Lightroom I (Jul 24-Aug 1)
Dates: July 24 - August 1, 2024
Meetings: Wednesday - Thursday, 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM CST (4 sessions)
Location: Houston Center for Photography
Cost: $380 (HCP members receive a 10% discount)
Instructor: Austin Cullen
Skill Level: Open to All Levels
Special Benefit: 8-hour Digital Lab credit (worth $80)
Adobe Lightroom has become the standard for organizing, managing, and cataloging photographs offering powerful image processing and presentation capabilities. This course offers an in-depth introduction to the many features of this indispensable software and guides students through applying a correct digital workflow to their photographic practice. You will learn how to process your photos, correct exposures, adjust the white balance, enhance details, correct colors, and much more. You will gain confidence controlling Adobe Lightroom, allowing you to explore your creativity and develop a personal style.
Objectives:
Understand the concept of Adobe Lightroom and how it relates to image files
Implement a digital photography workflow as an integral part of your practice
Organize and select pictures effectively using the Library module
Understand the building blocks of an image and the color wheel
Process your pictures into stunning images using the Develop module’s powerful tools
Creatively apply both global and local adjustments effectively using the brush tool
Learn how to retouch your pictures using a variety of tools and techniques
Prerequisites: None
Course Prep:
Please bring with you to class a selection of your image files on a flash drive or hard disk. Students have free access to Adobe Lightroom Classic at HCP’s Digital Lab. An Adobe Lightroom Classic subscription is highly recommended in order to use the software at home.
Images:
Austin Cullen, Floating Biomes (2021), from the series A Natural History (Built to be Seen)
Mark Chen, Sombrero Galaxy and Bryce Canyon (2022), from the series Pilgrimage of Light