Getting Started With Lightroom Classic

Instructor: Corey Hilz

Learn the basics of organizing and editing your photos using Lightroom Classic.

This class is appropriate for people with little or no experience using Lightroom.

Students will gain skills and confidence for image organization and image editing without being overwhelmed! 


3 Live Zoom Sessions:
7:00-8:30 pm on Mondays,
July 21, July 28 & August 4.

All sessions will be recorded in case you miss one.

Prerequisite: Students will need to have Lightroom Classic.

Fee: $145

Learn the basics of organizing and editing your photos using Lightroom Classic

This class is appropriate for people with little or no experience using Lightroom. It is designed to introduce you to the fundamental tools to get you up and running, not to cover every setting available.

Students will gain skills and confidence for organizing and editing their photos without being overwhelmed!

Topics Include

  • Storing your photos on your computer or external drive

  • Recovering highlight and shadow detail

  • Adjusting color intensity & Fixing color casts

  • Enhancing details

  • Converting to Black and White

  • Intro to selective adjustments using Masking

  • Retouching tools to remove distractions

  • Removing chromatic aberration and distortion

  • Noise reduction & Sharpening

  • Exporting images to share your edited photos

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