seeing ahead in your mind’s eye to how they can be combined, enhanced and transformed in the editing software.

Students should have a working knowledge of Photoshop and Lightroom Classic prior to attending the course.

Included

On this course, the tutor will supply practice images.

What students need to bring

Important: Bring a note of your own Adobe ID login. If you don’t already have one, please register for a free account at www.adobe.com prior to the course, and bring the details with you.

• Laptop (if you prefer to work on your own machine), with current or recent versions of Photoshop and Lightroom Classic installed
• A new or empty USB (large storage capacity) or portable hard drive storage device and connection cables)
• Camera (preferably a DSLR or Mirrorless, but camera phones also welcome)
• Spare camera batteries
• Spare SD cards/storage for camera
• Download cable to transfer images from the camera to computer
• Suitable clothing and footwear for the excursion, and a day bag

Additional information

Wear appropriate clothing/aprons for the workshop or studio, this includes stout covered footwear i.e. no open-toes or sandals.

Arrival Day - this is the first date listed above

Courses start early evening. Residential students to arrive from 4pm, non-residential students to arrive by 6.45pm.

6.45pm: Welcome, followed by dinner (included).

8 - 9pm: First teaching session, attendance is essential.

Daily timetable

Classes 9.15 - 5pm, lunch is included.

From 6.30pm: Dinner (included for residential students).

Evening working - students may have access to workshops until 9pm, but only with their tutor's permission and provided any health and safety guidelines are observed.

Last day

Classes 9.15am - 3pm, lunch is included.

Residential students are to vacate their rooms by 10am please.

(This timetable is for courses of more than one day in length. The tutor may make slight variations)

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