Advanced Lightroom Editing - Beyond the Basics

August 10 & 17, 2026
Instructor Corey Hilz

Take your Lightroom skills beyond the basic adjustments and learn how to use the more advanced tools.

Note - This class is appropriate for either version of Lightroom: Lightroom Classic or Lightroom Desktop/Cloud.

Two Live Zoom Sessions:
Mondays, August 10 & 17
7:00 - 8:45 pm
These will be recorded in case you miss one.

Course Content

Students will meet with the instructor for two live Zoom sessions to cover the material, ask questions, review content and provide demonstration.

Course content is available for 90 days.

The class videos can be reviewed and played back as many times as you like during the week of the class and for 90 days following it.

  • Learn about these editing features:
    Point Color
    Lens Blur
    Color Grading
    Tone Curve
    Masking
    Adaptive presets
    Editing in Photoshop

  • The Masking tool will be covered in depth, addressing the following topics:

    Types of masking:

    Selecting specific features of a person’s face or body
    Selecting the sky, or an individual subject
    Linear Gradient masks
    Radial Gradient masks
    Color Range and Luminance Range masks

  • Masking techniques:
    Inverting
    Duplicating
    Adding or Subtracting from a mask

Capital Photography Center Instructor

Instructor Corey Hilz

Corey Hilz is a professional photographer specializing in nature and travel photography. He finds the diversity in nature and cultures around the world offer boundless opportunities for new images.

Corey approaches his subjects with an artistic eye, looking for a fresh perspective. He goes beyond the documentary image to show a unique perspective using color, shape and line. He strives to share the beauty of a destination you’ve never seen and provide a new perspective on a familiar subject. While Corey has collected diverse images from extensive travel, he also find some of the most interesting subjects close to home.

Corey is a published author and his work is seen in magazines, books, calendars and catalogs. His photographs are also seen in exhibits and his prints are found in private collections. Corey has written six books, including two books on digital workflow and the first book dedicated to Lensbaby.

Corey has a passion for sharing his knowledge and his instruction enables photographers to improve their photographs technically and artistically. He leads workshops to locations in the United States and abroad. More about Corey can be found on his website, www.coreyhilz.com