“I’m loving the new world that you have brought me into with your knowledge of Lightroom and raw files. You have massively reduced my workflow, setting me up with a far more efficient photo library.”

(Jon Nash, of Jon Nash Visuals, Brighton, December 2009.)

We deliver training for photographers based on Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. We offer half-day, one-day and two-day sessions but can customise the course length to suit you; the two-day courses are delivered with up to a week between the two days’ training, during which you get to practise what you’ve learned during day one, build up your confidence and build up your questions that we can answer on day two. That way, you get to remember a lot more of what you learned. We usually train during working hours, Monday to Friday but we can provide training outside hours if that makes things easier for you.

One-on-one training

Available throughout the UK at your office, studio or home, using your equipment, environment and images—the best way for you to learn and to retain what you’ve learned. (Contact us if you need an alternative arrangement.)

Who’s it for?

• Professional photographers who need to settle on a proven digital image workflow that includes management of a large library of existing images.
• Emerging photographers who want to get to grips with image organisation, optimal image quality and print quality and build a well organised library early on.
• Serious, dedicated amateurs who want to work quickly and achieve great results, technically minded or not.
• We’re training photographers, not engineers and scientists—we keep things simple!

What does the training cover?

Every aspect of digital workflow, from capture to final output (fine-art print, online gallery, submission for publication or stock). We speak with you first and tailor the content for you, after we understand what you believe is holding back the quality or speed of your workflow or just the enjoyment you get from it . Call us on 020 3092 2907 or e-mail us and we’ll send you the complete list of topics by e-mail and discuss the emphasis you’d like placed on each.

What we need from you:

• An environment in which you won’t be interrupted too often.
• A chair for the instructor and a chair for you.
• A desk-and-chair arrangement that will allow both of us to get a good view of the computer display.

For best results, you should have:

• A recent Apple Mac or Windows PC with an Intel processor and at least 3GB of RAM
• A copy of Lightroom Lightroom 3 (strongly preferred) or Lightroom 2
• A source of your own images to work on. Ideally, some raw files should be included but we can generate some during the training, if needed.
• A digital SLR or similar.
• A card reader or USB cable to hook up the camera and the computer.

What we deliver

• Digital workflow training that’s based on what you need to achieve, at a pace you’re comfortable with.
• A very friendly, non-geeky approach. No rush, no techie jargon.
• A published Lightroom book. (There are several that we choose from, depending on your interest and preference.)
• For one-day and two-day courses, lunch, at a restaurant near you. Having lunch away from the working environment provides a much needed break. We can keep talking digital workflow (if you like) but things will be better in the afternoon if you’re away from your desk for an hour.
• We bring a MacBook running Lightroom and adapters to hook it up to a screen with DVI or VGA input.

Availability

We’re taking bookings now for May 2010 onwards.

More information

Please call 020 3092 2907 to discuss content or send us e-mail. We don’t employ any salespeople so if we’re not out training, you’ll end up speaking with us directly—we’re always happy to hear from you.

Collectives or teams

If you’re part of a photographic collective and would like training at your premises together, to reduce the cost per person, we’re happy to oblige. Please call to discuss.

How to book

Call us or e-mail us first to discuss course costs and structure. We’ll talk through the things that are important to you and get an idea of the areas you’d benefit most from, then we can arrange your training course. We’re on (020) 3092 2907.