Photoshop & Lightroom

This workshop focuses on the most essential workflow and developing features of Adobe Lightroom Classic with the needs of the photographer in mind. Students will learn how to import, sort, organize and enhance their digital images, as well as batch process groups of images, quickly and efficiently.

In addition to the software’s new developing capabilities, participants will learn how to take advantage of Lightroom Classic’s local adjustment tools for retouching and correction. Other processing utilities such as white balance, black and white conversion, sharpening, noise reduction, and merging HDR and Panoramic images will be covered in this workshop. Further, the class will be instructed on how to export images in various formats such as JPEGs for emails and websites or high-resolution files such as DNGs, PSDs, and TIFFs.

The instructor will provide raw images for students so they can learn how to import, organize and edit the photos. Students will also have the opportunity to edit some of their own images and get input and feedback from the instructor and fellow students on the best ways to approach editing their images in the Lightroom Develop module. Upon completion of this course, students are encouraged to learn more advanced features of Lightroom Classic by taking the follow-up class, Intermediate Lightroom Classic.

12 Sessions (offered twice) Date: Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays, January 19-February 25, 6:30-8 pm PST with Michael e. Stern (for bio see www.lacphoto.org/people/michael-e-stern) Date: Mondays and Wednesdays, April 12-May 19, 6:30-8 pm PST with Michael Pliskin (for bio see www.lacphoto.org/people/michael-pliskin) Enrollment limit: 15 students

Skill/Experience level: Students should be comfortable working with the Macintosh OS X operating system. Tuition: $415 Location: Online Beginning Photoshop is a core fundamental class for photographers. Using Adobe Photoshop CC, the course teaches the most important tools, composition and basic image optimization, helping students to understand the process behind simple photo correction. The class will cover:

Photoshop Interface and Tools Overview a. Preferences b. Color settings b. Adjustment layers

c. Basic tools d. Panels & layout preferences for work space

Cropping, Resizing, Saving a. Crop tool b. Image size dialog c. Resolution, pixels, file size Adobe Camera Raw a. Basic overview b. Camera Raw workflow

Photoshop Adjustments a. Pixel layers— white & black points d. File formats

c. History panel

The goal of the course is to develop each student’s ability to work with Adobe Photoshop CC while having fun in the process. Students are encouraged to learn more of Adobe Photoshop’s tools and capabilities by enrolling in Intermediate Photoshop (offered through Online Learning).

12 Sessions (offered twice) Date: Mondays and Wednesdays, February 1-March 10, 7:30-9 pm PST with F. Scott Schafer (for bio see www.lacphoto.org/people/f-scott-schafer) Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays, May 4-June 10, 6:30-8 pm PST with David Calicchio (for bio see www.lacphoto.org/people/david-calicchio) Enrollment limit: 15 students Skill/Experience level: Students should be comfortable working with the Macintosh OS X operating system. Tuition: $415 Location: Online