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Start your Lightroom journey right.
Aim: The aim of this Lightroom for beginners online course is to take anyone who is brand new to Adobe Lightroom Classic through the fundamentals and core workflow tools, leaving them prepared with skills to take on any tutorial available on the internet, including ours.
Please note: This workshop is designed for those with zero or very limited Lightroom Classic knowledge, including those who have opened an image in the program and then panicked. It really is Lightroom for beginners. Don’t worry, I’ve got you!
Start time: Anytime!
Learning Style: Self Learning
Program: Lightroom Classic (not CC)
You will need:
- A laptop or desktop computer
- Adobe Lightroom Classic (not CC)
- Patience and determination!
2.75
Hours of tuition
31
Lessons
The info:
If you’re brand new to Lightroom Classic, or simply too scared to try it, you are not alone. In fact, Lightroom is the second most frequent thing I get asked for support on, after Photoshop, with people constantly asking: “is there anything for Lightroom beginners?” Often, the student will sign up for an online one-to-one to go through Lightroom basics, but in an hour we can’t get through everything with practice time too.
So, after wondering how I can handhold everyone to confidence in Lightroom Classic, I ended up creating this Lightroom for beginners course which contains 31 lessons and a few extra notes and signposts along the way! We’re going to cover:
- An introduction to Lightroom Classic
- How to handle your files
- Organisation, filters and sorting
- Editing in Lightroom from end to end
- Efficiency & productivity with Lightroom
- Exporting in various formats
And it’s all online so you can join from anywhere in the world!
Please note, this course is delivered in English.
Section 1: Introduction
In the first section of the course, Jess runs through the basics of Lightroom Classic from right at the very start.
Section 2: Fundamentals
In this section, Jess moves through the core modules available and covers practical methods of file handling.
Section 3: Application
No stone is left unturned in the walkthrough of the develop module to leave you able to follow any workflow + efficiency tips!
Section 4: Exporting
After editing or organising images, you’ll want to export them for use elsewhere. This section covers exporting in depth.
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Who is teaching?
This course is taught by International Multi-Award Winning Photographer, Jessica McGovern who has the following credentials:
- 100+ Recognitions for photographic work
- International Pet Photographer of the Year 2020
- Pet Portrait of the Year 2020 (and runner-up)
- Northern Pet Photographer of the Year 2021
- Northern Equine Photographer of the Year 2021
- International Panoramic Photographer of the Year 2021
- Speaker at The Photography Show 2021 & 2022
- YouTuber & Educational Content Creator
- Featured in international publications
Regardless of location, means, background or gender, Jess believes that Photography is a skill where every individual can feel safe in their personal expression. She loves nature, landscapes, moving pieces of portraiture and high-impact imagery.
Here are some things that people have said about Jess’s training in the past:
The IPS workshop is exactly what I’ve been looking for. It has answered all of my questions and helped me to understand personal techniques and practices that I wouldn’t have been able to find elsewhere. Jess is a phenomenal teacher with a wealth of experience that marries up with a genuine kind and passionate personality. If you’re thinking about attending this workshop then do it! It is 100% worth the investment – you won’t regret it!
All I can say if you do not attend this you are missing out!
I had a business 1-2-1 booked with Jess to talk about business growth. Jess went right back into my business structure, identifying the weak spots for me to work on. Jess gave me lots to work on and review, after saying there’s no point filling a bucket before you have fixed the holes. I am excited to have more sessions with Jess!
This course is absolutely perfect for beginners. Extremely clear and easy to understand, taking you through all of the tools you need in an easy to navigate step by step format. For anyone struggling with Photoshop this is an essential purchase!!! You can learn at your own pace, in your own time and you will be confident in the foundations of Photoshop by the end. Cannot recommend enough.
Even though I thought I was competent at dog photography there is no doubt that this weekend course has lifted my standard up quite a few notches. To standards higher than I knew existed. The course is 10x more helpful than YouTube and we all know how good they are!
I would consider myself as an experienced dog photographer. I have been in the industry for 9 years and shot a lot of dogs. But still, I felt stuck with my marketing and sales sessions. So what did I do? I booked a One to One business session with Jess. And I am so happy with what I got out of that session. Jess asks the right questions to get the thought process started. She listened to what I had to say. And gave great advice that is possible for me to implement!
Before I ordered I thought that one hour would be a too long session. Could we have enough subjects to talk about for one hour? Oh was I wrong. That hour went so fast. And there was never a second of silence. Just great information and conversation all the time. So thank you so much Jess! I will work on everything we talked about and I will order a new session later to ask all the question that arose after we were finished.
Anyone considering taking a step into dog photography should absolutely consider this course. I have been on many courses but this is by far and away been the best. Jess is very passionate and knowledgeable about her subject and keen to ensure you come away with the techniques to take you up a level.
The workshop was very well organised and it was very obvious how much time and effort had been put in to make sure everything ran smoothly. Jess was super helpful and made sure that everyone got as much out of the weekend as possible. I particularly liked book as it will be great to use as a reference point going forward.
Before signing up for the Photoshop Foundations Course, despite being a user of Photoshop for some time, I had always struggled with ‘Blend Modes’ and working in Camera Raw. Jess explains things in a very easy to understand way, unlike many previous courses I have undertaken, and I now feel super confident in approaching my editing using better methods than before.
I had a great couple of days, learning so much from Jess both in terms of looking at potential locations as well as a full editing workflow. As part of the workshop we were given a very professionally put together book covering all topics of the workshop, this was a very welcome surprise. All in all the workshop was extremely good value for money and I will be attending more of Jess’s workshops in the future.
Start learning today:
There are no course pre-checks, no delays, no approvals and no launch dates, everything is on your terms. To sign up, you just need to add the access to your basket and checkout.
During checkout, you’ll be asked to create an account with an email address and password – make a note of these, you’ll need them to access the course. After checkout, your access starts then. Log in and head to your account where you can view the courses you have access to. And off you go!
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Lightroom for Beginners Access
£102.00
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Please note, this is a self-learning course so please try to make sure you have a good internet connection before starting! Access is for 3 months as standard, we can do small extensions. For lifetime access, check out the Premium Membership.
Access Duration
The access duration for this course is set at 3 months.
Why? Read on…
Access to the lessons is set by default and by design – there is current scientific research displaying a strong correlation between learning deadlines and completion, retention and mastery. Self-management is crucial and even with a busy life or a time-pressured day job, if you prepare for our online courses, you’ll have enough time to complete the sessions plus practical assignments too.
We would recommend taking your time to work through the lessons and practise each topic before moving on but also to schedule learning time in your diary to ensure you remain committed to working through your enrolled content.
We know this is a hotly debated topic in the online learning world, but for Jess as a science nerd, following the data is vital. So far a grand total of 0.3% of our total student enrolments have got stuck on the access length. We’re here to help though, so read on…
If at the end of the default access length, you feel that you need more time, just send us an email and we’ll sort that out as soon as possible – there is no charge for extending however extensions are for 3 months only and can only be applied once.
That being said, you can get lifetime access connected to an MTog membership if you need additional time. If you are an MTog already, you can request to have course access extended at any time, for any reason (you don’t need to tell us). Simply send an email to [email protected] to get the process moving. We’ll action it as fast as possible!
%
of people don't complete online courses if there is no deadline for access*
* W. Feng, J. Tang, and T. X. Liu, “Understanding dropouts in MOOCs,” Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, 2019 + J. Reich, “MOOC completion and retention in the context of student intent,” EDUCAUSE Review Online, 2014.
Course Image: Before & After
The full process from import to the export of this image, in Lightroom only, is shown in this online course.
Course reviews…
5 reviews for Lightroom for Beginners Access
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Susanne Waldeck (verified owner) –
Maybe some of you are like me.. totally carried away with pet photography… and then you realise what a mess it creates on your time budget, because you just run out of time to do all the edits!!
That is where this class comes in, it teaches you how to batch edit and how to use your time efficiently. And many more useful little tricks..
What can I say.. another great Jess Workshop. Highly recommended.
Lynn Busse (verified owner) –
I can say I’m really glad I took it. I could make my way around Lightroom before but now I have a much better understanding of how I can make my workflow more efficient which is huge! (especially for my dog sport events which have hundreds of photos!) Also got some good tips on what tools lightroom has for editing that I wasn’t familiar with…the new masking tools in particular. Definitely recommend for beginners and even more experienced users who want to maximize their skills and time management. Another great ThatTogSpot offering!
Janice Mcinally (verified owner) –
I have been waiting a while to do this course, so glad I have finally managed to do it, and way Jess explains everything in here is so easy to understand, I now have the knowledge to move forward with lightroom, just got to practice, Truely a easy to understand course, masking and using the brushes, was a subject I struggled with now I understand how to use them, and my files are now in order. thankyou Jess
Tracy Patton (verified owner) –
I truly enjoyed this course. I have been dabbling in Lightroom for years now and knew that I was not utilizing it to its full potential. Now, I have so many more skills and can’t wait to practice it more and more. Thanks for this course, worth every penny!
Toni Provencher (verified owner) –
This is a great course for any beginner Lightroom user. Lots of time-saving suggestions and ways to increase your skills in Lightroom. I highly recommend this course!