Editing Online Workshop- How to Use Lightroom 4 Webinar Series Part 1-Organizing, Importing, Copyrighting

Join Jason Lanier for an action packed 90 minutes of live instruction as he shows you the correct and smart way to use Lightroom.  Lightroom is the leading tool used by photographers all over the world to import, organize, edit, and export their images.

Knowing the correct way to use Lightroom will save you countless hours of editing time which in turn means you have more time to shoot!  Part #1 focuses on the correct way to import, organize, and copyright your images using external hard drives.

You don't want to miss this online webinar where you will be able to view Jason's computer screen and follow along as he shows you the most efficient and effective way to work inside of Lightroom.  Even if you don't currently own or use Lightroom you can benefit from this course because anyone can download a full version for FREE from adobe.com that lasts for 30 days.

Jason has taught entire workshops just on Lightroom alone and is now bringing it online so anyone, anywhere can learn from the comfort of their own home.

Registration is only $29.99 and all attendees will receive a video download of the presentation 1 week after the course!  Register now!!

Benefits of the course:

• Speed up your workflow
• Eliminate the need to delete images 1 by 1 when you don't need them.
• Quickly and easily locate your files.
• Set up Lightroom using an external hard drive so you don't take up space on your computer.
• Automatically imprint your images with your copyright information in the metadata during import.
• Gain your life back by speeding up your editing process by 1000%

REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO 25 PEOPLE AND WILL CLOSE ON FRIDAY MAY 3RD AT 4PM. DON'T BE LEFT OUT!!

Depth of Field, a simple illustration

I've seen many online tutorials etc. explaining depth of field, many of which are very good.  But I wanted to post a simple illustration where I shot two shots very differently with the intent of illustrating the power of using depth of field in the shots.  Depth of field can be controlled really by using two things, your aperture and your zoom.  I used two images shown here taken of my sons at Disneyland during Halloween.

In simple terms the lower or wider the aperture, the more blur or bokeh you are going to create.  This is especially desired in portraiture photography where you have one subject, or multiple subjects that are the same distance from the camera lens.  You will also create this effect by zooming into the picture.  The more the zoom, the more the blur.  This is known as creating a shallow depth of field.  In the image provided you can see how my son Kevin standing in front is in focus, my second son Jason is less in focus, and my son Michael in the back is very out of focus.

To create a large depth of field you use a higher aperture, usually f8 or higher and also minimize your zoom.  This is primarily used for landscape photography, and also for group shots like at weddings etc.  If you don't use a larger depth of field when shooting group shots, the edges of the images and anyone standing in the edges will begin to distort or blur.  In the image provided you can see all of my sons are in focus which was achieved by changing my f stop (aperture) to f/13 which gave me sharper focus for all areas of the image.

Jason Lanier Photography Club-Creating the Next Generation of the World's Best Photographers

Hey Everyone!  I'm starting a new online photography club and I need your help.  I have hundreds of students across this awesome country that have attended one of my workshops and I need your shots! I am creating a new online community space where we can share our pictures (only those taken at my workshops) so we can all be one big family.  You will all have the ability to download other peoples shots (mine too).  I'm looking for shots that are either behind the scenes, group shots, or if you'd like to STRUT YOUR STUFF and put up some shots that you took at the workshop that's AWESOME too!

Couple rules:

• Understand that others will download your shots, so only send me the shots that you are okay with.
• Watermark- you are only allowed to watermark the bottom of the image.  I'm totally okay with you getting credit for your shot but I'm trying to create a space where all of my students can share in the fun.

If you are interested please email me your photos to jason@jlpros.com.  These will be used in concert with the Photography Club that will be launched in December of this year!!

Mahalo, Gracias, and THANKS!

Jason