Digital photography printing

Want to give your portfolio or exhibition prints the professional edge? This hands-on course will guide you in printing top-quality inkjet (or giclee) prints as used by fine art photographers. Get to grips with Adobe Photoshop and our top-of-the-range Epson photo printers, and experiment with different paper types and inks.

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  • Start Date: 29 Apr 2026
    End Date: 06 May 2026
    Wed (Daytime): 10:00 - 17:00
    In Person
    Location: Keeley Street
    Duration: 2 sessions (over 2 weeks)
    Course Code: VY106
    Tutors:  Lorenzo Berni
    Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00
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Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00

What is the course about?

This course is a mix of practical printing and taught sessions, giving you a comprehensive grounding in producing portfolio and exhibition inkjet and giclee prints up to A2 size, to a highly professional standard. You will learn about colour correction, basic colour management, different premium paper types and inks, and how to get the most out of Photoshop and printer software. Over two days you will be given fantastic opportunities to experiment with printing your work on our top-of-the-range Epson Photo inkjet printers.

What will we cover?

  • Using Adobe Photoshop and non-destructive image techniques to achieve high-quality prints
  • Colour-managing your workflow
  • Test prints
  • Black and white toned images
  • Hands-on, practical experience of printing your work on different kinds of inkjet paper
  • How to load and use profiles for specialist paper.
  • Producing a set of prints on a selection of premium papers

What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...

  • Use Adobe Photoshop and basic image adjustment to achieve high-quality prints
  • Print your work on different kinds of inkjet paper using an inkjet printer
  • Change the settings on the printer software to match your paper, and upload profiles for specialist paper types
  • Take away a portfolio of inkjet prints on a selection of premium papers

What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?

An understanding of Photoshop and the basics of digital printing is an advantage, but not essential. If you use Adobe Lightroom, many of the skills are transferable.

You will need to be able to follow simple written and verbal instructions, demonstrations, hand-outs and health and safety information, and be prepared to take part in group discussion. You should be happy using numbers and able to do simple measurements and calculations.

How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?

A mix of practical printing and taught sessions in a dedicated studio environment using Apple Mac computers, Epson printers and high-quality inkjet paper.


The course also uses Google Classroom (an online teaching resource) for you download class resources.

Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?

Please bring a selection of your own images to your first class – either on memory stick or portable hard drive. These should be saved as unresized, high quality JPEGS or TIFFS.


Please note PC-formatted media can be read by Apple Macs but not written to.


We provide a limited amount of premium Epson and Hahnemuhle paper. If you want to print on other papers you will need to purchase these yourself and you get a City Lit discount at London Graphic Centre, who carry a good range of papers.

When you enrol on a course at the City Lit, you are entitled to student discount on Adobe Creative Cloud.

When I've finished, what course can I do next?

You might want to expand your Photoshop or Lightroom skills.

Lorenzo Berni Tutor Website

Lorenzo Berni is an experienced and versatile photographer based in London. Graduated in product design he owes to his studies a peculiar structural approach in the realisation of his pictures and projects. He has been a professional photographer since 2010 and his photography experience has made him proficient in fashion, commercial, portraiture and interior photography. Throughout his professional career he realised fashion campaigns, editorials and has seen published portraits and interior photography projects Lorenzo is an art history passionate and his photographic mastery comphrend the use of natural and artificial lighting mostly inspired by the use of these by paintings, poetry and old photography masters. Thanks to a consistent photographic knowledge and techniques he is effective in the visual outcome and able to tailor this according to the task and project. Alongside the lighting proficiency he is highly skilled in Capture One, Photoshop and Lightroom. Following the link you will be able to see Lorenzo's work in fashion and portraiture while on, www.imagesofinteriors.com you can see his interior photography.

Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.