As a product photographer your main goal is to make products look as good as possible. In Retouching Product Photography, Aaron Nace will teach you essential retouching techniques so your products look their absolute best. Even under the best conditions product photos will contain flaws that need to be fixed in post-production. In this class, you will learn how to combine multiple exposures, clean up backgrounds, use the pen tool and color correct. Aaron will show you the best way to eliminate distractions and enhance detail in all your product photos.

Environmental portraits make very powerful images – they give the viewer a chance to learn about the subject through every aspect of the photo. Learn how to expertly retouch the background of environmental portraits in this Photoshop class with Aaron Nace. Aaron will help you eliminate distractions and use basic retouching so your subject shines through. You’ll learn how to manipulate light and independently color the background and subject to add contrast and interest. Aaron will also show you how to combine images so you get the perfect backdrop for your environmental portrait.

The viability of your photography business hinges on your plan. In Master the Business of Photography, you’ll get actionable business insights and guidance from Sal, an award-winning photographer, author, and owner of the million-dollar photography brand, Salvatore Cincotta Photography. Sal will coach you, start to finish, through the process of developing a winning sales, marketing, and business plan and how to implement it. You’ll define your ideal client, learn how to get your price list right, and develop effective responses to sales objections. You’ll examine emerging trends in engagement and wedding photography and learn how to integrate them into your business. Sal will help you re-imagine and energize every aspect of your photography business.

Learn how to expertly dial in aperture, shutter speed, and ISO; and learn the tricks of the pros for making this part of your workflow, so that you barely even have to think about it. Learning this is a key step towards opening up your camera's potential and taking better photos. In this easy-to-follow class, Khara will walk you through the basics of using your camera in manual mode. You’ll learn about the mistakes most beginners make and get a head-start on shifting your dials and controlling your settings. By the end of this class, you’ll feel more confident holding your camera and be inspired to go out and shoot – in manual mode!

In this course, you’ll learn how to achieve a wide variety of visual styles using basic zoom reflectors, a beauty dish, and a soft box. You’ll explore dozens of possibilities for setups that require three or fewer lights. This one-of-a-kind learning experience will give you the tools you need to create dynamic, beautifully lit images -- without investing in crazy modifiers or breaking the bank buying multiple strobes.

Learn how to expertly design and create a photo album. Go from image download to finished album design in 8 hours or less! Khara also explains how photo albums can be as good for your workflow as they are for your bottom line. Using a combination of Lightroom, Photoshop, and InDesign, Khara shares the nitty gritty details of how it's done. Khara redefines "workflow" to include some very specific business strategies that simplify everything while helping you avoid the common pitfalls that cause so many headaches! This isn't just another collection of keyboard shortcuts and Lightroom tricks. And with a special, in-depth look at InDesign, you’ll see why it’s embraced by designers around the globe (and photographers who are in the know) as the preferred tool of choice for everything from wedding albums to info packets and pricing guides. You’ll be ready to hit the ground running and creating a photo album right away!

Joel will also demonstrate how he creates his own iconic look. You’ll see how he blends Rembrandt cross lighting and and background textures in Photoshop to produce his moody, intense images.Commercial Photography: Thriving in a Competitive Industry with Joel Grimes will help you gain your foothold and get ahead in the high-intensity discipline of commercial photography.

Becoming a successful boudoir photographer is all about making your client feel confident and beautiful. How else can you expect them to relax, overcome any shyness about their body, and follow your specific posing directions? Boudoir photography is a delicate, intimate art that takes time to hone. Join Rachel Stephens for a three-day course that will cover everything from gear to lighting to posing — and show you how to build a thriving boudoir business in any market.Drawing on over a decade of experience as a boudoir photographer, Rachel will share the shooting, marketing, and communication techniques that she used to to build a luxury boudoir business from scratch. Rachel will start by showing you step-by-step how to create an amazing high-end experience for your client — from the first contact to the final portfolio. Rachel will also arm you with a plan to efficiently scale your customer service into a national outreach program including strategic multi-city tours.If you are new to boudoir photography, or want to learn how to make an existing glamour or boudoir business thrive, you won’t want to miss this hands-on, comprehensive course.

In Building a Successful Boudoir Business with Jen Rozenbaum, students got an up-close and personal education on the way she runs her business. Now Jen is teaching you how to think, plan, dream, and strategize about starting your own. Jen will discuss how to think, plan and strategize your personal business plan. There is no one right way to structure a boudoir photography business and in this class Jen will help you develop a vision for the way you want to run one.

Serge Ramelli as he shows how to get the entire dynamic range of a photo without an HDR look that is overly popular or hated. Serge will show how to use Photoshop®'s simple layers to blend different exposures and get the best out of each image. He'll walk through the new HDR function in camera or Lightroom® to blend all 3 exposures as well as Aurora HDR, a great software to make successful HDR images.

Capture amazing photos of cities when traveling and know how to make them pop in your post processing. Join Serge Ramelli as he walks through the best camera settings for the best skyline and urban shots. Know the best time to take a photo walk of a city. Once in Lightroom and Photoshop, Serge will go over how to blend different images shot at different times to get the best possible exposure for your photograph. He'll also walk through how to make adjustments or add a sky when the weather isn't working the way you want!

In this class, Mike will discuss all of the critical steps to retouching an architectural image. You’ll learn how to tame harsh ambient light, add your own additional light for drama, and get tips on controlling color and tonality. Mike will show you how to retouch away blemishes and techniques for correcting perspective. Retouching Architectural Images will arm you with everything you need to know to bring out the best in this important photography genre.

In Landscapes and Light, Matt covers all of the different types of natural light you'll encounter while shooting landscape photography out in the field. There isn’t much you can do to influence the light Mother Nature provides on any given day, but you can learn how to work with it. In this class, Matt will show you amazing tips for how to capture the best possible light when shooting, and he’ll discuss the best tools for post-processing and making the most out of any outdoor photo shoot.

You will learn everything from glamour to fashion poses, including the right ways to position your subjects in reclining, sitting, and standing poses. In addition to understanding the human form, Lou will show you how to effectively communicate with your subject to ensure you get the pose you want.

Using Lightroom for image management, editing, and workflow and image clean up works well but it only covers about 80% of your needs to be a professional photo editor. To get your image 100% you need Photoshop and the advanced image editing features. Jason Hoppe will walk through how to use layers and masks, edit non-destructively, remove and replace sections like backgrounds and sky, and how to add text and overlays. This class is perfect for the Lightroom user that wants to get more comfortable with Photoshop but is unsure how to move to more advanced photo editing skills.

In this 90-minute workshop, Dixie will cover how to work with natural light, constant light, strobe light, and how to experiment to find your distinct style. You will understand the basics of making your images pop, placing hair or rim lights, and using beauty dishes to create Mad Men-esque mood lighting.

Take your portraits in a whole new direction by experimenting with painting, stamping, digital decoupage, and more. Khara Plicanic will walk through how Photoshop can become a canvas for numerous types of art work you'd like to create. You just might discover a fun new side project, or possibly, an entirely new way to approach photography!

Just how far can you go with a RAW file? How much ‘data’ is there to play with? Are you missing out on the true potential of your images? Join David Grover, Capture One educator and expert, as he shows you a variety of techniques to really stretch your images more than you would have believe is possible.