Teach Basic Darkroom Photo Editing

I shoot intimate, home-studio boudoir sessions with my wife and want to polish the results myself instead of handing them off to a lab. My goal is to feel completely comfortable working inside Darkroom: importing RAW files, making tasteful exposure and color tweaks, and exporting print-ready JPEGs that still look natural.

Although Darkroom is my main focus, I would also like to pick up a couple of quick workflows in GIMP—simple skin retouching and subtle color correction—so I can finish the odd image that needs extra care. I already know my way around a histogram and have “some experience” with Lightroom in the past, so you can skip the absolute basics and dive straight into practical, boudoir-specific techniques.

What I’m looking for:
• Two or three live, screen-shared lessons (Zoom or similar) that walk me through your own Darkroom process from import to export.
• A short demo in GIMP showing how you handle gentle skin smoothing and tonal matching.
• Recorded sessions or concise notes afterward so I can revisit the steps on my own time.

I will supply sample RAW files ahead of each lesson so we can work on real shots. If this sounds like a comfortable fit, let’s schedule our first session.