Lightroom Classic: The Art of Staying Organized with Ben Willmore

Lightroom Classic: The Art of Staying Organized is a practical class that explores how a well-built archive can change the way you work. In this session, you’ll learn how Lightroom Classic helps photographers create an organizational system that feels clear, consistent, and sustainable as a photo library grows over time.

The class looks at how file names, folders, metadata, keywords, collections, and labels work together to create a stronger archive. Rather than treating organization as a separate task, this approach shows how structure can become part of a workflow that makes images easier to place, easier to search, and easier to return to long after the shoot is over.

You’ll also see how thoughtful organization supports long-term storage and backup habits, helping your archive feel less like something you have to constantly manage and more like a system that protects your work and stays ready when you need it.

This class includes a dedicated 30 minutes of Q&A with Ben Willmore.

What You'll Learn

• How to organize photographs in Lightroom Classic using a clear and consistent system.
• How file names, folders, metadata, keywords, collections, and labels work together.
• How to make images easier to search for and return to over time.
• How to build stronger long-term storage and backup habits into your workflow.
• How an organized archive can better support and protect your work as it grows.

Who It's For

• Photographers who want to build a clearer and more reliable archive in Lightroom Classic.
• Anyone who struggles to keep file names, folders, keywords, and collections organized over time.
• Lightroom Classic users who want a more efficient system for searching and managing images.
• Photographers looking to create stronger habits around storage, backup, and long-term organization.

How to Join

• The class will be delivered via Zoom Webinars. You’ll need access to Zoom through a web browser or the Zoom app in order to participate.
• To reserve your spot, register using the Sign Up form and button above. Space is limited.
• A unique Zoom join link will be sent to the maximum number of participants per class. You’ll receive this link one hour before the class start time.

About the Instructor

Ben Willmore’s passion for photography has taken him to all 50 US states and over 85 countries spread across all seven continents. He has been using both Photoshop and Lightroom since their inception. Over that time, he has relentlessly pursued mastery of both programs and, in the process, has written over a dozen books on the topic, which have been published in 9 languages. His latest book is titled Crafting the Landscape Photograph, which is published by Rocky Nook.

He began enhancing images digitally in the late 1970's, attended Compu-Comp (the computer camp for kids) in 1981, and in 2004 was inducted into the Photoshop Hall of Fame. Ben has taught well over 100,000 people in person at events in 17 countries, and millions have watched his educational videos. Ben leads groups of photographers on workshops to remote areas in the Galapagos Islands, Africa, Iceland, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, as well as somewhat less exotic places across the USA.