Lightroom Classic Lessons in Toronto and Online
One-on-one Lightroom Classic lessons on your own computer, in person in Toronto or by video call from anywhere. Set up your catalogue from scratch, or learn to edit faster and better.
Learn Lightroom on your own photos
What you’ll learn
Getting started and staying organized
For complete beginners, or anyone whose catalogue has turned into a mess.
- Setting up a catalogue and backups
- Importing photos from your camera or memory card
- A simple folder and collection system you’ll actually keep up
- Rating, flagging, and finding photos fast
- A tour of the interface, so nothing feels hidden
Editing in the Develop module
For anyone who wants better results in less time.
- Exposure, white balance, tone, and colour
- Cropping and straightening
- Masking skies, subjects, and backgrounds
- Presets and syncing edits across many photos
- Exporting for web, print, and sharing
How video lessons work
Book and pick an app
Choose your lesson, suggest a few dates, and tell me whether you’re on a Mac or PC. We’ll use FaceTime, Microsoft Teams, or Zoom.
Share your screen and give me control
With remote control, I can show you each step directly in your Lightroom, on your photos. You can take back control or end it at any time.
Take over when you’re ready
Once you’ve seen a workflow, you drive and I guide. You’ll leave having done it yourself, not just watched.
What to bring
In person
Lessons happen at your home, your office, or anywhere in Toronto.
- At your home or office: any computer with Lightroom Classic installed
- Anywhere else: your laptop, fully charged, and its charger
- Your camera, to practise importing
- 10 to 20 varied photos in both JPEG and raw formats
By video
Lessons happen from wherever you are.
- A Mac or PC with Lightroom Classic installed
- A stable internet connection
- FaceTime, Microsoft Teams, or Zoom
- 10 to 20 varied photos in both JPEG and raw formats
Choose your lesson
Video Lesson
2-Hour In-Person Lesson
3-Hour In-Person Lesson
Lightroom lesson FAQs
Lightroom Classic only. It’s the desktop version that keeps your photos on your own drives and manages them through a catalogue. The cloud-based Lightroom works differently, and I don’t teach it.
Yes. Lightroom Classic comes with an Adobe Creative Cloud subscription, such as the Photography plan. If you’re new to Adobe, you can usually start with a free trial (currently 7 days), so time it to include your lesson. The trial turns into a paid plan unless you cancel before it ends. You can see Adobe’s photography plans and trial here (affiliate link). Please install Lightroom Classic before your lesson.
Both work. For video lessons, FaceTime suits Mac users, while Microsoft Teams and Zoom work on either.
Yes. We’ll set up your catalogue and an organizing system first, then move into editing at a pace that suits you.
Yes. My own photos are edited to look natural and realistic, but I can show you how to recreate most looks, like film, moody, or bright and airy. Bring a few examples you like.
You approve the request, you can see everything I do, and you can take back control or end it at any time. I only work in Lightroom.
Yes. Video lessons work from anywhere with a stable internet connection.
Book another lesson whenever you’re ready. Private lessons are valid for one year from purchase.
What people are saying
Amazing class! I went into the class as a total beginner, and left feeling comfortable, confident, and knowledgeable with my camera and photography overall. Highly recommend!!!
Before this weekend it was always automatic settings and a roll of the dice if I’d appreciate a photo I would take cause I never could operate the camera properly. … We were always taking moments to practice these functions with experimental exercises, which made it very easy to fully comprehend what he was talking about every step of the way.
Paul was able to help me become more comfortable with my camera. Through understandable instruction of terminology and its application, he removed the mystery, which was causing a barrier to my learning. I would highly recommend the private sessions.
Paul is a great teacher. He explains things in a way that is easy to understand and gives concrete examples. The fact that the class takes place outside, in the field, is the perfect way to practice while learning. I really enjoyed his classes, I learned a lot and I highly recommend Paul.
I booked the 100: iPhone Photography course as a birthday gift for my mom. … Paul was a great guide — super knowledgeable, kind and patient as he walked us through tons of helpful technical info of our phones’ capabilities and what it takes to compose a great photo.
I have booked 4 classes, and only had one, but already got a piece of information that was missing and it improved my pictures drastically. … No matter how difficult or “stupid” your question is, Paul will make sure to provide you with the information in a friendly manner, and make you feel understood.
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