DIGITAL WORKFLOW FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS

2011 WORKSHOP DATES

(Saturdays and Sundays in Bozeman, MT)

APRIL 2-3

MAY 21-22

JULY 16-17

DECEMBER 3-4

16 Hours

$350

Workshops are limited to 6 participants to maximize individual attention.

There are lots of photo manipulation and cataloguing software packages available, some of which are simple and easy to grasp, but as your collection grows in size and quality they often aren’t up to the job!  So why not use a versatile and powerful program from the start? You don’t have to be a professional photographer with years of experience to use Adobe Lightroom 3, nor do you need to struggle to learn its enormous capability.

One of the greatest challenges of digital photography is being able to quickly edit, process and keep track of all the images you are creating.  This two day, hands-on, intensive class will teach you the crucial skills of digital asset management utilizing Adobe Lightroom 3. You will learn and put into practice a proven workflow that will make you adept in keeping every image you shoot organized and archived. Discover how having a consistent workflow will allow you to quickly and confidently work with and optimize your images.

Learn how to quickly process your files and have them look fantastic.  Put metadata, keywording, and custom templates to work for you. Expertly size, sharpen and export your images for the web, art director or fine art printing.  Find any image in your collection instantly and have fun leveraging the power of Lightroom. You will learn techniques that will speed your workflow, increase your creativity and maximize your time and resources regardless of the type of photography you specialize in.

Contact Cindy to reserve or ask any questions: cindy@cindygoeddel.com

DETAILS

Workshops are limited to 6 participants to maximize individual attention. These are intensive 2-day, 16-hour workshops that will take place over a full weekend in Bozeman, Montana.  We will work from 9:00AM to 5:30PM each day with a one-hour lunch break. The fee includes tuition, comprehensive handouts, a customized workflow chart, bagels, coffee and snacks.   You will have to arrange your own transportation to and from the workshop.

To reserve a space a $100 deposit and a completed reservation form are required.  Please advise me via email which dates you are interested in and I will send you the reservation form along with the suggested equipment list.  The balance of $250 will be due 30 days before the first day of each workshop.

Please note these workshops are financially dependent on a minimum number of four participants.  If the minimum is not met, the class will be cancelled and a full refund will be given for your deposit/payment.  If we need to cancel a workshop you will be given a 15-day notice.

What Professional Photographers Have to Say:

“Cindy has worked for me for several years and she is my expert on Lightroom. My 35 plus years of film and digital photographs are now organized and in Lightroom.  She is very knowledgeable about the program and getting it to do what I need it to do. Her workflow is efficient and proven. Her class would be valuable for beginners and advanced users.”

Tom Murphy, Author/Photographer

“The Seasons of Yellowstone"

“Best Dollars Spent! The Lightroom training I took through Cindy Goeddel had the best return of any investment in my photography business.  Not only did Cindy show me how to transform my workflow to save me dozens of hours per month, but she answered all of my follow-up questions in a timely manner without hesitation.  I would highly recommend this training for any photographer.

Paul Bannick, Author/Photographer

“The Owl and The Woodpecker"

 Cindy Goeddel is an established award-winning photographer, passionate about wildlife and its recording, who has developed a fool-proof workflow for Lightroom 3 which ensures that your images are catalogued, optimized and stored, but always immediately available.  I attended one of Cindy’s two day courses with other amateur photographers and, as well as having a lot of fun, learned the necessary skills to bring order to the 1000s of images that were chaotically hanging around my computer!  Cindy has a vast knowledge of the programme and teaches its use in a patient, logical and structured way that allows you to keep up whatever your level of competence.  I came away not only with the knowledge to become fully proficient in Lightroom 3, but also I learned a lot about how to take and develop great photographs.  Most importantly, for someone who despairs of his memory, I left clutching comprehensive handouts, notes and a keyword list that Cindy has available that will save you hours and hours of work!   If you are serious about your hobby of photography, and want to take it that step further, book onto one of Cindy’s courses.

John Thornton

Cheltenham, England

Lightroom Workflow for Digital Photographers

Cindy Goeddel Photography

We will utilize a checklist to keep track of what has been done and any problems that have occurred for each shoot.  Our Lightroom digital workflow will look like this:

·      Create a desktop folder, YYYYMMDD_Description and download images to.

·      Copy same folder from the desktop to another separate hard drive. Organize by years.

·      Open Bridge, delete obvious rejects, one star favorites if you wish.

·      Import into Lightroom, and automatically rename and apply copyright to each image file.

·      Delete desktop Folder

·      Reformat card (s) in camera

·      Apply global keywords

·      Rate your best images.  Apply labels if you wish.

·      Apply specific keywords, title, captions on highest rated images: 3***--5*****

·      Sync metadata to similar images

·      Develop module, Optimize images

·      Sync develop settings to similar images

·      Create/Add to Collections

·      Export images for use

·      Export and archive a set of DNG files on a separate hard drive

·      Back-up Library – on more than one hard drive

workflow |ˈwərkˌflō|noun

the sequence of industrial, administrative, or other processes through which a piece of work passes from initiation to completion.

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© 2011                  Cindy Goeddel Photography/Lightroom Genius

         Basic Lightroom Develop Module Workflow

LIGHTROOM DEVELOP MODULE

1.     Crop (R) and straighten the photograph if needed.

2.     Start in the Basic panel:

·      Set Blacks using the Alt/Opt key

·      Set/Tweak White Balance: Compare "as shot", with "auto", with “cloudy”. Try the eyedropper on things in the image that should be neutral. 

·      Set Whites (Exposure) using the Alt/Opt key and check histogram

·      Adjust Recovery

·      Adjust dark tones (fill)

·      The brightness slider adjusts midtones.  If you make large changes you might need to re-adjust exposure, recovery and blacks. 

·      The contrast slider increases or decreases contrast in an image and predominately affects the midtones.

·      Set Clarity - watch for harsh midtones

·      Set Vibrance - be tasteful, watch sky color and warm color casts

·      Set Saturation - be very cautious, use sparingly.

3.     Go to Tonal Curve - choose linear or medium.  Choose strong for extreme effects.

4.     Go to HSL to work specific colors.  BE TASTEFUL!

·      Use targeted adjustment (activate tool) Click on colors and drag cursor up or down.  Correct specific color problems with Hue.  Optimize individual color Saturation.  Adjust individual color brightness with Luminance.

5.     Go to Detail for sharpening and noise reduction.  Set preview to 1:1 Alt/Opt Go to the Clone/Heal tool and fix “spot” problems.  Use H key to hide/reveal.

6.     Graduated Filter (M) - Look at photo for local adjustment needs and to darken large images use the graduated filter with brightness or exposure.  To lighten large areas use the graduated filter with exposure.

7.     Targeted Adjustment Brush used for local (small) areas.  Use bracket keys to change brush size and (O) to reveal mask.  Opt/Alt will “unbrush”.

8.     Optional:  Go to Vignette to darken edges.

9.     Check before and after using toggle switch or “” key.

10.   Sync to similar Images.

© 2011                  Cindy Goeddel Photography/Lightroom Genius