LIVE Photo Editing Demonstrations
Learn how to improve your photo editing skills by joining in on our LIVE photo editing sessions. Submit your own RAW photos to have edited, ask questions about the techniques and get answers to your questions LIVE and in-person.
You Can Just Watch, or Submit Your Own Photo for Editing
We totally get it. There’s SO MUCH to photo editing, where do you start? what’s the best approach? Is one workflow better than another? How do you overcome a sticking point?
It doesn’t matter if you use Lightroom, Photoshop or Luminar Neo, simply being able to watch a professional photo editor, with over 35 years experience edit photos and solve common (and not so common) editing challenges is a good way to spend some time.
… and then to be able to ask questions? Even better!
Watch LIVE photo editing sessions
We livestream for between 90 minutes and 2 hours every week, on either Wednesday evenings during the summer or Sunday afternoons in the winter. The schedule is below.
Get answers to your questions
Ask questions about photo editing, about photography, or just about anything and Darlene will explain or demonstrate the solution. Ask anything. Really!
Submit YOUR photos to be edited
We encourage you to submit YOUR RAW photos, share with Darlene the problem you’re experiencing with it, and your preferred software on which you would like to see demonstrated.
Meet and make some new friends
The community of photo editors grows every week and we have a lot of regulars who join in every session to watch, share and just chat about photography.
Themed Editing Livestreams
Each week’s session is based around a theme we choose ahead of time. The theme might be a genre like “mountains” or “cars” or the theme might be underexposed or overexposed photos. The theme might be a common problem or a common desired outcome like “Restoring Old Photos”. You can see some of our themes below.
| Season | Day | Time |
|---|---|---|
| June – October | Wednesdays | 8:00 PM EST |
| November – May | Sundays | 4:00 PM EST |
Photos are submitted by viewers and readers like you that match theme. You can submit photos you already have in your catalog, or use it as a challenge to get the shots and then submit them.
Livestream Day Preference for Europe and UK Timezones
About Darlene
I am a professional photographer with over 35 years of experience who’s passionate about teaching and mentoring new photographers.
- I’ve edited physical negatives, both square format and 35mm.
- Photographed over 250 weddings and edited every shot.
- Used Photoshop since 1993 and Lightroom since it’s inception.
- I’m versed in Luminar 3, Luminar 4, Luminar AI and am the lead instructor for Luminar Neo: The Complete Course, the only course endorsed by Skylum Software.
- What I’m doing in the stream: I’m editing subscriber-submitted photos, with permission, so that you can see how a professional photographer would approach the image with any fixes, improvements, or added creative touches.
- How it works: I do this for free. Photos and/or questions must be submitted ahead of time using the form above. Submissions do not guarantee the photo will be used in the Livestream.
Some of our Past Livestreams
A Whole Session on Restoring Old Photos
Are your treasured old family photos in desperate need of a makeover? Join us for a thrilling 2-hour livestream where we delve into the captivating world of photo restoration. Using cutting-edge software like Luminar Neo, Lightroom, and Photoshop, you’ll learn how to breathe new life into your cherished memories.
Working With Landscape Photos
We used Lightroom and Luminar Neo to enhance some landscape photos to bring out the drama, some sky adjustments and addressed the challenges of a low contrast landscape photo with a blown-out sky using Lightroom’s advanced features.
Watch ALL the Editing Livestreams
Indulge yourself in hours and hours of live photo editing and pick up a trick or two. Get inspired to tackle your own catalog of images