I haven’t viewed this but the site that is recommending it is usually a good source, and B&H is definitely a good source.
Great Two-Hour Lectures on How to Use Photoshop and Lightroom
Category Archives: software
Adobe Lightroom 4
I highly recommend Lightroom for anyone serious about photography. There are no copies currently in the campus bookstore but you can get from Adobe directly or other academic software outlets. Lowest price I’ve seen is ~$52 (academic) from Amazon.
Read carefully the limits — you have to have an appropriate academic ID to activate it, regardless of where you buy it.
Make sure you get Lightroom 4.
PS: Nevada Weir on the LR site is my friend and mentor — she introduced me to LR and uses it for her own images.
Information I Want from You
(See also this post.)
For the first class or soon thereafter — pls answer these questions and email to me:
Name
Dept
Degree goal
Why you’re taking this class
Briefly – relevant experience – including with making and editing various media
Equipment
Mac, Windows, or Linux user?
Camera(s) you own – make, model; dSLR? Point & shoot? Mirrorless?
Kind of cameraphone (if any):
iPad? Other tablet?
Software you use – and how familiar you are with it:
Adobe
Photoshop Elements
Photoshop Lightroom
Photoshop
Adobe Premiere
Mac
iPhoto
iMovie
Garage Band
Final Cut (which version)
Windows media maker software
Audio
Audacity
Hindenburg
Other
Other photography software (what?)
Other video/film software (what?)
Other audio software (what?)
Technology for this course
What we will be using:
Media capture
You don’t need to own anything. However, it is likely that most students will have mobile phones with camera and audio and video recording. These can be quite useful.
Many students will have point and shoot cameras. Some will have dSLRs. Some have digital recording devices. I have some video cameras available for loan.
I have a lot of experience with dSLRs, including dSLR video, and digital audio recording in the field.
Typically, students in this class range from those with no skills in these technologies to those with advanced skills.
Software
For most purposes, iPhoto, iMovie, or the Windows equivalents (e.g., Windows Live Movie Maker) will suffice. (I use Final Cut Pro; I haven’t tried Final Cut Pro X yet.)
Free or low-cost software for audio editing and for putting images and audio together are available. These include Audacity, Soundslides, and Hindenburg (my favorite audio editor; free trial available).
Currently (Spring, 2012), the campus has a contract with Adobe that makes Adobe Creative Suite Design Premium , which includes Photoshop (but not Premiere Pro), available to students for free.
