After the Click
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Create with Vision · Edit with Intention
After the Click is about more than moving sliders — it’s about learning to see, think, and edit with intent. This course walks you through the complete journey from capture to completion, showing how every choice you make — before and after pressing the shutter — shapes the final image.
In this course, you’ll learn to…
Develop an editing plan based on your intent for the photograph
Diagnose distractions and restore hierarchy (what matters most in the frame)
Use tone, contrast, and colour to support mood and story
Understand how global and local controls interact (so you’re not guessing)
Build a repeatable workflow that fits your style rather than presets
Make confident decisions in unfamiliar editing situations by understanding why
Who it’s for?
For photographers who… want consistency, dislike “recipes,” want to edit with intent
Not ideal if… you want quick preset looks with minimal thinking
Master Your Craft
This is a complete, detailed exploration of Lightroom Classic’s Develop Module. You’ll learn every panel and control — global and local — and, more importantly, how they interact. Along the way, you’ll see how to balance technical precision with creative expression through real start-to-finish editing examples.
By the end, you won’t just know what every slider does. You’ll know how to use them with purpose — so your edits reflect not just what you saw, but what you felt.
What’s included with this course?
260+ page PDF eBook / 5+ hours video/ RAW files to follow along with many of the edits discussed in the eBook and videos
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Welcome to "After the Click" -
2Before the Click
This lesson focuses on vision and intention — the choices you make before pressing the shutter. You’ll learn how light, composition, and perspective shape your message, and how asking “Why am I taking this picture?” leads to more purposeful images and more meaningful edits.
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3Assignment 1 - Understanding Visual Weight
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4Lightroom Global Controls
This lesson introduces Lightroom’s core global adjustments — the tools that set the overall tone, color, and feel of your image. You’ll learn when and how to use them to establish a strong base for further editing.
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5Introduction to Local Controls
Here we move beyond global edits and dive into Lightroom’s local adjustments. You’ll learn how to target specific areas of your image using brushes, gradients, and AI-powered masks for precise, artistic control.
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6Now... Let's Get to Work
In this lesson, we bring the tools together in real-world editing examples. You’ll learn how to tackle tricky lighting situations, balance global and local adjustments, and use color tools creatively to transform your RAW files into images that reflect your vision.
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7Assignment 2 - Difficult Contrast Situations
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8Local Controls and Advanced Masking
This lesson shows you how to refine and combine Lightroom’s masking tools for precise, selective editing. You’ll learn how to balance subjects, backgrounds, and fine details with layered adjustments, giving you Photoshop-level control without leaving Lightroom.
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9Assignment 3 - Your Turn to Shine
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10Sharpening and Noise Reduction
This lesson unpacks Lightroom’s sharpening and noise reduction tools, showing how to recover detail without introducing artifacts. You’ll learn how to balance these adjustments for different subjects and prepare images with the right level of sharpness for screen or print.
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11Assignment 4 - Applying Appropriate Sharpening Strategies for Different Image Types
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12Click to Completion - some examples
In this lesson, we bring together everything you’ve learned so far in full start-to-finish edits. You’ll see how to evaluate an image, apply adjustments in sequence, and use Lightroom (and sometimes Photoshop) to refine your photos in ways that reflect your vision and intent.
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13Assignment 5 - Editing your images with Vision and Intention
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14Click to Completion - a few more examples
In this final lesson, we take images from raw capture to expressive completion, focusing on mood, depth, and storytelling. You’ll learn how to use selective adjustments and advanced techniques to refine composition and bring your vision fully to life.
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15Assignment 6 - Editing with Vision and Intention
