The Raw Class
Don’t just shoot Raw "because somebody said to". Once you genuinely understand the principles and power of a Raw workflow, your results will amaze you. This class gives you the knowledge and skills to convert Raw files into fabulous, clean, natural-looking photos every time. Never again rely on guesswork or presets for clumsy, inconsistent editing.
Who is it for?
- New Raw photographers
- Jpeg photographers who want to make the important step to Raw
- Experienced Raw photographers who are frustrated with their inconsistent or disappointing results
What software is it for?
- All versions of Adobe Photoshop from CS3 to current
- All versions of Adobe Photoshop Elements from 6 to current
What software is it NOT for?
I remain hopeful that Adobe will fix Lightroom’s histogram and clipping warnings problems in the future, at which time I will teach it again.
Topics covered
- Understanding Raw data
- Histogram comprehension
- Tour of the Adobe Camera Raw interface
- Understanding and adjusting white balance
- Tonal distribution (Exposure, Contrast, etc)
- Noise removal and sharpening
What you get
- 24/7 unlimited access for twelve months
- Prompt answers to all questions
- A comprehensive set of reference material
- Plenty of videos to accompany the written information
- Proven, down-to-earth, simple methods for great results
Price
- $79
- (If you have taken it in the past, and would like a refresher, it’s $46.)
Requirements
- A membership account on Ask Damien
- I strongly recommend that your monitor is calibrated before taking this class. If it isn’t, you can’t trust what you are seeing. To get the most out of shooting in Raw, and to reach your full potential as an image editor, your monitor should be calibrated. More info about calibration can be found in this article.
Sneak peek
The first module is available for free! Read it here.
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Testimonials
I've edited over 200 photos (from a wedding) the last 2 days in probably a quarter of the time it used to take me. It feels good to know exactly what the sliders do, what I need to accomplish in RAW, and edit with purpose instead of playing around until I get it right.
- Jami, Ohio.
I can't thank you enough for your awesome Raw class. I have been processing Raw files for about 18 months, and thought I knew what I was doing.
At the end of your course, I thought I had only learned a little bit - until I processed my first session. WOW you taught me a lot. Suddenly I really understand what the controls in ACR do. I don't need to muck around to see what works - I can just go right to it and do it. It takes me half the time.
FINALLY I have found that x-factor that was missing.
- Kim, New Zealand.
Damien's RAW class was awesome! I've been using Photoshop for a while now and have numerous books on it. However, I found Damien's tutorial easy to understand and he explains 'why' more than other tutorials I've read. I love the variety of teachings (ie theory, video & pictures), it kept my interest and 'the penny dropped' on so many occasions. Well done Damien, you truly did a brilliant job.
- Natalie, Queensland.
Damien's Raw class is FANTASTIC!! I have been fumbling around in ACR for a while, pushing sliders this way and that until a photo looked 'better' with no real understanding of what I was doing. Damien's class explained everything in an interesting and straightforward manner without being too technical or overly simple.
I loved the combination of written slides, video examples, and a teacher that answers your questions with lightning speed (despite being halfway around the world)! Thanks Damien!
- Meredith, California.
Damien's Raw Class is amazing! I have shot in raw for a couple of years and played around with ACR but really had no idea of the benefits.
I would recommend this class to anyone and everyone! Everything is so clearly explained and easy to understand. I have invested in other courses before and this one by far was the best money I have spent with regards to PS editing.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
- Amanda, Alberta.
Damien's class was awesome. It was just what I needed to finally make the leap into RAW. As a photographer who had shot only .jpg for the first 3-4 years of my career, I was completely intimidated to begin shooting in RAW because I knew nothing about it. Thankfully, Damien's knowledge and his class in general propelled me into this wonderful world that I fought for so long and I'm grateful I made the switch. His class was very user friendly, extremely detailed, honest in areas where he wasn't as knowledgeable and so on. His genuine personality helps you learn and his honest critiques teach you what to do and what not to do. Thanks again Damien. I'm grateful for people like you who "teach" in this industry!
- Angie, Florida.
After months of mulling over whether or not to take the RAW class, I finally did and I couldn't sing higher praises for it. I learned more in a few days than I have in a few years of doing it on my own. My workflow has been sped up 10 fold and it's all because I now understand what I need to do, and how to do it quickly and effectively. Thank you!
- Debbie, Texas.
I am self taught and many times I feel like I am missing pieces to my puzzle and guess at things rather than know. I just felt like I got all my puzzle pieces I had lost or never had in the first place. It was very simple and easy to understand.
- Patrice, Pennsylvania.
If you are on the fence, take this class. Damien is an awesome instructor who really knows how to teach! He teaches you a workflow which I was seriously lacking. I was finally able to put skills I had already learned (plus a few new ones) into a workflow.
Seriously worth every cent!
- Sue, Japan.
I signed up for the Clean Processing in RAW class in part out of curiosity and in part out of never having experienced any sort of post-processing training. Heretofore, what I have learned about post-processing has been through trial and error. I somewhat blindly twiddled this and tweaked that to arrive at an image that I found pleasing. I didn't totally understand what I had done. After completing my first run through of Damien's class, I now have a better grasp of not only what I'm actually trying to accomplish but also the tools at my disposal.
- Charles, Texas.
The raw class is AMAZING. I'm on the last module and learned so much. I had no no idea how to approach editing and now I do. Thanks Damien for a such clear explanation of such difficult topic.
- Irina, New York.
Damien's Raw class was eye opening to me. It certainly cleared away the fog I have been wandering around in. I have read everything I can get my hands on about Photoshop and especially ACR and this was by far the clearest, most easy to understand explanations out there.
- Traci, Louisiana.
Thanks so much again Damien. You are endlessly patient, answer all my questions so quickly (no matter how tedious!) and explained things in such a straightforward and gentle way. Am excited to be giving images another go, rather then cringing at the thought of going in circles trying to white balance, sort out colour, noise reduction, etc. You are amazing!
- Kylie, Queensland.
Thanks to Damien's class, my processing takes HALF the time it used to.
It really is so easy to follow along with him - he has a great way of explaining things that makes it easy to understand!
- Christina, Michigan.
I finished your RAW Class and have learned so much. Taking RAW images was new to me and therefore editing them was new for me. I thought I could figure it all out on my own but struggled. I invested into the class and learned so much."
However, today is when I realized that I learned more than I thought I had learned. I had completely under-exposed a picture by pure accident and after about 2-3 clicks of that picture, I realized it and adjusted my settings on my camera. However, that under-exposed picture was by far the best one out of that series. I figured I would try to do the things I learned from class to save the picture.
I was soooo happy that I was able to. The client LOVES the image and I did show them the before/after and they were amazed.
I would have never have been able to do this prior to the class. I still have sooo much more to learn and frequently go back to the material. Damien you rock.
- Kristine.
Hi, anyone wondering about doing Damien's Raw Class, I have only one thing to say "DO IT!!" I have just completed the class, AND the support is still there to help me perfect what I have learnt. Damien, great class and very easy to understand and follow :) *Big thumbs up*
- Jacqui, Queensland.
If anyone is on the fence about whether or not to take Damien's RAW class, jump in and DO IT! I have taken numerous online classes over the past few years, but this class is truly the best, easiest to understand, get-excellent-editing-results-quick class I've taken to date. Totally worth the money - you will immediately see improvement in your RAW editing.
- Brenda, Texas.