Master digital workflow and retouching by learning to use Lightroom effectively

  • Small classes and step-by-step guidance from two collaborating instructors

  • Learn to retouch various genres, including portraits, landscapes, wildlife and architectural images

  • We provide sample and reference images to reverse engineer afterwards

  • Establish an effective digital workflow that will save you time: From image selections to backup processes

  • Learn to export your images for printing and social media

  • Exclusive access to over 40 hours of class recordings and bonus videos

  • Students get a unique training catalogue and 50 world-class Lightroom Presets

  • Manage and maintain your portfolio with smart tools

About the Lightroom Classic Course

We are excited to announce that our Lightroom course now consist of 2-Day in-person training, with access to our Online Classroom which include over 40 hours of video tutorials by Danie.

We cover all the most important aspects of digital workflow and portfolio management, from importing, sorting, managing and retouching to exporting images for print and online applications. Retouch different types of image, from portraits, landscapes, architecture, wildlife, etc.

Course details

  • Small classes with a maximum of 12 people.
  • Learn how to use Lightroom, from top to bottom, left to right on your own computer, step by step and under the guidance of an expert.

Presented by

The Lightroom course is presented by Danie Bester.

Danie is the founder of DPC and is a well-respected photography educator and accomplished fine art photographer. He has been hailed by Photo World Magazine, as a Knight of Photography as Art and has been awarded the Admired in Africa’s Grand Master Award for his contributions to the Photography Industry in Africa.

Worth it! The Lightroom Course changed my entire workflow and made my life so much easier.

Vanessa Blomstrand

Key aspects

The most important aspects covered in the Lightroom Course:

  • A complete overview of the Lightroom interface, menus and modules.
  • Setting up Lightroom preferences.
  • Importing, image culling and selections.
  • Sorting and finding your images.
  • Advanced workflow and backup.
  • Managing and showing off your portfolio by using Lightroom Classic and Lightroom together.
  • Retouching: Portraits, Travel, Landscape, Architecture, Food and Wildlife.
  • White balance and working with colour.
  • Creating and working with Lightroom presets.
  • Preparing your images for output: Printing, and social media.
  • Q&A session.

Access to Class Material

Students get exclusive and unlimited access to over 40 hours of class recordings, additional training videos, PDF manuals and course slides via an online platform. Included is a sample training catalogue with reference edits you can reverse-engineer afterwards, as well as tutorials on Lightroom software updates! This means that your learning does not stop after the course and that you can continue reviewing the materials later.

Online Lightroom Course Coming Soon

We are working on creating a Online Lightroom Classic course for our international students who can’t attend in person. If you’re living in South Africa, we strongly recommend you attend the in-person course for extra value.

Cost

R3 400 per person. R500 discount for ex-DPC students. Lunch and refreshments included.

Who is this course for?

Beginner to advanced photographers.

Course duration

Two days of in-person training. Included in the course is access to additional Lightroom Training Videos with pre-edited images that students can practice on, even after they completed the course!

Requirements

You will need a computer or laptop with a working copy of Lightroom Classic. If you do not already have Lightroom Classic, we recommend Adobe’s Photography plan (20GB) for per $9.99 month, which include Lightroom, Lightroom Classic, Photoshop and 20GB of cloud storage. Please note that subscribing to the Photography plan will not automatically install Lightroom Classic and you will have to install it separately from the Creative Cloud App. You can get the Photography Plan (20GB) here.

Attendees should have basic computer skills and be able to navigate their desktop and file system, copy and paste, select files, etc.
At least 15GB of free disk space for course material.

If you are in the process of buying a computer or laptop, we strongly recommend that you read the following article, The Best Computer for Photo Editing. Feel free to contact our office if you need any assistance.

Upcoming Lightroom Classic Workshops

  • 20 – 21 April 2024