Photo Tour - The Gems Of Georgia with James Kerwin
2026-05-14 - 2026-05-23 | Georgia, Georgia
Georgia is an incredibly exciting destination; it offers beautiful landscapes, stunning soviet architecture, and delicious food that caters for all tastes.
Since 2019, James has run photo trips and workshops through the former Soviet country, a country with fantastic landscapes at its core.
Combine those scenes with a scattering of amazing interiors, off the beaten path areas, and interesting ruins – this makes for a wonderful Photo Tour experience.
A must visit destination for the photography; this trip is a great opportunity for you to improve your photography, explore your creativity, and at the same time discover a truly amazing country.
The tour starts and ends in the Capital city Tbilisi, so join this small group tour as we explore Georgia for 9 full days.
James guarantees that he will not take you to locations typically visited by the masses.
For the full itinerary and prices, please email: – roy@myphotoclub.co.uk
It’s a place close to James’ heart; he launched his first tours here and spent nearly three years living in the country, getting to know its rhythms, people, and the hidden photography spots.
You don’t need to worry about logistics. James arranges everything – accommodation, local transport, and photography planning.
Please note that James leads flexible tours based on providing the best photographic opportunities and noting the interests of the group.
The weather can dictate some of the schedule, and it is likely to be adapted or changed.
James Kerwin is a British photographer based in Istanbul, dedicated to uncovering overlooked architectural wonders in urban environments. His work focuses on abandoned structures, hidden gems, and underutilised spaces rich in history, character, and aesthetic value.
His artistic practice is deeply intertwined with global exploration. Travel serves as both his compass and canvas – a means to uncover hidden architectural narratives in overlooked urban spaces, from Beirut’s decaying modernist structures to Tbilisi’s Soviet-era relics.
He seeks to highlight the extraordinary in the seemingly ordinary, capturing structures that reflect a lost era of craftsmanship and design. Through his lens, he reveals intricate details, textures, and colours often unnoticed in daily life.
His process begins with meticulous research and exploration, leading him to unexpected corners of cities worldwide. He spends hours, studying maps, looking for articles online, and learning the history of overlooked buildings. Only after this initial research does he walk through the unfamiliar streets enjoying the photographic opportunities.

Lightroom Tuition with Joe Houghton (All 8 Workshops)
2026-07-28 19:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Online
(As well as access to the 8 live Workshops, you will receive links to the recordings, which will be valid until 1st October 2026, for you to review, rewind and revisit)

Drowning in unedited photos? Master Lightroom’s complete workflow – from camera card to gallery-ready images that you’re proud to share.

Eight sessions. One complete workflow. You’ll understand exactly what to do with your photos from the moment they come off the camera to the moment they go out into the world.
Lightroom Classic is the professional standard for photographers who want proper control over their image library and their editing — but most people use about 20% of what it can do.
This series changes that. Joe Houghton, Irish based photographer and author of the Amazon #1 bestselling Lightroom Classic Step by Step books, guides you through the full application in a way that actually sticks: practical, structured, and directly relevant to how you shoot. Joe is an Adobe Certified Expert and has the ability to teach in a warm and engaging way that makes Lightroom clear, understandable and immediately useable.
Whether you’ve been clicking around Lightroom for years without a clear system, or you’re starting fresh and want to build good habits from day one, this series meets your demands.
Every session builds on the last, so you’ll have a complete, repeatable workflow – not just a collection of tips.
Each session runs for approximately two hours and combines demonstration with hands-on practice. Participants are encouraged to work along in real time using their own photographs.
What You’ll Cover
The eight sessions split across three areas:

Library Module (Sessions 1 & 2) — catalogue setup, importing, organising, keywording, and finding images fast
Develop Module (Sessions 3–6) — the full editing toolkit from basic adjustments to masking, presets, and batch processing
Other Modules (Sessions 7 & 8) — Map, Book, Slideshow, Print, Web, and round-trip editing with external apps

Joe Houghton has been teaching photography and Lightroom for over a decade, working with camera clubs, corporate clients, and individual photographers.
His approach is direct, practical, and grounded in real shooting situations rather than abstract theory.
Tuition Sessions Outline
The following outlines what each session covers. Topics build progressively — earlier sessions inform later ones — so attending the full series gives the best result.
Lightroom Library Module Tuition – Sessions 1 & 2
Session 1 — Your Lightroom Foundation: The Catalogue & Importing (21st April)

Understanding what the Lightroom catalogue actually is, why it doesn’t store your images, and how to set it up correctly from the start — including single vs. multiple catalogues and local vs. external drive decisions
Importing from cameras and memory cards using the Import dialogue — Copy vs. Move vs. Add, folder destination strategies, and how to rename files on the way in
Setting up metadata templates and applying keywords at the point of import so your images arrive already tagged
Build Previews explained — Minimal, Embedded & Sidecar, Standard, and 1:1 — and why your choice here affects performance throughout your workflow

Session 2 — Finding Order in Chaos: Organising & Searching Your Library (5th May)

Folders, Collections and Smart Collections — understanding the difference between where files physically live on your drive and how Lightroom’s virtual organisation layer works on top of that
Rating, flagging and colour labels as a triage system, plus using the Filter Bar to cut a large catalogue down to exactly the images you need
Metadata and keywording in depth — EXIF vs. IPTC, adding and editing metadata in the Metadata panel, and building a keywording strategy you can actually sustain
The four Library views (Grid, Loupe, Compare, Survey) and how switching between them at the right moment speeds up your selection and cull process

Lightroom Develop Module Tuition – Sessions 3 to 6
Session 3 — Your First Develop Edits: Interface, Histogram & the Basic Panel (19th May)

A tour of the Develop module interface — understanding the difference between the Library and Develop modules, the panel layout, and the Before & After views
Reading the histogram — what the graph actually tells you, how to use clipping warnings for highlights and shadows, and why you should look at it before touching any slider
The Basic Panel in full — White Balance (Temp & Tint), the six Tone controls (Exposure, Contrast, Highlights, Shadows, Whites, Blacks), and the Presence sliders (Texture, Clarity, Dehaze, Vibrance, Saturation)
Cropping and straightening — the Crop tool, aspect ratios, using the angle tool for horizons, and Crop Overlays including the rule of thirds

Session 4 — Going Deeper: Tone Curve, Colour, Detail & Lens Corrections (26th May)

The Tone Curve panel — Parametric vs. Point Curve, making targeted tonal adjustments, and how the curve interacts with the Basic Panel sliders you’ve already set
Colour Mixer (HSL) and Colour Grading — adjusting individual hues, saturation and luminance with the Targeted Adjustment Tool, and introducing creative colour grading across shadows, midtones and highlights
The Detail panel — manual sharpening (Amount, Radius, Detail, Masking slider), Noise Reduction for luminance and colour noise, and the AI Denoise option
Lens Corrections and Transform — enabling profile corrections, removing chromatic aberration, correcting distortion, and fixing converging verticals with Guided Upright

Session 5 — Precision Editing: Masking & Local Adjustments (16th June)

Global vs. local adjustments — understanding why you’d reach for a mask instead of a global slider, and an overview of the full masking toolkit in the Masking panel
AI-powered masks — Select Subject, Select Sky, Select Background and Select People; how they work, where they fall short, and how to refine them
Manual masking tools — the Brush, Linear Gradient and Radial Gradient; how to build up a mask using Add and Subtract; and how to invert a mask when that’s the quicker route
Combining masks with Intersect — using Colour Range and Luminance Range masks to constrain an AI selection to specific tones, and how to manage multiple masks cleanly without losing track of your edits

Session 6 — Working Smarter: Presets, Sync, Virtual Copies & Workflow (30th June)

The History panel and Snapshots — tracking every edit you’ve made, jumping back to any point in your edit history, and saving named Snapshots as milestones
Virtual Copies — what they are, why creating one costs nothing in disk space, and practical uses such as preparing a colour and a monochrome version of the same file simultaneously
Copying, Pasting and Syncing settings — applying one image’s Develop settings to a batch in a single step, choosing which settings to include in a Sync, and the difference between Paste Settings and Auto Sync
Creating, applying and managing Develop Presets — saving your own presets, organising them into folders, and using them at import to apply a starting look automatically

Lightroom Other Modules Tuition – Sessions 7 & 8
Session 7 — Beyond the Edit: Map, Book & Slideshow Modules (14th July)

The Map module — geotagging images automatically from GPS-enabled cameras, dragging and dropping images manually onto the map, and using a GPS tracklog to batch-geotag an entire shoot; the importance of accurate camera time for tracklog matching
Saved Locations in the Map module — creating named locations for places you return to regularly, filtering your catalogue by location, and a note on privacy when sharing geotagged images
The Book module — preparing and selecting images in a Collection before entering Book, the interface and page layout design, and exporting your finished book to Blurb or as a PDF
The Slideshow module — choosing and customising a template, adding text overlays, music and timing, using the Ken Burns effect, and exporting as either an MP4 video or a PDF

Session 8 — Sharing Your Work: Print, Web & External Editors (28th July)

The Print module — layout styles (Single Image, Contact Sheet, Picture Package, Custom Package), image settings, soft proofing, and the critical role of ICC colour profiles and colour management when sending to a printer
The Web module — HTML vs. Flash gallery engines, customising appearance and image info panels, and the options for exporting a gallery locally or uploading via FTP, with an honest assessment of where the Web module stands today
Round-trip editing with external applications — setting up Photoshop, Affinity Photo, or Topaz as an external editor in Preferences, using Edit In, understanding the TIFF/PSD options, and managing round-tripped files back inside your catalogue
Export workflows — building Export presets for different output destinations (web, print, client delivery), file format and quality decisions, and adding watermarks and output sharpening before files leave Lightroom

THIS BOOKING IS FOR: All 8 Lightroom Tuitions

(a reminder – if you can’t make any, or wish to review, rewind and revisit – the recordings are valid until 1st October 2026)
If you have any questions or would like more information, please email roy@myphotoclub.co.uk.
We’ve had fantastic feedback from previous Lightroom Workshops:
Jayne (UK) – ‘I can thoroughly recommend Joe, he covers everything from the basics to the more advanced concepts, and no question is too small. Joe is a great teacher and makes the whole experience very enjoyable.’
Andrea (Canada) – ‘I can do things now that I didn’t even know were possible!’
Ed (USA) – ‘Watched many, many, videos on Lightroom – nothing has been as comprehensive, practical and useful as this.

Lightroom Tuition with Joe Houghton (Library Module Workshops x 2) on Tuesdays 21st April & 5th May.
2026-07-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Online
(As well as access to the 2 live Workshops on Tuesdays 21st April & 5th May, you will receive links to the recordings, which will be valid until 1st October 2026, for you to review, rewind and revisit)

Drowning in unedited photos? Master Lightroom’s Library Module for catalogue setup, importing, organising, keywording, and finding images fast.

Lightroom Classic is the professional standard for photographers who want proper control over their image library and their editing — but most people use about 20% of what it can do.
This series changes that. Joe Houghton, Irish based photographer and author of the Amazon #1 bestselling Lightroom Classic Step by Step books, guides you through the full application in a way that actually sticks: practical, structured, and directly relevant to how you shoot. Joe is an Adobe Certified Expert and has the ability to teach in a warm and engaging way that makes Lightroom clear, understandable and immediately useable.
Whether you’ve been clicking around Lightroom for years without a clear system, or you’re starting fresh and want to build good habits from day one, this series meets your demands.
Each session runs for approximately two hours and combines demonstration with hands-on practice. Participants are encouraged to work along in real time using their own photographs.
What You’ll Cover
This booking is for Library Module (Sessions 1 & 2) – catalogue setup, importing, organising, keywording, and finding images fast (on Tuesdays 21st April & 5th May.)
Other Tuitions available are: –

Develop Module (Sessions 3 to 6) – the full editing toolkit from basic adjustments to masking, presets, and batch processing
Other Modules (Sessions 7 & 8) – Map, Book, Slideshow, Print, Web, and round-trip editing with external apps
All Modules (Sessions 1 to 8)

Joe Houghton has been teaching photography and Lightroom for over a decade, working with camera clubs, corporate clients, and individual photographers.
His approach is direct, practical, and grounded in real shooting situations rather than abstract theory.
Tuition Sessions Outline
The following outlines what each session covers. Topics build progressively — earlier sessions inform later ones — so attending the full series gives the best result.
Lightroom Library Module Tuition – Sessions 1 & 2
Session 1 — Your Lightroom Foundation: The Catalogue & Importing (21st April)

Understanding what the Lightroom catalogue actually is, why it doesn’t store your images, and how to set it up correctly from the start — including single vs. multiple catalogues and local vs. external drive decisions
Importing from cameras and memory cards using the Import dialogue — Copy vs. Move vs. Add, folder destination strategies, and how to rename files on the way in
Setting up metadata templates and applying keywords at the point of import so your images arrive already tagged
Build Previews explained — Minimal, Embedded & Sidecar, Standard, and 1:1 — and why your choice here affects performance throughout your workflow

Session 2 — Finding Order in Chaos: Organising & Searching Your Library (5th May)

Folders, Collections and Smart Collections — understanding the difference between where files physically live on your drive and how Lightroom’s virtual organisation layer works on top of that
Rating, flagging and colour labels as a triage system, plus using the Filter Bar to cut a large catalogue down to exactly the images you need
Metadata and keywording in depth — EXIF vs. IPTC, adding and editing metadata in the Metadata panel, and building a keywording strategy you can actually sustain
The four Library views (Grid, Loupe, Compare, Survey) and how switching between them at the right moment speeds up your selection and cull process

Lightroom Develop Module Tuition – Sessions 3 to 6
Session 3 — Your First Develop Edits: Interface, Histogram & the Basic Panel (19th May)

A tour of the Develop module interface — understanding the difference between the Library and Develop modules, the panel layout, and the Before & After views
Reading the histogram — what the graph actually tells you, how to use clipping warnings for highlights and shadows, and why you should look at it before touching any slider
The Basic Panel in full — White Balance (Temp & Tint), the six Tone controls (Exposure, Contrast, Highlights, Shadows, Whites, Blacks), and the Presence sliders (Texture, Clarity, Dehaze, Vibrance, Saturation)
Cropping and straightening — the Crop tool, aspect ratios, using the angle tool for horizons, and Crop Overlays including the rule of thirds

Session 4 — Going Deeper: Tone Curve, Colour, Detail & Lens Corrections (26th May)

The Tone Curve panel — Parametric vs. Point Curve, making targeted tonal adjustments, and how the curve interacts with the Basic Panel sliders you’ve already set
Colour Mixer (HSL) and Colour Grading — adjusting individual hues, saturation and luminance with the Targeted Adjustment Tool, and introducing creative colour grading across shadows, midtones and highlights
The Detail panel — manual sharpening (Amount, Radius, Detail, Masking slider), Noise Reduction for luminance and colour noise, and the AI Denoise option
Lens Corrections and Transform — enabling profile corrections, removing chromatic aberration, correcting distortion, and fixing converging verticals with Guided Upright

Session 5 — Precision Editing: Masking & Local Adjustments (16th June)

Global vs. local adjustments — understanding why you’d reach for a mask instead of a global slider, and an overview of the full masking toolkit in the Masking panel
AI-powered masks — Select Subject, Select Sky, Select Background and Select People; how they work, where they fall short, and how to refine them
Manual masking tools — the Brush, Linear Gradient and Radial Gradient; how to build up a mask using Add and Subtract; and how to invert a mask when that’s the quicker route
Combining masks with Intersect — using Colour Range and Luminance Range masks to constrain an AI selection to specific tones, and how to manage multiple masks cleanly without losing track of your edits

Session 6 — Working Smarter: Presets, Sync, Virtual Copies & Workflow (30th June)

The History panel and Snapshots — tracking every edit you’ve made, jumping back to any point in your edit history, and saving named Snapshots as milestones
Virtual Copies — what they are, why creating one costs nothing in disk space, and practical uses such as preparing a colour and a monochrome version of the same file simultaneously
Copying, Pasting and Syncing settings — applying one image’s Develop settings to a batch in a single step, choosing which settings to include in a Sync, and the difference between Paste Settings and Auto Sync
Creating, applying and managing Develop Presets — saving your own presets, organising them into folders, and using them at import to apply a starting look automatically

Lightroom Other Modules Tuition – Sessions 7 & 8
Session 7 — Beyond the Edit: Map, Book & Slideshow Modules (14th July)

The Map module — geotagging images automatically from GPS-enabled cameras, dragging and dropping images manually onto the map, and using a GPS tracklog to batch-geotag an entire shoot; the importance of accurate camera time for tracklog matching
Saved Locations in the Map module — creating named locations for places you return to regularly, filtering your catalogue by location, and a note on privacy when sharing geotagged images
The Book module — preparing and selecting images in a Collection before entering Book, the interface and page layout design, and exporting your finished book to Blurb or as a PDF
The Slideshow module — choosing and customising a template, adding text overlays, music and timing, using the Ken Burns effect, and exporting as either an MP4 video or a PDF

Session 8 — Sharing Your Work: Print, Web & External Editors (28th July)

The Print module — layout styles (Single Image, Contact Sheet, Picture Package, Custom Package), image settings, soft proofing, and the critical role of ICC colour profiles and colour management when sending to a printer
The Web module — HTML vs. Flash gallery engines, customising appearance and image info panels, and the options for exporting a gallery locally or uploading via FTP, with an honest assessment of where the Web module stands today
Round-trip editing with external applications — setting up Photoshop, Affinity Photo, or Topaz as an external editor in Preferences, using Edit In, understanding the TIFF/PSD options, and managing round-tripped files back inside your catalogue
Export workflows — building Export presets for different output destinations (web, print, client delivery), file format and quality decisions, and adding watermarks and output sharpening before files leave Lightroom

THIS BOOKING IS FOR: Library Module (Sessions 1 & 2)

(a reminder – if you can’t make any, or wish to review, rewind and revisit – the recordings are valid until 1st October 2026)
If you have any questions or would like more information, please email roy@myphotoclub.co.uk.
We’ve had fantastic feedback from previous Lightroom Workshops:
Jayne (UK) – ‘I can thoroughly recommend Joe, he covers everything from the basics to the more advanced concepts, and no question is too small. Joe is a great teacher and makes the whole experience very enjoyable.’
Andrea (Canada) – ‘I can do things now that I didn’t even know were possible!’
Ed (USA) – ‘Watched many, many, videos on Lightroom – nothing has been as comprehensive, practical and useful as this.

Lightroom Tuition with Joe Houghton (Other Modules Workshops x 2) on Tuesdays 14th & 28th July.
2026-07-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Online
(As well as access to the 2 live Workshops on Tuesdays 14th & 28th July, you will receive links to the recordings, which will be valid until 1st October 2026, for you to review, rewind and revisit)

Master Lightroom’s ‘Other’ Modules for Map, Book, Slideshow, Print, Web, and round-trip editing with external apps on Tuesdays 14th & 28th July.

Lightroom Classic is the professional standard for photographers who want proper control over their image library, their editing and output.
This series changes that. Joe Houghton, Irish based photographer and author of the Amazon #1 bestselling Lightroom Classic Step by Step books, guides you through the full application in a way that actually sticks: practical, structured, and directly relevant to how you shoot. Joe is an Adobe Certified Expert and has the ability to teach in a warm and engaging way that makes Lightroom clear, understandable and immediately useable.
Whether you’ve been clicking around Lightroom for years without a clear system, or you’re starting fresh and want to build good habits from day one, this series meets your demands.
Each session runs for approximately two hours and combines demonstration with hands-on practice. Participants are encouraged to work along in real time using their own photographs.
What You’ll Cover
This booking is for ‘Other’ Modules (Sessions 7 & 8) for Map, Book, Slideshow, Print, Web, and round-trip editing with external apps on Tuesdays 14th & 28th July.
Other Tuitions available are: –

Library Module (Sessions 1 & 2) – catalogue setup, importing, organising, keywording, and finding images fast.
Develop Module (Sessions 3 to 6) – the full editing toolkit from basic adjustments to masking, presets, and batch processing
All Modules (Sessions 1 to 8)

Joe Houghton has been teaching photography and Lightroom for over a decade, working with camera clubs, corporate clients, and individual photographers.
His approach is direct, practical, and grounded in real shooting situations rather than abstract theory.
Tuition Sessions Outline
The following outlines what each session covers. Topics build progressively — earlier sessions inform later ones — so attending the full series gives the best result.
Lightroom Library Module Tuition – Sessions 1 & 2
Session 1 — Your Lightroom Foundation: The Catalogue & Importing (21st April)

Understanding what the Lightroom catalogue actually is, why it doesn’t store your images, and how to set it up correctly from the start — including single vs. multiple catalogues and local vs. external drive decisions
Importing from cameras and memory cards using the Import dialogue — Copy vs. Move vs. Add, folder destination strategies, and how to rename files on the way in
Setting up metadata templates and applying keywords at the point of import so your images arrive already tagged
Build Previews explained — Minimal, Embedded & Sidecar, Standard, and 1:1 — and why your choice here affects performance throughout your workflow

Session 2 — Finding Order in Chaos: Organising & Searching Your Library (5th May)

Folders, Collections and Smart Collections — understanding the difference between where files physically live on your drive and how Lightroom’s virtual organisation layer works on top of that
Rating, flagging and colour labels as a triage system, plus using the Filter Bar to cut a large catalogue down to exactly the images you need
Metadata and keywording in depth — EXIF vs. IPTC, adding and editing metadata in the Metadata panel, and building a keywording strategy you can actually sustain
The four Library views (Grid, Loupe, Compare, Survey) and how switching between them at the right moment speeds up your selection and cull process

Lightroom Develop Module Tuition – Sessions 3 to 6
Session 3 — Your First Develop Edits: Interface, Histogram & the Basic Panel (19th May)

A tour of the Develop module interface — understanding the difference between the Library and Develop modules, the panel layout, and the Before & After views
Reading the histogram — what the graph actually tells you, how to use clipping warnings for highlights and shadows, and why you should look at it before touching any slider
The Basic Panel in full — White Balance (Temp & Tint), the six Tone controls (Exposure, Contrast, Highlights, Shadows, Whites, Blacks), and the Presence sliders (Texture, Clarity, Dehaze, Vibrance, Saturation)
Cropping and straightening — the Crop tool, aspect ratios, using the angle tool for horizons, and Crop Overlays including the rule of thirds

Session 4 — Going Deeper: Tone Curve, Colour, Detail & Lens Corrections (26th May)

The Tone Curve panel — Parametric vs. Point Curve, making targeted tonal adjustments, and how the curve interacts with the Basic Panel sliders you’ve already set
Colour Mixer (HSL) and Colour Grading — adjusting individual hues, saturation and luminance with the Targeted Adjustment Tool, and introducing creative colour grading across shadows, midtones and highlights
The Detail panel — manual sharpening (Amount, Radius, Detail, Masking slider), Noise Reduction for luminance and colour noise, and the AI Denoise option
Lens Corrections and Transform — enabling profile corrections, removing chromatic aberration, correcting distortion, and fixing converging verticals with Guided Upright

Session 5 — Precision Editing: Masking & Local Adjustments (16th June)

Global vs. local adjustments — understanding why you’d reach for a mask instead of a global slider, and an overview of the full masking toolkit in the Masking panel
AI-powered masks — Select Subject, Select Sky, Select Background and Select People; how they work, where they fall short, and how to refine them
Manual masking tools — the Brush, Linear Gradient and Radial Gradient; how to build up a mask using Add and Subtract; and how to invert a mask when that’s the quicker route
Combining masks with Intersect — using Colour Range and Luminance Range masks to constrain an AI selection to specific tones, and how to manage multiple masks cleanly without losing track of your edits

Session 6 — Working Smarter: Presets, Sync, Virtual Copies & Workflow (30th June)

The History panel and Snapshots — tracking every edit you’ve made, jumping back to any point in your edit history, and saving named Snapshots as milestones
Virtual Copies — what they are, why creating one costs nothing in disk space, and practical uses such as preparing a colour and a monochrome version of the same file simultaneously
Copying, Pasting and Syncing settings — applying one image’s Develop settings to a batch in a single step, choosing which settings to include in a Sync, and the difference between Paste Settings and Auto Sync
Creating, applying and managing Develop Presets — saving your own presets, organising them into folders, and using them at import to apply a starting look automatically

Lightroom Other Modules Tuition – Sessions 7 & 8
Session 7 — Beyond the Edit: Map, Book & Slideshow Modules (14th July)

The Map module — geotagging images automatically from GPS-enabled cameras, dragging and dropping images manually onto the map, and using a GPS tracklog to batch-geotag an entire shoot; the importance of accurate camera time for tracklog matching
Saved Locations in the Map module — creating named locations for places you return to regularly, filtering your catalogue by location, and a note on privacy when sharing geotagged images
The Book module — preparing and selecting images in a Collection before entering Book, the interface and page layout design, and exporting your finished book to Blurb or as a PDF
The Slideshow module — choosing and customising a template, adding text overlays, music and timing, using the Ken Burns effect, and exporting as either an MP4 video or a PDF

Session 8 — Sharing Your Work: Print, Web & External Editors (28th July)

The Print module — layout styles (Single Image, Contact Sheet, Picture Package, Custom Package), image settings, soft proofing, and the critical role of ICC colour profiles and colour management when sending to a printer
The Web module — HTML vs. Flash gallery engines, customising appearance and image info panels, and the options for exporting a gallery locally or uploading via FTP, with an honest assessment of where the Web module stands today
Round-trip editing with external applications — setting up Photoshop, Affinity Photo, or Topaz as an external editor in Preferences, using Edit In, understanding the TIFF/PSD options, and managing round-tripped files back inside your catalogue
Export workflows — building Export presets for different output destinations (web, print, client delivery), file format and quality decisions, and adding watermarks and output sharpening before files leave Lightroom

THIS BOOKING IS FOR: Other Modules (Sessions 7 & 8)

(a reminder – if you can’t make any, or wish to review, rewind and revisit – the recordings are valid until 1st October 2026)
If you have any questions or would like more information, please email roy@myphotoclub.co.uk.
We’ve had fantastic feedback from previous Lightroom Workshops:
Jayne (UK) – ‘I can thoroughly recommend Joe, he covers everything from the basics to the more advanced concepts, and no question is too small. Joe is a great teacher and makes the whole experience very enjoyable.’
Andrea (Canada) – ‘I can do things now that I didn’t even know were possible!’
Ed (USA) – ‘Watched many, many, videos on Lightroom – nothing has been as comprehensive, practical and useful as this.

Lightroom Tuition with Joe Houghton (Develop Module Workshops x 4) on Tuesdays 19th & 26th May, 16th & 30th June
2026-07-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Online
(As well as access to the 4 live Workshops, you will receive links to the recordings, which will be valid until 1st October 2026, for you to review, rewind and revisit)

Drowning in unedited photos? Master Lightroom’s Develop Module for the full editing toolkit, from basic adjustments to masking, presets, and batch processing.

Lightroom Classic is the professional standard for photographers who want proper control over their image library and their editing — but most people use about 20% of what it can do.
This series changes that. Joe Houghton, Irish based photographer and author of the Amazon #1 bestselling Lightroom Classic Step by Step books, guides you through the full application in a way that actually sticks: practical, structured, and directly relevant to how you shoot. Joe is an Adobe Certified Expert and has the ability to teach in a warm and engaging way that makes Lightroom clear, understandable and immediately useable.
Whether you’ve been clicking around Lightroom for years without a clear system, or you’re starting fresh and want to build good habits from day one, this series meets your demands.
Every session builds on the last, so you’ll have a complete, repeatable workflow – not just a collection of tips.
Each session runs for approximately two hours and combines demonstration with hands-on practice. Participants are encouraged to work along in real time using their own photographs.
What You’ll Cover
This booking is for: Develop Module (Sessions 3–6) — the full editing toolkit from basic adjustments to masking, presets, and batch processing (on Tuesdays 19th & 26th May, 16th & 30th June)
Other Tuitions available are: –

Library Module (Sessions 1 & 2) – catalogue setup, importing, organising, keywording, and finding images fast.
Other Modules (Sessions 7 & 8) – Map, Book, Slideshow, Print, Web, and round-trip editing with external apps
All Modules (Sessions 1 to 8)

The full eight sessions split across three areas:

Library Module (Sessions 1 & 2) — catalogue setup, importing, organising, keywording, and finding images fast
Develop Module (Sessions 3 to 6) — the full editing toolkit from basic adjustments to masking, presets, and batch processing
Other Modules (Sessions 7 & 8) — Map, Book, Slideshow, Print, Web, and round-trip editing with external apps

Joe Houghton has been teaching photography and Lightroom for over a decade, working with camera clubs, corporate clients, and individual photographers.
His approach is direct, practical, and grounded in real shooting situations rather than abstract theory.
Tuition Sessions Outline
The following outlines what each session covers. Topics build progressively — earlier sessions inform later ones — so attending the full series gives the best result.
Lightroom Library Module Tuition – Sessions 1 & 2
Session 1 — Your Lightroom Foundation: The Catalogue & Importing (21st April)

Understanding what the Lightroom catalogue actually is, why it doesn’t store your images, and how to set it up correctly from the start — including single vs. multiple catalogues and local vs. external drive decisions
Importing from cameras and memory cards using the Import dialogue — Copy vs. Move vs. Add, folder destination strategies, and how to rename files on the way in
Setting up metadata templates and applying keywords at the point of import so your images arrive already tagged
Build Previews explained — Minimal, Embedded & Sidecar, Standard, and 1:1 — and why your choice here affects performance throughout your workflow

Session 2 — Finding Order in Chaos: Organising & Searching Your Library (5th May)

Folders, Collections and Smart Collections — understanding the difference between where files physically live on your drive and how Lightroom’s virtual organisation layer works on top of that
Rating, flagging and colour labels as a triage system, plus using the Filter Bar to cut a large catalogue down to exactly the images you need
Metadata and keywording in depth — EXIF vs. IPTC, adding and editing metadata in the Metadata panel, and building a keywording strategy you can actually sustain
The four Library views (Grid, Loupe, Compare, Survey) and how switching between them at the right moment speeds up your selection and cull process

Lightroom Develop Module Tuition – Sessions 3 to 6
Session 3 — Your First Develop Edits: Interface, Histogram & the Basic Panel (19th May)

A tour of the Develop module interface — understanding the difference between the Library and Develop modules, the panel layout, and the Before & After views
Reading the histogram — what the graph actually tells you, how to use clipping warnings for highlights and shadows, and why you should look at it before touching any slider
The Basic Panel in full — White Balance (Temp & Tint), the six Tone controls (Exposure, Contrast, Highlights, Shadows, Whites, Blacks), and the Presence sliders (Texture, Clarity, Dehaze, Vibrance, Saturation)
Cropping and straightening — the Crop tool, aspect ratios, using the angle tool for horizons, and Crop Overlays including the rule of thirds

Session 4 — Going Deeper: Tone Curve, Colour, Detail & Lens Corrections (26th May)

The Tone Curve panel — Parametric vs. Point Curve, making targeted tonal adjustments, and how the curve interacts with the Basic Panel sliders you’ve already set
Colour Mixer (HSL) and Colour Grading — adjusting individual hues, saturation and luminance with the Targeted Adjustment Tool, and introducing creative colour grading across shadows, midtones and highlights
The Detail panel — manual sharpening (Amount, Radius, Detail, Masking slider), Noise Reduction for luminance and colour noise, and the AI Denoise option
Lens Corrections and Transform — enabling profile corrections, removing chromatic aberration, correcting distortion, and fixing converging verticals with Guided Upright

Session 5 — Precision Editing: Masking & Local Adjustments (16th June)

Global vs. local adjustments — understanding why you’d reach for a mask instead of a global slider, and an overview of the full masking toolkit in the Masking panel
AI-powered masks — Select Subject, Select Sky, Select Background and Select People; how they work, where they fall short, and how to refine them
Manual masking tools — the Brush, Linear Gradient and Radial Gradient; how to build up a mask using Add and Subtract; and how to invert a mask when that’s the quicker route
Combining masks with Intersect — using Colour Range and Luminance Range masks to constrain an AI selection to specific tones, and how to manage multiple masks cleanly without losing track of your edits

Session 6 — Working Smarter: Presets, Sync, Virtual Copies & Workflow (30th June)

The History panel and Snapshots — tracking every edit you’ve made, jumping back to any point in your edit history, and saving named Snapshots as milestones
Virtual Copies — what they are, why creating one costs nothing in disk space, and practical uses such as preparing a colour and a monochrome version of the same file simultaneously
Copying, Pasting and Syncing settings — applying one image’s Develop settings to a batch in a single step, choosing which settings to include in a Sync, and the difference between Paste Settings and Auto Sync
Creating, applying and managing Develop Presets — saving your own presets, organising them into folders, and using them at import to apply a starting look automatically

Lightroom Other Modules Tuition – Sessions 7 & 8
Session 7 — Beyond the Edit: Map, Book & Slideshow Modules (14th July)

The Map module — geotagging images automatically from GPS-enabled cameras, dragging and dropping images manually onto the map, and using a GPS tracklog to batch-geotag an entire shoot; the importance of accurate camera time for tracklog matching
Saved Locations in the Map module — creating named locations for places you return to regularly, filtering your catalogue by location, and a note on privacy when sharing geotagged images
The Book module — preparing and selecting images in a Collection before entering Book, the interface and page layout design, and exporting your finished book to Blurb or as a PDF
The Slideshow module — choosing and customising a template, adding text overlays, music and timing, using the Ken Burns effect, and exporting as either an MP4 video or a PDF

Session 8 — Sharing Your Work: Print, Web & External Editors (28th July)

The Print module — layout styles (Single Image, Contact Sheet, Picture Package, Custom Package), image settings, soft proofing, and the critical role of ICC colour profiles and colour management when sending to a printer
The Web module — HTML vs. Flash gallery engines, customising appearance and image info panels, and the options for exporting a gallery locally or uploading via FTP, with an honest assessment of where the Web module stands today
Round-trip editing with external applications — setting up Photoshop, Affinity Photo, or Topaz as an external editor in Preferences, using Edit In, understanding the TIFF/PSD options, and managing round-tripped files back inside your catalogue
Export workflows — building Export presets for different output destinations (web, print, client delivery), file format and quality decisions, and adding watermarks and output sharpening before files leave Lightroom

THIS BOOKING IS FOR: Develop Module (Sessions 3–6)

(a reminder – if you can’t make any, or wish to review, rewind and revisit – the recordings are valid until 1st October 2026)
If you have any questions or would like more information, please email roy@myphotoclub.co.uk.
We’ve had fantastic feedback from previous Lightroom Workshops:
Jayne (UK) – ‘I can thoroughly recommend Joe, he covers everything from the basics to the more advanced concepts, and no question is too small. Joe is a great teacher and makes the whole experience very enjoyable.’
Andrea (Canada) – ‘I can do things now that I didn’t even know were possible!’
Ed (USA) – ‘Watched many, many, videos on Lightroom – nothing has been as comprehensive, practical and useful as this.

Photo Tour - Iceland (Westfjords) with Paul Sansome
2026-09-24 - 2026-10-03 | Iceland, Iceland
Enjoy a unique experience in Iceland’s most untouched and unphotographed: – The Westfjords; vast beaches, towering cliffs, remote fishing villages and powerful waterfalls.
Led by experienced landscape and wildlife photographer Paul Sansome: – ” Iceland is my favourite place and I have made over 25 trips there; this tour is designed to give you time, flexibility and access to locations that many visitors never reach”
Features

Iconic location, on every photographer’s ‘bucket list’
Small group (max 5 photographers) for more personal guidance
Flexible itinerary shaped by weather and group interests
Access to remote, lesser-known locations with relatively short walking distances
Strong focus on composition, light and creativity
Stunning landscapes, architecture, people and wildlife

Paul describes the Westfjords as his favourite region in Iceland, offering an exceptional variety of subjects in a compact area .
For full itinerary and booking information please email: – roy@myphotoclub.co.uk
What You’ll Photograph

Raudisandur (Red Sand Beach) – vast shoreline, reflections, abstract patterns
Dynjandi Waterfall – one of Iceland’s most striking waterfalls
Arnarfjordur & Onundarfjordur – classic fjord landscapes
Remote coastal scenes – dramatic cliffs and ever-changing light
Djupavik Herring Factory – powerful, atmospheric decay photography
Isafjordur region – fishing harbours and mountain backdrops
Reykjavik architectural icons – Hallgrímskirkja, Harpa, Sun Voyager

A Flexible, Photographer-Led Approach
This is not a rigid sightseeing trip, the itinerary is deliberately flexible so that we can:

Respond to weather and light
Return to locations when conditions improve
Stop whenever photographic opportunities appear

Some of the best images happen between planned stops — and we make the most of those moments.
Tour Overview
Duration: 9 nights
Start/End: Keflavik Airport, Iceland
Dates: Thursday 24th September 2026 – Saturday 3rd October
Price: based on 5 clients, £3800 (There is no single supplement).
Accommodation & Travel

Comfortable hotels and guesthouses throughout
Two nights in remote Djupavik for a unique experience
Travel by private vehicle
Scenic ferry crossing included

All accommodation is on a bed & breakfast basis, giving flexibility for evening meals (allow approx. £40–£50 per evening) .
Fitness Level

Mostly short walks on level ground
Some optional light scrambling for viewpoints
Many locations easily accessible, including beaches

This tour is suitable for most photographers with a reasonable level of mobility.
Who This Tour Is For

Photography enthusiasts who want more than a standard trip
Those looking to improve their landscape, wildlife, architecture and travel photography
Anyone wanting to experience Iceland, especially beyond the usual locations

Your Tour Leader
Paul Sansome is one of the UK’s most successful fine art photographers, selling photography to hang on people’s walls since becoming a professional in 2003. Paul has been Highly Commended in the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year, has many times featured in Landscape Photographer of the Year and in 2017 won the first of several major awards in the Travel Photographer of the Year competition. For the past 20 years, Paul has been leading photography holidays each year to countries that include Italy, Morocco, Iceland, Myanmar, Vietnam and India.
Paul is always available and the guidance given when alongside someone taking the photographs is probably the most instructive. As well as being attractive to the photographer, the itinerary will also appeal to people wishing to experience a more in-depth view of the Icelandic way of life. The Tours attract people with all levels of photography experience.

Photo Tour - Japan with Mark Hemmings
2027-01-21 - 2027-01-27 | Japan
A fantastic photography tour through Japan, visually rich and culturally fascinating: – the electric streets of Tokyo, the peaceful temples of Kyoto, and the snowy mountains of Nagano.
Led by internationally recognised travel photographer and workshop instructor Mark Hemmings, this is a carefully designed experience that blends photography, culture and travel.
Features

Iconic location, on every photographer’s ‘bucket list’
Led by Mark Hemmings, who has run Japan workshops since 2005
Designed to deliver both photographic improvement and a memorable travel experience.
Small group (max 12 photographers)
All-inclusive – accommodation, meals, transport and tuition
Travel on Japan’s famous bullet trains
Stay in high-quality hotels and traditional inns
Photograph a wide variety of subjects in a single trip

Mark said “The country of Japan is a really important travel destination. What it offers for food, nature, cities, architecture, wildlife, and especially photography, is amazing. That’s why I’m inviting you to the Japan trip of a lifetime”.
For full itinerary and booking information please email: – roy@myphotoclub.co.uk
What You’ll Photograph

Tokyo at night – neon lights, street scenes, long exposures
Japanese Snow Monkeys – wildlife in natural hot springs
Kyoto temples & streets – traditional culture and architecture
Bamboo Forest & Golden Pavilion – iconic Japanese landscapes
Matsumoto Castle – classic samurai architecture
Enoshima & Kamakura – coastal scenes with views of Mount Fuji
People, people, people

A Complete Photography Experience
This tour is designed to cover a wide range of photographic styles:

Street photography
Architecture
Landscape
Wildlife
Cultural storytelling

Whether you are using a professional camera or a smartphone, you will receive practical guidance to improve both your technical and creative skills.
Tour Overview
Duration: 7 days
Dates: 21–27 January 2027
Start/End: Tokyo
Price: £3,695 per person (double occupancy)
Single supplement: £370
Locations include:

Tokyo
Enoshima & Kamakura
Kyoto
Matsumoto
Nagano (Snow Monkeys)

Travel & Accommodation

High-quality hotels throughout
Traditional Japanese inn (Shibu Onsen) experience
Bullet train travel between cities
All in-country transport included (trains, taxis, subway)

This is a fully organised experience so you can focus on photography.
What’s Included

All accommodation
All meals
All transport within Japan
All entrance fees
Full photographic tuition throughout
Airport transfers (on tour start/end dates)

Not included:

International flights to/from Japan
Drinks and incidental snacks

Fitness & Practical Considerations

Significant walking each day
Some gentle hiking (e.g. snow monkey location)
Managing your own luggage between locations

The pace is relaxed, but you should be comfortable being active throughout the day.
Who This Tour Is For

Photography enthusiasts at any level, looking to improve their nature, city, architecture, street, landscape, people and wildlife photography
Those wanting both learning and travel experiences
Anyone interested in culture, food and visual storytelling

No specialist equipment is required — all camera types are welcome.
Your Tour Leader
Mark Hemmings
An experienced travel photographer and workshop leader from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, Mark has been running Japan tours for nearly two decades.
Mark began his career in the late 1990′s when working on feature films and movies as a ‘stills’ and location photographer. In 1999 Mark moved to Japan for a year to learn advertising photography. In 2004 he developed his skills as a photography workshop instructor, teaching people how to create better photographs in such diverse places as Mexico, The Caribbean, Jordan, Israel, England, Korea, Hungary, Romania and Transylvania. Mark has published “iPhone Photography For Dummies” and “Android Smartphone Photography for Dummies” which are available worldwide.
