Master Class - Digital Development

October 9–10, 2026

Back for the seventh time!!! For those of you who want to take your digital development skills to the next level.

Would you like to deepen your understanding of how to work with your images and learn to work with color, light, and midtone contrast in the digital darkroom? Let’s embark on an exciting journey of personal growth and artistic development! By exploring the world of digital processing, you can unleash your creative potential and elevate your visual expression.

In this course, you'll learn my entire personal workflow—invaluable techniques in Photoshop that will really elevate your photos—without needing to be an expert in Photoshop or have any prior knowledge of the program. .

We're offering this two-day course again. Don't miss out—it tends to fill up quickly.

Highlights

  • A comprehensive workflow that includes both Lightroom and Photoshop.

  • All the steps are recorded on video so you can review what you've learned at your own pace afterward

  • Repeated hands-on exercises to take your photography to the next level

  • Tips and tricks: We reveal the secrets behind, for example, working with contrast in mid-tones and creating masks with surgical precision

  • Single room with breakfast

  • Course in a modern conference room in central Uppsala

Over the weekend, we will be working on the following, among other things

  • From RAW to print

  • How to convey different emotions using, for example, brightness and contrast

  • Color Theory

  • Dodge & Burn with Luminance Masks

  • Color gradations

  • Exposure blending

  • Stacking

Instructor: Mattias Sjölund

At the centrally located Radisson Blu in Uppsala, you’ll have the opportunity—over the course of two days in modern conference rooms—to significantly expand your knowledge of digital image processing and gain an in-depth understanding of the power of Lightroom and Photoshop.

Led by Mattias Sjölund, we’ll explore advanced techniques together to take your photos to the next level.

Additional information

  • Level: You should be familiar with the basics of Lightroom.

  • Price: 7,900 SEK, including tax (price without hotel but with breakfast: 6,900 SEK, including tax)

  • To participate, you'll need your own computer with Lightroom Classic, Photoshop, or Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop installed.

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This is included

  • A 12-hour course led by Mattias Sjölund as described above, of which 2–3 hours will be conducted one-on-one via Zoom after the course session for review.

  • Single room with breakfast at the Radisson Blu.

Expression of Interest

Below, you can submit your expression of interest in this course. Once you receive confirmation, your expression of interest becomes binding.

You'll also find the terms and conditions below.



Terms and Conditions

As a customer, you are responsible for any equipment you bring to a workshop or course. You are also responsible for arriving on time at the pre-arranged meeting points and adhering to all other schedules. Foto Magica is not liable for any damage that may occur to your equipment. This also applies to any other personal belongings you bring to the course or workshop. 

When does the reservation become binding?

Your reservation becomes binding as soon as you receive a confirmation email stating that your reservation has been registered.

The workshop has been canceled due to insufficient participation. What happens now?

In the event that the workshop is not fully booked and is therefore canceled, no invoice will be issued, and you will not be required to pay anything. If you have nevertheless made a payment, it will be refunded in full no later than the date on which the workshop was scheduled to take place. However, purchases made specifically for this course or trip will not be reimbursed. This also applies to purchased travel tickets. You are responsible for adding cancellation insurance to your travel ticket.

What happens if a workshop is canceled because the instructor falls ill or, for some other unforeseen reason, is unable to conduct the workshop or trip?

In that case, 100% of any funds paid will be refunded no later than 10 days after the announcement is sent via email. However, purchases made for this specific course or trip will not be reimbursed. This also applies to purchased travel tickets. You are responsible for adding cancellation protection to your travel ticket.

Cancellation

Cancellations must be made in writing and immediately upon the occurrence of any circumstances that prevent travel or participation in the workshop. Cancellations should be sent to info@fotomagica.net

If you cancel, the following applies:

  • If a cancellation is made more than 3 months in advance, all funds that have been paid will be refunded, minus any supplier costs that have already been paid or approved.

  • If you cancel less than 3 months before the event, you are liable to pay 50% of the cost; any excess funds that have been paid will be refunded.

  • If you cancel less than 2 months before the event, you are liable to pay 80% of the cost; any excess funds that have been paid will be refunded.

  • If you cancel less than 1 month before the event, you will be charged the full fee.

If you are unable to attend due to illness, you may reschedule to an equivalent product or workshop on another available date at no additional cost. However, purchases made for this specific course or trip will not be refunded. This also applies to purchased travel tickets. You are responsible for adding cancellation protection to your travel ticket.