From Blah to Aaah! Maximizing the Potential of Your Images in Post

Maximize the potential of all your images in Lightroom and/or Photoshop. This workshop will teach you everything you need to know to turn your ho-hum shots into heroes, while maintaining sanity and order in your Lightroom Library.

In the first part of this workshop, you’ll learn a step-by-step workflow that shows you how to work easily and efficiently with the Lightroom Catalog in order to ramp up your productivity and peace of mind. In part two, you’ll learn how to take your editing techniques to the next level by leveraging the mind-blowing tools in Lightroom’s Develop Module and Adobe Camera Raw. Once you master these tools, you’ll never have to settle for “blah” images again! All skill levels welcome.

The seminar will be followed by a working Q&A. Bring 1-3 of your own images on a thumb drive, and get expert advice from Erin on how to maximize their potential.

Special Offer: SAVE $10 OFF each additional registration if you attend more than one Go Ask Erin workshop during the Boston Sea Rovers Clinic.

PART 1
• Lightroom Catalog vs. Lightroom Library – What’s the difference?
• Avoiding a Multiple Catalog Catastrophe
• Basic Workflow when importing or adding images
• Navigating the Library Module – Tips and Tricks for speed
• The power of Keywords
• Creating a Travel Catalog
• Merging your Travel Catalog with your Master Catalog
• 3 things to NEVER do in Lightroom
• Finding Lost Folders or Photos

PART 2
• Lightroom vs. Photoshop – What each does best and why you’d choose one over the other
• Getting the Most from Post – How to know what to fix, and how to analyze your images for editing potential
• Getting the Best Possible Negative using Camera Calibration, Noise Reduction and Sharpening
• Essential Post – Exposure, White Balance and Contrast
• Color Correction Rocks! The amazing power of Hue, Saturation and Luminance
• Local Edits using Brushes and Filters in Lightroom
• The single most important thing to know about Photoshop – Adjustment Layers and Layer Masks
• Develop a Big Bag of Tricks – Pro tips and techniques that you’ll use over and over
• Getting your images from Lightroom to Photoshop and back

Class limit of 12 people

Speaker Bio:
Erin Quigley is an Adobe ACE certified expert specializing in customized workflows and editing strategies using Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom. She is an award-winning underwater photographer and video editor, and creator of GoAskErin.com, which provides one-on-one instruction, custom video tutorials, and Photoshop and Lightroom resources specifically developed for the underwater photographic community. Along with her private consulting business, Erin runs the Go Ask Erin digital help desk online and teaches Total Immersion Lightroom Bootcamps around the world.

Special Offer: SAVE $10 OFF each additional registration if you attend more than one Go Ask Erin workshop during the Boston Sea Rovers Clinic.