Tour Brochure

Tour Poster

Adobe^® Photoshop^® Lightroom^® 
LIVE Seminar Tour with Scott Kelby or Matt Kloskowski

Get ready for the best Photoshop® Lightroom® training on the planet! You’ll be taught by Scott Kelby or Matt Kloskowski, two of the world’s top Lightroom experts. Sit tight as they show you an insider’s view of Lightroom. From Start to Finish, from image capture to final print – you’ll see it unfold right in front of you, as you learn step-by-step how to take control of your digital photography workflow.

This seminar will teach you how to take your photography to an amazing new level of productivity, efficiency, and fun with real world insider techniques that will make your life easier, and free your time so you can do what you really want with your photography.

The day begins by taking photos right into Lightroom so you see the entire process from beginning to end. You’ll learn how to set up Lightroom the right way from the start, to save you hours of wasted time and frustration. You’ll learn how to edit your RAW, TIFF, and JPEG images like a pro, and use Photoshop and Lightroom seamlessly to dramatically increase your productivity and enhance your workflow.

You’ll be shown the step-by-step process for setting up and customizing a professional presentation of your photography for clients that highlights your creativity and the quality of your work. And, you will be taught exactly how to set up your system for printing success, and automate the whole process, so you can just sit back, print, and get amazing results that look exactly the way you wanted them to, plus much, much more.

Setting Up Photoshop Lightroom: The Right Way from the Start
10:00 to 11:15 A.M.

We start the day by bring photos into Lightroom so you can see the entire process from beginning to end. You’ll see how to set up Lightroom and manage your photos the right way from the start to save you hours of wasted time and frustration. You’ll learn our streamlined workflow so you’ll work faster and more efficiently when it comes to finding your keepers and keeping them just a click away. Plus we’ll show you how to make the most of built-in automation tools and dozens of shortcuts to keep you way ahead of the competition.

Editing Your RAW, TIFF and JPEG Images like a Pro
11:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.

Lightroom lets you process RAW, TIFF and JPEG images using the same tools, but it’s what you do in the Develop module that makes all the difference in the world. You’re going to learn which tools to use when, which ones to avoid, and how to unleash the power of Lightroom’s Adjustment Brush for selective adjustments in your workflow. You’ll see exactly what to do, and in what order, to work as efficiently as possible, and you’ll learn the latest techniques in Lightroom 3’s groundbreaking noise removal as well as sharpening, contrast, and adjusting individual areas of your image.

LUNCH BREAK
12:30 to 1:30 P.M.

Using Lightroom 3 with Photoshop
1:30 to 2:30 P.M.

Lightroom 3 lets you handle an amazing amount of image editing, but there are times where you’re going to need to jump over to Adobe Photoshop for things Lightroom wasn’t designed to do. In this session, you’ll learn how (and more importantly when) to use Lightroom and Photoshop together for a seamless workflow that gives you the ultimate in power and speed. You’ll learn exactly how these two applications work in concert to give you incredible creative potential – from serious retouching to adding special effects. Plus you’ll learn some very cool Photoshop techniques along the way.

Showing Your Work To the Client
2:45 to 3:45 P.M.

Lightroom 3 has some very powerful tools for photographers to create online proofs and do client presentations that can now be saved to video so you can play them anywhere. In this session you’ll learn the step-by-step process for setting up and customizing a professional presentation that highlights your creativity and the quality of your work. Plus, if you’ve ever wished you had a really efficient way to let your clients, friends, or family view your work on the Web, you’ll be amazed at what you’ll learn in this eye-opening session.

It’s All About the Print!
4:00 to 5:00 P.M.

The printing features of Lightroom make it arguably the best program for printing photographic images ever. And with the new custom layout feature in Lightroom 3, you now have total control over printing one or several photos to a page. In class, you’ll learn exactly how to set up your system for printing success, and automate the whole process, so you can just sit back, print, and get predictable results that look exactly the way you wanted them to. We’ll cover everything from setting up Lightroom’s color management to configuring the print settings so you’ll get quick, reliable results, while side-stepping some common printing problems. We wrap up the day by bringing it all together by showing you the full beginning-to-end process; you’ll see it all, from taking the images into Lightroom, sorting, process, proofing, and even outputting the print right in class. Seeing this real world workflow come together live in class really “makes it stick” and brings it all together to make this incredible day of learning a career-changing experience.