Editing Class
Lightroom Classic Editing for Landscape Photography
and a Little Photoshop
Six live online sessions | 4–12 participants | Small-group instruction
October 28 – December 9, 2026
Tentative time: 6:30–9:00 p.m. ET | Zoom or Microsoft Teams
Price: $250
When? Sessions on October 28th, November 4th, 11th, 18th, December 2nd, and 9th. The class will run (tentatively) 6:30-9:00pm via either Zoom or Teams
Good editing isn't about pushing sliders, it is about translating what you saw and felt in the field into the finished photograph. In this six-session online class, we'll build a complete Lightroom Classic-based workflow for landscape photography, from organizing and developing your files to advanced masking, panoramas, exposure blending, and selected Photoshop techniques.
The final session will focus on editing participant images from start to finish. Sessions will be recorded and made available to participants together with the image files used in class.
The Experience
This class is designed to move from Lightroom Classic fundamentals to a complete, repeatable editing workflow. The emphasis is not simply on learning what individual tools do, but on understanding when and why to use them to shape a finished landscape photograph.
Build a strong Lightroom foundation, including importing, catalog organization, core adjustments, and presets.
Learn how to separate global and local adjustments and use masks to make increasingly precise edits.
Work with bracketed exposures and panoramic captures, from shooting considerations through merging and final editing.
Use Photoshop selectively for specialized tasks that extend Lightroom, including focus stacking, creative effects, and exposure blending.
Bring the techniques together in a complete start-to-finish edit during the final session.
Review session recordings after class and work with the same image files used during demonstrations.
Tentative Syllabus
Session 1: Lightroom Foundations (October 28th)
Importing and organizing photos in Lightroom
Basic edits — what do all these sliders do?
Presets
Session 2: Basic Masking (November 4th)
Editing with masks (global vs local adjustments)
Types of masks and how to use them
Session 3: Advanced Masking (November 11th)
Mask intersection and refinement — how to get the most targeted adjustments
Session 4: Bracketed and Panoramic Images (November 18th)
Why do you need these and how to shoot them in the field
Combining images in Lightroom (from simple to complex)
Editing
Session 5: Photoshop When Lightroom Isn’t Enough (December 2nd)
Things Lightroom can’t do
Special effects (Orton, Adamsky etc)
Focus Stacking
Exposure blending for creative control
Session 6: Editing Your Images from A to Z (December 9th)
We'll select participant images and work through complete edits together, from the initial RAW file to the finished photograph, discussing not only how to make each adjustment, but why
What’s Included
Instruction: Six live online sessions, approximately 2–2.5 hours each.
Recordings: Class recordings will be available to participants.
Practice Files: Image files used during the class will be provided to participants.
Final Session: Start-to-finish editing of participant images.
Is This Class For You?
This class is intended for photographers who want to become more confident and intentional in Lightroom while learning when Photoshop can add useful capabilities to the workflow.
It is especially well suited to landscape photographers who want to move beyond basic global adjustments, gain better control through masking, and develop a consistent process from initial import through the finished image.
Because enrollment is limited to twelve participants, the class is designed to allow discussion, questions, and individualized attention while still benefiting from a small-group learning environment.
Enrollment, Payment, and Refund Information:
Between four (4) and twelve (12) participants (class will be cancelled if less than 4 people enroll)
Workshop/class cost is fully refunded when a class is cancelled for insufficient enrollment.
There are NO refunds for classes missed due to the student’s absence. There is no pro-rating of classes.
No refund will be given after the start of a class.
If a student cancels a registration at least 3 days before a class begins, a refund will be granted less a 5% processing fee. Any cancellations after that date will not qualify for a refund.