An introduction to Adobe Lightroom with Tim Savage

Photography

Ref: SWE37733

Location: West Dean
£314
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About this course

Discover the image-editing power and management of Adobe Lightroom Classic. You will learn the interface, workflows and possibilities of Adobe Lightroom Classic – from importing photographs to detailed manipulation, enhancement and output .

Timetable

Arrival day
Residential students can arrive from 4pm, non-residential students to arrive by 6.45pm for registration
Student welcome, followed by dinner: 6.45pm (dinner included)
Teaching session: 8pm - 9pm (attendance is essential)

Daily timetable
Course teaching 9.15am - 5pm (lunch included)
Dinner: from 6.30pm (included for residential students)
Evening working: students may have access to workshops until 9pm, but only with permission from the tutor and provided any health and safety guidelines are observed

Departure day
Course teaching: 9.15am - 3pm (lunch included)

Residential students will need to check out of rooms by 10am.
Please note, the tutor may make slight variations to the daily timetable as required.

General Information

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Tutors

Tim Savage

Dr Tim Savage is a photographer, artist, teacher, and author. His PhD research focuses on how technical skills are taught and learned in the creative arts. He holds an MA in Photography and is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Tim serves as the Director of Technical Learning at the University for the Creative Arts, in addition to writing books and publishing articles for the UK photographic and educational press. He has also conducted over 100 photographic short courses at West Dean where his courses have been shortlisted in the Adobe Global Educators Awards.

Accommodation

Residential option available. Find out accommodation costs and how to book here.

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