Light is to photography as paint is to a painter: without light, photography would never progress beyond mere blank canvases, unrealized potential never brought to life. Professional photographer Ian Plant shares his years of field experience chasing the light and trying to find the right combination of color, light, and mood to bring his nature subjects to their fullest expression.

Ian Plant demonstrates his standard workflow for processing his raw photo files using Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw. He demonstrates a number of techniques he considers critical to successful image processing, and he answers questions submitted by viewers.

Ian Plant discusses some of his favorite adjustments and filters in Adobe Photoshop, including the incredibly useful Camera Raw Filter. You might want to review Ian’s previous class “Photoshop Layers and Masks” to ensure you get the most out of this class.