Lightroom Basics: The Develop Module with Brian Leary - SF

Course level: Beginner to Experienced. Open to all levels.
Iconic photographer W. Eugene Smith thought darkroom work to be about 90% of
the photos creation process. In today’s digital age, this is a step often overlooked
and exclaimed as, “My camera doesn’t take good pictures.” This class is meant to
give you an insight into the Develop Module in Adobe Lightroom® and how to use it
like the darkroom of the film era to get the most out of your photography.
Whether you are new to Lightroom® or have been using it for years and are
looking to pick up some new editing tips and methods, this class is for you! Let me
take my, easy to follow teaching style and put it to use for you. We will start with the
basics of editing an image all the way through the final export process. Everyone will
be given the same RAW files to work with during the class so all participants can
learn in a similar way.
What we will cover:
• Editing RAW vs JPEG files
• How the editing process works in Lightroom®
• Creating a workflow for your editing process
• Basic images adjustments
o White balance
o Exposure
o Highlights/whites/blacks, etc
• More advanced adjustments
o Split Toning
o Hue/Saturation/Luminosity
o Noise reduction
o Lens correction and perspective adjustments
• Much more
All participants will be given an editing guide to take home and further their
learning and understanding.
*This is a interactive class and requires a laptop computer with Adobe Lightroom 5,
6 or CC installed. There is a 30 day free trial available from Adobe’s® website that
will work fine for this class.
Brian Leary Bio:
Growing up in a house with a color darkroom and a father passionate about
photography, Brian Leary was quite literally – exposed to photography from
birth. With a love for hiking and all things nature he moved to the Seattle
area in his early twenties and still calls it home today. Combining an
exceptional memory with over a decade of experience in the retail side of
cameras, he knows his way around almost every digital camera made. Brian
spent nine months of the year selling cameras while on the side
photographing weddings, products and real estate along with teaching
photography to fund his insatiable wanderlust for the other three months of
the year.
Brian has explored more than twenty countries and driven his way through
more than two-thirds of the USA. During his travels the natural world around
him and the cultures inhabiting it are the focus of his imagery with a strong
passion for nighttime landscapes. As a full-fledged travel addict, Brian has
had the opportunity to photograph everything from endangered rhinoceroses
to the 50th anniversary of the Dalai Lama’s exile from Tibet.
These days whether teaching one on one, in classrooms or through
workshops in some of his favorite locations Brian loves sharing his technical
and creative knowledge with anyone interested. He has a unique ability to
take complex concepts and make them easy to understand. Still priding
himself on in camera shooting techniques in this digital age, similar to the
methods of slide film shooting, the majority of Brian’s images are created in
camera on a single frame.
When relaxing back in Seattle without a camera, Brian enjoys cooking,
reading and exploring the trails of the Cascade Mountains.