The lightroom launchpad is straight to the point, clear and easy to follow making the learning process soooooo much easier than just learning from youtube.

I genuinely thought I was doing okay with editing… until I started this course. Lightroom always felt a bit overwhelming to me. I’d import my RAWs, scroll through the sliders, move stuff around until I was bored, but I never actually knew what I was doing. Sometimes the photos came out too contrasty, sometimes the colors felt off, but I just assumed I didn’t have the right camera gear or presets. Turns out, I just didn’t understand the why behind my edits. Zac doesn’t just teach you how to edit, he teaches you how to see and that was the biggest shift for me. After working through the RAW files he includes and following along with the breakdowns, I finally started to recognize what makes a good image. Not just in the final result, but in the unedited file. The course is structured in a way that’s easy to follow but still challenges your skills and knowledge. The editing exercises, especially the ones where you try first before watching Zac’s solution, were so effective. I learned more from those moments of “ohhh, that’s how you do it” than I did from any tutorial I’ve watched online. If you’re serious about improving, this course is worth every cent.

After doing the course, I edited a new portrait series, posted it, and got a DM asking about rates. First time I’ve ever had that happen. Safe to say the style and look Zac teaches is sought after and has that pro feeling and look about it.

This course flipped my editing style. I used to crank saturation and clarity, now I’m working with tone curves and color balance like I know what I’m doing and my results are brilliant.

The way I edit now compared to 3 months ago is night and day. My photos look like they belong in a portfolio, not a beginner photographer competition. Massive difference, huge leaps forward.