MASTER ADOBE
LIGHTROOM
A 4-week live online workshop to take your editing and post-production from amateur to pro.
A 4-week live online workshop to take your photography practice from amateur to pro. Build an organised workflow, edit efficiently, and develop a consistent visual style across your work.
DATES:
Tuesday 17 November 2026
Tuesday 24 November 2026
Tuesday 1 December 2026
Tuesday 8 December 2026
TIME:
10.00 AM - 12:30 PM AEDT (Sydney/Melbourne time)
LOCATION:
Online
CLASS SIZE:
Limited to 12 students
by the end of this course, you will…
✓ Organise and manage your photo library with a clear, efficient workflow.
✓ Spend less time culling and editing, while working more efficiently across an entire shoot.
✓ Edit with consistency, so that all your work feels cohesive rather than a collection of individual images.
✓ Develop your own visual style and feel confident achieving the look you want.
✓ Know how to use the most important Lightroom’s tools, including new AI-powered features, that will make your life easier and help you deliver beautiful images.
why take this course
This 4-week live online workshop is designed for enthusiastic amateurs and early-career professionals who want to become more confident and efficient with Adobe Lightroom.
We’ll start with the basics: organising your library and building a clear workflow from import to final delivery. From there, you’ll learn the essential Lightroom tools for developing your signature look and reproducing it consistently, shoot after shoot. Along the way, we’ll cover techniques and shortcuts that speed up your editing and give you more time to shoot.
By the end of the workshop, you’ll have a system that will support your photography practice for years to come, an editing style you can apply with confidence, and a workflow that saves you hours on every project.
No prior Lightroom experience needed. We start from the basics, and if you’re already self-taught, you’ll fill the gaps and learn a proper workflow.
Every week you’ll also get practical assignments, downloadable class notes, and cheat sheets to keep.
NOTE: This course is focused exclusively on Adobe Lightroom Classic (the professional desktop version), not the cloud-based Lightroom application. Download it here.
what you’ll be learning each week
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Set up Lightroom and understand the tools you’ll use the most.
Develop an efficient workflow for organising, reviewing and selecting photographs.
Build a simple system that works for both personal and client work.
Understand metadata and how to protect your work.
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Learn how to edit an entire shoot rather than treating every photograph as a separate problem.
Understand the histogram, profiles, and presets, and how to use them.
Develop a repeatable editing process that helps you spend less time at the computer.
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Go beyond global adjustments with Lightroom's masking, selective editing and advanced retouching tools.
Explore colour grading and how it can influence the mood and consistency of your work.
Learn how to make precise adjustments to subjects, skies, backgrounds and specific areas of your photographs.
Develop a visual style that works across an entire body of work.
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Explore Lightroom's newer AI-powered tools and how they can fit into a professional workflow.
Understand how to export your photographs correctly for clients, print, websites and social media.
Create export presets and save time every time you deliver your work
what people are saying
“My favourite part was receiving real-time feedback from Marco. I also loved the homework he gave us.”
- Andy
“I loved the tone set by the instructors, Lilo and Marco. They were both very supportive, knowledgeable and kind. The other students saw this and were also supportive to one another.”
- Annette
“I seriously can’t thank you enough! I’m looking at all my old photos again now. You helped me rediscover how fulfilling and creative the editing process can be.”
- Jaclyn
“Nice diverse group of folks.
Marco was very available and very responsive to providing feedback. His knowledge of the topic was very good.”
- Robert
your instructor
MARCO SERVENTI
Throughout my career, I’ve worked with editorial clients including The New York Times, The Guardian and The Wall Street Journal, Australian Geographic, as well as photographing many events, weddings and portraits.
That work often meant handling thousands of images from a single assignment. I learned quickly that having an efficient system for organising, selecting and editing is essential.
It also taught me that developing a consistent look is what makes your photography recognisable. It’s what people come to know you and hire you for, so it needs to be there every time.
In this workshop, I’ll show you how to build a Lightroom workflow that saves you time, keeps your practice organised, and helps you edit and color grade your photos with confidence.
what makes this course different?
1. GUIDED LEARNING
With weekly live sessions, you'll stay motivated and make steady progress instead of getting stuck in endless YouTube tutorials or trying to figure out everything on your own.
2. PERSONAL, REAL-TIME FEEDBACK
Work with your own photographs, ask questions, and get real-time feedback throughout the course.
3. LEARN A REPEATABLE WORKFLOW
This course doesn’t just talk about how to use individual tools. You’ll learn a professional system that helps you stay organised, consistent and efficient.
4. A SMALL, SUPPORTIVE GROUP
Photography is more enjoyable (and you improve faster) when you learn alongside others who share your passion.
A 4-week live online workshop to take your photography practice from amateur to pro. Build an organised workflow, edit efficiently, and develop a consistent visual style across your work.
FAQs
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This workshop is designed for enthusiastic amateurs and early professionals who want to become more confident and efficient with Adobe Lightroom Classic.
It's particularly useful if you:
Photograph regularly and have a growing archive of images.
Shoot weddings, families, sports, events, or similar work.
Have never used Lightroom Classic, or taught yourself but feel like you're only scratching the surface.
Find yourself spending too much time editing.
Want more consistency across a shoot or body of work.
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You'll need:
A computer capable of running Adobe Lightroom Classic.
Adobe Lightroom Classic software downloaded to your computer and an active subscription. Get Lightroom Classic here.
A selection of your own photographs to work with during the workshop.
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The live classes will be facilitated through Zoom Video Conferencing software (available for free at Zoom.com). You will receive instructions on how to access before the start of the course.
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Alongside the live sessions, you'll receive weekly assignments to practise what you've learned. We recommend setting aside at least one hour per week to practise what you’ve learned.
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All sessions will be recorded and available for you to rewatch for 30 days after the end of the workshop.
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Plans change, we get it. Here’s how cancellations work: if you cancel more than 25 days before the workshop, you’ll receive a full refund, minus a $50 processing fee. For cancellations between 12 and 25 days before the workshop, you’ll receive a 50% refund. Cancellations less than 12 days before the workshop are non-refundable.