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What could Beyond The Shutter change for you?

Some of my emails to you get a little, um, wordy. So this one's for all of you who might have thought, "Get to the point, duChemin," but didn't say it because you're just way too nice for that.
 
I think Beyond The Shutter will change things for a lot of photographers. That's why I made it. These are some of the questions I am hoping it helps you find answers to:
 
  • How can I go into my next shoot or project with the eventual edits and output in mind and get the most out of that shoot, make the edit easier, and the work stronger?
     
  • How can I think about choosing my final images as an integral part of the creative process and free up my camera work?
     
  • What can I do to overcome the usual challenges of staying organized and avoid the paralysis of choice that hundreds or even thousands of images presents me with?
     
  • How do I learn to think like a photo editor, and what criteria do I use for making my selections and avoid a process that results in just "choosing the images that don't suck" or merely meet some technical standard?
     
  • Is there anything I can do to make it easier to "sacrifice my darlings" and still make the tightest, strongest edits?
     
  • What do I do with my images once I've made them? There must be an easier way for me to get the best of my work into the world?
 
What will I learn?

Those are the big questions. I think they're important, and if you've ever asked yourself any of them, you're not alone. I've tried to help you find answers to them with Beyond The Shutter. Here's some of what you'll learn:
 
  • How to anticipate the selection process and create a plan before the shoot.
     
  • How to import your images and stay organized, simply, every time.
     
  • How to use dailies or field edits to break things into bite-sized pieces, identify problems earlier, and see unexpected creative possibilities before it's too late.
     
  • How to edit backwards (hey, it works for me).
     
  • How to use the power of Collections to create tighter output-specific edits.
     
  • How to use Stacking to break a huge edit into smaller, manageable chunks.
     
  • How to incorporate development work into your editing process sooner.
     
  • How to identify your own selection criteria and be more binary in your edits.
     
  • How to prioritize your own reactions in the edit while still maintaining your technical standards.
     
  • How to sequence bodies of work and create rhythm without hitting the same notes twice.
     
  • How to create your own stunning monographs for PDF or print in Lightroom's Book module.
     
  • How to make powerful slideshows in minutes using Lightroom's Slideshow module, play to the power of the media, and rely on your photographs rather than clever effects.
     
  • How to make stunning, mobile-friendly, easily updated websites without ever going into the visual ghost-town that is Lightroom's Web Module, without buying anything extra.
     
  • How to develop your images using a framework that relies on your intent rather than gimmicks and has a clear beginning, middle and end.
 
This new course is a 10-episode video series and is all yours instantly and forever when you enroll. Tuition is only $269 (USD), or 6 smaller monthly payments of $45 (USD). There's a 30-day money-back guarantee because your trust is important to me, so if the course really isn't for you, just let me know within 30 days, and I'll return every penny.

 
"This course is great! If you're anything like me, and you plan weekends and vacations around opportunities to photograph, and you want your photographs to have a life outside the hard drive, Beyond the Shutter is for you. I'm a Capture One user and still benefited greatly from each lesson. Beyond the Shutter will not only help you create better images during your trips, it will help you and others enjoy them more afterwards. It's a definite five stars!"  - Dan Terrell, Portugal
 

What's Included?
 
Enrollment includes all ten video lessons that average 30 minutes each, as well as full written transcripts, 16 monographs to inspire you, one bonus Vision-Driven Development video, and two one-hour webinar-format Zoom calls (recorded and downloadable if you can't make the call itself) to ask your questions and explore these ideas and techniques even further.
 
When does enrollment end?
 
Beyond The Shutter is open for enrollment until 9 pm Pacific time (that's Vancouver or Los Angeles) until this Friday, February 03.
 
PS - If you don't use Lightroom, you're not open to it, you love editing and have no problems choosing your best work, or you just know this course isn't for you right now but you also don't want to unsubscribe and stop getting my usual Contact Sheet emails, then just click this text link and I'll stop sending Beyond The Shutter emails to the address to which this email came
 
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