Lenspiration Course
Secrets to photo editing
A video course for photographers who struggle with photo editing or who desire to estabish their own editing technique.
Transform your “raw” photos into “wow” photos
Tweak your photos to perfection!
Principles that apply to any photo editing program
Course Overview
This Course is Divided into Two Sections
1. Basic Adjustments
In this section, we start off by discussing the reasons why we edit photos. With that in mind, we can then look at common editing tools, understand how they work, and use them to accomplish exactly what we want. Just like there's a lot more to the cropping tool than leveling horizons, there's so much more to the basic adjustments than first meets the eye. Whatever photo editing software you have, learn to take control of it!
2. Tweaking to Perfection
Once you have learned to perceive the things that need edited in a photo, and have used the basic adjustment tools to accomplish those things as best as they can, you'll begin to recognize the need for more precise or sophisticated tools or techniques. Local adjustments, lens corrections, and color grading suddenly start showing up in your workflow. You're now tweaking your photos to perfection!
Conclusion: Start editing your photos with confidence
The more you grow and refine your photo editing skills, the more you'll start to see your “raw” photos transformed into “wow” photos!
Here’s how it works:
Access the Course
Log in to your account, click on “My Courses” at the top menu, and then select your course (first time, click “Take This Course”).
Do each Lesson
Take each Quiz
Fulfill each Assignment
Get Help Along the Way
Post your coursework on the Lenspiration Forums for feedback, interaction and general accountability.
Continue to the end
Do all the videos, quizzes and assignments for all the lessons in the course.
Celebrate accomplishment!
When you have completed the course, you will receive a certificate of completion.
Preview the course: click the video below to watch Lesson 1 of Secrets to Photo Editing
Course Syllabus
The Secrets to Photo Editing Course in a Nutshell
Section 1: Basic Adjustments
- Do I Need to Edit My Photos?
- How Much Should I Edit Them?
- Recognizing What To Edit
- 4 Reasons to Crop
- Adjusting Exposure
- Adjusting the Light Areas
- Reading A Histogram
- Adjusting the Dark Areas
- Setting The White & Black Points
- Contrast Adjustments
- Color Adjustments
- Black & White Editing
- 3 Categories Of Spot Removal
- How To Use Vignetting Properly
- Sharpening
- Noise Reduction
- Readjusting
Section 2: Tweaking to Perfection
- Purposes For Local Adjustments
- Types of Local Adjustments
- Removing Lens Flare
- Chromatic Aberration
- Lens Distortion
- Perspective Adjustments
- Color Grading
- Tone Curve Pros And Cons
- Stacking Adjustments
- Sepia Toned Images
- Presets
- Pulling it All Together
Lessons
Hrs of Video
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Take the Course without being a Lenspiration Member- Forever access to the entire Secrets to Photo Editing Course: 18 video lessons with assignments, quizzes, and access to the Lenspiration Forums.
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Take the Course as a Lenspiration Member- Access to the entire Secrets to Photo Editing Course: 18 video lessons with assignments, quizzes, and access to the Lenspiration Forums.
- Lenspiration Members have free access for as long as their subscription is active.
This Course is Part of Lenspiration’s Photography Program
The three phases of the Lenspiration Photography Program are designed to help you systematically learn photography from a beginner to advanced level. They are designed to be used as part of a high school elective but can be utilized by any age. Follow the recommended schedule in each workbook or take it at your own pace.
Phase I
Walk through the Foundations of Photography course and get to know your camera through supplemental resources! Plus, join monthly live Photo Coaching Webinars and get hands-on experience with real-life Photo Assignments.
Phase II
Through training articles, videos and the Explore with Your Camera video series, you’ll learn how to push your camera to its limits and explore special effects like silky water, bokeh, sunburst and light trails. Continue joining monthly live Photo Coaching Webinars and participating in Photo Assignments.
Phase III
Gain hands-on experience in a variety of photography genres, step into advanced photography through the Mastering Composition course, learn the Secrets of Photo Editing, and streamline your post-processing workflows through the How to Share Your Photos With the World course.
Join the Lenspiration Membership to pay per month for unlimited access to all the training.