The Photo Mechanic Guide

This Photo Mechanic tutorial guide will help you increase your photo editing efficiency, saving you time and minimizing frustrations by using this powerful editing tool.

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Compatible with both Photo Mechanic 6 and Photo Mechanic Plus

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Image Organization

Image Organization

Photo Mechanic is incredibly powerful in helping you organize your photos so they're no longer scattered. See how.

Image Editing (Culling)

Image Editing (Culling)

Photo Mechanic is renowned for helping photographers cull their photos amazingly fast. Here's the technique.

Publishing Photos

Publishing Photos

Send photos directly from Photo Mechanic to RAW processors, online photo sites, FTP servers, and more.
14 Video Lessons

4.5 hours of video walkthroughs with text outlines.

Keyboard Shortcuts PDF

Download a shortcut reference sheet for faster operation.

Comprehension Quizzes

Three quizzes will test your understanding of the Photo Mechanic.

Instructor Support

Live chat and email support.

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Tracy Christenson

I had Photo Mechanic prior to going through this course and didn't fully understand how to properly use it or get the most out of it. I wanted to achieve be...

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I had Photo Mechanic prior to going through this course and didn't fully understand how to properly use it or get the most out of it. I wanted to achieve better organization with my photos so I upgraded to Photomechanic Plus but had a hard time finding resources to really learn how to get the best out of this program...up until John introduced me to this course. The course was very easy to understand and broken up into manageable pieces I could watch and rewatch if needed, whenever I could make time for it. I am so glad for this course and finally feel comfortable using this program(although I have some catch-up to do with keywording a lot of old photos now). It's a great feeling to be finally able to search through my own collections to find exactly what I need now quickly, instead of spending way too much time searching for images I may or may not find due to not being organized.

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Photo Mechanic Course Objectives

  • How to set up Photo Mechanic 6 or Photo Mechanic Plus for efficient editing
  • Organize your photos through automation, templates, and presets
  • Quickly edit hundreds or thousands of photos down to a final selection
  • Use Photo Mechanic to publish photos to clients, social media, or web portfolios

Photo Mechanic Course Curriculum

    1. Introduction to Photo Mechanic

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    2. Virtual Classroom Orientation

    3. Photo Mechanic Orientation

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    4. Setting Up Photo Mechanic

    5. Download: Photo Mechanic Shortcut Reference

    1. Importing Photos

    2. Metadata (IPTC) Templates

    3. Structured Keywords

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    4. Cataloging with Photo Mechanic Plus

    5. Quiz: Organization

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    1. Photo Culling

    2. Additional Metadata Features

    3. Geotagging

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    4. Advanced Catalog Features (PM Plus)

    5. Quiz: Editing

    1. External Processing

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    2. Sharing Through Photo Mechanic

    3. Quiz: Exporting Photos

    1. Advanced Variables

About this course

  • $79.00
  • 19 lessons
  • 4.5 hours of video content
  • Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate
  • Keyboard Shortcuts Reference

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Frequently Asked Questions

This course is applicable to both Photo Mechanic 6 and Photo Mechanic Plus. Modules specific to Plus-only are annotated in the course.

The course includes 14 videos that, in total, are around 4.5 hours.

Using our app, you can download the videos to your mobile device for offline viewing. This applies to the videos only. The text cannot be downloaded.

You'll have access to this course forever and can come back whenever you want. You'll be notified when there are updates or new modules added.

I encourage you to try out the free previews before purchase.
Full refunds may be issued within 30 days of purchase, and only if 50% or less of the course content has been accessed.
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