Editing and Colour Grading

A repeatable raw workflow, and a look that is yours

4.6(1,067 reviews)18,600 learners

Created by Yusuf Demir

Updated January 2026EnglishIntermediate9h 30m66 lectures

What you will learn

  • Set up a raw workflow with a sane folder and catalogue structure
  • Correct exposure, white balance and lens issues consistently
  • Grade colour using curves and HSL with intent
  • Retouch skin and remove distractions without an artificial finish
  • Build and apply presets that still need judgement
  • Export correctly for print, web and social

Course content

12 sections · 66 lectures · 9h 30m total length

  • What this course covers, and what it does notPreview04:00
  • How to get the most out of itPreview04:00
  • Setting up and downloading the exercise files06:00

  • Raw workflow and cataloguingPreview08:00
  • Raw workflow and cataloguing in detail12:00
  • A closer look at raw workflow and cataloguing11:00
  • Worked example: raw workflow and cataloguing04:00
  • Where raw workflow and cataloguing goes wrong15:00
  • Exercise: raw workflow and cataloguing07:00
  • Raw workflow and cataloguing in practice06:00

Topics covered

Raw workflow and cataloguingExposure and white balanceTone curvesHSL and colour gradingLocal adjustmentsRetouchingBlack and white conversionConsistency across a setPresetsExporting and sharpening

Requirements

  • Photos in raw format to work with
  • Lightroom, Capture One or a free alternative such as Darktable

Description

Editing is where most photographers lose consistency, applying whatever felt right that evening. This course builds a repeatable raw workflow first, then develops a personal look on top of it that you can apply across a whole set.

Your instructor

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Yusuf Demir

Documentary and portrait photographer

4.8 instructor rating1,45,700 learners3 courses

Yusuf shoots for magazines and NGOs and teaches the craft as a way of paying attention rather than a gear checklist. Most of his exercises can be done with the camera you already own.

Learner reviews

4.61,067 reviews
  • 5 star64%
  • 4 star28%
  • 3 star5%
  • 2 star2%
  • 1 star1%
  • KZ
    Kemi Z.29 June 2025

    Very practical. I applied something from module four at work the same week.

  • NR
    Niall R.18 September 2025

    I came in knowing a bit and still learned plenty. The middle third is the strongest part.

  • OF
    Olive F.30 May 2025

    Clear explanations without the usual filler. I watched most of it at 1.25x and still followed everything.

  • YK
    Yara K.26 July 2025

    Worth it for the section on common mistakes alone — I recognised two things I have been doing wrong for years.

  • TZ
    Tariq Z.23 October 2025

    Solid content, but a few sections move quite fast and I had to rewatch them.

  • TM
    Tariq M.4 July 2025

    I came in knowing a bit and still learned plenty. The middle third is the strongest part.

  • AF
    Aisha F.22 August 2025

    Good balance between theory and doing. I would have liked a couple more exercises, but that is a small complaint.

  • AE
    Aisha E.21 December 2025

    Worth it for the section on common mistakes alone — I recognised two things I have been doing wrong for years.

  • SD
    Sam D.21 June 2025

    The pacing is right. Nothing is padded out, and the exercises are short enough that I actually did them.

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