Have a pro at your side - online, all the time
Learn to create professional-quality digital photographs from your Raw files - regardless of your current skills. In this exciting online course, master photographer Jon Canfield will show you how to: use the Raw format to correct white balance and exposure problems; use the extra information in Raw files to recover shadow and highlight details; and set up and use an efficient workflow for Raw images.
Key Features
- Shooting in RAW.
- Basic RAW Conversions.
- Beyond the Basics.
- Optimizing the RAW Workflow
- For serious hobbyists through advanced photographers.
- Improve the quality of your digital captures by using the RAW format.
- Set up a workflow to quickly process large numbers of RAW files.
- Make image corrections that would be impossible with other image formats.
- Designed for any type of photography.
What You Get
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Benefits:
You get direct feedback on your photos from world-acclaimed, professional photographers. You can learn photography in this way from anywhere in the world.
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- Learn at your pace, with structure.
- Be guided by a real pro instructor.
- Get your photos critiqued every week.
- Join students from around the world.
- Go far beyond any book or DVD.
- Make great pictures, again and again!
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Instructor
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Jon CanfieldJon Canfield is a landscape and nature photographer living in the Pacific Northwest. He writes for several photography magazines, including
PC Photo, Digital Photo Pro, and
Shutterbug.His "Output Options" column in Shutterbug has been a popular resource for thousands of people with questions on digital output and he is a consultant on digital printing for Canon, HP, and Pantone.
Jon is the co-author of Photo Finish: The Digital Photographer's Guide to Printing, Showing, and Selling Images, and the author of RAW 101: Better Images with Photoshop Elements and Photoshop; The Digital SLR Guide; and Print Like a Pro.
Listen to the fascinating BetterPhoto Radio Interview with Jon!
A Couple of Photos by the Instructor
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Course Outline
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Lesson 1: Shooting in RAW
Introduction: RAW is a hot topic, and most advanced digital cameras now support RAW capture. What is the benefit to shooting in RAW, and why choose RAW over JPEG? What tools are available for working with RAW images?
Assignment: With your camera set to Daylight white balance, shoot two photos - one in JPEG the other in Raw. Using Adobe Camera Raw, or your preferred converter, correct the white balance in the Raw image to remove the color cast caused by shooting with the wrong setting. Upload both images, labeled before and after along with what settings you used in Camera Raw to correct the RAW image.
Lesson 2: Basic RAW Conversions
Learn how to make basic image conversions with RAW files that would be difficult or impossible to do with other formats. Lesson 2 will show you how to correct Exposure, White Balance, Contrast, Brightness.
Assignment: Using the controls covered in this week's lesson, make adjustments to correct your image. Please upload the before and after versions of your images including the adjustments made with each slider.
Lesson 3: Beyond the Basics
Most RAW processors let you take advantage of advanced features including color correction, custom settings. Learn how to create quality black and white images before you convert your files, and how to merge images for maximum highlight and shadow detail.
Assignment: For this week's assignment, I'd like to see three sets of images: one set with dense shadow detail, another shot in low light, and another subject that you think would make a good black-and-white print.
Lesson 4: Optimizing the RAW Workflow
RAW processing adds more work to the digital darkroom. Lesson 4 will show you how to optimize your workflow, perform conversions on batches of images, and converting for multiple uses.
Assignment: For our last assignment, I'd like each of you to provide 2-4 images that require a combination of adjustments covered throughout the class. Examples of what I'd like to see are images that require adjustment to exposure, noise, and color temperature. Please include the before and after versions of your images along with the settings used to make your conversion.
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Requirements
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- Digital camera capable of capturing in the RAW format.
- RAW processing software, preferably Adobe Camera Raw (included with Photoshop CS and Photoshop Elements 3.0).
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FAQ
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Is this course intended for advanced photographers or can beginning photographers participate as well?
This 4-week course is open to anyone interested in using the RAW format to improve their images. People with experience shooting digital will benefit the most from the subjects taught.
Do the techniques covered in this course pertain to any type of photography?
Yes. RAW offers many benefits to all types of photography. You'll learn how to take advantage of the format for your style of shooting.
How much equipment will I need to assure my completion of each week's assignment?
You need a digital camera that can record images in the RAW format. The processing lessons will be centered on Adobe Camera RAW, which is included with Photoshop CS and Adobe Elements 3.0. Other converters will work, and I'll cover the basics of several popular ones in the course.
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Do I have to be online at any specific time?
No, you do not need to be online at any specific time. The lessons are sent to your email and you are also provided the Campus Square - where you interact with your classmates and instructor. This is also where you upload your photos to be critiqued by your instructor. The instructors are very punctual and respond quickly.
Will I have access to the instructor to ask questions during the photo course?
Absolutely! Students can ask questions in the special Q&A forum set up in the course's Campus Square, or can ask the instructor via email.
Do you offer a money back guarantee?
Yes. We are confident that you will fully enjoy our courses. All the same, for our 8-week classes, we offer a 100% money-back guarantee before the Wednesday that Lesson #3 is sent out. If for any reason, you are not satisfied and let us know that you would like to withdraw before the Wednesday that Lesson #3 is sent, you will be promptly refunded.
For our 4-week courses, we offer a 100% money back guarantee before the Wednesday that Lesson #2 is sent out from BetterPhoto. If for any reason you are not satisfied and you let the ordering department know that you would like to withdraw before the Wednesday that Lesson #2 is sent, you will be refunded within 7 days. After the second lesson has been sent out, no refunds will be given.
If you have further questions about this course, feel free to contact us via the Contact link below.
Only $198.00 USD
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