Online School

The raw camera file is never regarded as the finished image. This series of classes explores individual skills and genres enabling you to produce exhibition quality prints. These online and class based courses are a real hands on opportunity to share your images and prints with leaders in the field and learn new skills to move your photography forward.

The Power of Adobe Camera Raw

One of the first places you will see your camera file in all its glory after making the exposure will be in Adobe Camera Raw or Lightroom. Although the functionality of both programs is almost identical, on this workshop we will be focusing on Adobe Camera Raw and how to best understand its basic...

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Master the Lightroom Develop Module

One of the first places you will see your camera file in all its glory after making the exposure will be in Adobe Camera Raw or Lightroom. Although the functionality of both programs is almost identical, on this workshop we will be focusing on the Lightroom Develop Module and how to best underst...

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The Essentials of Photoshop

The use of Photoshop is often regarded as the tool of the professional and too complicated and unwieldly for many photographers to consider. This is understandable with so many image editing software platforms out there on offer, some are even free! The aim of this online photography workshop is ...

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The Essentials of Black and White Editing

When we think of fine art black and white photography we often think of Ansel Adams or Michael Kenna with their expressive photographs oozing with tonality. There is something timeless about a beautifully created black and white image, and black and white photography has certainly experienced a r...

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Making the Print

As photographers, often our main aim is to share our work with others. We dedicate time to getting out there with our cameras and explore whatever genre inspires us, but the ultimate aim is to finish this journey with a finished image, and often, a finished print that we can be proud of sharing.

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