Studio Portrait Editing Workshop
Learn how my studio portraits are edited from RAW file to finished image. Every decision explained.
Lifetime access · Lightroom & Photoshop · 30-day guarantee
The Problem
Most photographers edit by guesswork.
They move sliders, try preset packs, watch tutorials, and the image still doesn't look how they want it to.
It looks better.
But it still doesn't quite feel finished.
A lot of photographers know what many of the tools in Lightroom and Photoshop do.
But knowing what the tools do is not the same as knowing how to use them together to build a finished portrait with mood and atmosphere.
That is where editing becomes frustrating.
Not because there is one secret button missing.
The difference is understanding the techniques that create these looks.
This workshop shows how I take a studio portrait from RAW file to finished image, with every decision explained as it happens.
From RAW File To Finished Portrait
This exact edit is included in the workshop.
You’ll watch this portrait go from the straight-out-of-camera RAW file to the finished image, with every major decision explained as I work.
Not just which sliders move.
Why they move.
RAW file → finished edit
No Secret Tools. Just The Right Techniques.
There is no hidden slider or magic preset.
But there are techniques that change what an image feels like.
Techniques for shaping tone, colour, contrast, skin, background, and atmosphere and knowing when to use them to create a particular look.
Inside the workshop, you’ll watch those techniques applied through complete studio portrait edits, from clean RAW files to finished portraits.
Inside The Workshop
Complete Studio Portrait Edits, From Start To Finish
Full RAW To Finished Edits
The core of the workshop is watching complete studio portraits edited from start to finish.
You’ll see how each image is shaped gradually: the RAW adjustments, tonal direction, colour work, Photoshop edits, local refinements, and final touches that bring the portrait together.
The workshop opens with a theory section: colour, dynamic range, the editing concepts I use throughout.
This isn't padding. It closes any knowledge gaps before the editing starts, so nothing later feels unexplained. Then we move into the main editing section.
The first edit is deliberately simplified. It introduces the core concepts I use to shape an image, how I change textures, and my fast skin edit, the one I use most often when I need speed across a full shoot.
Then we move on to full edits. Painterly, dramatic, expressive, with a clear sense of mood.
These are the edits you'll watch in the workshop. Each one in full, from RAW to finished.
Some of these edits start from the preset pack that comes with the workshop, the same presets I built from my own work.
Others I build completely from scratch. You'll learn both, so you can move fast when you want to and take full control when the image needs it.
Then with this image, I show you my own way of doing frequency separation for detailed skin edits.
I developed this variation over years of professional work. It's more consistent and it holds up better than the standard method.
I take you through the rest of the full edit too.
One thing a lot of photographers struggle with is keeping edits consistent across a series, especially in Photoshop.
I show you how I apply the same edit from one image to the next, starting in Lightroom and finishing in Photoshop, so a whole series holds together.
This matters most when you're building a body of work that needs to feel like it belongs together.
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Studio Portrait Editing Workshop
$159 · One-time purchase · Lifetime access
Everything in this workshop:
The complete editing workflow from RAW to finished image
Two skin editing approaches (Lightroom and Photoshop)
A preset pack built from my actual workflow
Lifetime access, watch as many times as you want
Lightroom and Photoshop throughout
Lifetime access · Lightroom & Photoshop · 30-day guarantee
Want all three workshops?
Things photographers ask
What software is used in this workshop?
Lightroom and Photoshop throughout. You'll see exactly which panels, sliders, and tools I'm using as I work through each image.
Will this work if I use Capture One or other non-Adobe software?
You'll still get value, the thinking behind each editing decision transfers to any software. But the specific tools and panels I demonstrate won't be in your editor, so you'll need to find the equivalents as you go.
Do I need to be an experienced editor to follow this?
You need to know your way around Lightroom basics, opening RAW files, the main adjustment panels. If you're completely new to editing, start with my YouTube channel first. If you've been editing for a while but feel stuck, this workshop is exactly for you.
Are RAW files included to practise with?
No. The workshop teaches the thinking and approach so you can apply it to your own images, not just follow along with mine. Your own images are the best practice material.
How long do I have access?
Lifetime, no renewals, no expiry. If I ever stop offering the workshop, I'll give existing customers download access so you keep the lessons.
What's your refund policy?
30-day money-back guarantee. If it's not right for you, email me within 30 days and I'll refund you in full. No forms, no justification needed.
You wanted to know how my studio portraits look the way they do.
This workshop is the answer.
Real-time editing, every decision explained, lifetime access.
Lifetime access · Lightroom & Photoshop · 30-day guarantee