Online: Image Review/Critique- Edited Portraits

Below the course description (but before registration) will be a short explanation on how the class will run.

There is so much to think about in photography– from settings and composition to editing and post processing and so much more– that it can be easy to get lost within your images. Join Hunt’s Photo Education for a chance to discuss one of your images in a review and critique session, where we will discuss many of these topics and how they work in your image. Our Hunt’s Photo Education Team firmly believes that presenting personal work and observing peer work is paramount to the growth and development of your photographic vision.

This Week’s Topic
For this week’s topic, all attendees will submit an Edited Portrait. There are a number of moving parts to portraits. And often when we take portraits, we tell ourselves, “Don’t worry- we’ll fix it in post!”
Well, in this image review/critique, we’ll look specifically at edited portraits. So, what kind of portrait do we want? Well, they can be really heavily edited photos, or photos that have just been tweeked and fine-tuned! We’ll be looking at them from a few perspectives: How was the photo processed for exposure, color, and contrast? Was there additional processing that was needed, or was the photo “overbaked”?
For this critique, we ask that you export the image as a DNG, or save the RAW file with a XMP sidecar file so that we can reedit the image, if need be. (If you’re unsure what a DNG file is, watch this short video about exporting as DNG. If you cannot save the file in either formats, please submit an edited and unedited version so we can reedit, if need be.) We can look at these images in either Lightroom, Capture One, or Adobe Photoshop.
We encourage photographers of all levels to consider this course, as it is as valuable to seasoned professional as it is to a beginner! Join us for this exciting opportunity to share your photographic work with the community!

This class will be a small group of up to 10-15 attendees. Upon registering, you will receive a confirmation email that will include a link in order to upload images to us for the image review. We will also send out a reminder email a few days prior. Make sure to leave yourself enough time to upload your photo!

Regarding uploading of images
For this critique, we ask that you export a DNG from Lightroom/Capture One or save as the original RAW with the XMP sidecar file. DNG is a RAW format that also embeds in all the changes you have made previously to the image! Since it’s RAW, we can still make “lossless” changes to the DNG file, so that’s very helpful. We’ve made a short video about how to do it that you can watch here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ll87ah4kapx0zul/exporting-to-dng.mp4?dl=0

Registering and what is needed
After you register for this class, you will receive a confirmation email that will include information about how to access the online class, including an online ID code that you will need to get into the class. Make sure to save this information. We will also send a reminder email about 48 hours prior to the class time with that same information.

Layout of the class
Our course layout is simple. This course will last about 2 hours, depending on quantity of attendees. During that time, we will unmute all attendees and have an open discussion, so please have a working microphone on your computer/tablet.

“You Are Being Recorded” (And Other Note Related Items)
We will be recording this class! The video will be available for download about 24-hours after the class for all attendees, so don’t worry about taking unending notes. We will send this link attendees to download and rewatch at any time. In addition to this, we will generally send out a PDF of the presentation (when applicable) and handouts on the topic. If handouts and PDFs are included, we will send it out with the link for the video.

Can’t attend the class?
If you can’t attend the class but still want to download the video, no problem: Just sign up for the class! You don’t need to attend and we will send the video and PDF link the next day!

Want to get this class after it’s been run?
If you want to purchase this or any other of the classes we have done, you can certainly do so. Just send us an email at classes@huntsphoto.com and we can send you the invoice. (We prefer having folks in our classes, but this option is available as well if you want to see it!)

Please read Hunt’s Terms & Conditions before signing up.